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Xi says China backs North Korea's efforts to solve Korean Peninsula issue - Rodong Sinmun
Chinese President Xi Jinping said that China supports North Korea's "correct direction" in resolving the issue of the Korean peninsula politically, according to North Korean state newspaper Rodong Sinmun on Wednesday. In an front page Rodong Sinmun op-ed, Xi said that "we will actively
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Netherlands set to prosecute suspects in MH17 airliner downing
International investigators are set on Wednesday to launch criminal proceedings against suspects in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine nearly five years ago. The Dutch-led international team tasked with assigning criminal responsibility for the plane's destruction
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UK's Corbyn to back second Brexit referendum - The Times
A paper by Corbyn's head of policy, Andrew Fisher, recommends that Labour support a second referendum on any deal negotiated with Brussels, the newspaper reported, adding that most shadow cabinet members are yet to see the paper. The shadow cabinet will on Wednesday discuss the plan to make Labour
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Trump says immigration roundup will start next week
U.S. President Donald Trump repeated on Tuesday that immigration authorities would next week target migrants in the country illegally in large-scale arrests, but still gave no details about the planned action. "They're going to start next week, and with people coming to our country, and they
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Guatemala says it has not pledged to accept U.S.-bound asylum seekers
Guatemala has not yet committed to becoming a "safe third country" for U.S.-bound migrants seeking asylum, but is analyzing with the United States how to contain flows of people from Central America, the Interior Minister said on Tuesday. U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Twitter post
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Europeans plan new Iran push but may be nearing end of diplomatic road
PARIS/BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Britain, France and Germany plan a new push to keep Iran in the 2015 nuclear deal despite Tehran's threat to violate one of its central limits, but they may be nearing the end of the diplomatic road they embarked on more than 15 years ago. The E3 countries have
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Exclusive: Left in the dark, ECB policymakers divided on stimulus options
European Central Bank policymakers were divided on Tuesday, with some feeling powerless, after President Mario Draghi hinted at new stimulus measures that had yet to be discussed by the ECB's Governing Council. Draghi told an ECB conference the central bank would ease policy again if inflation fails
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Canada's Trudeau mending fences with Trump as election fight looms
Trudeau had angered Trump at the time with his response to a question about the tariffs Washington slapped on Canadian steel and aluminium. For Trudeau, Thursday's meeting with Trump still has risks about four months before a Canadian national election. Trump is deeply unpopular in Canada, especially
NewsAFP NewsShanahan's Pentagon rise upended by painful family past
Patrick Shanahan -- a onetime Boeing engineer who spent the last two years at the Pentagon -- seemed set to lead the world's most powerful military, until a history of violent incidents in his family derailed his plans. The 56-year-old Shanahan stepped down as acting defense secretary on Tuesday
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Trump says U.S. is 'very prepared' with regard to Iran
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States was very prepared with regard to Iran, as tensions ramped up after attacks on several oil tankers and Tehran's announcement it would step up uranium enrichment. "We're very prepared for Iran. On Monday, the United States announced
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Michael Avenatti gets trial date over alleged Nike extortion
Lawyer Michael Avenatti, an outspoken critic of U.S. President Donald Trump, is scheduled to go to trial on Nov. 12 in federal court in Manhattan on charges of extorting Nike Inc. Avenatti has pleaded not guilty to the charges. "I look forward to a New York jury hearing all of the relevant evidence
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UK PM candidate Johnson: Irish border can be solved during implementation period
Boris Johnson, the leading candidate to be Britain's next prime minister, said on Tuesday the issue of what to do with the Irish border after Brexit could be solved during the implementation period with the European Union. Managing the sensitive border between the British province of Northern Ireland
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UK PM candidate Johnson: Britain must leave EU by Oct. 31 or pay the price
Boris Johnson, the frontrunner to be Britain's prime minister, repeated his pledge on Tuesday that he would take the United Kingdom out of the European Union by Oct. 31, saying otherwise the government would face a catastrophic loss in trust. "We must come out on the 31 Oct. because, otherwise
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U.S. agency to vote on auctioning key unused parts of 2.5 GHz band for 5G
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will vote in July on whether to auction a key band of largely unused 2.5 GHz spectrum to help advance next-generation 5G wireless networks and scrap requirements that it be used for education, the agency said on Tuesday. The FCC in May 2018 voted to consider
StyleAFP RelaxNew York debates banning sales of foie gras
New York City was to hold a debate Tuesday on joining California in banning sales of foie gras on grounds it is cruel to force-feed ducks so as to fatten and harvest their livers. Animal rights activists are on the attack against foie gras in a drive that threatens an important industry in metropolitan
StyleAFP RelaxThe smartphone: a global product
Smartphones are a product with which China has demonstrated not only its manufacturing prowess, but its ambitions to become a cutting-edge technology developer thanks to the rise of Huawei. The company is not just in the lead in developing equipment for fifth-generation networks, it has also moved into
StyleAFP RelaxDoor to legendary Berlin techno club gets museum digs
The giant metal entrance door to a legendary techno club in post-Wall Berlin moved into a museum Tuesday as a symbol of the city's rebirth after its Cold War division. It once sealed the massive bank safe rooms of the pre-war Jewish-owned department store Wertheim, whose family proprietors were
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U.N. surveillance expert urges global moratorium on sale of spyware
The world should impose a moratorium on the sale and use of surveillance software until there are rules in place to stop governments using it to spy on opponents and critics, a U.N. expert recommended. David Kaye, the U.N. special rapporteur on freedom of expression, submitted his recommendations in
StyleAFP RelaxApple iOS 13 warns users if they're uninstalling an app with an active subscription
On Tuesday the MacStories editor-in-chief reported that an alert appeared on his iPad running on iOS 13 beta 2 when he tried to delete an app with an active subscription. When he tried to delete an app Tuesday from his iPad which he was still paying a subscription fee for, MacStories founder and editor-in-chief
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U.N. surveillance expert urges global moratorium on sale of spyware
The world should impose a moratorium on the sale and use of surveillance software until there are rules in place to stop governments using it to spy on opponents and critics, a U.N. expert recommended. David Kaye, the U.N. special rapporteur on freedom of expression, submitted his recommendations in
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Nigel Farage's milkshake attacker told to pay him compensation
A man who threw a milkshake over Nigel Farage, the leader of Britain's Brexit Party, has been ordered to pay him compensation to cover his suit-cleaning bill after pleading guilty to common assault and criminal damage. Paul Crowther, 32, threw the milkshake over Farage, one of the leading figures
huffpostHuffPostPatrick Shanahan Pulls Out Of Defense Secretary Confirmation Process, Trump Tweets
Trump nominated Mark Esper as the new acting secretary of defense, replacing Shanahan, who's facing controversy over an alleged 2010 domestic dispute.
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Shanahan pulls out of Pentagon job as reports emerge of family violence
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan abandoned his quest for the top Pentagon job on Tuesday as reports emerged of domestic violence in his family, plunging the leadership of the U.S. military into new uncertainty just as tensions with Iran are rising. "It is unfortunate that a painful and
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U.N. chief urges Russia, Turkey to stabilize Syria's Idlib 'without delay'
Russia, which supports Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in his country's civil war, and Turkey, long a backer of rebels, co-sponsored a de-escalation pact for the area that has been in place since last year. Idlib in northwest Syria is the last remaining bastion of anti-government rebels after eight
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Pompeo: U.S. President Trump does not want war with Iran
The United States will maintain its pressure campaign on Iran and continue to deter aggression in the region but does not want the conflict with Tehran to escalate, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday. "We have been engaged in many messages, even this moment right here, communicating
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