Documentary shows Trump saluting North Korean general

North Korean state television aired a 42-minute long documentary on Thursday that offered a different view of Kim Jong Un's meeting with President Trump in Singapore. The televised account of this week's summit had an epic air, using triumphant music to underscore its gravitas — perhaps a fitting stylistic touch for the first-ever meeting of sitting […]

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Remembering Grenfell, iconic landmarks glow green as Queen and Meghan join tributes

LONDON — The pain, the grief, the anger — a year after the Grenfell fire disaster, emotions are still raw as people struggle to come to terms with the deadliest fire in modern British history. On Thursday, Britons marked the one-year anniversary of the tragedy with 72 seconds of silence across the nation, one to […]

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U.N. says India’s ‘excessive force’ caused unlawful killings in Kashmir in first-ever report

NEW DELHI — Indian security forces used “excessive force” resulting in unlawful killings and a high number of injuries during widespread demonstrations in the Kashmir region that began in 2016, the United Nations said in a report today. The report was the first by the United Nations’ to spotlight human rights abuses in the Himalayan territory […]

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In Ireland, blasphemy can cost you $30,000. A referendum could change that.

In 2015, when British comedian Stephen Fry went on the Irish TV program “The Meaning of Life,” he was asked what he'd like to tell God. “I’d say ‘Bone cancer in children, what’s that about?’" he said. “Why should I respect a capricious, mean-minded, stupid god who creates a world which is so full of […]

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As Cambodian democracy weakens, U.S. sanctions a high-ranking Cambodian official

Cambodia's democracy has been in increasing trouble in recent months, with Prime Minister Hun Sen dissolving the main opposition party and cracking down on independent media. Now there's a sign that the U.S. government is paying attention. The Treasury Department announced Tuesday that it will sanction Hing Bun Hieng, the commander of Hun Sen’s bodyguard unit, […]

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