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Troops loyal to Libya's internationally recognized government are preparing to launch a counteroffensive on renegade commander Khalifa Haftar's eastern-based forces currently struggling to maintain their positions along the capital's southern outskirts, the Government of National Accord's interior minister said. " We are in preparation and within three days, so there will be a full-scale attack and we will switch from …

HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba marks US security advisor John Bolton for a "pathological liar" on Thursday for his claim to have troops stationed in the Allied Venezuela and said that recent US sanctions would hurt further but not overestimate the Cuban people. Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez speaks during a press conference in Havana, Cuba on 25 April 2019. REUTERS …

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Ranil Wickremesinghe spoke to the BBC Sri Lanka's prime minister has told the BBC he was "out of the loop" when it came to intelligence warnings ahead of the deadly Easter Sunday bombings. Ranil Wickremesinghe said that crucial information about any potential danger in the country was not passed to him. …

BEIJING —With talks aimed at resolving the US-China trade dispensing a critical internship, President Xi Jinping pledged fresh backing for the liberalization of his country's economy in ways the Trump administration has demanded. Speaking on Friday at Beijing forum for its signature infrastructure-construction program, the Belt and Road Initiative, Mr. Xi said China would increase imports, cut production overcapacity, protect …

She is the first Russian citizen convicted of crimes related to the 2016 election, though her efforts to infiltrate Republican circles appeared to be separate from the Kremlin's sweeping election campaign. The 30-year-old gun rights enthusiast has been incarcerated since her arrest in July and will receive credit for the nine months previously served. He will be deported to Russia …

Hundreds of Cuban migrants are reported to be on Friday in Mexico after a crowd of more than 1,000 burst out of a troubled immigration detention center on its southern border. The National Immigration Institute said the mass escape Thursday in Tapachula – which the Associated Press is the largest in recent memory – involved around 1,300 Cuban migrants, although …

(Reuters) – United States on Thursday, China's third largest e-commerce platform added to its list of "infamous markets" for intellectual property rights violations and held China on its priority piracy and counterfeiting watch list. FILE PHOTO: Colin Huang, founder and CEO of online group dispenser Pinduoduo, speaks during the company's stock exchange debut on the Nasdaq Stock Market in New …

Joe Biden launched his third bid to the White House on Thursday with a direct attack on Donald Trump, a gamble postponing the president, what most Democrats care about. "The core values ​​of this nation, our standing in the world, our very democracy, everything that has made America – America – are at stake. Therefore, today I announce my candidacy …

The call to avoid places of worship comes as Sri Lanka enters into the first weekend of religious services after Sunday's mass bombings. Before Friday's dawn prayers, Muslims were asked not to publicly gather for the wardly Friday prayer service — known as the Jumah Prayer — according to a statement marked “very urgently” on Thursday by Sri Lanka's Post …

CLOSE The 2019 Global Emotions Report is Gallup's annual snapshot of the world's emotional state.      USA TODAY About a third of people worldwide were stressed, worried and in pain last year, and more than half of Americans feel pressure and strain. That's according to the 2019 Global Emotions Report, Gallup's annual snapshot of the world's emotional state. Chad, a …