North Korea open to denuclearization talks with US
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Gangs Exploit Refugee Crisis to Enslave People: Nobel Laureate Satyarthi
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The refugee crisis has exacerbated human trafficking and modern slavery with global action needed to tackle the criminal gangs now selling people as well as firearms and drugs, Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi said on Monday (05/03). (Reuters Photo/Kieran Guilbert) New … Read More
Trump says North Korea ‘called up,’ seeking talks with the United States
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President Donald Trump said Saturday that North Korea has recently sought talks with the United States and that he “won’t rule out direct talks with Kim Jong Un,” the North Korean leader. “Now we’re talking. They, by the way, called up … Read More
China says it does not want a trade war with US
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China does not want a trade war with the United States but will defend its interests, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Sunday. Won’t sit by and watch as China’s interests are damaged-minister Trump last week unveiled plan for import … Read More
Europe starts preparing Mideast peace initiative
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ARTICLE SUMMARY The one-sided decision by the United States to relocate its embassy to Jerusalem in May opens the way for a European Mideast peace initiative. European High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini shakes hands with … Read More
Netanyahu Government Dangerously Close to Collapse
The big news of the day in Israel on Sunday was how dangerously close Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is to collapse. According to some sources within the coalition, Israel might have early elections as soon as June of this … Read More
Cold War-like conflicts in the region and the Arab dilemma
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The Russian veto of the draft resolution condemning Iranian interference in Yemen brings to mind the Cold War era. It is clearly an incident reminiscent of that time, if not more terrifying in its import, which took place in the … Read More
Week After Papua New Guinea Quake, Nearly 150,000 People in Urgent Need of Aid
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FILE PHOTO: A local stands next to a damaged house near a landslide in the town of Tari after an earthquake struck Papua New Guinea’s Southern Highlands in this image taken February 27, 2018 obtained from social media. Francis Ambrose/via … Read More
An attack on North Korea could start a US-China war — Don’t do it
Following the Winter Olympics, South Korean President Moon Jae-in indicated he was ready to talk to North Korea and engage in diplomacy. And while Vice President Mike Pence – who earlier announced severe sanctions on the North –first signaled a willingness to … Read More
Trump: European Union has ‘been brutal’ to the US
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(CNN)President Donald Trump said Saturday that the European Union’s trade policies have “been brutal” to the United States, a sentiment he shared both online and in person after EU leaders condemned his recently announced 25% tariff on steel and 10% tariff on … Read More