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Yemen peace talks yield "important step" with truce in key city

Yemenis struggling amid slow peace talks United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday that Yemen's warring sides had agreed after week-long peace talks in Sweden to a province-wide cease-fire in Hodeida, and a withdrawal of troops from the contested Red…

China confirms 2 Canadians held amid 3-way feud with U.S.

Beijing -- China on Thursday confirmed it has detained two Canadian men, raising the stakes in a three-way international dispute over the case of a Chinese telecoms executive facing possible extradition from Canada to the United States.Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu…

French want Christmas market attacker dead or alive

The French government spokesman says security forces are trying to catch the suspected shooter dead or alive, two days after an attack near Strasbourg's Christmas market. The attack left three people dead and 13 others wounded, including five who were…

Pompeo blasts Iran at the U.N. over ballistic missile program

UNITED NATIONS — Secretary of State Michael Pompeo issued a warning over Iran's ballistic missile capabilities on Wednesday and blasted the 2015 nuclear agreement, ratcheting up the administration's rhetoric against the regime in remarks to the U.N. Security Council."Today Iran has…

U.K. leader survives no-confidence vote over Brexit plan

LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May has survived a challenge to her leadership from European Union skeptics in her own party over her handling of the Brexit process. A majority of May's fellow Conservatives backed her in a secret…

Streets paved with chocolate after factory leak

There was one sweet mess in the German town of Werl on Monday, when liquid chocolate seeped out of a factory and onto the street. A storage tank overflowed at DreiMeister's chocolate factory, and the molten candy seeped through the…

Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou granted bail

Last Updated Dec 11, 2018 6:53 PM EST A Canadian court has granted bail to Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou following her arrest earlier this month at the request of U.S. authorities for allegedly trying to evade American sanctions…

Russian spacewalk to inspect Soyuz leak site

Two Russian cosmonauts ventured outside the International Space Station Tuesday for exploratory surgery on a Soyuz ferry ship scheduled for return to Earth Dec. 20. Their objective: cutting away shielding and insulation to inspect the area where a small hole…

Lacrosse team leads "Baby, It's Cold Outside" singalong

A Canadian lacrosse team received mixed reactions after embracing the controversial holiday song, "Baby It's Cold Outside." The Saskatchewan Rush played the song, whose lyrics seem inappropriate to some in the #MeToo era, during their game on Saturday night, CTV…

French president fails to appease protesters

President Emmanuel Macron's attempt to quell violent rioting across France by offering economic concessions to his countrymen -- expected to cost the country $11 billion -- appears to have been insufficient. Leaders of the "Yellow Vest" protest movement indicated Tuesday…

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