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Johnson exit leaves Brexit plan in crisis

Boris Johnson has resigned as Britain's foreign secretary, becoming the third high-ranking government official in 24 hours to walk out rather than back Theresa May's plans for a soft Brexit.

Transatlantic ties on shaky footing as Trump embarks on Europe trip

BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON - European leaders say they no longer have any illusions about Donald Trump as they welcome the US president at a NATO summit this week, but they fear his "America first" agenda may force a moment of reckoning that works to no-one's benefit.

Moon moves to alleviate talks tension

The leaders of the ROK, the DPRK and the US confirmed their common determination for the complete denuclearization and the establishment of permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula, the ROK President Moon Jae-in said on Monday.

Lula to remain in prison after day of judicial battles

SAO PAULO - Brazil's judiciary issued contradictory orders on Sunday over the controversial imprisonment of ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, who was convicted of corruption and sent to jail in April.

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Devastating rains leave 81 dead in Japan

TOKYO - Unprecedented rains that have killed at least 81 people also stranded more than 2000 in the western Japanese city of Kurashiki on Sunday, with rescuers using helicopters and boats after rivers surged over their banks.

Marchers shut down part of Chicago freeway

CHICAGO - Thousands of anti-violence protesters marched along a Chicago interstate on Saturday, shutting down traffic to draw attention to the gun violence that's claimed hundreds of lives in some of the city's poorest neighborhoods and pressure public officials to do more to stop it.

Trump faces 'carnival of protest' in Britain

EDINBURGH/LONDON - A barrage of nationwide protests will greet US President Donald Trump's four-day trip to Britain from Thursday, with organizers hoping to stage one of the country's biggest demonstrations in decades following a series of diplomatic spats.

Houthi leader calls for mass mobilization against coalition

SANAA - The leader of the Houthi rebels in Yemen on Saturday called for a public mobilization to reinforce his fighters in the war against a Saudi Arabia-led coalition forces in the Yemeni Red Sea coast.

Police continue hunt for poison in spy case

LONDON - Authorities conducted extensive forensic tests on Saturday looking for the source of a nerve agent that sickened two people thought to have handled a contaminated item from the March attack on a Russian ex-spy and his daughter.

US strikes 'gangster-like' attitude

The third visit by the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ended in disagreement, leaving the process of denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula in doubt.