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Ex-NY Assembly Speaker faces 2nd corruption trialReuters, New YorkFormer New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is expected to go to trial on federal corruption...
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Trump says he will be impeached if Republicans are routed in midterms
The Independent :Donald Trump has urged Republicans to fight to keep control of the House of Representatives to save him being impeached by the Democrats.Republicans...
Xi Jinping links microchip to human heart
PTI, Beijing :Chinese President Xi Jinping has likened a microchip to the human heart, saying “no matter how big a person is, he or she...
Comey calls GOP-led probe on Russia a ‘wreck,’ slams Trump’s credibility
HuffPost :Former FBI Director James Comey on Sunday derided the Republican House Intelligence Committee’s report on meddling by Russia in the 2016 election as “a...
Barnier warns Brexit talks at `risk` over Ireland issue
AFP, Dundalk :The European Commission’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier warned the talks were at “risk” because of disagreements over the future of the Irish...
Kim Jong offers to close nuclear test site in May, invite US experts
AFP, Seoul :North Korea promised to close its atomic test site next month and invite US weapons experts to the country, Seoul said Sunday, as...
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Trump, Kim meeting likely in three-four weeksReuters, WashingtonU.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday a meeting with North Korea could happen over the next three...
Pompeo, in Saudi Arabia, talks tough on Iran, Gulf dispute
AP, Riyadh :U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is using the Middle East leg of his first trip abroad as America’s top diplomat to call...
Melania Trump’s life is full of restrictions: French first lady
People :After traveling to the White House with her husband French President Emmanuel Macron for President Donald Trump’s first state visit this week, Brigitte told...
Palestinian congress to convene as Abbas seeks to strengthen hand
AFP, Ramallah :The parliament of the Palestine Liberation Organisation convenes for the first time in decades Monday, as ageing President Mahmud Abbas seeks to strengthen...
Thousands of Christians also flee fresh fighting in Myanmar’s Kachin state
BBC Online :Thousands of people have fled renewed fighting between the army and ethnic Kachin rebels in Myanmar’s northernmost state. Some 4,000 people have been...
Trump says he has responsibility to resolve Korean conflict
AP, Washington :President Donald Trump is claiming credit for a historic inter-Korean summit, but now faces a burden in helping turn the Korean leaders’ bold...