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Indonesia responds to Olympic consequences for barring Israeli gymnasts from world championships

Indonesian Minister of Sport Erick Thohir has responded to the recent global backlash and the consequences of denying visas to the Israeli national gymnastics team for the world championships in Jakarta. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommended this week that no international sporting events be held in Indonesia, adding it …

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North Korea launches ballistic missiles days before Trump's visit to the peninsula

North Korea test fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday, just days before President Donald Trump is expected to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders in South Korea. South Korea’s military said the missiles, which were the first launched by its neighbor in five months, originated from …

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Schumer accuses Trump of 'skipping town' during shutdown as president heads to Asia for trade talks

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Friday accused President Donald Trump of “skipping town” for a trip to Asia during the ongoing government shutdown. Trump departed for Asia Friday night for a weeklong trip that will include stops in Malaysia, Japan and South Korea. Republicans and Democrats remain divided …

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Trump says he's 'open' to meeting with Kim Jong Un during Asia trip, North Korea is 'sort of a nuclear power'

President Donald Trump said Saturday that he is “open” to meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized zone (DMZ) while he is in South Korea during his trip to Asia. “I’d be open to it, 100%. I got along very well with him, Kim Jong Un,” …

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How Louvre burglars obtained truck-mounted lift to make off with jewels worth more than $100M

The thieves behind the daring Louvre Museum heist in Paris, France, appear to have used a truck-mounted moving lift — the kind professional movers use to hoist furniture up to apartment windows — in order to scale the building’s second floor, according to Laure Beccuau, the Paris prosecutor. The burglars …

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Frantic manhunt launched after asylum seeker who sexually assaulted teen accidentally freed from prison

Britain’s immigration system is under fire after officials confirmed an Ethiopian asylum seeker who sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl and another woman was accidentally released from prison Friday, sparking a manhunt for the fugitive sex offender. Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, was sentenced in September to 12 months behind bars, Reuters …

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American missionary kidnapped in Niger by suspected Islamist militants, sources say

The U.S. government is aware of the kidnapping of an American Christian missionary in the West African nation of Niger, U.S. official sources told Fox News. The sources told Fox News that they suspect that the missionary has been taken north to Islamic State-controlled areas where an offshoot of ISIS …

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Trump witnesses Thailand, Cambodia sign peace expansion months after brokering ceasefire

Cambodia and Thailand on Sunday signed an expansion of a ceasefire that U.S. President Donald Trump helped broker over the summer to end their border conflict. Trump threatened higher tariffs against both countries to push them into agreeing to end the fighting. Dozens of people were killed and hundreds of …

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Hungary’s LGTBQ community defies government ban to march in Budapest Pride

With rainbow flags flying high, tens of thousands of LGBTQ Hungarians and their supporters took to the streets of Budapest for a Pride parade, defying a government ban and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s legal threats against activists. Organizers for the 30th edition of the Pride march in the Hungarian capital …

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Air India plane crashes in Ahmedabad with 242 people on board Boeing 787; lone survivor reported

An Air India passenger plane carrying 242 passengers and crew crashed in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, shortly after taking off for London’s Gatwick airport, the airline and officials said.  After initially saying there were no known survivors from the crash of Air India flight AI171, officials …

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