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Kim Jong Un wants another Trump summit to speed denuclearization: Moon Jae In

Hyonhee Shin and Joyce Lee, Reuters
Posted at Sep 21 07:46 AM

North Korea's Kim Jong Un wants a second summit with US President Donald Trump soon to hasten denuclearization, but a key goal is declaring an end this year to the 1950-53 Korean War, the South's President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday. Read more »

Trump revives US government shutdown threat

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 21 04:22 AM

President Donald Trump on Thursday boosted the chances of a US government shutdown when he savaged a "ridiculous" spending bill that lawmakers from both parties had hoped would avert a standoff.   Read more »

Hog deaths, manure flooding from Florence seen surpassing 2016 hurricane

Tom Polansek, Reuters
Posted at Sep 19 08:25 AM

More than 2,800 hogs on farms in North Carolina are estimated to have died in flooding from Hurricane Florence, exceeding the number killed in the state's last major hurricane 2 years ago, the state's agriculture commissioner said on Tuesday. Read more »

Ellen DeGeneres pulls off surprise for viral McDonalds Fil-Ams

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 18 05:14 PM

MANILA - Two Filipino-American friends appeared Tuesday on The Ellen DeGeneres Show after going viral with their fake McDonald's poster. Read more »

Cool Coric steers Croatia into Davis Cup final with France

Reuters
Posted at Sep 17 09:34 AM

Borna Coric kept his cool to prevail in a thrilling winner-takes-all duel with fellow young gun Frances Tiafoe on Sunday and steer Croatia into the final of the Davis Cup for the second time in three years with a monumental 3-2 victory over the U.S. Read more »

As floodwaters rise, deadly storm Florence devastates North Carolina

Anna Mehler Paperny and Ernest Scheyder, Reuters
Posted at Sep 17 07:06 AM

NORTH CAROLINA - Deadly storm Florence drenched North Carolina with more downpours on Sunday, cutting off the city of Wilmington, damaging tens of thousands of homes and threatening worse flooding as rivers fill to bursting point.  Read more »

Professor speaks out about 'sexual assault' by Trump Supreme Court pick

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 17 08:08 AM

WASHINGTON - A college professor went public for the first time Sunday to accuse President Donald Trump's Supreme Court pick of sexually assaulting her in the 1980s, prompting calls by opposition Democrats to postpone the nomination vote. Read more »

Storm Florence weakens but epic rains still expected on US east coast

Anna Mehler Paperny, Reuters
Posted at Sep 16 04:33 PM

Tropical Storm Florence was likely to weaken on Sunday as it swept through the Carolinas but dozens of communities are devastated and "epic" amounts of rain could still fall, officials said. Read more »

Classy France into Davis Cup final, USA fight back in Croatia

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 16 09:11 AM

France captain Yannick Noah said he "deserved a beer" to celebrate his defending Davis Cup champions' seamless progress past Spain and into their second successive final on Saturday. Read more »

North Korea says US accusation of hacking a 'smear campaign'

Reuters
Posted at Sep 14 02:41 PM

North Korea said on Friday US accusations that it was responsible for cyber attacks in 2014 and 2017 were a "smear campaign" and the man sanctioned by Washington does not exist, the official KCNA news agency said. Read more »

Google's China plan spurs inquiry from US lawmakers, staff departures

David Shepardson and Paresh Dave, Reuters
Posted at Sep 14 09:35 AM

A bipartisan group of 16 US lawmakers asked Alphabet Inc's Google on Thursday if it would comply with China's internet censorship and surveillance policies should it re-enter the Chinese search engine market. Read more »

Pope meets with US church leaders over clergy sex abuse

Catherine Marciano, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 13 08:55 PM

Pope Francis was set to host US bishops and cardinals on Thursday to discuss the Vatican's response to a new wave of devastating claims of sexual abuse by clergy. Read more »

Duterte: 'Nothing earthshaking' in meeting with US envoy

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 07:51 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday refused to reveal what he and United States Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim discussed during their meeting in Malacañang on Wednesday. Read more »

13 Filipino war veterans receive highest US civilian honor

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 04:54 PM

MANILA- Thirteen Filipino World War II veterans were awarded Thursday with bronze replicas of the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor given out by the US Congress.   Read more »

Duterte meets US envoy

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 13 11:58 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday met with United States Ambassador Sung Kim in Malacañang, as Washington seeks to bolster ties with Manila in the face of China’s growing influence in the region.   Read more »

U.S. capital under state of emergency for Hurricane Florence

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 12 01:32 PM

The U.S. capital of Washington, D.C. declared a state of emergency Tuesday as Hurricane Florence bears down on the East Coast, threatening torrential rain and flooding in the Washington region. Read more »

On 9/11 anniversary, Trump salutes 'heroes' of Flight 93

Jerome Cartillier, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 12 12:09 AM

President Donald Trump paid tribute Tuesday to the "heroes" who fought back against hijackers on September 11, 2001, vowing America would never flinch in the face of evil and that he would do whatever it takes to keep the country safe.    Read more »

ICC 'undeterred' after US sanctions threat

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 11 08:09 PM

The International Criminal Court on Tuesday said its work would continue "undeterred" after Washington threatened to prosecute its officials if Americans are charged with war crimes committed in Afghanistan.   Read more »

U.S. judge orders accused Russian agent kept in jail

Sarah N. Lynch, Reuters
Posted at Sep 11 04:01 AM

WASHINGTON - A U.S. judge on Monday refused to let accused Russian agent Maria Butina out of jail pending her trial, saying Butina poses a "very real risk of flight," and also granted a prosecution request for a gag order in the high-profile case. Read more »

U.S. threatens to arrest ICC judges who probe war crimes

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 11 03:13 AM

The United States threatened Monday to arrest and sanction judges and other officials of the International Criminal Court if it moves to charge any American who served in Afghanistan with war crimes. Read more »