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Trump touts rapport with North Korea's Kim at summit, 'satisfied' with talks
U.S. President Donald Trump hailed "a very special relationship" with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as they met in Vietnam for a second summit on Wednesday and said he was satisfied with the pace of denuclearization talks despite some criticism the...
France's Macron says Britain would have to justify delaying Brexit
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that the European Union would only agree to extend the Brexit deadline beyond March 29 if Britain justified a delay with a clear objective and new choices.
Ex-lawyer Cohen assails Trump but gives no direct evidence of collusion
Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen assailed the president's character in a tense congressional hearing on Wednesday, calling him a "conman" who knew in advance about the release of stolen emails aimed at hurting his 2016 el...
U.S. top court backs killer who forgot crime in death penalty case
States cannot execute prisoners who are incapable of rationally understanding the reasons for their punishment, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday, siding with an Alabama man who has suffered strokes and dementia that wiped out his memory of m...
Senior Congo official withdraws from senate race, decries vote-buying
Former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila's anti-corruption czar withdrew his candidacy from next month's senate election due to what he said was widespread vote-buying.
UK govt unlikely to oppose push to put PM's Brexit vote pledge in writing - spokesman
Britain's government is unlikely to oppose on Wednesday a proposal that puts in writing Prime Minister Theresa May's pledge to offer parliament a vote on a no deal Brexit or delay if her deal fails to win approval, her spokesman said.
In major religion case, U.S. top court sympathetic toward Maryland cross
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday signaled a willingness to rule that a 40-foot-tall (12 meters) cross-shaped war memorial on public land in Maryland is not a unconstitutional government endorsement of religion.
Saved from Pakistani mob, downed Indian pilot becomes face of Kashmir crisis
A downed Indian fighter pilot who was attacked by a mob and then paraded on video by Pakistan's army has become a social media sensation and a hero in his homeland amid a spiraling crisis between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
At hearing, Cohen attacks Trump over WikiLeaks, calls him 'racist' and 'conman'
President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen told the U.S. Congress on Wednesday that Trump is a "racist," a "conman" and a "cheat" who knew in advance about a release of emails by the WikiLeaks website aimed at hurting his 2016...
U.S. Supreme Court rules for Alabama killer who forgot the crime
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday threw out a lower court ruling that had allowed the death penalty for an Alabama man who was convicted of murdering a police officer in 1985 but in recent years has suffered strokes and dementia that wiped out his...
Brexit 'betrayal' would explode British politics, Farage's party warns
A new party backed by Nigel Farage, the insurgent who helped shove Britain towards the EU exit, has a message for the country's leaders: The foundations of the political system will explode if Brexit is betrayed.
Purchase promises not enough to solve U.S.'s China trade issues: Lighthizer
U.S. issues with China are "too serious" to be resolved with promises from Beijing to purchase more U.S. goods and any deal between the two countries must include a way to ensure commitments are met, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said i...
Nicaragua releases prisoners ahead of national dialog -rights group
The Nicaraguan government on Wednesday released dozens of people the opposition considers political prisoners, a human rights group said, hours before government and opposition leaders were due to restart talks.
Cohen accuses Trump over WikiLeaks, calls him 'racist' and 'conman'
President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen will tell the U.S. Congress on Wednesday that Trump is a "racist," a "conman" and a "cheat" who knew in advance about a release of emails by the Wikileaks website aimed at hurting his...
Prince William and Kate show off football skills on surprise Northern Ireland trip
Britain's Prince William and wife Kate showed off their football skills when the royal couple paid a surprise visit to Northern Ireland on Wednesday.
Kushner makes little headway on Mideast peace plan in Gulf
White House adviser Jared Kushner made a whirlwind visit this week to rally U.S.-allied Gulf Arab allies to support his still- unannounced Middle East peace plan, the leaked contours of which suggest little has been done to address Arab demands.
Credit reporting agencies face pressure from skeptical U.S. Congress
(This Feb. 26 story corrects the name of Equifax in paragraph 2)
Trump and North Korea's Kim predict success in high-stakes nuclear summit
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump met in Vietnam on Wednesday for a second summit that the United States hopes will persuade North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons in exchange for promises of peace and development.
Head of Conservative eurosceptics softens on May's Brexit plan
The leader of a pro-Brexit faction in British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party on Wednesday scaled back his opposition to her deal for leaving the European Union ahead of a vote on the agreement next month. Jacob Rees-Mogg said he woul...
Trump, Kim mind their body language with a handshake of equals
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump were at pains to show they were getting along in the well-choreographed first moments of their meeting in Hanoi, body language experts said.