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BOGOTA (Reuters) – Jhon Jairo Velasquez Vasquez, who worked for Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar and said he participated in some 300 murders, died on Thursday, the government said. Velasquez, … Read More
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbia should accept the European Union’s proposed changes to the way it admits new countries, which could smooth the path toward membership for Balkan countries, President Aleksandar … Read More
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Lawyers for Ivory Coast’s former president Laurent Gbagbo argued on Thursday that he should be released without conditions while awaiting the prosecution’s appeal against his acquittal … Read More
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has achieved “positive” results in its prevention and control efforts in fighting the new coronavirus, President Xi Jinping told Saudi Arabia’s King Salman by telephone, China’s … Read More
LONDON (Reuters) – Scotland’s finance chief has resigned after a newspaper report that he had sent hundreds of messages to a 16-year-old boy. Scottish Finance Secretary Derek Mackay, 42, apologized … Read More
By Marafeale Mohloboli MASERU (Reuters) – The wife of Lesotho’s prime minister was freed on bail overnight ahead of her trial for the murder of his previous wife, her lawyer … Read More
By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) – President Sergio Mattarella paid a surprise visit on Thursday to a Rome school with a large number of Chinese students, looking to dispel fears … Read More
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri called for a session to be held next week, on Tuesday and Wednesday, to vote on the new government and its policy … Read More
By Joseph Sipalan and Krishna N. Das KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has dialed back his criticism of India after it sparked a boycott of Malaysian … Read More
By Ben Blanchard and Stephanie Nebehay TAIPEI/GENEVA (Reuters) – The United States and China clashed on Thursday over the issue of Taiwan’s exclusion from World Health Organization (WHO) meetings, where … Read More
