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US Sanctions Cambodian General Over Human Rights Abuses

PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA — The United States has imposed sanctions on the commander of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s personal bodyguard unit over human rights abuses. The sanctions target General Hing Bun Hieng,...

Trump Salute to North Korean General Raises Eyebrows

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump saluted a North Korean general on the sidelines of this week's summit in Singapore, an unusual show of respect for a military figure of a foreign...

With Trump-Kim Summit Over, What Now?

SINGAPORE — What now? That is the question from the White House in Washington to the Blue House in Seoul — and perhaps also inside the Ryongsong Residence in Pyongyang. Following the historic handshake...

China, Moscow see views vindicated in Singapore Summit

BEIJING, CHINA — China and Russia see the now-concluded Singapore summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un as vindicating their views on how the thorny issue of...

UN General Assembly calls for protections for Palestinians

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution Wednesday calling for protection for Palestinian civilians living under Israeli occupation, after the U.S. blocked a similar measure in the Security Council. After...

UN: Chemical weapons ‘likely used’ in Syria attacks

The United Nations' global chemical weapons watchdog said Wednesday it has confirmed the banned nerve agent sarin and chlorine were "very likely" used in an attack in northern Syria last year. The...

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