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Trump proposals on nuclear arms disarmament 'not serious': Kremlin

U.S. President Donald Trump's proposals on nuclear arms disarmament is "not serious," a Kremlin spokesman said on Saturday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2PAGo58

Fifteen dead in Sri Lanka after overnight gun battle with suspected Islamist militants

The bodies of 15 people, including six children, were discovered at the site of a fierce overnight gun battle on the east coast of Sri Lanka, a military spokesman said on Saturday, six days after suicide bombers killed more than 250 people. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2UXe3vu

Bodies of 15 found after gun battle on Sri Lanka's eastern coast

The bodies of 15 people, including six children, were discovered at the site of a fierce overnight gun battle on the east coast of Sri Lanka, a military spokesman said on Saturday, six days after a rash of suicide bomber attacks that killed more than 250 people. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2XP488d

U.S. warrant issued for accused ringleader of North Korean embassy raid in Madrid

U.S. authorities are focused on Southern California in their manhunt for a one-time human rights activist accused of leading a violent takeover of North Korea's embassy in Spain, according to a federal arrest warrant unsealed on Friday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2W89SJP

U.S. sanctions Venezuela's foreign minister, Venezuelan judge

The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on Venezuela's Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza, saying it would pursue those in President Nicolas Maduro's government for corruption as well as officials conducting diplomacy on his behalf. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2ZD1Mv9

Hundreds of migrants in southern Mexico board 'The Beast' heading north

Hundreds of migrants hoping to reach the United States boarded a freight train in southern Mexico late on Thursday, frustrated by efforts to slow their progress by the Mexican government, which is under pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2ZC3E7l

'Black sheep': The mastermind of Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday bombs

Mohamed Hashim Mohamed Zahran was 12 years old when he began his studies at the Jamiathul Falah Arabic College. He was a nobody, with no claim to scholarship other than ambition. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2ITtNbQ

Trump to hold White House talks with Slovak prime minister on May 3

U.S. President Donald Trump will discuss security cooperation and other issues with Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini in Washington on May 3, the White House said on Friday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2ZH3n39

U.S. tells citizens to reconsider travel to Sri Lanka

The U.S. State Department on Friday said American citizens should reconsider travel to Sri Lanka due to the threat of terrorism after more than 250 people were killed in suicide bombings on Sunday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2VuTMwQ

Venezuela's opposition-run congress says lawmaker detained, violating immunity

Venezuela's opposition-run National Assembly said on Friday that opposition lawmaker Gilber Caro had been detained, calling the move a violation of his parliamentary immunity in a Twitter post. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2VrPNRL

Prepare for power, Spain's party leaders tell supporters as vote campaign ends

The leaders of all of Spain's main political parties invited their supporters on Friday night to prepare for power, as campaigning for one of the tightest national elections in decades drew to a close. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2L1tC0G

Two Shell oil workers kidnapped, police killed, in Nigeria's Delta: police

Two Royal Dutch Shell oil workers were kidnapped, and their police escorts killed, in Nigeria's restive Delta region, a police spokesman said on Friday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Dvj0B9

Brazil led world in rainforest losses in 2018 despite decline from 2017: research group

Brazil led the world in rainforest destruction last year, although deforestation in South America's largest country fell by 70 percent compared to 2017, according to an independent forest monitoring network. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2XLAVep