G7 may end without communique due to gaps on trade, climate: NHK

The Group of Seven (G7) leaders summit to be held this weekend in France may end without a joint communique due to wide gaps between member nations on trade and climate issues, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported on Tuesday.

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Trump, UK's Johnson discuss Brexit, economic issues in call

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed Brexit and a U.S.-Britain free trade deal during a phone call on Monday ahead of a Group of Seven summit in France this weekend.

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Trump urges India and Pakistan to reduce tensions in call with leaders

U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with the leaders of India and Pakistan on Monday, discussing prospects for improved trade ties with Washington and stressing the need to reduce tensions over Kashmir between the nuclear-armed neighbors.

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New York officer fired, but tensions still high where Eric Garner died

Hassan Johnson was getting his head shaved on Monday at the same barber shop Eric Garner used to visit.

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Release of Iranian tanker 'unfortunate': U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a television interview on Monday that it was unfortunate an Iranian oil tanker detained off Gibraltar had been allowed to leave.

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Trump, Pakistan's Khan discuss reducing tension with India over Kashmir

U.S. President Donald Trump talked to Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday about the need to reduce tensions with India over Kashmir and avoid steps that might escalate the crisis, the White House said.

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Jeffrey Epstein 'signed will two days before death'

The estate of the former financier was worth $577m (£475m) when he killed himself, reports say.

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Iran warns U.S. against seizing released Iranian oil tanker

Iran has warned the United States against any new attempt to seize an Iranian oil tanker in open seas after it left Gibraltar, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on state television on Monday.

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Turkish police detain 418 people in Kurdish militant probe: ministry

Turkish police have detained 418 people in 29 provinces in an investigation targeting suspects with links to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group, the Interior Ministry said on Monday.

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Iranian tanker caught in a standoff with the West heads to Greece, shipping data shows

The Iranian tanker caught in a standoff between Tehran and the West was sailing to Greece on Monday after leaving Gibraltar, shipping data showed, hours after the British territory rejected a U.S. request to detain the vessel further.

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Thai official dismisses Muslim insurgent demand on detainees

A Thai deputy prime minister dismissed on Monday a demand made by a Malay Muslim group to free those detained over alleged links to the long-running insurgency in Thailand's mainly Muslim south as a pre-condition for formal talks.

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Turkey replaces three pro-Kurdish party mayors over terror probes

Turkey replaced the pro-Kurdish party mayors of the southeastern cities of Diyarbakir, Van and Mardin on Monday over terrorism-related investigations, appointing the state governors in those provinces in their place, the Interior Ministry said.

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'Iran is the most beautiful country'

A former business executive is now a freelance photographer travelling around the globe. First stop - Iran.

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At least 10 dead after fuel truck collision in western Uganda: police

At least 10 people were killed when a fuel truck exploded in flames after losing control and ramming into three cars in western Uganda on Sunday, police said in a statement.

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Cathay Pacific shares in choppy trade after shock exit of CEO Hogg

Cathay Pacific shares were choppy in opening trade on Monday after the shock exit of CEO Rupert Hogg, as the airline grapples with mounting Chinese scrutiny over the involvement of some of its staff in anti-government protests in Hong Kong.

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