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Supporters Greet Opposition Leader As He Returns To Venezuela

9:17am March 05, 2019

David Greene talks to Scott Smith of The Associated Press about Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaidó, who returned to Caracas Monday, risking arrest to challenge President Nicolás Maduro.

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News Brief: Alabama Tornado, Disaster Aid Inequities, Canada Scandal

9:17am March 05, 2019

Rescue crews search for survivors of the deadliest U.S. tornado since 2013. A new NPR probe reveals inequities in the way FEMA disburses aid. Canada's prime minister is embroiled in a scandal.

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Humanitarian Crisis At The Southern Border Builds, Border Patrol Says

9:17am March 05, 2019

by John Burnett

Agents apprehended some 60,000 people last month — about 12,000 more immigrants than they picked up in January. The majority arrested are families, and children traveling alone or without a parent.

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Investigators walk next to a police tent last year in Salisbury, England, near where former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found critically ill.

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Russia Wants Access To Ex-Spy In U.K.

3:58am March 05, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia survived an assassination attempt last year, which U.K. authorities blamed on Russia. Russian officials want to know where the two are now.

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Why The Second U.S.-North Korea Summit Dealt A Setback To South Korea's Plans

9:24pm March 04, 2019

by Anthony Kuhn

Last week's summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended without a deal. This was a big setback to South Korean leader Moon Jae-in.

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Palestinian Leaders Angered As U.S. Moves Main Diplomatic Mission

9:24pm March 04, 2019

by Daniel Estrin

In another blow to the Palestinians, the U.S. has folded the diplomatic mission to them into the U.S. embassy to Israel — which is run by a strongly pro-Israel ambassador.

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A branch of Ted Baker stands on Regent Street in London, England. Ted Baker's CEO Ray Kelvin resigned after people who worked with him complained of "forced hugging."

Ted Baker CEO Resigns After 'Forced Hugging' Complaints

6:48pm March 04, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

The company says Ray Kelvin, who founded the fashion retailer more than 30 years ago, had resigned "with immediate effect." He will not be entitled to any salary or benefits payments.

Saudi Arabia's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Jubeir spoke to journalists in Indonesia on October 23, 2018.

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Canada Set To Go Ahead With Arms Deal, Saudi Arabia Says

5:02pm March 04, 2019

by Dalia Mortada

A senior Saudi official told journalists Monday he believes that Canada will honor its $13-billion agreement, contrary to the Canadian prime minister's comments in December.

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó waves to supporters from inside a car as he leaves his hotel next to his wife, Fabiana Rosales, in Salinas, Ecuador, on Sunday.

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Juan Guaidó Returns To Venezuela, Risking Arrest

1:42pm March 04, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The opposition leader has said he wants to rally supporters and continue his push for the ouster of President Nicolás Maduro. His return could spark a showdown with Maduro.

Michael Kovrig, seen here in a video from March 2018, was detained in China more than 80 days ago. Chinese officials say he's suspected of stealing state secrets; others say he is a pawn in a broader fight over Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou.

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China Says Detained Canadian Michael Kovrig Was Spying Illegally

12:27pm March 04, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Chinese officials accuse Kovrig, a former Canadian diplomat, of "stealing and spying on sensitive Chinese information and intelligence."