Trump in 3-state campaign blitz after casting vote
NEW YORK, Oct 25 (BBC): President Donald Trump has conducted a three-state campaign blitz after voting early in Florida.He hopped between rallies in North Carolina, Ohio and Wisconsin on Saturday as he sought to make up ground against his Democratic challenger Joe Biden.Mr Biden, who holds a steady lead in...
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Kabul claims killing al-Qaida leader wanted by FBI
KABUL, Oct 25 (AP): Afghanistan claimed Sunday it killed a top al-Qaida propagandist on an FBI most-wanted list during an operation in the country's east, showing the militant group's continued presence there as U.S. forces work to withdraw from America's longest-running war amid continued bloodshed.The reported death of Husam Abd...
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Gunmen kill 6 students at Cameroon school
KUMBA, Oct 25 (Reuters): Gunmen stormed a school in Cameroon on Saturday and opened fire indiscriminately, killing at least six children and wounding about eight more in a region where separatist insurgents operate, officials and parents said.Arriving on motorbikes and in civilian clothes, the attackers hit the school around midday...
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N weapons ban treaty to enter into force: UN
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 25 (AP): The United Nations announced Saturday that 50 countries have ratified a U.N. treaty to ban nuclear weapons triggering its entry into force in 90 days, a move hailed by anti-nuclear activists but strongly opposed by the United States and the other major nuclear powers.As of...
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France recalls Turkey envoy after Erdogan 'insulted' Macron
OARIS, Oct 25 (BBC): France has recalled its ambassador to Turkey for consultations after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan insulted his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron.He said Mr Macron needed a mental health check for pledging to defend secular values and fight radical Islam.Mr Macron has spoken out forcefully on these issues...
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Activists flee HK for refuge in the West
BERLIN, Oct 25 (New York Times): A group of Hong Kong activists who have been granted asylum in the United States, Canada and Germany in recent weeks are the latest catalyst for deteriorating relations between China and the West. Western leaders have asserted that they will stand up for human...
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Pompeo, Esper to push Trump's anti-China message in India
WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (AP): Just a week before November's election, two of President Donald Trump's top national security aides will visit India for meetings focused largely on countering China's growing global influence. As the bitter race between Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden winds down, the talks this week...
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