Author: Adam Schreck
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U.N. aid chief: ‘I’m not optimistic’ about Ukraine cease-fire
KYIV, Ukraine • The United Nations’ humanitarian chief said Thursday he’s not optimistic about securing a ceasefire to halt the fighting in Ukraine following high-level talks in Moscow and Kyiv that underscored how far apart the two sides are. Undersecretary-General Martin Griffiths gave the bleak assessment in an interview in the Ukrainian capital after wrapping…
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Russian retreat reveals destruction as Ukraine asks for help
CHERNIHIV, Ukraine • Russian troops left behind crushed buildings, streets littered with destroyed cars and residents in dire need of food and other aid in a northern Ukrainian city, giving fuel to Kyiv’s calls Thursday for more Western support to help halt Moscow’s offensive before it refocuses on the country’s east. Dozens of people lined…
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Kuwait ruler, longtime diplomat Sheikh Sabah, dies at age 91
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates • Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, the ruler of Kuwait who drew on his decades as the oil-rich nation’s top diplomat to push for closer ties to Iraq after the 1990 Gulf War and solutions to other regional crises, died Tuesday. He was 91. In a Middle East replete with…
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Seoul: U.S., N. Korea in talks to set up 3rd Trump-Kim summit
SEOUL, South Korea • North Korean and U.S. officials are holding “behind-the-scenes talks” to arrange a third summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on the fate of the North’s expanding nuclear arsenal, South Korea’s president said, four months after a second meeting between the leaders in Vietnam collapsed without…
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Emirates airliner with 300 onboard crash lands in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An Emirates flight from India with 300 people on board crash landed at Dubai’s main airport on Wednesday, sending black smoke billowing into the air and halting all traffic at the Middle East’s busiest airport. Authorities said all passengers were evacuated safely. Dubai-based Emirates said the accident happened around 12:45…
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Prices shed up to $6 per barrel
NEW YORK – Oil prices fell as much as $6 a barrel Tuesday, hurling crude back to levels not seen since June 26 as traders wary about the health of the global economy cashed in gains from oil’s recent rally.A barrel of light, sweet crude for August delivery fell $6.23 in morning trading on the…
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Rising fuel costs passed on to fliers
NEW YORK – Turns out that new airline checked-bag fee wasn’t the end of it.Airlines ratcheted up the pressure on fliers ahead of the holiday weekend, significantly raising ticket prices to offset the runaway cost of fuel. The three biggest carriers each boosted most domestic fares by up to $60 round trip, while budget airline…