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China proposes dropping term limits for President Xi Jinping

BEIJING — China says it plans to scrap a two-term limit for the country’s president and vice president, a move that could allow Chinese leader Xi Jinping to stay in office...

China Reacts Angrily to New US Sanctions Against North Korea

China responded angrily Saturday to new sanctions the United States imposed on North Korea, maintaining they were counterproductive to efforts to halt Pyongyang's nuclear and long-range missile development programs. U.S. President Donald...

Trump Announces ‘Largest Ever’ Sanctions on North Korea

WHITE HOUSE — After announcing what he called the "largest ever" set of sanctions against North Korea, U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday threatened a "phase two" if the measures aren't effective. "If...

Trump: Give guns to teachers who ‘want them’

WHITE HOUSE — For the second day in a row, U.S. President Donald Trump spoke at length about school safety, advocating arming teachers with guns to thwart campus massacres. "Unless we have...

UN officials appeal for Syria truce, Eastern Ghouta assistance

UNITED NATIONS — Russia expressed its objections Thursday to a draft U.N. resolution intended to implement a 30-day pause in fighting across Syria and lift the siege on the town of...

Embassy attack stokes fears about how fragile Balkan stability really is

As investigators tried to piece together the motive in a grenade attack on the U.S. Embassy in Montenegro, concerns that the incident could shatter improved stability in the Balkans showed just...

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