The candidate for the presidency of the German Christian Democratic Union, Armin Laschet, indicates that he is participating in a debate at the party's headquarters in Berlin on January 8, 2021.Christian Mang / Ball / AFP) (Photo by Christian Mang…
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GENEVA - The Pacific island of Fiji won elections Friday as chair of the United Nations' highest human rights body, ending a mysterious proxy battle for China, Russia and Saudi Arabia to seek to bolster its influence by installing a…
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and his ministers completely resigned on Friday to take political responsibility for a scandal over investigations into childcare payments that wrongly labeled thousands of parents fraudsters. In a nationally televised address, Rutte said he had…
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck the northwest coast of Sulawesi island in Indonesia early Friday morning, killing at least 35 people, destroying homes, destroying a hospital and causing landslides.Rescuers are searching for people trapped under the rubble. More than 600 people…
Washington - Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who President Donald Trump was reportedly once described as a "moron" behind closed doorsNow, it officially detracts from his former boss's understanding of foreign and domestic affairs.“His understanding of world events, his…
Park was in the beginning Sentenced to 24 years in prison After being convicted of multiple counts of abuse of power, bribery and coercion. The accusations related to a large-scale influence-promoting case that sparked widespread protests, implicating some of the…
Former Army Intelligence Analyst Elba Barr trained in connecting dots - a practice she now uses to examine a pile of medical records."There has been something tremendous since 2013 every year, in medical terms," Barr told investigative reporter CBS News,…
Israeli warplanes launched intense air strikes in eastern Syria in the early hours of Wednesday dawn, apparently targeting sites and weapons depots for the Iranian-backed forces. Dozens of fighters were killed and wounded, according to the opposition Harb Observatory.A senior…
The Trump administration has declassified a report outlining its strategy in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, including "accelerating the rise of India," preventing China from creating "illiberal spheres of influence," and maintaining "US strategic primacy" in the region, according to…
Customs officials seized a pork sandwich from a truck driver who entered the Netherlands by ferry from Britain despite the man's enthusiastic pleas to at least leave him the bread.Other customs officials search bags in the trunk of a car…