Biden would withhold foreign aid to countries that discriminate against LGBTQ people

Joe Biden said on Thursday he would withhold foreign aid from countries that persecute lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, as he joined eight other Democratic presidential candidates at a televised forum on LGBTQ issues.

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Few convinced by Apple's case for Hong Kong app removal

Apple's removal of an app used to track Hong Kong police leads to claims it was bowing to Beijing pressure.

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Trump uses re-election campaign rally to try to undermine impeachment inquiry

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday used a campaign rally to blast the impeachment inquiry against him as a brazen attempt by Democrats to overthrow him, vowing the attempt to remove him from office would backfire.

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Canada's Trudeau says main rival to cut taxes for millionaires, is accused of lying

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, struggling to establish a lead ahead of an Oct. 21 election, on Thursday accused his main rival of planning to cut taxes on the country's richest people.

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China bridge collapse kills three, injures two

Three people died and two were injured when a highway bridge collapsed on Thursday in China's eastern province of Jiangsu, state news agency Xinhua said.

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US Republicans seek sanctions on Turkey over Syria

"I hope we can mediate," Donald Trump says, as concerns grow in the US over Turkey's move into Syria.

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Peru lawmaker files last-ditch legal appeal over Congress closure

The head of Peru's dissolved Congress presented a legal appeal to the country's top court on Thursday seeking to suspend the closure of parliament on the grounds that President Martín Vizcarra had exceeded his constitutional powers.

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In 14-hour news conference, Ukraine's leader says was not blackmailed by Trump

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday he would be ready to open a probe into any Ukrainian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election but denied that President Donald Trump had tried to blackmail him.

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Eight people dead, two injured in bridge collapse in China

Eight people died and two were injured as a highway bridge collapsed on Thursday evening in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, in China.

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Structures destroyed, medical emergencies as California wildfire hits mobile home park

A wildfire that erupted in Southern California on Thursday destroyed structures at a Riverside County mobile home park, where "numerous medical emergencies" were reported, fire officials said.

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Nine U.S. Democratic presidential hopefuls begin televised forum to tackle LGBTQ issues

Nine U.S. Democratic presidential candidates began appearing at an hours-long televised town hall on Thursday focused on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights, starting with New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, who stressed inclusion and love.

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Choke point: Vietnam skilled labor squeezed by Sino-U.S. trade war

A new front has opened in the U.S.-China trade war as companies shifting manufacturing to Vietnam engage in a fierce battle for skilled labor, aggravating an existing shortage and prompting calls for education reforms to address the problem.

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U.S. backs Brazil for OECD membership, but Argentina first

The U.S. government said on Thursday that it supported Brazil's taking steps toward joining the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), though it is first backing accession by Argentina.

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Factbox: Who are the Giuliani associates charged with trying to influence U.S. elections?

Igor Fruman and Lev Parnas, two foreign-born associates of U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, were charged on Thursday with conspiring to influence U.S. politics with illegal campaign contributions.

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China lowers expectations for U.S. trade talks after blacklist: officials

Surprised and upset by the U.S. blacklisting of Chinese companies, China has lowered expectations for significant progress from this week's trade talks with the United States, Chinese government officials told Reuters, even as President Donald Trump on Wednesday expressed fresh optimism.

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