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Russia's Lavrov meets North Korea's Kim in Pyongyang: Russian agencies

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a visit to Pyongyang on Thursday, Russian news agencies reported citing a delegation source. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2J2BtJZ

Spanish PM's future in balance as no-confidence debate starts

MADRID (Reuters) - The future of Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy hung in the balance on Thursday, with the opposition Socialists a whisker away from forcing him out of office as deputies began debating a no-confidence motion against his government. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2La0Hmj

U.N. reports unprecedented fighting in Libyan city of Derna

GENEVA (Reuters) - Fighting in the Libyan city of Derna has reached unprecedented levels, with air raids, shelling of residential areas and heavy ground clashes, the United Nations humanitarian office said in a report on Thursday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2J2sTLz

Red Cross sends surgeons, supplies to Gaza to treat wounded

GENEVA (Reuters) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Thursday it was sending two surgical teams to Gaza and setting up a surgical unit in the enclave's main hospital to treat heavy casualties from clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2ssdFEt

Singapore, Malaysia authorities meet as 1MDB probe intensifies

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore investigators are in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur to help authorities with an investigation into scandal-plagued state fund 1MDB, Singapore police said on Thursday, as the country's new government steps up efforts to tackle graft. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2LLnKoH

Assad says U.S. must leave Syria, vows to recover SDF areas

BEIRUT (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad said the United States should learn the lesson of Iraq and withdraw from Syria, and promised to recover areas of the country held by U.S.-backed militias through negotiations or force. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2LagfXg

Prosecutors raid Korean Air over suspected embezzlement by founding family

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean prosecutors raided the headquarters of Korean Air Lines Co Ltd on Thursday over suspected embezzlement, tax evasion and breach of trust by members of its founding family, a prosecution official told Reuters. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Jmb5uc

Film producer Weinstein indicted for rape: New York prosecutor

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Movie producer Harvey Weinstein was indicted on Wednesday on charges of rape and a criminal sexual act, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance said, the first case to emerge from a slew of sexual misconduct allegations against him. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2LMKRzk

Trump sees media bias in handling of 'Roseanne' cancellation

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested an executive behind ABC's cancellation of sitcom "Roseanne" was biased while the White House said it did not defend comedian Roseanne Barr's racist tweet that sparked the decision. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2xsPjQz

Parkland killer boasted of mass murder plans in cell phone videos

(Reuters) - The teen charged with shooting 17 people dead at his former high school in Parkland, Florida, boasted of plans to commit mass murder in a series of cell phone videos recorded by him before the rampage and released on Wednesday by prosecutors. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2xuZQdV

Illinois passes Equal Rights Amendment, more than three decades after deadline

(Reuters) - Illinois joined 36 U.S. states on Wednesday when it ratified an U.S. constitution Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) intended to ensure women are treated the same as men under state and federal laws, more than three decades after a deadline to approve it. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2JgxvwN

Trump says drug companies to announce 'massive' price cuts soon

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he expects major drug companies to slash prices on their products in two weeks, but did not provide details on which companies would do so or how such reductions would be made. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2xtNC5h

Volcanic lava flow spurs more evacuations on Hawaii's Big Island

HONOLULU (Reuters) - Molten rock from several lava-spewing fissures opened by Kilauea Volcano crept toward clusters of homes and vacation rentals on the eastern tip of Hawaii's Big Island on Wednesday, prompting authorities to usher residents out of the area as a precaution. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2Jk7Vab