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ReutersChina's Xi visits Philippines as Duterte pressed to take tougher line
Xi's visit comes two years after Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte declared he was reorienting his foreign policy away from the United States and toward China, despite decades of mistrust and bitter maritime disputes with Beijing. In a commentary in Monday's Philippine Star newspaper, Xi
ReutersBeijing pioneering citizens' 'points' system critics brand 'Orwellian'
Beijing's municipal government will assign citizens and firms "personal trustworthiness points" by 2021, state media reported on Tuesday, pioneering China's controversial plan for a "social credit" system to monitor citizens and businesses. The system's rollout has attracted
ReutersEurope struggling to set up trading vehicle for Iran: Iran foreign minister
European countries are finding it difficult to set up a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to allow non-dollar trade with Iran, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday, according to parliamentary news agency ICANA. The SPV would act as a clearing house that could be used to help match Iranian
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Why cease-fire with Hamas has formed cracks in Israeli coalition
Above them, a barrage of rockets reeled through the air toward Sderot, their town on Israel’s southern border with the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. “We in the southern border area have always supported Bibi,” Madmoni says, using Mr. Netanyahu’s nickname.
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‘There are no people’: China’s crackdown in the Uyghur heartland
The high ratio of detentions uncovered in the village, while only one data point, offers further firsthand confirmation that China’s program of mass incarceration of ethnic Uyghurs in political education camps in Xinjiang has swept up vast numbers of people in recent years. Experts and human rights
- Christian Science Monitor
In Niger, a reporter seeks a refund and finds astonishing generosity
It could have been an infuriating experience. And then, suddenly, a Nigerien sales clerk transformed the moment into something entirely different.
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For migrants abused in Libya, Europe extends a thin lifeline
Critics say it is just a hypocritical exercise to salve Europe’s conscience. But for Alessandra Morelli, the local head of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), an unusual international effort to rescue refugees from Libya and give them new homes “brings people back to life.”
Associated PressIn Gaza every week, more protests and a rising casualty toll
MALAKA, Gaza Strip (AP) — Atalla Fayoumi hobbles on crutches across the sunbaked plain near Israel's perimeter fence in the Gaza Strip, gazing toward plumes of smoke that have begun rising from a clutch of burning tires in the distance.
AFPAsia tech stocks dive while Ghosn arrest slams Nissan, Mitsubishi
Technology firms led a sell-off across Asian markets Tuesday on fresh concerns about demand for Apple's iPhones, while Japanese car giants Nissan and Mitsubishi plunged on news chairman Carlos Ghosn had been arrested over alleged financial misconduct. Apple collapsed four percent in US trade with
Associated PressThe Latest: French official says Renault should unseat Ghosn
TOKYO (AP) — The Latest on the arrest and investigation into alleged financial misconduct by Nissan's chairman Carlos Ghosn (all times local):
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PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AP) — Disgruntled police and prison guards stormed Papua New Guinea's Parliament on Tuesday in a pay dispute that stemmed from an international summit hosted by the South Pacific island nation over the weekend, a lawmaker said. Images posted by opposition lawmaker
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Pakistan in final round of talks with IMF over bailout deal
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund are into their final round of talks over an $8 billion bailout package Islamabad seeks from the international lending agency to overcome the country's economic woes.
ReutersSecurity forces storm PNG parliament over unpaid APEC wages
"It was the armed forces, police and correctional workers. "They dispersed eventually but we are hearing more are mobilizing." The unrest came days after PNG hosted Asia-Pacific leaders for a regional summit. The APEC summit, which ended at the weekend, propelled PNG onto the world
ReutersSingapore lawmaker blasts Facebook over refusal to take down 'false' post
The criticism follows Facebook's refusal this month of a government request to remove an online article about the city-state's banks and Malaysia's scandal-linked 1MDB state fund, which the government said was false and malicious. "Facebook has...given assurances that it will work
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Spain to vote against Brexit accord if text on Gibraltar not changed: PM
MADRID (Reuters) - Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Tuesday that Spain will vote against the European Union's draft Brexit agreement if the included text on Gibraltar was not changed. "As of today, if there are no changes with respect to Gibraltar, Spain will vote no to the agreement on
AFPOfficer stabbed outside Brussels police station
A Brussels police officer was injured in a pre-dawn knife attack in front of the city's main police station Tuesday, officials said. The stabbing came during a state visit to Belgium by French President Emmanuel Macron that has revived memories of the Paris and Brussels attacks. An assailant stabbed
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Pakistan summons US envoy over Trump's remarks on bin Laden
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's foreign ministry has summoned Paul Jones, America's top diplomat in Islamabad, to protest President Donald Trump's allegation that Islamabad harbored al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden despite getting billions of dollars in American aid.
AFPPolice recommend fraud indictment for Israeli minister
Israeli police on Tuesday recommended the indictment of Interior Minister Arye Deri for fraud and breach of trust in an investigation related to real estate sales. The attorney general will now decide whether to charge Deri, who heads ultra-Orthodox Jewish party Shas and has previously served prison
Associated PressThailand sentences 3 to prison over smuggling of rhino horns
BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court on Tuesday sentenced three people to prison over the smuggling of nearly two dozen rhinoceros horns from Ethiopia worth $1.5 million.
Associated PressDespite UN call for Yemen truce, new clashes around key port
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Fighting between Saudi-led coalition forces and Yemen's Shiite rebels has flared up again around the Red Sea port city of Hodeida despite U.N. calls for a cease-fire, Yemeni officials and witnesses said Tuesday.
Associated PressLandslide derails commuter train near Barcelona, killing 1
MADRID (AP) — One person died and dozens were injured Tuesday after a landslide derailed a commuter train traveling toward Barcelona, Spanish authorities said.
AFPIvanka Trump used personal email for govt business: report
The US president's daughter and senior advisor Ivanka Trump used a personal email account for government business in violation of federal records rules, The Washington Post reported Monday. The Post, citing anonymous sources, said the discovery was made by White House officials reviewing emails
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UK minister Gauke says Brexit deal can get through parliament
British Prime Minister Theresa May can get her draft European Union divorce deal through parliament because opponents will see it is the only way forward and employers will put pressure on lawmakers, the UK's justice minister said on Tuesday. "The meaningful vote which we'll have in December
Associated PressSeoul: North Korea destroys 10 guard posts to lower tensions
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Tuesday blew up some of its front-line guard posts as part of an agreement to ease tensions along its heavily fortified border with South Korea, Seoul's Defense Ministry said.
ReutersPakistan summons U.S. envoy to protest Trump's criticism
Pakistan on Tuesday summoned the U.S. Chargé d'Affaires in Islamabad to protest against remarks made by President Donald Trump who has criticized Pakistan's role in fighting terrorism fight and the killing of Osama bin Laden. Trump's comments over the last few days have angered Pakistan,
