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BEIJING, July 17, 2018 -- U.S. President Donald Trump (L) shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a joint press conference in Helsinki, Finland, on July 16, 2018. (Xinhua/Lehtikuva/Jussi Nukari) (Xinhua/Lehtikuva/Jussi Nukari via Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Russia Says Putin And Trump Discussed Referendum In Ukraine
By Angela Charlton, Associated Press
Russia's ambassador revealed the discussions amid confusion in the U.S. about what the two presidents agreed behind closed doors.
Fox News Channel anchor Sean Hannity poses for photographs as he sits on the set of his show "Hannity" at the Fox News Channel's studios in New York City, October 28, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: MEDIA POLITICS ENTERTAINMENT)
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VIDEOS
Hannity Interviews Trump After Russia Presser
After facing tough questions from the world’s press, President Donald Trump was served some easy ones from Fox News’ Sean Hannity.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin hold a joint news conference after their meeting in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Kevin Lamarque / Reuters
POLITICS
Forced To Choose Between Putin And His Own Government, Trump Picks Putin
By S.V. Date
Trump says that both countries are equally to blame for the tensions, rather than Russia’s invasion of Crimea or interference in the 2016 U.S. election.
VIDEOS
Don Excuses Vlad
Ahead of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump says the U.S. and the Mueller investigation are to blame for poor relations between Moscow and Washington.
SCRANTON, PA - JULY 27: Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses a crowd of supporters on July 27, 2016 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Trump spoke at the Lackawanna College Student Union Gymnasium. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Trump Blames Washington For Poor Russia Ties Ahead Of Putin Summit
By Jeff Mason and Andrew Osborn, Reuters
“Our relationship with Russia has NEVER been worse,” Trump tweeted ahead of the bilateral meeting in Helsinki, Finland.
U.S. President Donald Trump waves to the media after arriving in Vantaa, Finland, July 15, 2018. Lehtikuva/Heikki Saukkomaa via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS. FINLAND OUT.
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POLITICS
Trump And Putin Hold First Summit Talks In Finland
By Jeff Mason and Andrew Osborn, Reuters
Trump has repeatedly said it would be in the U.S. interest to improve ties with Russia.
Members of a caravan of migrants from Central America, enter the United States border and customs facility, where they are expected to apply for asylum, in Tijuana, Mexico May 4, 2018. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
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WORLD NEWS
Report: Mexico Opposes U.S. Plan To Make It Take Asylum Seekers
By Gabriel Stargardter, Reuters
Mexico views the proposal as a red line it will not cross.
VIDEOS
Trump Takes Credit For NATO Spending Boost
At an unscheduled press briefing, President Trump took credit for fixing a crisis with his allies that he created.
(First row L-R) German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Belgium's Prime Minister Charles Michel, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, US President Donald Trump, Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May (second row L-R) Denmark's Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Poland's President Andrzej Duda, French President Emmanuel Macron (third row) Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama, Czech Republic President Milos Zeman and Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez pose for a family picture ahead of the opening ceremony of the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) summit, at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium July 11, 2018. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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POLITICS
After Trump's Tirades About NATO Spending, Attention Shifts To Afghanistan
By Robin Emmott, Reuters
The long conflict in Afghanistan is at the top of Thursday's agenda at the NATO summit in Brussels.
VIDEOS
Trump Slams Reports That North Korea Is Developing Nukes, Despite Their Deal
Trump has lashed out at evidence North Korea has already gone back on its promise to stop developing nuclear weapons
Sakie Yokota holds up a photo of her 13-year-old daughter Megumi who North Korea kidnapped in 1977
Nick Robins-Early
WORLD NEWS
North Korea Kidnapped Her 13-Year-Old Daughter. She Spent Decades Trying To Get Her Back.
By Nick Robins-Early
During the 1970s and 80s, North Korea abducted at least 17 Japanese citizens.
James Melville
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WORLD NEWS
U.S. Ambassador To Estonia Resigns Over Trump's European Union Comments
By Mary Papenfuss
James D. Melville Jr. said it's time for him to take the "honorable course."
Britain's Prince William leaves following a visit at Luminus Technical University College in Amman on June 25, 2018. - William arrived in Jordan at the start of a Middle East tour that will see him become the first British royal to pay official visits to both Israel and the Palestinian territories. (Photo by Khalil MAZRAAWI / AFP) (Photo credit should read KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP/Getty Images)
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WORLD NEWS
Prince William Makes Historic British Royal Visit To Israel, Palestinian Territories
By Jeffrey Heller, Reuters
He's the first official British royal to visit the Holy Land.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a working lunch with African leaders during the U.N. General Assembly in New York, U.S., September 20, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Kevin Lamarque / Reuters
POLITICS
U.S. Withdraws From U.N. Human Rights Council
By Lesley Wroughton and Steve Holland, Reuters
The United States has long threatened to quit if it was not reformed.
Former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin speaks with former energy minister Gonen Segev during a conference in Jerusalem, in this file photo released by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), obtained by Reuters on June 18, 2018. REUTERS/GPO/Handout ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. ISRAEL OUT.
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WORLD NEWS
Former Israeli Cabinet Minister Indicted After Allegedly Spying For Iran
Israel's Shin Bet said Gonen Segev had been living in Nigeria and “was recruited by Iranian intelligence and served as an agent.”
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un attend a signing ceremony during a summit at the Capella Hotel on the resort island of Sentosa, Singapore June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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POLITICS
Trump Has Promised More Talks With North Korea. Here's What To Expect.
By Akbar Shahid Ahmed
Follow-up talks, to begin next week, need to cover a lot of ground. But dialogue at least delays the prospect of a military confrontation.
The new American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) is seen in Taipei, Taiwan June 2, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Tyrone Siu / Reuters
POLITICS
U.S. Shows Off New De Facto Embassy In Taiwan Amid China Tensions
The American Institute of Taiwan opened to conduct relations between the two countries.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un leave after their summit at the truce village of Panmunjom, North Korea, in this handout picture provided by the Presidential Blue House on May 26, 2018. Picture taken on May 26, 2018. The Presidential Blue House /Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY
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WORLD NEWS
U.S., North Korean Officials Meet For Talks On Possible Summit
By Hyonhee Shin and Lesley Wroughton, Reuters/HuffPost
“A U.S. delegation is in ongoing talks with North Korean officials at Panmunjom,” State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said.
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, speaks before singing S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, And Consumer Protection Act, with administration officials and members of Congress in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, May 24, 2018. The House Tuesday voted 258-to-159 to send Trump the most significant overhaul of banking oversight to become law since Dodd-Frank was enacted in 2010. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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U.S. NEWS
The Hidden Meaning Of American Decline
By TomDispatch, Editorial Partner
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President Donald Trump talks to the media next to the Americans formerly held hostage in North Korea, upon their arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., May 10, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
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OPINION
Trump's North Korea Summit Never Had A Chance
By Greg Dobbs, Guest Writer
He's always put domestic politics over diplomatic success.
FILE: U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Xi Jinping, China's president, shake hands during a news conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017. The one year anniversary of U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration falls on Saturday, January 20, 2018. Our editors select the best archive images looking back over Trumps first year in office. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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VIDEOS
Even After A Year In Office, Trump Can't Decide How He Feels About China
As Trump tries to broker a trade deal with China, let's just say his history of with Beijing is... complicated.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers remarks on the Trump administration's Iran policy at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, U.S. May 21, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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WORLD NEWS
Commander Says Iran’s People Will Respond To Pompeo's Threats With A Punch In The Mouth
A senior Iranian military commander poured scorn on U.S. threats to tighten sanctions.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif meets with European Commissioner for Energy and Climate, Miguel Arias Canete, in Tehran, Iran May 20, 2018. REUTERS/Alissa de Carbonnel
Alissa DeCarbonnel / Reuters
WORLD NEWS
Iran Says Europe's Support For Nuclear Deal Isn't Enough After America's Withdrawal
By Alissa de Carbonnel, Reuters
“We have to preserve this agreement so we don’t have to negotiate a new agreement,” the EU's energy chief said.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un makes a speech during a visit to Dalian, China in this undated photo released on May 9, 2018 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA.
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WORLD NEWS
North Korea Threatens To 'Reconsider' Trump Summit, Cancels South Korea Talks
By Dominique Mosbergen
Pyongyang condemned recent joint military exercises conducted by the United States and South Korea, calling the drills an "intentional provocation."
A wounded Palestinian demonstrator is evacuated during a protest against U.S. embassy move to Jerusalem and ahead of the 70th anniversary of Nakba, at the Israel-Gaza border in the southern Gaza Strip May 14, 2018. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Ibraheem Abu Mustafa / Reuters
WORLD NEWS
Israeli Forces Kill Dozens Of Palestinians As Protests Intensify Over U.S. Embassy In Jerusalem
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Jeffrey Heller, Reuters
In Gaza, Palestinian protests quickly turned into bloodshed.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks during a reception held at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem, ahead of the moving of the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, May 13, 2018. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Amir Cohen / Reuters
WORLD NEWS
U.S. To Open New Embassy In Jerusalem, But Other Nations Prefer To Wait For Peace Deal
By Ori Lewis, Reuters
Major powers worry that the U.S. move could inflame Palestinian unrest in the occupied West Bank and on the Gaza Strip border.
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