AP Interview: Israel planning UN action against Iran

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Following the surprising resignation of Lebanon's prime minister, Israel is planning a diplomatic offensive to step up pressure on Iran and its Lebanese proxy Hezbollah at the United Nations, a senior Israeli government minister said Thursday.

Trump to Asia: Unite on North Korea, but Go It Alone on Trade

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South Koreans Conflicted as Trump Tempts War

Richard Engel reports on the protests in South Korea both for and against a war with the north that Donald Trump is inching closer to, and looks at how some Koreans are dealing with the very immediate threat of death in the event of such a war.

Rep. Mike Honda: The California GOP Works for Trump, Not Voters

They have voted with him 97% of the time

Roy Moore Defiant Amid Growing Calls to Drop Out of Senate Race

The Alabama Senate Candidate made his first public comments since the Washington Post’s bombshell report alleging sexual misconduct with a minor on Sean Hannity’s radio show on Friday, calling the claims “completely false” and “politically motivated.”

Trump and Putin share brief handshake in Vietnam

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin briefly shook hands at a gala dinner during an Asia-Pacific summit on Friday after days of frenzied speculation on whether the two would meet. It is still unclear whether the pair plan to hold substantive talks during their visit to Vietnam following days of mixed messages from the Kremlin and the White House. Relations between Moscow and Washington have plummeted as a US probe has accused Trump's former campaign aides of secretly meeting Kremlin-connected officials -- a charge Russia denies.

Cameroon separatist attacks kill four security forces: government

YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Separatists from Cameroon's Anglophone region have killed four security forces in several attacks over the past few days, the government said on Saturday, an unprecedented violent turn to a movement that risks morphing into a full blown insurgency.

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