International
Venezuelan showdown moves to UN as dueling presidents dig in
The United States urged all nations Saturday to support Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido.
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Putin backs Maduro, as Kremlin critics cheer U.S. support for Venezuela’s opposition
If the U.S. decisively took sides in Venezuela's escalating political crisis this week, Russia wasn't sitting idly by.
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A little optimism, a lot of pessimism: The 2019 outlook for humanitarian crises
The root causes are increasingly a messy mix of conflict, climate shocks, poverty and social inequalities.
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Why opposition to GMOs is a First World privilege
How public mistrust in GMOs destroyed one scientist's dream of helping farmers in developing countries produce sturdier, higher-yield crops.
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Listen 06:49North Korea prepares for second nuclear summit with U.S.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered preparations for a second summit with President Trump to discuss the prospect of denuclearization on the Korean peninsula.
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Report says 1 in 3 U.N. staffers has been sexually harassed
It's part of an unfortunate trend in the humanitarian sector: complaints about sexual harassment, bullying and other unacceptable workplace behavior.
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Trump says ‘things are going very well’ with North Korea
Trump said he plans a second summit with leader Kim Jong Un to try to broker a deal that would entice the North to give up its nuclear weapons.
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After days of silence, court says detained Iranian-American is testifying
An Iranian-American woman arrested five days ago during a visit to the U.S. is testifying behind closed doors to a grand jury in Washington, D.C., a U.S. federal judge said.
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China tried to grow cotton on the moon, but it didn’t work
China's state-run Xinhua News Agency announced the news, simply stating: "The experiment has ended."
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How strong is the Islamic State in Syria?
The extremist group is still believed to have thousands of fighters who have gone underground.
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‘I’m a survivor of violence’: Portraits of women waiting in Mexico for U.S. asylum
Domestic violence was the leading reported crime in Honduras, according to a March 2015 report by the United Nations' special rapporteur on violence against women.
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Amid Brexit chaos, Theresa May’s government survives confidence vote
In the vote, 325 lawmakers said they had confidence in May's government, while 306 voted that they did not.
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Honduran caravan crosses Guatemala, traveling toward U.S.
The group that reached Guatemala on Tuesday is the first wave of a caravan that could consist of thousands.
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U.S. troops killed by blast in Syria; Islamic State claims responsibility
American troops were killed in an explosion in northern Syria, the spokesperson for the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State says.
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As Japan tries out immigration, migrant workers complain of exploitation
The Japanese government intends to bring in 345,000 more foreign workers in the next five years, to staff sectors including restaurants, construction, agriculture and nursing.
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