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Sydney Man Charged With Brokering North Korea Missile Sales
The Australian Federal Police say the 59-year-old naturalized Australian used encrypted communication to broker sales and discuss the supply of weapons of mass destruction.
US Asks Deutsche Bank For Info on Flynn-Linked Transactions: Report
The request is part of an investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election that brought Trump to office.
Rex Tillerson Urges Long Halt to North Korea Weapons Tests Before Any Talks
Tillerson had raised hopes this week that the United States and North Korea could negotiate to resolve their standoff when he said that the United States was “ready to talk any time North Korea would like to talk."
Will Take Unilateral Steps in Areas of Divergence With Pakistan: US
"To move forward, we must see fundamental changes in the way Pakistan deals with terrorist safe-havens in its territory," the report said.
Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to Marry on May 19
Queen Elizabeth's grandson, fifth-in-line to the throne, and Markle, who stars in the US TV legal drama "Suits", announced their engagement last month with the marriage to take place in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.
Four Children Killed, 19 Injured After Train And School Bus Collide in Southwestern France
An SNCF spokeswoman said the train, Which collided with a school bus outside the town of Perpignan in southwestern France on Thursday, was running at 80 kilometres an hour at the time of the accident and 25 people were on board.
South Sudan Resumes Issuing Passports After Month-long Stoppage
According to a senior immigration official, South Sudan's German technology provider shut down the system for a month because the country failed to pay its bills.
North Korea's Kim Jong-Un Vows Victory in Showdown With US
Kim told workers behind the latest test that his country would "victoriously advance and leap as the strongest nuclear power and military power in the world" at a conference on Tuesday
North Korea May Be Making a Fortune From Bitcoin Mania
North Korean hackers targeted four different exchanges that trade bitcoin and other digital currencies in South Korea in July and August, sending malicious emails to employees, according to police.
Adani Says Will 'Adjust to Constraints' After Australia Coal Loan Veto
Palaszczuk, who long supported Adani's application for the loan in the face of widespread political and environmental opposition, reversed her position early in her campaign, after anti-Adani protesters turned up at many of her appearances.
Nepal Polls: Left Alliance Wins 26 Seats, Nepali Congress 3
The Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) has won 18 seats while its alliance partner the CPN Maoist-Centre eight. The opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has won three seats while independent one.
US Issues New Travel Warning for Pakistan, Says Terror Groups Still Active
The warning comes in the wake of increasing terrorist violence, including sectarian attacks, in Pakistan.
Jerusalem Declaration: United Nations Security Council to Meet on Friday
The UN Secretary General Antnio Guterres is expected to address the Security Council on Friday. Earlier in a statement, Guterres said that Jerusalem was the final status issue and must be resolved through direct negotiations.
Palestinians Seethe at Trump's 'Insane' Jerusalem Move
Jerusalem -- specifically its eastern Old City, home to important shrines of Judaism, Christianity and Islam -- is at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Plot to Kill British Prime Minister Theresa May Foiled, Says Report
Sky News reported on Tuesday, citing sources, that police had foiled a plot to assassinate British Prime Minister Theresa May.
UAE, South Korea Among 17 Tax Havens Blacklisted by European Union
EU finance ministers approved a common blacklist on Tuesday made up of American Samoa, Bahrain, Barbados, Grenada, Guam, South Korea, Macau, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Namibia, Palau, Panama, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia and United Ar...