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Kim vows to fight US sanctions

Published on Wed, 10/16/2019 - 3:47pm
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea released a series of photos Wednesday showing leader Kim Jong Un riding a white horse to a sacred mountain he has often climbed before making key decisions. Near the mountain, Kim reportedly vowed to overcome U.S.-led sanctions that he said had both pained and infuriated his people.

The images and Kim’s rhetoric appeared aimed at bolstering his leadership at home as the North tries to pressure the United States into making concessions in nuclear diplomacy.

Dutch farmers protest

Published on Wed, 10/16/2019 - 3:46pm
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Thousands of Dutch farmers, many driving tractors, poured into The Hague on Wednesday to protest government moves to rein in carbon and nitrogen emissions to better fight climate change.

It was the second major protest this month by Dutch farmers who say the government is unfairly targeting them as it seeks to slash emissions.

“They blame agriculture for everything at the moment because of nitrogen emissions,” said farmer Jans de Wilcher.

Spain: readies measures amid Catalan violence

Published on Wed, 10/16/2019 - 3:45pm

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s government said Wednesday it would do whatever it takes to stamp out violence in Catalonia, where clashes between regional independence supporters and police have injured more than 200 people in two days.

“Everything is prepared and (the government) will act, if needed, with firmness, proportionality and unity,” a government statement said.

It said caretaker prime minister Pedro Sánchez was meeting with other national political leaders and “he doesn’t rule out any scenario.”

Grind, grind, grind: Brexit talks soldier on, summit looms

Published on Wed, 10/16/2019 - 3:45pm

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and Britain sought to keep their chances of reaching a full Brexit divorce deal by Thursday’s EU summit alive on Wednesday despite legal issues centering on the Irish border frustrating negotiators.

Hopes were increasingly turning toward getting a broad political commitment to a Brexit deal between British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the 27 other EU leaders at this week’s summit, with the full legal details hammered out later.

Russia moves to fill void left by US

Published on Tue, 10/15/2019 - 12:05am
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CEYLANPINAR, Turkey (AP) — Russia moved to fill the void left by the United States in northern Syria on Tuesday, deploying troops to keep apart advancing Syrian government forces and

Gunmen ambush police convoy in Mexico; kill 13 and wound 9

Published on Tue, 10/15/2019 - 12:00am
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MORELIA, Mexico (AP) — State police expected the worst when they ventured into the wild township of Aguililla to serve a single warrant. Commanders sent 42 officers in five trucks.

Spain targets online group behind Catalan separatist protest

Published on Tue, 10/15/2019 - 12:00am
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MADRID (AP) — New disruptions to Catalonia’s transportation network on Tuesday followed a night of clashes between activists and police over the conviction of separatist leaders, as Spanish authorities announced

Removal of Notre Dame’s melted scaffold to begin

Published on Tue, 10/15/2019 - 12:00am

PARIS (AP) — Melted scaffolding atop fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral will be removed “in the coming weeks” to allow restoration work to begin next year, France’s culture minister said Tuesday.

Papua New Guinea police seeking to arrest ex-PM

Published on Tue, 10/15/2019 - 12:00am

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Papua New Guinea police said Tuesday they were seeking the arrest of Prime Minister Peter O’Neill for official corruption but the former leader of the South

Alexei Leonov buried in Russia

Published on Tue, 10/15/2019 - 12:00am

MYTISHCHI, Russia (AP) — Alexei Leonov, the first person to walk in space, has been laid to rest at a memorial cemetery outside the Russian capital of Moscow. The legendary