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Pompeo's six hours in Pyongyang - a reporter's notebook

Minutes after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Pyongyang, while he was still on the runway, his North Korean counterpart immediately began dictating the terms of his meeting with Kim Jong Un. Pompeo's plane had not yet shut down…

Michelle Obama launches program to empower girls through education

Former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama waves after discussing her forthcoming memoir titled, 'Becoming', during the 2018 American Library Association Annual Conference on June 22, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images CHICAGO -- Former first lady Michelle Obama…

Strong quake strikes Papua New Guinea, Bali

Patients sit at an open area after an earthquake, at Larasati hospital in Pamekasan, Indonesia, on Thu., Oct. 11, 2018.  Reuters WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Strong earthquakes struck Papua New Guinea and the Indonesian island of Bali on Thursday, but…

Israel defends detaining U.S. student as criticism mounts

This undated photo provided by Alqasem family shows Lara Alqasem, a 22-year-old American graduate student with Palestinian grandparents. Alqasem family via AP JERUSALEM -- Israel is defending its handling of the case of an American graduate student who has been…

Top U.K. court rules for bakers in "gay cake" case

Office workers and shoppers stand in line at Ashers Bakery on October 24, 2016 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Getty LONDON -- Britain's Supreme Court says a bakery owned by a Christian family didn't discriminate against a gay customer when it…

Dutch jogger finds abandoned lion cub in a field

Lion cub found by a jogger in a Dutch field is being looked after at Stichting Leeuw animal sanctuary  Stichting Leeuw THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- A jogger's run through the Dutch countryside turned into a walk on the wild side…

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