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Earthquake Detected in North Korea
Addressing the annual gathering in NY he continued: "Through such a prolonged and arduous struggle, now we are finally only a few steps away from the final gate of completion of the state nuclear force". Tensions have continued to rise around the Korean peninsula since Pyongyang carried out its sixth nuclear test, prompting a new round of United Nations sanctions.
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Angela Merkel eyes her fourth term as chancellor
How has she pulled that off?The primary explanation is that Germany is going through a golden economic age. So you know, there's clearly been tension between Merkel and President Trump. Nearly a year later, however, the country's own election is attracting much less interest. "If you look at the AfD people they say nearly nothing, and when they say something, they just say "no, no, no".
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Talk show host expresses opinions on health-care
He's dying to be a member of the Hollywood elite. "The only reason he's not a member of the Hollywood elite is because nobody will hire him to be one", Kimmel said . I don't get anything out of this, Brian, you phony little creep . Heritage Action hopes so and has issued a formal invitation to the late night television host.
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Polls open in New Zealand general elections
In the past, the party formed a ruling coalition with National and has been a non-cabinet ally of Labour. Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern , at home with mother Laurel, watching the progress of the election on TV. For English, who campaigned heavily on National's economic credentials after taking the party leadership a year ago, the strong showing was a vindication after National crashed to its worst ever election result in 2002 under his first stint as leader.
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China tells Japan not to abandon dialogue over North Korea
Believe it or not, Kim's statement actually used gentler language than his propaganda specialists have favored in the past. It is unusual for the North Korean leader to issue such a statement in his own name. Kim said Trump's remarks had only convinced him - rather than frightening or making him stop - that "the path I chose is correct and that it is the one I have to follow to the last".
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Iraqi Kurds Press Ahead With Independence Vote
Speaking to a crowd of thousands in Irbil on Friday, Masoud Barzani said the fight against the Islamic State in partnership with the Iraqi military will continue despite the vote. In Ankara, Turkey's National Security Council, chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, slammed the planned referendum as "illegitimate", indicating that Ankara was prepared to retaliate if it went ahead.