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China's foreign minister, head of state planner met with Venezuela's Maduro

China's foreign minister and the head of the National Development and Reform Commission held a meeting on Friday with visiting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2NJdeC9

Hungary to take legal steps against critical EU ruling: PM Orban

Hungary's government will decide on Monday on legal steps to challenge a European parliament ruling against the country for flouting democratic standards, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2x8suii

At summit, South Korea's Moon seeks to play 'chief negotiator' between Kim, Trump

Next week's inter-Korean summit will test whether South Korean President Moon Jae-in can pull off his role of mediator and salvage stalled nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2CVmDST

Russian agents tried to spy on Swiss chemicals lab: Tages Anzeiger

Two Russian agents suspected of trying to spy on a Swiss laboratory were arrested in the Netherlands and expelled early this year, Swiss newspaper Tages Anzeiger reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2p7uJhH

Taiwan courts security ties with bigger friends as Beijing snatches allies

As Beijing intensifies its effort to further isolate Taiwan diplomatically, Taipei is actively but discreetly broadening security ties with regional powers beyond its long-standing relationship with the United States. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2x9PHQy

Hopes rise as two Koreas open liaison office on North's side of border

North and South Korea opened a liaison office on the North's side of their heavily militarized border on Friday, setting up a permanent channel of communication as part of a flurry of efforts to end their decades old rivalry. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Mu18In

PM Abe says Putin's comment shows desire for Japan-Russia peace treaty

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday repeated Japan's stance that a row over islands seized by Russian troops in the final days of World War Two must be settled before a peace treaty can be signed to formally end hostilities between their countries. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2OlN7hK

Chairs placed in glass, diagrams of footsteps: Kim Jong Un's visits memorialized in North Korea

At the Kim Jong Suk cosmetics factory in Pyongyang, a North Korean tour guide dressed in traditional costume gestured to a wall of photos framed in brass and red velvet. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2CS4cyI

U.S. sanctions Russian, Chinese tech firms over funds for North Korea

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on a China-based tech firm, its North Korean CEO and a Russian subsidiary, accusing them of moving illicit funding to North Korea in violation of U.S. sanctions. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2xcJseR

U.S., Cuba officials discuss mysterious embassy health incidents

U.S. and Cuban officials met at the State Department on Thursday to discuss the mysterious health problems that have affected more than two dozen American Embassy personnel, a situation that led to a reduction in staffing at the Havana mission and a chill in ties between the countries. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Qqv0sl

Australian PM's own party defies him in selection of by-election candidate

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's own party defied his wishes on Friday by nominating a former diplomat instead of a female candidate to run in a crucial by-election for a seat that belonged to the man he deposed in a leadership coup. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2p6cFVh

North Korea says U.S. accusation of hacking a 'smear campaign'

North Korea said on Friday U.S. accusations that it was responsible for cyber attacks in 2014 and 2017 were a "smear campaign" and the man sanctioned by Washington does not exist, the official KCNA news agency said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2NJu7wG

U.S. accuses Russia of covering up breaches of North Korea sanctions

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley accused Moscow on Thursday of seeking to cover up breaches of U.N. sanctions on North Korea by Russians after it pushed for changes to an independent report on sanctions violations. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2NdGQIw