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CAIRO – Foreign ministers from Algeria, Egypt and Italy called for a peaceful political solution in Libya on Sunday, saying that stability in the war-torn country would lead to reduced illegal migration to Europe. Egypt and Algeria both have long, porous borders with Libya. Thousands of migrants seeking a better …

MOSCOW – Russia’s foreign minister has rejected allegations that Moscow was trying to develop closer ties with Latin American nations as a countermove to the United States amid the Ukrainian crisis. Speaking after Tuesday’s talks with his Salvadoran counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Russia’s ties with Latin American countries …

IRBIL, Iraq – An American fighting with Kurdish forces against the Islamic State group in Syria has been killed in battle, authorities said Wednesday, likely the first U.S. citizen to die fighting alongside them against the extremists. Keith Broomfield of Massachusetts died June 3 in a battle in the Syrian …