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Pompeo to head to North Korea for new Kim meeting
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Indonesia quake: Desperate survivors loot shops as victims buried in mass graves
DESPERATE survivors of the Indonesian quake and tsunami have been looting shops and petrol stations as victims of the disaster are buried in mass graves. WARNING: Graphic images
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'North Korea process stalled because there's almost a consensus in the US wanting it to fail'
North Korea is right to blame internal American politics for the lack of denuclearization progress, because almost everyone around the US president wants it to fail, Brian Becker from the A.N.S.W.E.R. coalition told RT.
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Indonesia tsunami: Rescuers dig through rubble for survivors
Rescuers have been digging by hand in the frantic search for survivors in the Indonesian city of Palu, which is reeling from an earthquake and tsunami.
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Indonesian Teen Survives 49 Days at Sea by Drinking Filtered Seawater and Catching Fish
An Indonesian teenager spent 49 days at sea in a fishing hut before he was spotted by a Panamanian-flagged vessel.
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The Indian policewoman who stopped WhatsApp mob killings
Something unusual happened when dusk fell in early summer in more than 400 villages in the southern Indian state of Telangana.
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US military blocks proposed railway linking North & South Korea
US military officials have put the brakes on a proposed rail project that would connect the Korean Peninsula, underscoring growing differences between Washington and Seoul on engagement with the hermit kingdom.
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Rare photos reveal life inside secretive North Korean state
STUNNING photos show what life is like inside North Korea, one of the most isolated and secretive nations on Earth.
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US North Korea visit: China says Trump criticism is 'irresponsible'
China has said it is "irresponsible" of President Trump to suggest it was not putting enough pressure on North Korea over its nuclear programme.
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North Korea to host emotional family reunions
A group of 89 elderly South Koreans are travelling into North Korea to see relatives they have not seen since the Korean War of 1950-1953.
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Trump administration targets Chinese and Russian firms over illegal shipments to North Korea
- The U.S. Treasury Department announced on Wednesday new actions directed at Chinese and Russian firms that it says have facilitated illicit shipments on behalf of North Korea.
- The designations come as the U.S. continues to push North Korea to denuclearize and remains locked in a trade war with China.
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North Korea on brink of catastrophic food crisis
THE world’s largest disaster relief agency says a food shortage in North Korea could have “potentially catastrophic effects” in the country that saw three million people die in the 1990s from famine.
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Thai cave rescue: Coach and boys given citizenship
Thailand has granted citizenship to the coach and three members of a football team dramatically rescued from a flooded cave last month.
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Indonesian resort islands struck by 7.0 earthquake
Quake comes 1 week after 4 people were killed in separate earthquake
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UN says North Korea still producing nuclear weapons
WORRYING new satellite pictures show North Korea could be backtracking on a historic deal with US President Donald Trump.
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South Korea's spy cam porn epidemic
I can remember the first time I heard about South Korea's spy cameras.
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North Korea working on new missiles, US officials say, despite thaw
North Korea appears to be building new ballistic missiles despite recent warming ties with the Trump administration and pledges to denuclearise, reports say.
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Typhoon Jongdari: Weather-ravaged Japan braces for powerful storm
Hundreds of flights have been cancelled in Japan as the country braces for a powerful typhoon, bringing winds of up to 180km/h (110mph).
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Thai cave rescuers save baby from dam collapse in Laos
IS THERE anything they can’t do. Footage has gone viral of the Thai cave rescuers saving a baby boy after a dam collapse in Laos. Watch it here.
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Taiwan denounces China moves to limit its global profile
"I believe that no Taiwanese people would accept such a thing," Lee said.
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