Tag: politics
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South Korea’s Lee calls for ‘new era’ with northern neighbor
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said his country was committed to de-escalating tensions with North Korea as part of an effort to “usher in a new era of peaceful co-existence and renewed growth.” In an address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, Lee pledged to “restore broken inter-Korean trust…
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‘Everything’s frozen for you’: Stopped on the street by NYC police, France’s Macron calls … Trump
French President Emmanuel Macron has shown he can reach President Donald Trump anytime
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US and China are ‘talking past each other’ on key issues, says US lawmaker visiting Beijing
A U.S. lawmaker leading a bipartisan congressional delegation visiting Beijing says the United States and China are “talking past each other” on key issues
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Super typhoon blowing by northern Philippines and Taiwan forces evacuations and closures
Thousands of people have been evacuated from northern Philippine villages and schools and offices were closed in the archipelago and neighboring Taiwan as one of the strongest typhoons this year threatens to cause flooding and landslides on its way to southeastern China
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US bars Iran’s diplomats from shopping at Costco without permission
The Trump administration has formally barred Iranian diplomats based in or visiting New York from shopping at wholesale club stores like Costco and purchasing luxury goods in the United States without specific permission from the State Department
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Russia and Ukraine trade deadly drone strikes as Zelenskyy anticipates intense diplomacy at UN
Russia and Ukraine are accusing each other of deadly drone strikes on civilian areas as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy anticipates a busy week at the U.N. General Assembly in New York
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Dominican Republic says it seized cocaine that was on speedboat destroyed by US Navy
Authorities in the Dominican Republic say they have confiscated some of the cocaine transported by a speedboat that was destroyed recently by the U.S. Navy, as the Trump administration carries out a controversial anti narcotics mission in the southern Caribbean
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UK, Australia and Canada recognize a Palestinian state, prompting anger from Israel
The U.K., Australia and Canada have formally recognized a Palestinian state, prompting an angry response from Israel
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Canada, UK recognize Palestinian state in break with Trump
Canada, the UK and Australia have formally recognized a Palestinian state, joining a growing global consensus and pushing ahead with a policy that has drawn criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump. The Canadian and Australian governments announced the move in separate statements on Sunday, calling it a “co-ordinated international effort” toward a two-state solution. Prime…
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Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada has recognized a Palestinian state.
TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada has recognized a Palestinian state.