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North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands at the conclusion of their meetings in June at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island in Singapore. Photo: Susan Walsh / Associated Press

Trump-Kim Summit to Focus on NKorea Nuke Complex, US Rewards

SEOUL, South Korea — When President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un first met in Singapore last year, there was pomp,...
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Indonesia Police Admit Using Snake to Terrorize Papuan Man (Video)

JAKARTA — Indonesian police have acknowledged officers terrorized a Papuan man with a live snake after a video of the incident circulated online showing...
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‘This Is America’ Wins Song of the Year Grammy

LOS ANGELES — Childish Gambino's "This Is America" has won the Grammy Award for song of the year. Donald Glover, whose alter ego is Childish...
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Thai Riot Police Put on Alert as Coup Rumors Spread

PHICHIT — Riot police were ordered to mobilize and prepare to defend important facilities Saturday in the central province of Phichit, according to a leaked order from the provincial governor marked urgent.
A China Airlines Boeing 747-400 sits on the tarmac in a 2003 file photo at what was then the Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in Taoyuan, Taiwan. Photo: Jerome Favre / Associated Press

Pilot Strike at Taiwan’s China Airlines Drags Into 3rd Day

TAIPEI, Taiwan — A strike among pilots at Taiwan's flag carrier China Airlines dragged into a third day Sunday, resulting in further flight cancellations. There was no...
Panthongtae 'Oak' Shinawatra, at left, with his father Thaksin Shinawatra and aunt Yingluck Shinawatra in a photo subsequently deleted from his Instagram in February 2018.

Thaksin Tweets ‘Chin up and Keep Moving Forward’

BANGKOK — Fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra tweeted words of encouragement to his supporters Saturday.

Pole Facing Treason Charge in Indonesia Alleges Prison Abuse

JAKARTA — A Polish man on trial for treason in Indonesia after meeting with Papuan independence supporters said that visitors to his prison assaulted...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks at an organizing event on Jan. 12 at Manchester Community College in Manchester, New Hampshire. Photo: Michael Dwyer / Associated Press

US Sen. Warren’s Likely Candidacy to Bank on Populist Appeal

LAWRENCE, Massachusetts — Sen. Elizabeth Warren has picked this working-class city for the expected kickoff of her 2020 president campaign, banking on a populist...
'One person's voice, but you dare to call it democracy,' placards displayed by the audience at Saturday's TU-CU games read.

Junta Rule Challenged as Unis Clash on the Field (Photos)

BANGKOK — No subtlety was spared Saturday at an annual athletic contest between students of two top national universities. Chulalongkorn University students made a huge...
The moment Thai Raksa Chart Party leader Preechapol Pongpanich presented the nomination of Ubolratana Mahidol as prime minister to the Election Commission on Friday morning in Bangkok.

Thai Raksa Chart Accepts Royal Command, Thanks Ubolratana

BANGKOK — The Thai Raksa Chart Party issued a statement Saturday saying it had accepted the royal command which most likely put an end...

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