Tag: International relations
Mexico, US stress attacking cartels’ business models, guns
MEXICO CITY — A security meeting between Mexican and U.S. officials on Thursday stressed attacking drug cartels’ business interests, the guns they use and...
Pope meets Argentine president months after abortion law
ROME — Pope Francis met Thursday with Argentine President Alberto Fernandez, months after Argentina legalized abortion despite a personal appeal from the pontiff and...
Putin: school shooting in Kazan ‘has shaken all of us’
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that the deadly school shooting in Kazan “has shaken” the country and ordered the government...
UN Security Council urges immediate cease-fire in Yemen
<p>UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council called for an immediate halt to fighting in Yemen on Wednesday, saying that only a lasting cease-fire...
On Eid, Xinjiang imams defend China against US criticism
<p>BEIJING — Muslim leaders from the Xinjiang region rejected Western allegations that China is suppressing religious freedom, speaking at a reception Thursday for foreign...
Pope meets Argentine president months after abortion law
<p>ROME — Pope Francis met Thursday with Argentine President Alberto Fernandez, months after Argentina legalized abortion despite a personal appeal from the pontiff and...
Putin: school shooting in Kazan ‘has shaken all of us’
<p>MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that the deadly school shooting in Kazan “has shaken” the country and ordered the government...
El Salvador donates vaccine to desperate Honduras towns
<p>SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — El Salvador's president sent 34,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine to seven towns in Honduras on Thursday, responding to video...
UK foreign secretary calls for cooperation on cybersecurity
<p>LONDON — U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Wednesday urged global cooperation to combat cyberattacks by “hostile state actors" and criminal gangs.</p>
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UN envoy: Iraqis must ensure integrity of October elections
UNITED NATIONS — A top U.N. envoy urged Iraqis on Tuesday to uphold the integrity of “all-important national elections” next October, saying the world...