Japan PM Abe to meet Iran's Khamenei, Rouhani during visit this week: Suga

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Iran on June 12-14 and hold talks with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani, Japan's top government spokesman said on Tuesday.

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New Zealand court orders government to reconsider first China extradition decision

New Zealand's Court of Appeal on Tuesday ordered the government to reassess its decision to extradite a man to China to face murder charges due to human rights risks.

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Possible flight rule violations under scrutiny in New York helicopter crash

The deadly rooftop crash-landing of a helicopter in the heart of New York City in rain and fog on Monday raised immediate questions about whether the pilot, the lone fatality, violated rules governing midtown Manhattan's tightly restricted airspace.

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Nicaragua releases political prisoners under contentious new amnesty law

Nicaragua said on Monday it released 50 political prisoners under a new law that frees people arrested amid a year of anti-government protests while also protecting police and others who violently clamped down on the demonstrations.

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Chinese financial news site closed for 'rectification'

The Chinese financial news website wallstreetcn.com said it has been shut down to undergo "rectification" amid a wider crackdown by the Chinese authorities on websites and news providers.

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Rights group says Mexico puts activists on trial to win over Trump

Mexico will try two veteran organizers of migrant caravans on Tuesday in a move that rights activists said was aimed at appeasing the Trump administration after an agreement last week that averted new U.S. tariffs on its southern neighbor.

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House panel to vote Wednesday on whether two Trump officials are in contempt of Congress

The U.S. House of Representatives Oversight Committee plans to vote on Wednesday on whether to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt of Congress for stonewalling a probe into an alleged scheme to politicize the 2020 U.S. Census.

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Thousands stranded, 5 killed, as heavy rain lashes south China

Thousands of people have been stranded and at least five killed amid torrential rain throughout central and southern China, with authorities bracing themselves for at least another four days of downpours, state media reported on Tuesday.

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Saudi air defense intercepts two Houthi drones: SPA

Saudi Arabia's air defense forces intercepted two drones launched by Yemen's Houthis and targeting the city of Khamis Mushait, a Saudi led coalition spokesman said in statement released by Saudi Press Agency early on Tuesday.

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Helicopter crash atop foggy Manhattan skyscraper kills pilot

A helicopter crashed onto the fog-shrouded roof of a midtown Manhattan skyscraper on Monday, killing the pilot and unnerving a city still scarred by memories of the Sept. 11, 2001, airplane attacks on the World Trade Center.

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US-Mexico talks: Trump hails deal on migrants to avoid tariffs

The US president says everyone is "very excited" as Mexico agrees to do more about irregular migrants.

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Iran says EU has failed to salvage 2015 nuclear: state TV

Iran criticized on Monday the European signatories of its 2015 nuclear deal for failing to salvage the pact after President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of it last year and reimposed sanctions, state television reported.

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Chinese paper says 'foreign forces' using Hong Kong havoc to hurt China

"Foreign forces" are trying to hurt China by creating chaos in Hong Kong over an extradition bill that has prompted mass protests in the former British colony, an official Chinese newspaper said on Monday.

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Air New Zealand drops ban on staff tattoos

The shift comes amid criticism that the ban discriminated against Maori people with cultural markings.

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More Glasgow and Aberdeen airport strikes set to begin

It is the second of two 12-hour walkouts by Unite members, but the operators say it will be "business as usual".

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Air New Zealand drops ban on staff tattoos

The shift comes amid criticism that the ban discriminated against Maori people with cultural markings.

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Hong Kong extradition law: Huge march in protest

Huge crowds of protesters dressed in white filled the streets of Hong Kong, marching against a proposed extradition law.

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Japan's military says pilot disorientation likely cause of F-35 crash in April

Japan's air force on Monday said spatial disorientation likely caused one of its pilots to fly his F-35 stealth fighters into the Pacific Ocean in April, hitting the water at more than 1,100 kph (683 mph).

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