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ReutersStill work to do before second Trump-Kim summit: Pompeo
Pompeo told NBC News in a separate interview that he hoped the meeting could take place "before too long," and that he hoped he himself would get a chance to travel to Pyongyang again to negotiate before that. "Ultimately, that’ll be a decision for the president," Pompeo said of
ReutersPalestinians say one killed, dozens wounded as Israeli troops fire on Gaza protest
One Palestinian was killed and dozens other wounded when Israeli forces opened fire during a weekly demonstration near the Israel-Gaza border on Friday, Gaza's Health Ministry said. The Israeli army said soldiers had come under attack by Palestinians who hurled grenades, explosive devices, burning
ReutersVatican defends upcoming China deal against 'drastic' critics
The Vatican and China have been in advanced talks this year to forge what would be an historic breakthrough and a possible precursor to a resumption in diplomatic relations after 70 years, with Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin among the chief architects. The accord, which Vatican sources said
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Green light for reform of UN’s blue helmets
World leaders, including President Trump, gather at the United Nations next week to tackle a host of issues. Many involve nonstate militants with little respect for the lives of UN soldiers or civilians. The big powers, too, disagree more often on when peacekeepers are needed or add too many mandates
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In struggle over Ukrainian Orthodox communion, a political hornet’s nest
For decades, Orthodox leaders have been at odds over where the loyalties of clergy in Ukraine should lie: in Moscow, or within Ukraine’s own borders. While deeply meaningful to religious authorities, it is the sort of complicated detail that ordinarily would be of interest to few outside Orthodox circles
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N.C. hog farmers caught in conundrum: US loves pork, but not Big Pork
In Mr. Carter’s view, the fact that only 23 lagoons became inundated and 31 have overtopped is a sign of farm ingenuity in a state with 3,300 such lagoons across more than 2,000 farms. “We need an atta-boy for the job we’re doing,” says Carter. “The focus on pigs is because they are more regulated,
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Netanyahu support for Trump on UNRWA exposes political-military divide.
When the Trump administration announced last month it would immediately cut all US aid for UNRWA, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immediately hailed it as a “praiseworthy” and “important” decision. Established to care for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced by the 1948 Arab-Israeli war
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Tensions in Baghdad after mortar attack, violence in south
BAGHDAD (AP) — The Iraqi government says security forces have launched a search operation to determine the source of three mortar shells that landed inside Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, the first such attack in several years.
ReutersDeath toll reaches 136 in Tanzania ferry disaster with scores missing
Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Friday ordered the arrest of those responsible for a packed ferry sinking on Lake Victoria with a death toll of at least 136 and scores of people still missing. The ferry MV Nyerere capsized just a few meters from the dock on Ukerewe, the lake's biggest island
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The Latest: Arizona crash driver had smuggling record
PHOENIX (AP) — The Latest on a fatal crash that left eight dead including four Guatemalans (all times local):
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Cyprus protests Turkish warship's arrest of fishing boat
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus is trying to secure the release of five fishermen who were taken into custody by a Turkish warship as they were fishing off the northern coast of the ethnically divided Mediterranean island nation.
AFPUS denounces 'awful abuses' of Muslim Uighurs detained in China
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday denounced "awful abuses" of Muslim Uighurs detained in Chinese reeducation camps. "Hundreds of thousands and possibly millions of Uighurs are held against their will in so-called reeducation camps where they're forced to endure severe political
Associated PressFisher shoots first 59 in European Tour history
After 46 years, the European Tour finally has its first round of 59.
Associated PressSpat over taxes splits leading candidate, adviser in Brazil
SAO PAULO (AP) — The key economic adviser to Brazil's leading presidential candidate cancelled two campaign events on Friday amid a disagreement with his boss.
Associated PressFather of Russian held in US says jail conditions improved
MOSCOW (AP) — The father of a Russian woman jailed in the U.S. on charges that she tried to infiltrate U.S. political organizations as a covert Russian agent said Friday that the U.S. authorities have eased her prison regime.
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Romania ruling party endorses embattled party chief
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania's ruling Social Democratic Party on Friday endorsed its chairman despite his recent conviction for abuse of power.
ReutersMerkel wants to defuse coalition crisis over spymaster this weekend
Spy chief Hans-Georg Maassen had faced accusations of harbouring far-right views after he questioned the authenticity of video footage showing radicals hounding migrants in the eastern city of Chemnitz. Merkel said she had agreed with Social Democrat leader Andrea Nahles (SPD), and with Horst Seehofer
Associated Press76ers set to turn promising season into must-see TV
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Ben Simmons is set to turn the 76ers into must-see TV.
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Far-right shuts French rapper out of Bataclan attack site
PARIS (AP) — A popular French Muslim rapper said Friday he is canceling sold-out October concerts at the Bataclan music hall in Paris, a target of the deadly 2015 terror attacks, due to pressure from far-right groups who claim he promotes a radical ideology and is desecrating a now-sacred site.
Associated PressBrazil arrests man linked to Hezbollah on crimes in Paraguay
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian police on Friday arrested a fugitive whom U.S. authorities have accused of serving as Hezbollah's financier and who has repeatedly been accused of illegal activity in a lawless border area where three South American nations meet.
ReutersChina opens embassy in Dominican Republic after break with Taiwan
"We have witnessed a historic breakthrough," capping 20 years of growing engagement, Chinese State Councillor Wang Yi, the government's top diplomat, said in an speech televised by Chinese state media. Along with the Dominican Republic's decision in May, Panama and El Salvador also
Associated PressTanzania leader orders arrests as ferry death toll over 130
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Hundreds of solemn people watched Friday as body after body was pulled from a capsized ferry that Tanzanian authorities said was badly overcrowded and upended in the final stretch before reaching shore. The death toll was above 130 but horrified witnesses feared that would rise
AFPPalestinian killed by Israeli fire in new Gaza clashes: ministry
A Palestinian was killed by Israeli fire in new clashes along the Gaza border on Friday, the health ministry in the Hamas-controlled territory said. A spokesman for the ministry told AFP that Karim Mohammed Kallab, 25, died after being shot in the stomach during protests east of Gaza City.
AFPThousands of ultra-Orthodox Israelis protest Sabbath tramway work
Protesters gathered quietly in Bnei Brak, an ultra-religious city on the outskirts of Tel Aviv, Israel's commercial capital, an AFP journalist said. Ultra-Orthodox Jews believe it is forbidden to work, drive or use electricity between dusk on Friday and dusk on Saturday.
AFPRussia, Turkey agree borders of Syrian demilitarised zone
Russia and Turkey have agreed on borders of a demilitarised zone in northern Syria, Russia's top diplomat said Friday, part of a deal that could check an assault on the last rebel enclave in Idlib. "Just yesterday or the day before, the militaries of Russia and Turkey agreed the concrete frontiers
