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Iran says US 'lying' on talks

The United States enacted a new round of sanctions on Monday, targeting Iran's supreme leader and some senior officials, further escalating tensions between the two sides.

Trump to visit ROK as hope raised for new talks

SEOUL/WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump will visit the Republic of Korea this weekend after an exchange of letters with Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, boosting hopes for a resumption of talks on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

Criminal probe opened into deadly Kazakh blast

NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan - Kazakhstan's president said on Tuesday a criminal investigation has been opened into a munitions depot blast that killed two people and left 165 injured in a town in the south of the country.

Study reveals impact of privilege in UK

Research suggests that Britain's most influential people - those who hold the top jobs in politics, the judiciary, media and business - are five times more likely to have been privately educated than the general population.

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Iran denies being hit by cyberattack

TEHERAN/WASHINGTON - Iran said on Monday that no cyberattack against the Islamic republic has ever succeeded, after media reported the United States launched one last week amid a standoff between the two countries as Washington was due to tighten sanctions on Teheran.

Death toll from building collapse in Cambodia rises to 28

SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia - Rescuers found two survivors in the rubble of a building that collapsed while under construction in a Cambodia beach town, killing at least 28 workers as they slept in the unfinished condominium that was doubling as their housing.

Trump hopes to meet Putin at G20 summit

US President Donald Trump is looking forward to meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Japan's Osaka, said US National Security Adviser John Bolton in Jerusalem on Sunday. Leaders of the G20 group of nations will hold a summit on June 28-29 in Osaka, Japan.

Johnson domestic dispute dominating PM race

The on-going furor over Boris Johnson's private life shows no sign of abating as Britain's ruling Conservative Party tries to shift the spotlight onto his contest with Jeremy Hunt to be the party's next leader and the country's new prime minister.

Ethiopia army chief killed in 'coup' bid

ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia's army chief and a local leader have been shot dead during a coup attempt to overthrow a regional government in the north of the country.

Economic experts call for free and fair trade

Free trade is the basis for the world economy and shared prosperity is in the interest of all, according to speakers at a forum in Malaysia last week.