As U.S., North Korea plan to meet, Iran warns against Trump deals
A U.S. push to change the Iran nuclear deal was sending a “very dangerous message” that countries should never negotiate with Washington, Iran’s foreign minister warned as U.S. and North Korean leaders prepare to meet for denuclearization talks.
reuters.com
Drone triggers gunfire outside royal palace in Riyadh
A number of videos have emerged online, showing heavy gunfire in the vicinity of the royal palace in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh. The disturbance was caused by a small drone, which entered an off-limits zone, the police said.
rt.com
US, France & allies should not leave, must build ‘new Syria after war’ – Macron
The US, France, and their allies should not leave Syria after the conflict is over, but must build a “new Syria,” French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview with FoxNews.
rt.com
Tens of thousands of Hungarians protest against PM Orban's rule
Tens of thousands of Hungarians protested on Saturday against government control over the media, which they say helped Prime Minister Viktor Orban to a landslide election victory earlier this month.
reuters.com
North Korea Stops Nuclear Tests, Abolishes Test Site
Kim Jong Un said his country no longer needed to conduct nuclear or intercontinental ballistic missile tests because it has completed its goal of developing nuclear weapons.
telesurtv.net
Armenia unrest: Protesters rally after leader detained
Thousands of anti-government protesters have rallied defiantly in the Armenian capital Yerevan after riot police seized their leader.
bbc.com
Afghanistan: Kabul voter centre suicide attack kills 57
A suicide bomb attack at a voter registration centre in the Afghan capital Kabul has killed at least 57 people, officials say.
bbc.com
CIA Defends Haspel’s Role in Destruction of Tapes
The Central Intelligence Agency declassified a 2011 memo by then-Deputy Director Michael Morell on his decision not to discipline Gina Haspel – President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the organization – for her role in destroying tapes of detainee interrogations that critics called torture.
bloomberg.com
Europe’s Depopulation Time Bomb Is Ticking in the Baltics
Young workers keep leaving for the west, while refugees from the Middle East and Africa are shunned. The UN sees a catastrophe lurking.
bloomberg.com
Paraguay: Polls Open, Conservative Benitez Remains Favorite
Paraguay opens the polls at 6:00 a.m. local time for the country's seventh post-dictatorial general elections, since 1989.
telesurtv.net
Minerals Glut Crushes Independence Dreams as Greenland Votes
With their dream of commodity riches dead in its icy waters, voters on the world’s largest island will focus on the mundane when they head to the polls on Tuesday to elect a new government.
bloomberg.com
Romney fails to win GOP nomination for senate, heads to primary in November
Mitt Romney’s restart of his political career hit a roadblock Saturday.
reuters.com
How Kansas ended up with at at least five teenagers competing for governor
After discovering that Kansas has no minimum age requirement for gubernatorial candidates, a number of teenagers have joined in the running.
businessinsider.com
Three dozen neo-Nazis met in Newnan by hundreds of counter-protesters, lots of police
Ten people – all of them counter-protesters – were arrested Saturday, after weeks of worry over a neo-Nazi rally in Newnan.
wtsp.com