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Trump says U.S. dealing well with ‘tough,’ ‘smart’ Taliban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday complimented the Taliban for being tough and smart, and he said the United States is dealing well with the Afghan militant group. "We're dealing...
Sep 18, 2020
Turkey rejects U.N human rights violation claims in Syria
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey rejected on Friday the human rights violations claims in northern Syria laid out in a report by the United Nations Commission of Inquiry and following criticism. "We catego...
Sep 18, 2020
French Finance Minister tests positive for coronavirus
PARIS (Reuters) - French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Friday he had tested positive for coronavirus, but had no symptoms and would continue to carry out his duties while quarantined at home...
Sep 18, 2020
U.S., Guyana to launch joint maritime patrols near disputed Venezuela border
GEORGETOWN (Reuters) - The United States and Guyana will begin joint maritime patrols aimed at drug interdiction near the South American country's disputed border with crisis-stricken Venezuela, the U...
Sep 18, 2020
Turkey to fight ‘propaganda and perception operations’
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's Presidency said on Friday it had formed a new department to fight attempts at "manipulation and disinformation" targeting the country. The unit's tasks include strategic co...
Sep 18, 2020
Turkey extends hydrocarbon survey off Cyprus by one month
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey said on Friday it extended the operations of its seismic research vessel Barbaros Hayrettin Pasa off southeastern Cyprus until Oct. 18. Cyprus' internationally recognised G...
Sep 18, 2020
Russia to resume flights with Belarus, others next week
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will resume flights with Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan from Sept. 21 and with South Korea from Sept. 27, Russia's coronavirus crisis centre, a government body, said in a...
Sep 18, 2020
French coronavirus cases jump to new daily record over 13,000
PARIS (Reuters) - France reported on Friday that it had registered 13,215 new confirmed coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, a new record, after the number of cases on Thursday exceeded 10,000 fo...
Sep 18, 2020
Strong earthquake rattles Crete in southern Greece
ATHENS (Reuters) - A strong tremor shook the Greek island of Crete on Friday. The Athens Geodynamic Institute said the quake had a magnitude of 5.4 and occurred at 16:28 GMT, 20 kilometres southwest o...
Sep 18, 2020
Canada’s Quebec launches police blitz in bars as COVID-19 cases climb
MONTREAL (Reuters) - The Canadian province of Quebec on Friday announced a police operation targeting more than 1,000 bars and restaurants this weekend to enforce rules curbing the spread of coronavir...
Sep 18, 2020
