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CNN: Trump – I’d be ‘honored’ to meet Kim Jong Un under ‘right circumstances’

President Donald Trump said May 1 he would be willing to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “under the right circumstances” to defuse tensions …
CNN

BBC: ‘Oldest human’ dies in Indonesia ‘aged 146’

The Indonesian man who claimed to be 146 years old – the longest living human ever – has died in his village in Central Java. According to his papers, …
BBC

Reuters: Turkish police fire tear gas at May Day demonstrators in Istanbul

Police in Istanbul fired tear gas and rubber bullets to break up a group of May Day demonstrators on May 1, a Reuters witness said, as authorities …
Reuters

Associated Press: Thousands in US ready to rally against Trump, for workers

Several hundred teachers picketed outside Philadelphia schools early May 1 as thousands more immigrants and union members across the United States …
Associated Press

Reuters: Macron, Le Pen exchange May Day blows on day of rallies and protests

Centrist presidential frontrunner Emmanuel Macron and his far-right rival Marine Le Pen attacked each other’s visions of France and the role it should …
Reuters

Spiegel: Donald Trump and the erosion of American democracy

With his attacks on judges, journalists and critics, U.S. President Donald Trump is chipping away at the foundations of democracy. Is the American …
Spiegel

Voice of America: May Day marked by celebrations and demonstrations

Monday is May Day, known worldwide as the day when workers and activists march in the streets and gather in city centers to honor laborers across the …
Voice of America

RFE/RL: NATO chief says alliance could increase troops in Afghanistan

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the Western military alliance is close to making a decision on whether to increase its troop numbers in …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

The Guardian: Tony Blair announces return in bid to influence Brexit debate

Tony Blair has said he plans to become more involved in the debate surrounding Britain’s departure from the European Union because of the harm it …
The Guardian

Reuters: US Congress negotiators set spending plan to avert shutdown, bolster defense

Negotiators in the U.S. Congress reached a deal late on April 30 on around $1 trillion in federal funding that would avert a government shutdown later …
Reuters

BBC: Macron says EU must reform or face ‘Frexit’

The front-runner in the French presidential election has told the BBC that the EU must reform or face the prospect of “Frexit”. Read more here.
BBC

Wall Street Journal: Another win for Macron would give the EU breathing room

Emmanuel Macron’s victory in the first round of the French presidential election was greeted with relief rather than triumph in Brussels and other …
Wall Street Journal

Financial Times: Merkel-Putin meeting unlikely to close wide political gap

The last time that Angela Merkel and Vladimir Putin met, Barack Obama was still in the White House. Now the German chancellor and Russian president …
Financial Times

Bloomberg: China is building a $290 billion new city

China’s plan to build a new city about two hours drive from Beijing has raised hopes it may catalyze better urban design across the nation, enhancing …
Bloomberg

Xinhua: U.S. extends sanctions relief on Belarusian companies

MINSK – The United States has extended the suspension of sanctions against nine Belarusian enterprises, the U.S. Embassy in Minsk said. The U.S. …
Xinhua

Reuters: Merkel says she has ‘good relationship’ with Trump despite Frosty Start

BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday that she and President Donald Trump have built a “good working relationship” even though the …
Reuters

Associated Press: Turkish internet users unable to access Wikipedia

ISTANBUL — Access to Wikipedia, a free online encyclopedia, has been blocked in Turkey, according to an internet censorship-monitoring network. Turkey …
Associated Press

Associated Press: Facebook gearing up to fight political propaganda

Facebook is acknowledging that governments or other malicious non-state actors are using its social network to influence political sentiment in ways …
Associated Press
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