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Hong Kong leader demands end of independence talk, warns ties with Beijing at risk
September 19, 2017
Hong Kong leader demands end of independence talk, warns ties with Beijing at risk
Hong Kong’s leader urged an immediate end to independence debates in the Chinese-ruled global financial hub on Tuesday, warning that…
Haitians blocked at US border find ‘Mexican dream’
September 19, 2017
Haitians blocked at US border find ‘Mexican dream’
Jose Luis Millan found a new crop of star employees at an upscale Tijuana car wash where customers cross the…
Trump, the ‘America First’ president, goes to the UN
September 19, 2017
Trump, the ‘America First’ president, goes to the UN
Elected on the nationalist slogan “America first,” President Donald Trump will use his debut address to the UN General Assembly…
Trump and Macron take spotlight at UN but challenges are key
September 19, 2017
Trump and Macron take spotlight at UN but challenges are key
US President Donald Trump and French leader Emmanuel Macron are expected to take the spotlight at the annual gathering of…
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi condemns abuses in Rakhine but rights groups skeptical
September 19, 2017
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi condemns abuses in Rakhine but rights groups skeptical
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi condemned on Tuesday any human rights violations in troubled Rakhine State and said anyone…
UK statistics body chides Boris Johnson over EU cost claim
September 18, 2017
UK statistics body chides Boris Johnson over EU cost claim
Britain’s statistics regulator has accused Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson of misleadingly claiming that leaving the European Union will give Britain…
Putin to watch parachute drop, part of war games that have rattled West
September 18, 2017
Putin to watch parachute drop, part of war games that have rattled West
President Vladimir Putin arrived at a remote army training ground on Monday to watch a military parachute drop, part of…
How Trump’s advisers schooled him on globalism
September 18, 2017
How Trump’s advisers schooled him on globalism
On a sweltering Washington summer day, President Donald Trump’s motorcade pulled up to the Pentagon for a meeting largely billed…
Senate poised to pass $700 billion defense policy bill
September 18, 2017
Senate poised to pass $700 billion defense policy bill
The Senate is poised to pass a defense policy bill that pumps $700 billion into the Pentagon budget, expands US…
Rights group urges new Myanmar sanctions over Rohingya crisis
September 18, 2017
Rights group urges new Myanmar sanctions over Rohingya crisis
A rights group has called for targeted sanctions and an arms embargo against the Myanmar military in response to an…