China chemical plant blast kills 62; Xi orders probe

An explosion at a pesticide plant in eastern China has killed 62 people, state media said late on Friday, with 34 people critically injured and 28 missing, the latest casualties in a series of industrial accidents that has angered the public.

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Trump, Germany's Merkel discuss trade, NATO funding, Brexit

U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by phone with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday to discuss a range of issues including trade and NATO funding, the White House and a senior administration official said.

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U.S. lawmaker seeks Boeing whistleblowers, some MAX 737 orders in jeopardy

A U.S. lawmaker on Friday urged current or former Boeing Co and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees to come forward with any information about the certification program for the 737 MAX, which has suffered two fatal crashes in five months.

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Trump dangles investment to Caribbean leaders who back Venezuela's Guaido

U.S. President Donald Trump pledged investment in a rare meeting on Friday with five Caribbean leaders who have sided with the United States in backing Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as head of state, the White House said.

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U.S. lawmaker urges FAA, Boeing employees to disclose details on 737 MAX approval

The chairman of U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Peter DeFazio on Friday urged current or former Boeing Co and Federal Aviation Administration employees to come forward with any information about the government's aircraft certification program.

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Al Qaeda affiliate claims Mali army base attack

A Mali-based al Qaeda affiliate has claimed responsibility for an attack on an army base that killed 23 Malian soldiers last week, its media arm said in a statement on Friday, citing violence against Fulani herdsmen as the motive.

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Trump says all Islamic State land lost in Syria, SDF says fight continues

Islamic State militants in eastern Syria still held out late on Friday, the U.S.-backed militia besieging them said, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the jihadist group had lost its last scrap of territory.

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Israeli PM Netanyahu says he will sue political rivals for libel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday he would sue two of his main political rivals for libel, claiming that they labeled him a traitor over a graft scandal involving a German submarine deal.

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Rwandan court convicts 15 on terror-related charges

A Rwandan high court on Friday sentenced 13 people to five years and two others to ten years in jail after convicting them of belonging to extremist groups including al Shabaab and Islamic State and providing them support.

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Returning to London, Britain's May faces mammoth task to change minds on Brexit

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday began the mammoth struggle of persuading a deeply divided parliament to back her Brexit deal after an EU summit granted her more time but little to help change minds at home.

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Christchurch shootings: How Maori haka unify New Zealand in mourning

What do the Maori haka dances mean, and how are they linked to mourning the Christchurch victims?

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Deadly floods push into Missouri, more states in rain-soaked U.S. Midwest

Frigid floodwaters pushing down the Missouri River left ruins, death and drowned livestock in their wake across the U.S. Midwest's farmland, and were expected to crest in northwest Missouri early Friday, with more cities and towns under threat.

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North Korea quits Kaesong liaison office with S Korea

Pyongyang withdraws from an office that enabled constant communication between the two Koreas.

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Golan Heights: Syria condemns Donald Trump's remarks

Syria criticises the US president for saying it is time to recognise the occupied Golan as Israeli.

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North Korea pulls out of liaison office with South: Unification Ministry

North Korea on Friday pulled out of a liaison office with South Korea just north of their armed border, in a setback for South Korean President Moon Jae-in's effort to end hostility and in the wake of a failed summit between the North and the United States.

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Guns and tourists: Aboard the unlikely India-Pakistan 'friendship bus'

One Friday morning before dawn, a half-empty Volvo coach slipped out of New Delhi's Ambedkar bus terminal under armed guard, the sirens of a police convoy wailing.

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