USA-and-Canada
World leaders laugh as Trump boasts of his achievements
United Nations, Sept 26 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump got some laughter when he addressed world leaders on Tuesday. It wasn't intentional.
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UN to caution against populism in high-level week
United Nations, Sep 25 (AP/UNB) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is expected to paint a grim picture of the state of the world when leaders open their annual meeting on Tuesday, spotlighting the breakdown of trust around the globe and the need to counter unilateralism and reinvigorate international cooperation which is the foundation of the United Nations.
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'Rocket Man' to 'Terrific': Trump lauds Kim in UN return
United Nations, Sep 25 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump raised hopes at the United Nations on Monday that a second meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong Un could occur "quite soon," striking a conciliatory tone one year after he used his debut at the U.N. to deride the autocrat as "Little Rocket Man" and threaten to "totally destroy North Korea."
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Venezuela says diplomats may be tied to assassination try
Caracas, Sep 25 (AP/UNB) — Venezuela's government said Monday that diplomats from three Latin American countries may have played a role in an attempt to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro, and it demanded the foreign governments investigate.
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Venezuelan official to crash UN meeting on migrant crisis
United Nations, Sep 25 (AP/UNB) — Venezuela's foreign minister said Monday that he is ready to crash a meeting at the United Nations called to help surrounding countries struggling to deal with the flood of migrants fleeing his nation's economic crisis.
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Rescued Indian and Irish sailors head for remote island
Canberra, Sep 25 (AP/UNB) — An Indian and an Irish sailor rescued from damaged sailboats in the remote southern Indian Ocean will be delivered to land on Tuesday when they reach an island and undergo medical assessments, an official said.
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Details of Thursday hearing for Kavanaugh accuser to be set
Washington, Sep 23 (AP/UNB) — Details must be worked out on a tentative agreement for a Thursday hearing for Brett Kavanaugh's accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, to tell the Senate Judiciary Committee about her allegation that the Supreme Court nominee sexually assaulted her decades ago.
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Some see signs of hope on North Korea as Trump heads to UN
Washington, Sep 23 (AP/UNB) — North Korea's Kim Jong Un is "little rocket man" no more. President Donald Trump isn't a "mentally deranged U.S. dotard."
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World leaders gather at UN under threat from unilateralism
United Nations, Sep 23 (AP/UNB) — With rising unilateralism challenging its very existence, the United Nations convenes its annual meeting of world leaders Monday and will try once more to tackle problems together as a community of nations, addressing threats ranging from Mideast conflicts to the effects of global warming — and also encouraging the glimmer of hope over the nuclear standoff in North Korea.
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Fugitive New Mexico priest pleads not guilty to sex abuse
Albuquerque, Sept 22 (AP/UNB) — A fugitive priest who fled the U.S. decades ago amid allegations of child sex abuse has been returned to New Mexico to face charges after being arrested in Morocco last year, federal officials said Friday.
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