McDonald’s reopens under new name in Russia

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The restaurant that launched McDonald's in Russia in 1990, heralding Moscow's opening after decades of Soviet rule, reopened Sunday with a new name and...

Venezuelan Leader, Iranian President Sign 20-year Agreement

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Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and Iran's hard-line president signed a 20-year cooperation agreement Saturday, a day after Maduro praised the Islamic Republic for sending...

Ukraine’s Leader Says His Troops Keep Defying Predictions

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said no one knows how long the war in his country will last but that Ukrainian forces are defying expectations...

Asylum-seekers make UK legal bid to stop Rwanda deportations

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A group of asylum-seekers requested a U.K. court on Friday to prevent the British government from sending them on a one-way flight to Rwanda,...

Britain’s hiring spree threatens to leave Zimbabwe without nurses

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They are exhausted and demoralized, after years of hard work for meager wages in impoverished hospitals: in Zimbabwe, Virginia, Josephine and many other nurses...

Actor McConaughey calls for gun legislation at White House

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Academy Award–winning actor Matthew McConaughey made an appearance at the White House Tuesday to call on Congress to “reach a higher ground” and pass...

Berlin driver’s ‘confused’ statements under investigation

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Investigators are trying to make sense of “confused” statements by a man who drove into a school group in Berlin in what appears to...

Thailand makes marijuana legal, but smoking discouraged

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Thailand made it legal to cultivate and possess marijuana as of Thursday, like a dream come true for an aging generation of pot smokers...

Algeria ends 2-decade friendship treaty with Spain over Western Sahara

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Algeria suspended Wednesday a "treaty of friendship and cooperation" concluded in 2002 with Spain. It is at the end of a meeting of the...

Belgian King to Visit DR Congo

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Belgium's King Philippe on Tuesday begins a historic visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, in a region cruelly exploited by his ancestors, as...