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Pence pushes for trade deal

In a move to step up pressure on Japan to cut its trade surplus with the United States, US Vice-President Mike Pence said in a visit to Japan on Tuesday that US goods and services often faced barriers from the Asian ally and a bilateral trade agreement is needed.

Israel-Gaza border ignites in most serious fighting since 2014 conflict

GAZA/JERUSALEM - Palestinian militants kept up their most intense rocket fire on Israel since the 2014 conflict on Tuesday, drawing Israeli airstrikes against Hamas' television station and other targets.

Deadliest wildfire kills at least 42

PARADISE, California - The death toll from a huge blaze in northern California has risen to at least 42, making it the deadliest wildfire in state history.

Schuco International's innovative products impress at Beijing expo

At the Fenestration BAU China 2018 hosted in Beijing, which attracted over 100,000 industrial professionals, 656 enterprises specializing in solutions for windows, doors and other building components gathered to present their latest products and technologies. With the brand concept of "We Know How", Schuco attended this event with a two-story stand covering an area of 546 square meters.

Winds whip fires with death toll rising

PARADISE, California - The death toll from wildfires raging in California has risen to 31 after six more people were found dead on Sunday in what was poised to become the deadliest wildfire in state history.

Putin, Trump have 'good conversation'

Russian President Vladimir Putin had a brief but good conversation with US President Donald Trump at World War I centenary events in Paris on Sunday, media said.

May calls for improved ties with Russia

The United Kingdom is ready for a new and improved relationship with Russia in the wake of London accusing the Kremlin of masterminding an attempted assassination on British soil and alleging Moscow orchestrated online meddling in the UK's democratic process, and conducted cyberattacks, claims Russia has strenuously denied.

Goodwill bears fruit with tangerine delivery

SEOUL - The Republic of Korea has airlifted thousands of boxes of tangerines to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in return for a large shipment of pine mushrooms from Pyongyang in September, officials said on Monday.

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25 dead as brutal wildfires go on

PARADISE, United States - The death toll from the fires hitting northern California town of Paradise had reached 23 while two people were also found dead in southern California, bringing the total number of fatalities statewide to 25 on Saturday.

Tapes of writer's death heard

ANKARA, Turkey - Officials from Saudi Arabia, the United States, Germany, France and Britain have listened to audio recordings related to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey's president said on Saturday, in the first public acknowledgment of the existence of tapes of the slaying.