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U.S. continues strike on alleged drug boats, killing 2 in eastern Pacific

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. military on Friday struck an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the eastern Pacific, marking the first known strike of its kind since the U.S. raid on Venezuela on ...
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Roundup: UN agencies enter northeastern Syria's Al-Hol camp

UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) entered the Al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria together with government officials on Friday, said Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for ...
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Ancient human activity dating back 4,000 years discovered in western Cyprus

NICOSIA, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Evidence of continuous human activity dating back about 4,000 years has been discovered in the mountainous western Paphos district of Cyprus, the Department of Antiquities ...
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About 100 clergy arrested at Minneapolis airport in anti-ICE protest

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Approximately 100 clergy members were arrested at the U.S. Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Friday during a protest against U.S. immigration enforcement, ...
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Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Jan. 23

ABU DHABI -- President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met on Friday with the heads of delegations taking part in trilateral talks between Russia, the United ...
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Lebanese, French leaders discuss army support, post-UNIFIL plans

BEIRUT, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and French President Emmanuel Macron held talks in Paris on Friday, focusing on supporting Lebanon's armed forces, advancing government ...
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Urgent: 5.2-magnitude quake hits Türkiye -- GFZ

BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Türkiye at 2124 GMT on Friday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, ...
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Brazil to grant exemptions from certain categories of short-term visas to Chinese citizens

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has announced that Brazil will grant exemptions from certain categories of short-term visas to Chinese citizens, in ...
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Colombian, U.S. presidents to meet on Feb. 3: Colombia's foreign ministry

BOGOTA, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Colombia's Foreign Ministry said Friday that Colombian President Gustavo Petro and U.S. President Donald Trump will meet in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 3. The announcement was ...
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Dutch airline KLM temporarily suspends flights to the Middle East

THE HAGUE, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Dutch flag carrier KLM has temporarily suspended flights to the Middle East, Dutch media reported Friday.
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White House weighing possible total oil blockade against Cuba: report

The loss of Venezuelan oil shipments -- and the resale of some of those cargoes that Havana used to obtain foreign currency -- has already throttled Cuba's economy, said the report, adding that a ...
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China's military retrieve 17 Filipino sailors from South China Sea shipwreck

Chinese military forces had retrieved 17 Filipino crew members from a shipwreck in the South China Sea as of 12:30 p.m. (Beijing Time), the Chinese People's Liberation Army Southern Theater Command ...