John Kelly: US Civil War caused by 'lack of compromise'
President Trump's chief of staff, General John Kelly, claims an inability to compromise caused the American Civil War.
bbc.com
FARC Leader to Run as 2018 Presidential Candidate
Londoño, known as Timochenko, was nominated as the political group's 2018 presidential candidate by a majority vote.
telesurtv.net
U.S. Trade Panel Proposes Duties of Up to 35% in Solar Case
Members of the U.S. International Trade Commission recommended tariffs on imported solar modules of up to 35 percent, as they discussed what remedies they would propose to President Donald Trump in a trade case that could upend the $29 billion U.S. solar industry.
bloomberg.com
New Zealand Bans Foreign Home Buyers After Price Surge
New Zealand will ban foreigners from buying existing homes, joining a growing list of nations trying to make property more affordable for their citizens.
bloomberg.com
Trump Slams Campaign Adviser Papadopoulos as a Proven ‘Liar’
President Donald Trump lashed out against media coverage of the first charges unsealed in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of the 2016 election and distanced himself from George Papadopoulos, a former campaign adviser who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI.
bloomberg.com
Catalan independence: Sacked leader Puigdemont 'not seeking asylum'
Catalonia's sacked President Carles Puigdemont says he has not travelled to Belgium to seek asylum.
bbc.com
China, South Korea agree to mend ties after THAAD standoff
Seoul and Beijing on Tuesday agreed to move beyond a year-long stand-off over the deployment of a U.S. anti-missile system in South Korea, a dispute that has been devastating to South Korean businesses that rely on Chinese consumers.
reuters.com
Japan man held over bodies and severed heads in flat
Japanese police have arrested a man after finding parts of nine bodies in his apartment in Zama, near Tokyo.
bbc.com
Kremlin says Russia not accused in U.S. case against ex-Trump aides
The Kremlin said on Tuesday that U.S. charges against President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort and another aide showed Moscow had been unfairly maligned for meddling in last year’s U.S. presidential election.
reuters.com
Record surge in atmospheric CO2 seen in 2016
Concentrations of CO2 in the Earth's atmosphere surged to a record high in 2016, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
bbc.com
FBI investigating Puerto Rico power contract
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating a $300 million contract that Puerto Rico’s government power company awarded to a U.S.-based energy startup, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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