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URGENT: Trump lands in Hanoi for North Korea nuclear summit

US President Donald Trump landed in Hanoi on Tuesday for two days of talks to try to persuade North Korean…

Israel ex-minister sentenced to 11 years for spying for Iran

  JERUSALEM (AFP) -- An Israeli ex-minister was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Tuesday for spying for his…

North Korea’s Kim arrives in Hanoi for nuclear summit with Trump

  by Jenny VAUGHAN / Richard CARTER Agence France Presse HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- Kim Jong Un arrived in Hanoi…

Iran foreign minister Zarif announces resignation on Instagram

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who was the lead negotiator in the 2015 nuclear deal,…

India toxic alcohol deaths jump to 133: police

At least 35 more workers have died in northeastern India after drinking toxic liquor, police said Sunday, taking the death…

Emperor urges Japan to be ‘open to the outside’

Japan's Emperor Akihito urged his country to be open to the outside world at a ceremony marking 30 years of…

North Korean leader rides train on way to Vietnam

by Poornima WEERASEKARA Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's armoured train chugged across…

North Korean leader’s train arrives in China

by Matthew Knight and  Claire Lee North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's armoured train arrived in China late Saturday ahead…

Japan’s Okinawa to vote on controversial US base move

Residents of Japan's Okinawa go to the polls Sunday in a closely watched referendum on the controversial relocation of a…

Toxic alcohol kills 98 in India, hundreds hospitalised

Ninety-eight workers have died and at least 200 others have been hospitalised in northeastern India after drinking toxic liquor, officials…

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