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Hunger on the rise worldwide as 821 million affected, says UN
More than 821 million people suffered from hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition worldwide last year, the United Nations reported -- the third ...Trump becomes 1st sitting US leader to enter North Korea
Donald Trump stepped onto North Korean soil in a historic first Sunday as he met Pyongyang\'s leader Kim Jong Un in a ...China says Trump, Xi reach trade truce
President Donald Trump declared relations with China were "right back on track" after he and President Xi Jinping sought Saturday to de-escalate ...G20 summit lays bare growing climate change division
Four years after the landmark Paris deal, international consensus on strong action to tackle climate change risks crumbling, with the issue among ...Huge crowds march in Hong Kong, piling pressure on leader
Tens of thousands of Hong Kong residents, mostly clad in black despite the sweltering weather, jammed the city\'s streets Sunday in a ...Hong Kong protesters begin night vigil as extradition anger mounts
Tensions rose in Hong Kong as hundreds of protesters began a nighttime vigil outside the city\'s parliament, just hours before lawmakers debate ...Russian, Chinese leaders hail burgeoning ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Chinese leader Xi Jinping for Kremlin talks that reflected increasingly close ties between the two countries that ...China vows military action if Taiwan, sea claims opposed
China\'s defense minister warned that its military will "resolutely take action" to defend Beijing\'s claims over self-ruled Taiwan and disputed South China ...U.S. warship sails in disputed South China Sea amid trade tensions
The U.S. military said one of its warships sailed near the disputed Scarborough Shoal claimed by China in the South China Sea, ...Google blocks Huawei phones from Android updates after Trump blacklisting
US internet giant Google, whose Android mobile operating system powers most of the world\'s smartphones, said it was beginning to cut ties ...





