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Washington (CNN)The White House announced Friday that a second summit will take place between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in February. The announcement came after Trump met with Kim Yong Chol, North Korea’s lead negotiator on nuclear talks, for more than 90 minutes in the Oval Office and discussed “denuclearization […]

President Donald Trump holds up a picture of a wall during a meeting on border security in the Cabinet Room on Jan. 11. Immigration hard-liners have been disappointed that the president is pursuing his wall at the cost of stricter immigration policies elsewhere. | Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images Democrats aren’t the only ones who wish President […]

  North Korea may not be ready to bring its intercontinental ballistic missiles and the idea of transferring its nuclear arsenal to China to the negotiating table as bargaining chips in talks with the US, analysts here said Thursday. “Moving ICBMs out of North Korea is what the US has been demanding but there’s no […]

Tenth homeless person dies during Rome’s cold snap A tenth person was found dead on the streets of Rome this week as the capital struggles to protect the homeless from a harsh winter. For language learners: we’ve highlighted some useful vocabulary in this news story. You’ll find the Italian translations at the bottom of the […]

PHOTO: The diesel generators have been switched on to deal with extreme heat in SA and Victoria. (ABC News: Leah MacLennan) Temporary diesel power generators owned by the South Australian Government have been switched on for the first time, as the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) deals with record-breaking heat conditions across SA and Victoria The State […]

Boeing’s Autonomous Passenger Air Vehicle (PAV) prototype is shown during an inaugural test flight, in Manassas, Virginia, U.S., January 22, 2019. (Reuters Photo) Boeing said Wednesday its prototype “flying car” — part of a project aimed at “on-demand autonomous air transportation” — has completed its first successful test flight. The electric vertical takeoff and landing […]

Juan Guaido, president of Venezuela’s National Assembly, holds a copy of the constitution during a rally against Maduro’s government on Wednesday [Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters] Venezuela‘s embattled leader Nicolas Madurosevered relations with the United States and ordered American diplomats out of the country, accusing Washington of orchestrating a coup d’etat after an opposition leader publicly announced he was now […]

File Photo: Egyptian troops in Sinai (Photo: Reuters)  Egyptian troops and security forces have killed 59 terrorists in recent operations, the army said in a statement on Tuesday. In various raids in Sinai and the Suez Canal cities, army forces killed 44 terrorists who were found in possession of rifles and explosive devices, the statement […]

Three Michigan men were apprehended at a Grand Rapids airport and have been charged with supporting Islamic State militants, including one man allegedly headed overseas to fight with them, federal authorities announced Tuesday. Muse Abdikadir Muse, 20, was arrested Monday at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids during security screening for the first […]

Russian Defence Ministry officials show off the new Russia’s 9M729 missile at the military Patriot park outside Moscow on January 23, 2019. (AFP Photo) Russian Defence Ministry officials show off the new Russia’s 9M729 missile at the military Patriot park outside Moscow on January 23, 2019. (AFP Photo) Russia’s military has denied that its Iskander-M […]