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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, speaking at the annual ceremony at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park near the ground zero, said Japan hoped to push for a world without nuclear weapons in a way that all countries can agree.

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement that Trump commended the Security Council for its action and appreciated the cooperation of China and Russia in passing the resolution.

Deals to import 2,000 buses from China estimated at more than $100 million have caused an unusual rift within the NLD, with regional lawmakers questioning its cost.

"The lip gloss boosted our confidence and gave us a sense of self-expression in a place where freedom is limited," said Prontip Mankong, who was jailed for her role in a satirical play that authorities said mocked the royal family.

Trump is due to set out on Friday on his first extended vacation from Washington since the inauguration, a 17-day getaway to his private golf club in central New Jersey.

Donald Trump took to Twitter Wednesday night to deny he made the remark. "I love the White House, one of the most beautiful buildings (homes) I have ever seen," he tweeted. "But Fake News said I called it a dump - TOTALLY UNTRUE."

US Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer called on Trump to use the inter-agency committee "to suspend the approval of all mergers and acquisitions in the US by Chinese entities."

Xi made no direct reference to any particular territorial dispute, as he sought to assure that China's intentions were peaceful, but also show that China would not be bullied.

The US sanctions came after electoral authorities said more than 8 million people voted Sunday to create a constitutional assembly endowing Maduro's ruling party with virtually unlimited powers.

The move comes just 10 days after the Republican president named Scaramucci to the post, took place on the first day of work for Trump's new chief of staff.

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi the former minister for petroleum and natural resources, is the principal accused in a National Accountability Bureau (NAB) case registered in 2015 over the award of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import contract.

Shehbaz Sharif was named as his brother's successor on Saturday, becoming heir to the Sharif political dynasty — but first, he will have to contest elections to win a national assembly seat.

"There is no valid information yet on the motive or the number of people injured" by the man, who "entered a supermarket and suddenly began attacking customers", said police, adding that one victim died from his severe wounds.

Pakistanis reacting on Twitter congratulated the JIT and Supreme Court, which handed down the verdict disqualifying Nawaz Sharif as PM.

Qatar’s foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York to discuss the issue.

GOP leaders used the popularity of the Pentagon and veterans programs to power through Trump's border wall.