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[ad_1] South Korea and Japan scrambled fighter jets on Thursday after Chinese and Russian aircraft were spotted near their countries, officials said. South Korea scrambled fighters after two Chinese and four Russian military planes entered its air defense zone, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. Separately, …

[ad_1] An investigation has been launched by the Paris prosecutor’s office into the death of French actress Emmanuelle Debever, who accused actor Gérard Depardieu of sexual misconduct. Debever’s partner reported to the police on Nov. 29 that she left their home after leaving a troubling note, and later she jumped …

[ad_1] A Colombian rebel group known for kidnapping people for ransom money has announced it will stop the practice as part of peace negotiations with the government.  Central General Command, or EMC Group, a splinter rebel group that broke away from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) after it …

[ad_1] The body of a U.S. activist and comedian was found with over a dozen stab wounds and dumped in a ravine after allegedly being kidnapped and held for ransom in Colombia. Tou Ger Xiong, 50, an Asian American man from Woodbury in Minnesota, was in the country on holiday …

[ad_1] Fresh sanctions against Hamas leaders, some of whom live in Turkey, again raises the concerns the U.S. has over a historically important NATO ally continuing to support a widely-recognized terrorist group.  “Today’s Treasury announcement makes it clear, yet again, that Turkey is a state sponsor of Hamas,” Jonathan Schanzer, …

[ad_1] The Netherlands and South Korea are stepping up cooperation in the field of semiconductor chips as part of a deepening “strategic partnership,” caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Wednesday. The Dutch leader spoke after a meeting with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol during his two-day state visit. Their …

[ad_1] UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Somalia’s president says his son didn’t flee Turkey after he was involved in a fatal highway crash in Istanbul, and adds that he has advised his son to go back and present himself to court, which has issued an arrest warrant. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud …

[ad_1] Somalia on Wednesday secured a $4.5 billion debt relief deal with international creditors. The deal is part of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries initiative, a debt forgiveness program overseen by the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. Somalia’s current national debt exceeds $5 billion. Somalia on Wednesday secured a …

[ad_1] Albania’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday blocked the ratification of a deal with Italy that would establish a joint-processing system for migrant arrivals. The controversial deal calls for Tirana to hold up to 36,000 migrants for a year, so Rome can expedite its processing of asylum requests. The deal has …

[ad_1] After nearly 200 years in a private collection, a pair of small portraits by 17th century Dutch Master Rembrandt van Rijn went on display Wednesday after a long-term loan to the Netherlands’ national art and history museum. The Rijksmuseum said the portraits of Jan Willemsz van der Pluym and …