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Colombia’s president lashes out at Trump administration over drug war designation
BOGOTA – Colombian president Gustavo Petro on Tuesday lashed out at the U.S. government after it added Colombia to a list of nations failing...
Denmark leads an exercise in Greenland, with Russia in mind at a time of tensions with the US
NUUK – Denmark is leading a military exercise with hundreds of troops from several European NATO members in Greenland, a maneuver that coincides with...
US judge won’t intervene in Trump administration’s deportations of West Africans to Ghana
A U.S. judge said that she was powerless to stop the return of four men in Ghana’s custody to countries where U.S. immigration judges...
Polls open in Malawi’s presidential and parliamentary elections
BLANTYRE – Polls opened Tuesday in Malawi’s elections, where the country will choose a president, lawmakers and local government representatives.President Lazarus Chakwera, 70, is...
US designates Colombia as failing to cooperate in the drug war for first time in nearly 30 years
MIAMI – The Trump administration on Monday added Colombia to a list of nations failing to cooperate in the drug war for the first...
Trump says the US military again targeted a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump says the U.S. military again targeted a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela, killing three aboard the vessel.“The Strike...
Trump suggests deal reached over the future of TikTok as he announces call with Xi
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has posted on his social media site that a meeting between the U.S. and Chinese officials went well and...
Chaotic scenes in Madrid as pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt final stage of Vuelta cycling race
MADRID – Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted the final stage of the Spanish Vuelta, throwing barriers onto the road and clashing with police as the three-week-long...
Usain Bolt on his track greatness: “I wanted to set high standards and I did”
TOKYO – On the night track turned to Jamaica once again to find the World's Fastest Man, the greatest Jamaican sprinter was in a...
Judge orders Trump administration to say how it’s trying to prevent illegal deportation from Ghana
A federal judge on Saturday said it appeared the Trump administration was making an “end run” around U.S. court orders prohibiting five African immigrants...