International
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Korean leaders plant tree for peace at border
Date: 2018-04-27 09:12:16 GMT - south korea - International - SN:3 - ID:7371715
The leaders of the two Koreas planted a pine tree on the heavily fortified border dividing their countries on Friday as the afternoon session of their summit got under way. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in ....
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Lavrov may meet Pompeo May 21 in Argentina
Date: 2018-04-27 09:00:44 GMT - Russia - International - SN:2 - ID:7371692
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is set to meet with newly-appointed US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on May 21 in Buenos Aires, on the sidelines of G20 meetings . The meeting has not been confirmed yet, a source with the Russian Foreign ....
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Kim crosses to N. Korean side after 1st meeting with Moon
Date: 2018-04-27 08:42:17 GMT - south korea - International - SN:1 - ID:7371650
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un returned to the North Korean side of Panmunjom after his first meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in ended, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported on Friday. He was set to again cross the inter-Korean ....
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Russia rejects any prospect for changes, additions to Iran nuclear deal
Date: 2018-04-26 22:05:55 GMT - Russia - International - SN:22 - ID:7371395
Russia says it sees no room for amendments or additions to the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six world countries as a deadline looms for the US to announce whether or not it will keep its side of the bargain. Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman ....
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One person dies in Czech after chemical leak in Decin plant
Date: 2018-04-26 19:42:45 GMT - Czech - International - SN:19 - ID:7371312
One person died following a leak of phenol from a tanker in Decin in north of Czech on Thursday morning, which occurred at a local chemical plant producing detergents and various raw materials, Radio Prague reported. Altogether 16 people ....
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US president to visit UK on July 13
Date: 2018-04-26 19:09:39 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:18 - ID:7371265
U.S. President Donald Trump will pay a state visit to the United Kingdom on July 13, a spokesperson for the British Prime Minister announced Thursday. According to The Guardian, the spokesperson said in a statement that Trump will hold bilateral ....
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Mike Pompeo confirmed as US secretary of state
Date: 2018-04-26 18:46:28 GMT - USA - International - SN:17 - ID:7371235
The U.S. Senate voted to confirm on Thursday defense hardliner Mike Pompeo as U.S. Secretary of State to replace Rex Tillerson, who vacated the position after a stream of criticism from US President Donald Trump, The New York Post reported. A ....
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Macron says France will increase support to coalition in Syria
Date: 2018-04-26 10:20:23 GMT - France - International - SN:11 - ID:7370256
French President Emmanuel Macron promised to increase France’s military involvement in Syria and back the US presence in the country’s north. Macron said at a briefing in Washington "We are fully committed, and we will continue and increase our ....
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Macron urges US to engage more in global affairs
Date: 2018-04-26 08:50:02 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:7370048
Emmanuel Macron may be known in the US for his close relationship to President Donald Trump, but in his address to Congress on Wednesday, the French President took aim at several key points of Trump's agenda, the CNN reported. Speaking before US ....
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UN warns of surge in attacks on Syrian civilians
Date: 2018-04-26 08:36:31 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:7370029
The UN's deputy humanitarian chief Ursula Mueller said attacks on civilians in Syria and their homes, schools and health facilities "have reached some of the highest levels since the conflict began" seven years ago, ABC News reported. The needs ....