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US leaves UN Human Rights Council, citing bias

STATE DEPARTMENT — The United States has announced its official withdrawal from the United Nations Human Rights Council, saying the organization is no longer worthy of its name. At a joint press availability...

N. Korean Leader Kim Jong Un ends two-day trip to China

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will return to Pyongyang Wednesday after a two-day visit to China, the chief economic and diplomatic ally of his impoverished regime. The North's official Korean Central...

South Korea backs ending US military exercises

SEOUL — South Korean Foreign Minister Kang, Kyung-wha said on Wednesday that the U.S. and South Korea jointly made the decision to suspend combined military exercises scheduled for August, but would not...

Trump, allied lawmakers seek legislative response to outcry over border policy

WHITE HOUSE — U.S. President Donald Trump told a group of Republican lawmakers at a meeting Tuesday he backs a pair of their immigration bills under consideration in the House of Representatives. The...

Kenya Seeks to Boost Girls’ Education by Providing Free Sanitary Products

NAIROBI — Menstruation often means missing school for many girls in parts of Africa. But should the state provide sanitary products to girls who cannot afford them to prevent them from falling...

Press Climate Shifting in Malaysia

PETALING JAYA, MALAYSIA — In Malaysia, there’s eagerness and a bit of skepticism about what appears to be the beginning of a new dawn for press freedom. “It’s a long time coming,” Kevin...

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