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Evaluating Agent Orange Cleanup In Vietnam

5:36am March 27, 2019

by Michele Kelemen

The U.S. Institute of Peace brings together experts from Vietnam and the U.S. For the U.S., it has meant hundreds of millions of dollars cleaning up former air bases where agent orange was stored.

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A break-in occurred at the North Korean Embassy in Madrid on Feb. 22, Spanish authorities say. A judge now says the assailants flew via Portugal to the U.S.

North Korean Embassy Attack Suspects Fled To U.S., Spanish Court Says

7:55pm March 26, 2019

A Spanish judge said the alleged attackers offered stolen hard drives and other materials to the FBI.

Vanessa Rodel smiles during a media scrum after arriving with her daughter Keana to the Toronto airport on a flight from Hong Kong this week. She is one of several Hong Kong-based refugees who helped Edward Snowden hide in Hong Kong after his leaks expose

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Hong Kong Refugee Who Sheltered Snowden Granted Asylum In Canada

7:30pm March 26, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

Vanessa Rodel and her daughter, Keana, arrived in Montreal on Tuesday after years of living in legal limbo. They and other refugees helped NSA leaker Edward Snowden after he fled the U.S.

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U.N. Makes Emergency Appeal For $282 Million To Help Cyclone Victims In Mozambique

6:02pm March 26, 2019

by Eyder Peralta

Cyclone Idai left nearly 2 million people in need of aid, according to humanitarian agencies. The United Nations is making an emergency appeal for $282 million to help the victims in Mozambique.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping Meets With European Leaders To Talk Trade

5:51pm March 26, 2019

by Eleanor Beardsley

Chinese President Xi Jinping met the leaders of France, Germany and the European Union in Paris on Tuesday. The Europeans hope a united approach will give them a stronger position in trade talks with Beijing.

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German Owners Of Krispy Kreme To Donate $11M After Learning Extent Of Nazi Past

3:44pm March 26, 2019

by David Rising, Associated Press

Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, who leads the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command, testifies on Capitol Hill in January. Nakasone has been calling for the U.S. to take a harder line against rivals in cyberspace. He said the U.S. sent three Cyber Comm

The U.S. Pledges A Harder Line In Cyberspace — And Drops Some Hints

8:53am March 26, 2019

by Greg Myre

Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, head of the secretive National Security Agency and Cyber Command, is promising more aggressive cybermeasures against rivals. And he's talking about it — at least a little.

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Israel Strikes Hamas Targets In Gaza After Rocket Attack Injures 7 People

6:53am March 26, 2019

by Daniel Estrin

Explosions rang out in the Gaza strip after Israel's military struck Hamas targets in retaliation for a rocket fired from Gaza. Prime Minister Netanyahu cut short a Washington trip and returned home.

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News Brief: Mueller Probe, Israel Strikes Hamas Targets, Suicide Contagion

6:19am March 26, 2019

Will the entire special counsel report be made public? Israel's military strikes Hamas targets following a rocket fired from Gaza. And, 3 recent apparent suicides follow mass shootings at schools.

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Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro sings the national anthem during an anti-imperialist rally for peace, in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday.

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Venezuela's Maduro Faces Pressure From Much Of The World, Yet He Persists

8:25pm March 25, 2019

by Philip Reeves

The U.S. has hit Venezuela's oil sector and government associates with sanctions and has rallied behind opposition leader Juan Guaidó, yet President Nicolás Maduro persists.