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Trump says he could send migrants to ‘sanctuary cities’

US President Donald Trump said Friday he is seriously considering funneling detained illegal migrants into the self-declared sanctuary cities that oppose his tough immigration policies. Trump’s announcement on Twitter reversed a previous White House assurance that the idea — criticized as political retribution against cities led by opposition Democrats — had been dropped. “Due to the fact that Democrats are unwilling to change our very dangerous immigration laws, we are indeed, as reported, giving strong […]

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North Korean leader open to third Trump summit: KCNA

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is willing meet with US President Donald Trump a third time if Washington comes to the table with the “right attitude”, state media reported Saturday. Kim also said he would wait until the end of the year “for the US to make a courageous decision” on another meeting, after his most recent summit with Trump in Vietnam broke down and both sides left […]

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Algeria lawmakers elect first new president in 20 years

  by Claire Doyen Agence France Presse ALGIERS, Algeria (AFP) — Lawmakers named the speaker of the upper house as Algeria’s first new president in two decades Tuesday, after the resignation of Abdelaziz Bouteflika following mass protests. The election of Abdelkader Bensalah as interim president follows constitutional rules but goes against the demands of demonstrators, who have pushed for him and other top politicians to stand down. “I want to work towards fulfilling the interests […]

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Hong Kong democracy leaders convicted in Umbrella Movement trial

  by Yan Zhao and Elaine Yu Agence France Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) — A group of Hong Kong activists face jail after being convicted Tuesday on colonial-era “public nuisance” charges for their role in organizing mass pro-democracy protests that paralyzed the city for months and infuriated Beijing. The convictions followed a trial that has renewed alarm over shrinking freedoms under an assertive China which has rejected demands by Hong Kongers asking for a […]

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Britain’s May seeks Brexit delay from Merkel, Macron

by James Pheby Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May meets the leaders of Germany and France on Tuesday in a last-gasp bid to keep her country from crashing out of the European Union later this week. Her huddles with Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin and President Emmanuel Macron in Paris come on the eve of another tension-packed summit in Brussels focused on the fate of the 46-year-old partnership. […]

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Kirstjen Nielsen: ‘Extreme’ immigration enforcer not tough enough for Trump

Kirstjen Nielsen, the US homeland security chief whose departure was announced by Donald Trump on Sunday, was said to be a frequent target of the president’s ire despite being among the staunchest defenders of his controversial immigration policies. Last summer, as images were broadcast of wailing children being wrested from their parents under the administration’s practice of separating families, she took to the White House podium to defend the “zero tolerance” approach, becoming the face […]

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Venezuela’s Guaido calls demo to maintain pressure on Maduro

by Alexander MARTINEZ CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido urged his supporters to demonstrate in the streets Saturday to maintain pressure on his rival President Nicolas Maduro, amid rising anger over the collapse of public services. Thousands of opposition supporters are expected to march through the capital Caracas from 11:00 am on Saturday as Venezuela’s power struggle is exacerbated by massive blackouts and the collapse of water supplies. Guaido, recognized as interim […]

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Google disbands artificial intelligence ethics board

  by Glenn Chapman Agence France Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Google on Thursday confirmed that it has disbanded a recently assembled artificial intelligence ethics advisory panel in the face of controversy over its membership. The end of the Advanced Technology External Advisory Council (ATEAC) came just days after a group of Google employees launched a public campaign against having the president of conservative think-tank Heritage Foundation among its members. Another member of […]

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South Korean police apologize for 70-year-old island massacre

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korean police apologized for the first time Wednesday over massacres that killed 10,000 people decades ago and the military expressed deep regret as President Moon Jae-in seeks to re-examine history. On April 3, 1948 members of the communist Workers’ Party of Southern Korea — an ally of the organization that still rules the North — launched an armed uprising on the southern island of Jeju, attacking a dozen […]

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‘Nothing is going to stop us,’ says Venezuela’s Guaido after immunity lifted

CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Tuesday insisted nothing would stop his bid to remove his rival, President Nicolas Maduro, after loyalist lawmakers stripped him of parliamentary immunity and left him open to prosecution. “The people are determined and nothing is going to stop us,” the self-declared interim president, who is recognized by over 50 countries, announced to supporters and journalists. “There is no turning back in this process,” he added. […]

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Venezuela’s Guaido fears arrest after court ruling

CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela’s Juan Guaido said Tuesday he feared being abducted by government agents in the coming days after a Supreme Court request to lift his parliamentary immunity heaped pressure on the opposition leader in his power struggle with President Nicolas Maduro. “They can try to kidnap me,” said Guaido, recognized as the oil-rich country’s interim president by more than 50 countries. Monday’s decision by the Supreme Court — which is controlled by […]

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Whistleblower reveals ‘grave breaches’ in White House security clearances

  by Paul Handley Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Some 25 White House officials including top advisors of President Donald Trump were given security clearances despite staff recommendations against it, a whistleblower has told Congress. House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings said in a letter Monday that White House security official Tricia Newbold detailed to his panel “grave breaches of national security at the highest levels of the Trump Administration.” None of […]

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