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Japan PM Abe says relations with China back on 'normal track': paper
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed confidence in improving ties with China and said the countries' relationship had returned to a "normal track", in a newspaper interview published on Sunday.
Teen from New Mexico compound says he was trained for jihad: FBI
A 13-year-old boy who was part of group taken into custody at a squalid New Mexico compound last month has told FBI agents his mother's boyfriend was training him to conduct "jihad" against non-believers, according to federal court documents.
PM May says Britain will not compromise over Brexit plan
British Prime Minister Theresa May said she would not compromise with Brussels over her plans for Brexit as a media report said rivals in her party were set to publish their own proposal calling for a cleaner break with the European Union.
Ugandan opposition lawmaker arrives in the U.S. for medical treatment
Prominent Ugandan opposition lawmaker Robert Kyagulanyi arrived in the United States on Saturday to seek medical treatment for what he said was torture by authorities in his country.
Trump, Sessions approved of Putin meeting proposal: former campaign adviser
President Donald Trump and U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions both supported a proposal during the 2016 campaign that Trump meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, lawyers for a former campaign adviser said in a court filing late on Friday.
Who's the mystery actor in horror remake Suspiria? Not me, says Tilda Swinton
He is a key character in the remake of 1970s horror movie "Suspiria", but no one has heard of the actor playing elderly psychiatrist Jozef Klemperer, and there are rumors he is actually co-star Tilda Swinton in disguise.
Palestinian refugees angry and dismayed at U.S. for halting funds to U.N. agency
Palestinian refugees reacted with dismay on Saturday to a United States decision to halt funding to a U.N. agency, warning that it would lead to more poverty, anger and instability in the Middle East.
EU-Britain customs union deal would prevent disruption - Barnier
Companies will face disruption to their supply chains if Britain leaves the European Union without securing continued access to the bloc's single market or a customs union, EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier told a German newspaper.
Erdogan urges Kyrgyzstan to shut down Gulen network
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged Kyrgyzstan on Saturday to crack down on groups linked to the Fethullah Gulen movement which Ankara blames for a failed 2016 coup, something Bishkek has so far refused to do.
Meghan McCain pays tribute to her father with broadside against Trump
Senator John McCain's daughter paid tribute to her father on Saturday with a broadside at President Donald Trump, lambasting the U.S. leader without naming him for using "cheap rhetoric" against a man celebrated as a war hero and statesman.
Far right, anti-fascists hold rival protests in restive German city
Supporters and opponents of Chancellor Angela Merkel's liberal immigration policy held rival demonstrations on Saturday in the city of Chemnitz, where last weekend's fatal stabbing of a German man by two migrants sparked violent far-right p...
UK minister visits Iran; Tehran wants Europe to act on nuclear deal
A junior minister held talks in Iran on Saturday, as Tehran said European states should take action if they wanted to save Iran's nuclear deal after the U.S. withdrawal from it, Iranian state media reported.
Trump warns Congress against interfering in NAFTA trade negotiations
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday there was no need to include Canada in a new NAFTA trade deal and warned Congress not to interfere with the negotiations.
Obama, Bush mourn former rival McCain at Washington service
Former U.S. presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush prepared on Saturday to honor the late John McCain, the longtime senator from Arizona and Vietnam war hero whose bids for the White House were dashed by the two men.
At 95, WW2 vet breaks own record as oldest scuba diver
A 95-year-old British veteran of World War Two broke his own record on Saturday as the world's oldest scuba diver after taking the plunge to explore a shipwreck off Cyprus.
Out of Sorrell's shadow, Mark Read poised for top job at ad giant WPP
The unassuming Mark Read will embark on the unenviable role of running WPP this week, tasked with reshaping a group at the center of seismic industry change following the departure of the world's most high profile advertising boss Martin Sorrell...
McCain motorcade departs U.S. Capitol en route to cathedral
A motorcade bearing the body of Senator John McCain departed the U.S. Capitol and was en route early on Saturday to the Washington National Cathedral for a memorial to be attended by political leaders, but not by President Donald Trump.
Explosion, fire erupt at Vohburg refinery in Germany: police
An explosion and fire erupted Germany's Vohburg refinery in Bavaria state early on Saturday morning and firefighters started to get the situation under control by midday, police said.
UK minister holds talks in Iran in first visit since U.S. quit nuclear deal
A junior British minister held talks with his Iranian counterpart in Tehran on Saturday, Iran's television reported, the first visit by a UK minister since U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from Iran's nuclear deal with world powers.
U.S. fund managers trim bank stocks on profit worries
U.S.-based mutual fund managers worried about the outlook for bank earnings have been trimming financial stocks from their portfolios, although some value-oriented portfolio managers and analysts said they still see attractive opportunities in the se...