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Jun 23, 2016

Peace is coming to Colombia after a ceasefire deal with FARC is reached, oil markets predict Britain remains in the EU and Indonesia enters the South China Sea dispute.

Jun 21, 2016

Prime Minister David Cameron argues Brits will resent it when European countries make policies "about us, but without us," and the U.S. attempts to start negotiations to resolve Venezuela's political crisis.

Jun 20, 2016

The World Health Organization is warning national health authorities that a Zika virus vaccine could take more than three years to develop, and John Kerry doesn't back away from a report that takes issue with Obama's Syria policy.

Jun 17, 2016

Why a 48-hour ceasefire declared by Russia in the Syrian city of Aleppo didn't last long. 

Jun 15, 2016

Pentagon officials are reportedly reconsidering plans to remove thousands of troops from Afghanistan and year's end, and the UN okays naval vessels to intercept illegal arms off the Libyan coast. 

Jun 14, 2016

After 15 years of deliberations, the Vatican is urging the Catholic hierarchy to embrace charismatic groups that have grown rapidly in recent decades.

Jun 13, 2016

Puerto Rico's financial situation gets worse with a new Supreme Court decision and rumors of sectarian killings swirl near the Iraqi city of Fallujah.

Jun 9, 2016

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is defending his decision to remove Saudi Arabia from a UN black list, but rights groups aren't cutting him any slack.

Jun 8, 2016

A new report finds the US is the 103rd most peaceful nation on earth, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi returns to Washington to emphasize security cooperation.

Jun 7, 2016

Russia is building new military bases along its European borders, three countries have eliminated mother-to-child HIV transmission and Nigeria begins talks with Niger Delta militants.

Jun 7, 2016

The month-long European soccer championships are a key test of security only months after terror attacks hit France and neighboring Belgium.

Jun 2, 2016

France tries to drum up enthusiasm for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks after the US presidential elections.

Jun 1, 2016

Political, not military, victories in Anbar Province will dictate the future fight against the Islamic State in Iraq.

May 31, 2016

A wealthy Swiss town will pay $300,000 to avoid resettling 10 refugees and press freedom takes a hit at the United Nations.

May 26, 2016

15 years after a UN treaty aimed to prevent overfishing of tuna and other migratory fish species, their populations keep declining. 

May 25, 2016

Chinese electronics manufacturer Foxconn is trimming its factory workforce by more than half and doubling down on robot labor. And China says it plans to deploy nuclear weapons-armed submarines to the Pacific.

May 24, 2016

President Obama will visit Hiroshima this week, and anti-nuclear groups are using the occasion to criticize his decision to modernize the American nuclear weapons arsenal.

May 24, 2016

175 nations gather in Turkey for the first-ever World Humanitarian Summit, and Austria nearly elects a gun-toting, anti-Muslim, anti-migrant president.

May 23, 2016

NATO member states pledge to continue the Resolute Support Mission through 2016. 

May 20, 2016

Israeli Defense Chief Moshe Ya'alon resigns, citing differences with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Bayer plans to acquire Monsanto and the Seychelles nixes a discriminatory colonial-era law.

May 19, 2016

Queen Elizabeth unveils David Cameron's legislative agenda at the start of a new parliamentary session.

May 18, 2016

The World Health Organization says 18 European countries face a moderate risk of encountering the Zika virus in the coming months, and the Turkish border town of Kilis gets a respite from Islamic State shelling.

May 17, 2016

President Nicolás Maduro is poised to crack down on opposition protesters who are calling for a recall referendum.

May 16, 2016

The incoming president of the Philippines calls for death by hanging, and Canadian radio broadcasters call on mobile phone carriers to let users access FM broadcasts for free.

May 13, 2016

Brazil's interim president appoints an all-male cabinet and a new UN economic report urges developed countries to tax and spend the world back to robust growth.

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