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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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How much do NATO members spend on defense? These are the countries that spend the most — and the least

NATO leaders agreed on Wednesday to an increased defense spending goal of 5% of each country’s economic output by 2035, more than doubling the previous target of 2%.  President Trump praised the new defense agreement, calling it a “monumental win for the United States” during a speech at the NATO …

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New search launched in Madeleine McCann case, 18 years after the British toddler vanished in Portugal

A fresh search effort has been launched for Madeleine McCann, a British toddler who disappeared from her family’s vacation rental in Portugal more than 18 years ago.  Police haven’t disclosed any evidence to explain why they decided to carry out a new search almost two decades later, but they were …

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“The Jeremy Kyle Show” nixed today by ITV in Great Britain after talk show guest’s reported suicide

London — British broadcaster ITV on Wednesday canceled a popular, long-running daytime talk show after the death of a guest who failed a lie-detector test during a recording. ITV chief executive Carolyn McCall said “The Jeremy Kyle Show” was being scrapped “given the gravity of recent events.” The tabloid-style talk …

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Hugh Masekela, South African jazz legend, dead at 78

JOHANNESBURG — Legendary South African jazz musician Hugh Masekela has died at the age of 78 after a decade-long fight with cancer, according to a statement from his family on Tuesday. Often called the “Father of South African jazz,” Masekela died in Johannesburg after what his family said was a …

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