Donald Trump would speak with North Korea's Kim Jong Un
The presumptive GOP nominee made the comments in an interview with Reuters on Tuesday, the news service reported. Trump said he would talk to Kim to try to stop the country's nuclear program. "I would speak to him, I would have no problem speaking to him," Trump said. But he also turned to one of his frequent talking points on North Korea -- that he would pressure China to put more pressure on North Korea to change its ways. "At the same time I would put a lot of pressure on China because econom..>> view originalCountries Celebrate International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
May 17 marks the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. In the U.S., President Barack Obama said the country is committed to the principle that everyone must be treated fairly and with respect, but there is work to be done. "In too many places, LGBT individuals grow up forced to conceal or deny who they truly are for fear of persecution, discrimination and violence," Obama said in a statement. The president added that his administration has made "great strides," includi..>> view originalFrench Labor Protests: Tear Gas Used In Paris; Truckers Block Highways
French riot police clash with protesters during a demonstration in Bordeaux on Tuesday as the French government pushed ahead with a controversial labor bill. The legislation has sparked two months of street protests. Nicolas Tucat /AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Nicolas Tucat /AFP/Getty Images French riot police clash with protesters during ..>> view originalEurope|In Syria Talks, US and Russia Propose Airdrops if Assad Forces Block Aid
Video Kerry Backs Hard Line on Syrian Truce After explaining in Vienna the process of the cease-fire in Syria, Secretary of State John F. Kerry said if any party continued fighting, that party would be removed from further negotiations. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS on Publish Date May 17, 2016. Photo by Filip Singer/European Pressph..>> view originalBarricades in Hong Kong as city braces for Zhang Dejiang protests
Huge crowd-control barriers were erected and police were deployed to the city's downtown business district Wednesday, as dozens of anti-China protesters threatened disruption to Zhang Dejiang's three-day visit. The Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top decision-making body, arrived in the semi-autonomous city on Tuesday to attend an economic summit and series of meetings with Hong Kong leaders.But his visit comes amid a backdrop of political tension be..>> view originalBurma's Democratic Transition Isn't Enough to Get Most US Sanctions Lifted
Headlines coming out of Burma have been largely positive this year, with the country’s first democratically elected government in decades taking the reins in late March following a sweeping election victory in November. Yet U.S. President Barack Obama announced Tuesday that the situation in Burma, officially known as Myanmar, “continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States.” While Obama praised ongoing progress in the co..>> view originalSri Lanka flooding death toll rises to 27; more rain to come
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BAGHDAD—Another wave of explosions in the Iraqi capital killed at least 70 people on Tuesday, the latest in a surge of urban violence that has the government, beset by political crises, looking increasingly paralyzed. Bombings almost every day over the past week in or around Baghdad have killed at least 194 people, and the political strain from...>> view originalIn Sit-Down With Donald Trump, Megyn Kelly Shows A Light Touch
Fox aired an interview with anchor Megyn Kelly and apparent GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump on Tuesday night. Victoria Will/AP hide caption toggle caption Victoria Will/AP Fox aired an interview with anchor Megyn Kelly and apparent GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump on Tuesday night. Victoria Will/AP ..>> view originalSenate Passes Bill Exposing Saudi Arabia to 9/11 Legal Claims
Photo President Obama with Adel al-Jubeir, the Saudi foreign minister, during a trip to the kingdom last month. Credit Stephen Crowley/The New York Times WASHINGTON — A bill that would let the families of those killed in the Sept. 11 attacks sue Saudi Arabia for any role in the terrorist plot passed the Senate unanimously on Tuesday, bringing Congress closer to a showdown with the White House, which has threatened to veto the legislation.The Senate’s passage of the bill..>> view original
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