Cyprus in talks with Gulf energy companies over natural gas licences, president says

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The Gulf region is looking to the next U.S. administration for help in ending the Mideast war and firm cooperation on security and economic interests.

World - The New York Times - November 8

Hurricane Rafael leaves Cuba reeling, moves into Gulf of Mexico

Cuba was reeling from a fierce major hurricane that ripped across the island and knocked out its power grid, after ravaging parts of the Cayman Islands and Jamaica.

World - CBS News - November 6

Gulf states wary of return to Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’ against Iran

Saudi Arabia and UAE welcome president-elect but worry he could upend rapprochement with Tehran and inflame Middle East war

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Europe's human rights watchdog urges Cyprus to let migrants stuck in UN buffer zone seek asylum

A senior official with Europe’s top human rights watchdog is urging the government of ethnically divided Cyprus to allow passage to nearly three dozen asylum seekers who have for months been ...

World - ABC News - October 30

In Cyprus, officials from Algeria to Iraq train to keep WMD from crossing their borders

A small facility in Cyprus is hosting senior government officials from as far as Algeria, Iraq and Georgia for training by top U.S. experts to prevent the kinds of materials used to build weapons ...

Tech - ABC News - November 4

Canadian veterans remember how they eased tensions as UN peacekeepers in ethnically split Cyprus

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Acting Secret Service Director says former President Trump getting presidential-level security detail

In an exclusive interview with NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell, Acting Director Ronald Rowe says that in the wake of two assassination attempts, former President Trump’s “protection is commensurate with the ...

Albania's left-wing former President Meta is arrested on corruption allegations

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World - ABC News - October 21

McDonald's to 'restore confidence' after E. coli outbreak linked to Quarter Pounders, president says

The president of McDonald’s USA said Wednesday that the company can "restore confidence" as it seeks to minimize the damage from an E. coli outbreak linked to the chain’s Quarter Pounders in ...

A court says former Albanian president Meta must stay in custody during corruption investigation

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World - ABC News - October 23

French President Emmanuel Macron says France will provide “massive” 100 million euro aid package to support Lebanon

World - ABC News - October 24

North Korea trash balloon lands in South Korea president's compound, security says

A North Korean "trash balloon" landed inside the South Korean presidential compound in the capital Seoul on Thursday amid rising tensions between the two neighbors.

Trump says he would fire Jack Smith ‘within two seconds’ of becoming president

Ex-president makes clearest expression yet of intent to shut down two criminal cases brought against him by special counsel. Donald Trump said on Thursday he would order the immediate firing of ...

World - The Guardian - October 24

No 'external force' can change our future, Taiwan president says on frontline islands

No “external force” can change Taiwan’s future, President Lai Ching-te said as he visited frontline islands near China for the 75th anniversary of a key victory over communist forces.

Key mediator Egypt proposes a 2-day Gaza cease-fire and the release of 4 hostages

Egypt’s president says his country has proposed a two-day cease-fire between Israel and Hamas during which four hostages held in Gaza would be freed

World - ABC News - October 28

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