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Kim Jong Un, Trump meeting bold but poses ‘great results’: DFA

MANILA-- The Philippine government welcomed the acceptance of US President Donald Trump to the invitation of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea leader Kim Jong Un for a meeting this May on...

Summit of US, North Korea leaders met with cautious optimism

U.S. President Donald Trump’s surprise acceptance of an invitation to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang “by May” to discuss ending the North’s threatening nuclear program was...

Defense officials: Russia poised to challenge US for military dominance

PENTAGON — Russia’s campaign to modernize and strengthen its armed forces is increasingly putting U.S. and European forces at risk, with some defense officials raising concerns Moscow’s military soon could challenge...

Flu vaccines more effective for children than for adults

WASHINGTON — So far, 114 children in the U.S. have died from influenza or a flu-related illness, and the flu season is not yet over. Most of those children had not been...

Pakistani court rules in favor of political party tied to global terror suspect

ISLAMABAD — A federal court in Pakistan has sided with a new political party whose bid to register with the national election commission was rejected because of the party's ties to...

US Northeast digs out as another storm looms

Nearly 1 million people were left without power as a second major winter storm in less than a week brought as much as 60 centimeters (20 inches) of wet, heavy snow...

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