Bashar al-Assad to Visit North Korea: Korean State Media
Korean media says al-Assad will make a visit to Pyongyang. The Syrian leader would be the first head of state to visit Kim in North Korea since he took office in 2011.
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Guatemala volcano: Dozens die as Fuego volcano erupts
Guatemala's most violent volcano eruption in more than a century has killed at least 25 people.
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Trade Tensions Intensify With Trump and Allies Set For Showdown
President Donald Trump is headed for a showdown with America’s allies at a Group of Seven summit this week in Quebec, with the European Union and Canada threatening retaliatory measures unless he reverses course on new steel and aluminum levies.
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Jordan PM Hani Mulki quits after austerity protests
Jordan's Prime Minister Hani Mulki has resigned after days of protests against tax rises and austerity measures.
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Italy's new government: 'Party is over' for migrants, Italy will no longer be 'Europe's refugee camp'
Italy will no longer be "Europe's refugee camp", newly installed interior minister Matteo Salvini said on Monday as he promised tough action to reduce migrant arrivals and send back those who have already come.
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Top Macron aide Alexis Kohler faces French corruption inquiry
French President Emmanuel Macron's chief of staff, Alexis Kohler, is under investigation for alleged influence-peddling and conflict of interest.
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Four Social Leaders, Activists Killed in Colombia in 24 Hours
Yet four more social leaders were murdered in Colombia in just 24 hours, amid a security crisis for activists and community leaders that risk their lives for a better future for their country and the region.
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Trump: I have 'absolute right' to pardon myself
US President Donald Trump has said he has the "absolute right" to pardon himself in the Russia inquiry, while insisting he has done nothing wrong.
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US Seizes Albanian Retiree's Life Savings Without Explanation
A 64-year-old Albanian immigrant to the United States has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CPB) seized his life savings at an airport but never charged him with a crime, according to the Washington Post.
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French rail travel disrupted as rolling strikes continue
France’s SNCF national rail service relaunched rolling strikes for Sunday and Monday, two days after the government offered to forgive most of the company’s debt if it accepts reforms to make it more competitive.
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Rent strike: LA tenants resort to practice from the 1900s as city’s housing crisis worsens
Led by the fledgling LA Tenants Union, inhabitants of multiunit buildings are joining forces and refusing to pay rent until a suitable rent increase agreement with the landlords is reached
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Dancing FBI agent drops gun during backflip and shoots man in leg
An off-duty FBI agent accidentally shot a bystander in the leg when his gun fell from its holster as he cavorted on the dance-floor of a bar in Denver, Colorado, police said.
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