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ReutersTrump, North Korea's Kim to hold second summit in late February
The announcement came amid a diplomatic flurry in Washington surrounding the visit of Kim Yong Chol, a hardline former spy chief, and marked a sign of movement in a denuclearization effort that has stalled since a landmark meeting between Trump and the North Korean leader in Singapore on June 12. "
ReutersU.S. asked Ecuadorean officials about alleged Assange-Manafort meeting: source
The Guardian newspaper reported the meeting in November, alleging the two met at least three times, including in 2016, just before WikiLeaks released damaging emails about Trump's rival in the 2016 presidential elections, Hillary Clinton. Manafort and Assange have both previously denied meeting
ReutersIndonesia to release suspected Bali bomb mastermind from prison
Abu Bakar Bashir, the radical Muslim cleric and alleged mastermind of the 2002 Bali bombings, will be granted early release from jail on humanitarian grounds, Indonesia's president said on Friday. Bashir, 81, who is considered the spiritual leader of the Islamist group Jemaah Islamiah (JI), was
- Christian Science Monitor
Low on gas, high on hope, many Mexicans back leader’s war on fuel thieves
Vittoria Romero and her daughter Celia were celebrating with high-fives and big smiles on a bright but chilly morning this week: They’d successfully filled their compact car’s gas tank after less than 30 minutes in line. Across Mexico, people like the Romeros have been contending with hours-long bumper-to-bumper
- Christian Science Monitor
Employees ‘taken hostage’: the ethics of the US government shutdown
Hector Dias, one of some 400,000 federal employees who are being asked to work without pay, has a blunt message about the government’s partial shutdown. “We should not be taken hostage of the political atmosphere,” says Mr. Dias, a Department of Transportation worker in Washington, echoing the concerns
- Christian Science Monitor
From our archives: ‘Desegregation: Economic Weapons’
The Negroes of Montgomery, Alabama, have started something which will not be stopped by the conviction of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., on the charge of organizing an illegal boycott. The bus boycott is not halted. It is difficult to see how that process can do anything but hurt the segregationists
- Christian Science Monitor
A bolt of integrity in a big African election
How do you unrig a rigged election? The question is now playing out in the heart of Africa after a disputed election in Congo last month. The simple answer, of course, is to insist on integrity in the vote count.
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Top Asian News 7:31 a.m. GMT
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Lawyers say the Islamic cleric who was the ideological leader of the Bali bombers and other Indonesian militants is being freed after the country's president relented on a requirement he renounce radical beliefs. Abu Bakar Bashir had previously been ineligible for a parole
Associated PressPacific Rim trade bloc meets in Tokyo, prepping for growth
TOKYO (AP) — Trade ministers of a Pacific Rim trade bloc geared up to roll out and expand the market-opening initiative as they met Saturday in Tokyo, reaffirming their commitment to open and free trade and inviting new membership.
Associated PressThe Latest: Djokovic advances to 4th round at Aussie Open
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Latest on Saturday at the Australian Open (all times local):
Associated PressThe Latest: 'Who are you?' Federer can't get past security
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Latest on Saturday at the Australian Open (all times local):
AFPFuel pipeline blaze in Mexico kills 21, injures dozens
A massive fire broke out at an illegal pipeline tap in central Mexico on Friday, killing at least 21 people and injuring 71 more, just as the government wages a major crack-down on fuel theft. Scores of locals with jerry cans and buckets had been collecting gasoline that was gushing from a leaking pipeline
Associated PressMan charged with murder in death of Israeli in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A 20-year-old man appeared in an Australian court on Saturday charged with murder and rape in a savage attack on an Israeli student that had shocked Australia.
Associated PressIndonesia cleric to be freed despite holding to radicalism
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Lawyers say the Islamic cleric who was the ideological leader of the Bali bombers and other Indonesian militants is being freed after the country's president relented on a requirement he renounce radical beliefs.
AFPReal progress needed at Trump-Kim II: analysts
The planned second summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un needs to make tangible progress on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons if it is to avoid being dismissed as "reality TV", analysts say. The world's media were transfixed as the pair shook hands
AFPNew migrant caravan enters Mexico, legally or not
Hundreds of Central Americans entered Mexico illegally as the latest migrant caravan trying to reach the United States began crossing the Mexican-Guatemalan border en masse Friday. Not content to wait five days for the humanitarian visas Mexico is offering them, several hundred migrants took to make-shift
AFPSpecial counsel disputes explosive report on Trump lawyer testimony
Trump's lieutenants had already strongly pushed back against the report, which said that the president ordered Michael Cohen to lie about a Russian skyscraper project they pursued during the 2016 election. "BuzzFeed's description of specific statements to the Special Counsel's Office
ReutersAfghan Taliban reject talks with U.S. in Pakistan
Pakistani newspapers and television stations reported that a meeting in Islamabad was in prospect following discussions between Khalilzad and Pakistani officials including Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday. Senior Taliban leaders said that regional powers including Pakistan had approached them and
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UN experts: Fuel from Iran is financing Yemen rebels' war
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Fuel is being shipped illegally from Iran to Houthi Shiite rebels in Yemen to finance their war against the government, and both sides are violating international law with their military campaigns and arbitrary detention of rivals, U.N. experts said in a new report.
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Attack on Buddhist temple in southern Thailand kills 2 monks
HAT YAI, Thailand (AP) — Police say gunmen presumed to be Muslim insurgents have stormed a Buddhist temple in southern Thailand, killing two monks and wounding two others.
Associated PressThe Latest: US, North Korea plan 2nd round of talks
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on U.S.-North Korea talks (all times local):
Associated PressTrump, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to hold 2nd summit
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will hold a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to try to broker a deal to coax the North to give up its nuclear weapons, the White House announced.
ReutersMexican pipeline blast during fuel raid kills at least 21
At least 21 people were killed and 71 were injured on Friday when a pipeline ruptured by suspected fuel thieves exploded in central Mexico as dozens of people tried to fill up containers, state and federal authorities said. Mexican television footage showed flames leaping into the night sky in the municipality
Associated PressFeds confirm jailed Iranian TV anchor not charged with crime
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials confirmed Friday that a prominent American-born anchorwoman on Iranian state television was jailed in the U.S. as a material witness and has not been charged with any crime, according to court papers.
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Ewan disqualified after winning 5th stage of Tour Down Under
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Australia's Caleb Ewan was disqualified after winning the dramatic fifth stage of the Tour Down Under cycle race Saturday as overall leader Patrick Bevin staggered to the finish bloodied and bruised to retain his overall tour lead.
