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NORTH KOREA: Beijing confirms Kim Jong-un went to China

China says North Korean leader Kim met with Xi in Beijing. BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government confirmed Wednesday that North Korea’s reclusive leader Kim Jong Un went to Beijing and met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in his first known trip to a foreign country since he took power in 2011. The official Xinhua News Agency said Kim made an unofficial visit to China from Sunday to Wednesday. Xi held talks with Kim at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing and he and his wife Peng Liyuan hosted a banquet for Kim and his wife Ri Sol Read More

Massive Power Failure Leaves 50 Mln People in Latin America Without Electricity

© Photo : Rex Features By SPUTNIK – According to Argentine newspaper Clarín, the power cut occurred shortly after 07:00 (12:00 GMT), causing massive power outages in Argentina and Uruguay Read More

Massive Power Failure Leaves 50 Mln People in Latin America Without Electricity

© Photo : Rex Features By SPUTNIK – According to Argentine newspaper Clarín, the power cut occurred shortly after 07:00 (12:00 GMT), causing massive power outages in Argentina and Uruguay Read More

Massive Power Failure Leaves 50 Mln People in Latin America Without Electricity

© Photo : Rex Features By SPUTNIK – According to Argentine newspaper Clarín, the power cut occurred shortly after 07:00 (12:00 GMT), causing massive power outages in Argentina and Uruguay Read More

IRAN: Military Base Hosting US Troops Comes Under Mortar Attack in Iraq

By SPUTNIK News about the assault comes amid rising tensions in the region, as Washington accused Iran of attacking several tankers in the Gulf of Oman earlier this month. Iraq’s Read More

IRAN: Military Base Hosting US Troops Comes Under Mortar Attack in Iraq

By SPUTNIK News about the assault comes amid rising tensions in the region, as Washington accused Iran of attacking several tankers in the Gulf of Oman earlier this month. Iraq’s Read More

IRAN: Military Base Hosting US Troops Comes Under Mortar Attack in Iraq

By SPUTNIK News about the assault comes amid rising tensions in the region, as Washington accused Iran of attacking several tankers in the Gulf of Oman earlier this month. Iraq’s Read More

ENERGY: Oil Report for June 14, 2019

The Tanker Attacks: A Storm In A Teacup Oil prices spiked in early trading on Thursday by more than 4 percent on news from the Gulf of Oman of a Read More

Algeria jails second ex-prime minister in corruption sweep

FILE – In this April 13, 2014 file photo, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s campaign manager, Abdelmalek Sellal, delivers a speech to supporters in Algiers. Former Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal has Read More

USA: White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders leaving job at end of June

Sanders, one of the president’s most trusted White House aides, will leave at the end of the month, Trump says. Trump has not immediately named no replacement for Sanders [File:Read More

Sudan’s state prosecutors charge Bashir with corruption

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s state prosecutors said on Thursday they had completed their investigation into former President Omar al-Bashir and charged him with corruption. —— AUTO – GENERATED; Published (Halifax Read More