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China defends military items found on cargo ship headed to Cuba

BEIJING – China’s Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that a Chinese cargo ship was carrying legitimate military items when it was stopped in Colombia on its way to Cuba. Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said the items were part of “normal military trade” between China and Cuba and did not violate Chinese …

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Frenchman faces terror charges for helping runaway 14-year-old who tried to join Islamic State

PARIS – A Frenchman accused of helping a 14-year-old runaway try to join Islamic State by arranging her travel is on trial on terrorism charges. Friday’s trial of Riad Ben Cheikh sheds light on the shadowy networks that recruit European adolescent girls to join jihadi fighters in Syria. The girl …

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Obama's UN ambassador: Peacekeeping missions in global hot spots need Europeans more than ever

BRUSSELS – The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says peacekeeping missions in conflict areas around the world need contributions from European militaries “more than ever.” Speaking Monday in Brussels, Samantha Power said that European nations, which 20 years ago contributed more than 40 percent of U.N. peacekeepers around the …

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