Top Chinese, North Korean generals meet in Beijing
BEIJING (AP) — Top military leaders from North Korea and China have recommitted themselves to strengthened exchanges between their armed forces during a meeting in...
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U.K. Faces Fuel, Food Shortages, Port Delays Post-Brexit
(Bloomberg) — The U.K. will grapple with a shortage of fuel, food and medicine as well as job losses and a disruption at its ports...
UPDATE 1-UK parliament cannot stop Brexit, Johnson to tell Macron and Merkel
* Parliament cannot stop Brexit, Johnson to tell EU leaders * Give us a new deal or face no-deal Brexit, UK PM to warn *...
Senegalese ex-UN food agency chief Jacques Diouf dies
Dakar (AFP) – Senegalese Jacques Diouf who headed the UN food agency for 18 years has died at the age of 81, President Macky Sall...
Airstrikes on Syrian rebel stronghold kill family of 7
BEIRUT (AP) — Government and Russian airstrikes pounded the southern edge of a rebel stronghold in Syria’s northwest on Saturday, killing at least seven members...
America is close to ‘deal’ with Taliban, hints Trump | World news
Donald Trump has met his peace envoy to Afghanistan and top security advisers to discuss progress in the latest round of talks with the Taliban,...
Iranian tanker to leave Gibraltar soon despite US pressure
GIBRALTAR (AP) — The shipping agent for an Iranian supertanker caught in a diplomatic standoff says the vessel is ready to depart Gibraltar on Sunday...
‘Portland is being watched very closely’: Trump stokes tension over far right rally | US news
As Portland prepared for what may be one of the biggest political demonstrations of the US summer, which authorities expected would lead to violence, Donald...
Sudan army, protesters ink final transition deal
CAIRO (AP) — The Latest on Sudan’s transition to civilian rule (all times local): 2:20 p.m. Sudan’s army and the country’s pro-democracy movement have signed...
Huawei denies helping governments of Uganda and Zambia spy on political opponents
Huawei Technologies sent a letter to The Wall Street Journal on Friday, refuting the publication’s bombshell report describing how China’s tech giant allegedly helped the...
Brexit: no-deal exit edges closer as key Tories refuse to back Corbyn | Politics
Splits in the anti-no deal alliance of MPs in parliament threatened to stymie plans to stop a no-deal Brexit on Friday, as Conservatives and independent...
Moscow set for fresh protests after month of rallies
Moscow (AFP) – Moscow was set for fresh protests Saturday, the latest in a wave of demonstrations that has seen tens of thousands take to...
Macron’s Quiet Summer May Turn to Anger as Voters Return to Work
(Bloomberg) — Macron’s quiet summer season could turn to discontent in the fall. President Emmanuel Macron has spent three weeks in the Cote d’Azur, south...
Fiji PM accuses Scott Morrison of ‘insulting’ and alienating Pacific leaders | World news
Scott Morrison has been accused of causing an extraordinary rift between Australia and Pacific countries by the prime minister of Fiji, who said the Australian...
US issues warrant for seizure of Iranian tanker in Gibraltar
Washington (AFP) – The US Justice Department issued a warrant Friday for the seizure of the Iranian oil supertanker Grace 1, one day after a...