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Trial begins for former CIA officer accused of spying for China By David Shortell, CNN   (CNN) A rare espionage trial began Wednesday in Virginia as a jury heard testimony rife with references to covert communications...

Basque nationalists confirm vote against Spanish PM Rajoy Basque Nationalist Party party confirmed it will vote against Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy in a no-confidence motion. The Leader of the Basque Group in the Spanish Parliament,...

White House says it expects Trump-Kim summit to happen as planned as top North Korea official lands in US for talks   Administration is still aiming for June 12 summit as a top North Korean official...

Storms kill at least 47 as India temperatures soar     A fisherman and his wife row their boat in a fishing farm as it rains heavily on the outskirts of Kochi, India, May 29, 2018. Sivaram...

Greek workers strike against bailout reforms   More than 10,000 striking workers, youths and pensioners marched to parliament around noon to protest against a new wave of austerity measures due to begin after the current international...

EU moves to ban single-use plastics   The European Commission said its proposal would seek to cut marine litter in half for the ten most prominent items and avoid environmental damage estimated at over $250 billion...

At least 11 FARC dissidents killed in Colombian military operation   Those killed and two more who were wounded in the operation belonged to an armed faction that is commanded by a former FARC rebel leader...

Cuba calls on US and Canada to investigate 'sonic attack' claims Ian Sample   Luis Velázquez, Cuba’s most senior scientist, says joint inquiry needed to find truth behind alleged attacks on diplomats. The most senior scientist in Cuba...

'Hero' Malian who saved child to get French citizenship   French President Emmanuel Macron met with a migrant from Mali lauded as a hero for scaling an apartment building to save a young child dangling from...

Thousands seek help in Colombia as Venezuelan health care crisis worsens   Medicines are becoming increasingly scarce as the Venezuelan economy implodes, causing shortages and forcing thousands of people to seek medical help in Colombia. In this...