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Swiss asylum requests drop to lowest level since 2010
Asylum requests in Switzerland fell to their lowest level in eight years in 2017, down by a third from the…
Three civilians killed in southern Thailand market bomb: police
A motorcycle bomb killed three civilians and wounded 19 others on Monday morning at a market in Thailand´s insurgency-hit south,…
At least 19 dead after overnight battle at Kabul hotel
Gunmen in army uniforms who stormed Kabul’s Intercontinental Hotel late on Saturday and battled Afghan Special Forces through the night…
Pope urges hope in visit to Peru area devastated by floods
Pope Francis, visiting an area of Peru that was devastated last year by heavy rains linked to climate change and…
China´s waste import ban upends global recycling industry
For years China was the world´s top destination for recyclable trash, but a ban on certain imports has left nations…
Syria denies Turkey informed it of ‘brutal’ Afrin attack
Damascus on Saturday denied Turkey had informed it of its planned military operation against Afrin, a Kurdish-controlled enclave in the…
Mattis warns of ‘growing threats’ from Russia, China
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Friday that America is facing "growing threats" from China and Russia, and warned that the…
US Supreme Court to decide legality of Trump travel ban
The US Supreme Court on Friday set up a major showdown over presidential powers, agreeing to decide the legality of…
Prime Mum-ister: New Zealand PM says she’s having a baby
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Friday she is expecting her first baby and is set to become the…