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US says Iran nuclear inspections must continue

by Andrew Beatty Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The White House wants intrusive inspections of Iran’s nuclear sites to continue despite President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from a landmark accord on Tehran’s atomic program, US officials have told AFP. Days after the US president walked away from a three-year-old deal that mandated rigorous scrutiny of Iranian facilities, senior administration officials said monitoring should continue regardless. Known officially as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the […]

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Historic Trump-Kim summit set for June 12 in Singapore

by Andrew Beatty Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump on Thursday revealed his historic summit with Kim Jong Un — the first-ever between a sitting US president and a North Korean leader — will take place in Singapore on June 12. The location and date of the landmark meeting were announced in a presidential tweet just hours after Trump welcomed to the United States three American prisoners released by Pyongyang. “We will both […]

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Europe can no longer rely on US to ‘protect’ it: Merkel

AACHEN, Germany (AFP) — Europe can no longer rely on the United States to protect it, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday, urging the bloc to take its destiny in its own hands. “It is no longer such that the United States simply protects us, but Europe must take its destiny in its own hands, that’s the task of the future,” she said, after US President Donald Trump left traditional allies scrambling by ditching the […]

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Plane with 3 Americans freed by N.Korea lands near Washington

ANDREWS AIR FORCE, United States (AFP) — A plane carrying three Americans freed from imprisonment by North Korea arrived near Washington early Thursday. On hand to greet them in the middle of the night at Joint Base Andrews was President Donald Trump, who is preparing for a historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. © Agence France-Presse

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Putin voices ‘deep concern’ at Trump Iran move: Kremlin

by Anna Malpas © Agence France-Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for talks, after expressing his “deep concern” over US President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal. Netanyahu, who has backed Trump’s decision on Iran, Israel’s arch-foe, said after the meeting that he shared his “views on issues that include Iran’s secret nuclear archive” and the “current tension” with the Russian leader. “I […]

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Trump to greet Americans freed by North Korea

  by Andrew Beatty © Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump will greet three Americans released by North Korea at an airbase near Washington Thursday, underscoring a much needed diplomatic win and a stepping stone to a historic summit with Kim Jong Un. Trump will make the short helicopter ride from the White House to Joint Base Andrews to meet Kim Hak-song, Tony Kim and Kim Dong-chul in person, after their […]

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Facebook makes major management overhaul

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Facebook on Tuesday confirmed an unprecedented management team shakeup in the aftermath of a major data privacy scandal that has rocked the social network. Co-founder Mark Zuckerberg remained chief of Facebook, with chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg his second-in-command. Chris Cox, a longtime member of Zuckerberg’s inner circle, was put in charge of Facebook’s core application as well as smartphone services Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger, the California-based company confirmed. […]

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Seoul expects N.Korea will release 3 US detainees to Pompeo

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea is expected to release three US detainees as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits Wednesday, an official at the South’s presidential office said according to the Yonhap news agency. Pompeo arrived in Pyongyang to discuss preparations for a summit between leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump on the North’s nuclear weapons. But the three Korean-Americans detained in the North is a significant domestic political issue […]

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China vice premier to visit US for trade talks: White House

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — China’s top economic official will visit Washington next week to continue trade discussions, the White House said Monday, as threatened tariffs on billions of dollars of goods could be imposed this month. The visit by Vice Premier Liu He — considered President Xi Jinping’s right-hand man on economic issues — comes after he led talks in Beijing last week with a high-level US delegation that made little headway in resolving […]

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Hawaii volcano destroys over two dozen homes, more threatened

  by Frederic J. Brown Agence France Presse LEILANI ESTATES, United States (AFP) — More than two dozen homes have been destroyed and dozens more are threatened by red-hot lava seeping from the Kilauea volcano, the most active in Hawaii, civil defense officials said. Evacuation orders remained in place Monday for hundreds of residents of the Leilani Estates and Lanipuna Gardens areas in the eastern part of Hawaii’s Big Island. Hawaii’s Civil Defense Agency, in […]

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New fissures open up near Hawaiian volcano as danger persists

LEILANI ESTATES, Hawaii (AFP) — The Kilauea volcano, the most active in Hawaii, was highly unstable Sunday as lava spouted into the air and fissures emitted deadly gases — hazards that have forced thousands of people to evacuate. Eight fissures have opened so far, the most recent one late Saturday, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported at 9:40 GMT on Sunday. All are in or near Leilani Estates and Lanipuna Gardens areas, where over 1,500 residents […]

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Duterte: US, Aquino to be blamed for Chinese militarization in South China Sea

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, May 4, blamed the United States and former President Benigno Aquino III for Chinese militarization in the South China Sea. The President made the pronouncement following reports the Chinese have been successful in deploying missiles in Subi Reef, Mischief Reef and Fiery Cross Reef, reefs claimed by the Philippines in the Spratlys. “So Aquino filed an arbitration case. We won. He was still there. Bakit hindi niya ginawa […]

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