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US Embassy in China Sends New Alert for Mystery Health Issue
The alert urged Americans to seek medical help in the event they suffered any "unusual, unexplained physical symptoms or events, auditory or sensory phenomena, or other health concerns."
Trump Dangles White House Carrot Before Singapore Summit With Kim Jong Un
Donald Trump will meet Kim Jong Un in Singapore on June 12, a first-ever meeting between sitting North Korean and US leaders and one focused on Pyongyang's ominous nuclear weapons program.
Trump to Host First White House Iftar Dinner; Muslims Say Thanks, But No Thanks
Last year, Trump broke with decades of precedent by forgoing the annual Iftar dinner, a bipartisan tradition that formally began with Bill Clinton in the 1990s but has conceptual roots tracing as far back as under Thomas Jefferson in 1805.
Nearly 200 Missing, 75 Dead From Guatemala Volcano
Authorities said more than 1.7 million people had been affected by the disaster, including more than 3,000 ordered evacuated, many living in shelters in Escuintla, Sacatepequez and Chimaltenango since Sunday's eruption.
Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un to Meet in Singapore's Sentosa, the 'Island of Death from Behind'
The June 12 meeting will be the first between sitting leaders of the United States and North Korea, and will focus on denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula.
Watch Viral Video of Dutch PM Mopping Coffee He Spilled in Parliament
In the video, posted on Twitter by a Dutch diplomat, the PM Mark Rutte can be seen picking up a coffee cup that he had accidentally dropped on the Parliament floor.
Singapore Launches 'World Peace' Medallion to Mark Trump-Kim Summit
The other side of the souvenir, which costs more than $1,000 for the version in gold, depicts two hands clasped in handshake in front of both nations' flags and the June 12 event date.
US Supreme Court Favours Baker Who Refused to Make Wedding Cake for Gay Couple
Appeals in similar cases are pending, including one at the Supreme Court from a florist who didn't want to provide flowers for a same-sex wedding.
'Fierce' US Politics Hindering Summit With Donald Trump, Says Vladimir Putin
Donald Trump said in March the two leaders would meet soon. But since then already fragile ties between Washington and Moscow have been strained further by the conflict in Syria and the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain.
Crude Oil Eases for Second Day on Prospects of Higher Supplies
"Crude oil remained under pressure as the market remained focused on the discussion between OPEC members about whether they should increase production later this year," ANZ said in a note.
US Weighs More South China Sea Patrols to Confront 'New Reality' of China
While the operation had been planned months in advance, and similar operations have become routine, it is believed to be the first time where two U.S. warships have been used for a freedom of navigation operation in the South China Sea.
US Trade Policy 'Deplorable', Rages Japan
Close allies Tokyo and Washington have been at loggerheads over trade policy after the US refused to give Japan an exemption from the tariffs, which came into effect on Friday.
At least 7 Killed, 20 Hurt by Erupting Volcano in Guatemala
Guatemala's Volcan de Fuego, Spanish for "volcano of fire," exploded shortly before noon. Hours later, around 4 p.m., lava began flowing down the side of the mountain. Eddy Sanchez, director of the country's seismology and volcanology institute, said the...
Off-Duty FBI Agent Drops Gun While Doing Backflip, Accidentally Shoots Someone
The agent, whose identity wasn’t released, was dancing at the downtown club around 12:45 a.m. on Saturday when the firearm fell from the agent’s waistband holster onto the floor. It discharged when the agent picked it up.
Donald Trump Can Probably Pardon Himself, But has No Plan to, Says Rudy Giuliani
Asked whether Trump has the power to give himself a pardon, Giuliani said, "He's not, but he probably does." Giuliani added that Trump "has no intention of pardoning himself," but that the US Constitution, which gives a president the authority to issue pa...
Israel, Gaza Exchange Fire After Palestinian Woman Killed at Border
The latest escalation came hours after thousands of Palestinians attended the funeral of a young female volunteer medic killed by Israeli fire in violence on the border in southern Gaza.