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U.N. Security Council Approves Weakened Sanctions Against North Korea

7:03am September 12, 2017

Rachel Martin talks to Colum Lynch of Foreign Policy magazine about the new U.N. sanctions on North Korea. The sanctions were not as strong as the Trump administration had hoped for.

In Hong Kong Speech, Bannon Expected To Take A Hard Line On China

6:50am September 12, 2017

by Rob Schmitz

Ex-White House adviser Steve Bannon speaks in Hong Kong Tuesday at an event hosted by an arm of the largest state-owned Chinese brokerage firm. Bannon is a vocal critic of China's economic policies.

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Ahead Of Referendum, Catalans March For Independence From Spain

6:32am September 12, 2017

by Lauren Frayer

Up to a million Catalans used their national day to rally for independence from Spain, ahead of an Oct. 1 secession vote — which Madrid vows to halt, but hasn't said how.

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Brazilian Meatpacking Tycoon Detained In Corruption Probe

6:31am September 12, 2017

by Philip Reeves

Brazil's chief prosecutor ordered the arrest of one of the country's richest men after he and a colleague recorded themselves discussing crimes related to a sprawling corruption probe.

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Why Prejudice Runs Deep Against Rohingya Muslims Of Myanmar

6:30am September 12, 2017

Mary Louise Kelly talks to Francis Wade — author of Myanmar's Enemy Within: Buddhist Violence and the Making of a Muslim 'Other' — about why the Rohingya are so vilified by the Buddhist majority.

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Brexit Leaves French Fishermen On The Hook

11:57pm September 11, 2017

by Joanna Kakissis

French fishermen in Brittany and Calais say up to 80 percent of their haul is from British waters. Many fear financial ruin if their access is restricted after Brexit.

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United Nations U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley addresses a U.N. Security Council meeting on North Korea on Monday.

U.N. Security Council Approves New North Korea Sanctions

9:08pm September 11, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

Facing opposition from China and Russia against even tougher sanctions, the U.S. compromised to win a unanimous resolution.

U.N. Security Council Set To Vote On New Sanctions Against North Korea

8:16pm September 11, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

The United Nations Security Council plans to vote on new sanctions against North Korea, following the country's recent nuclear test. But the sanctions package was reportedly watered down and no longer includes U.S. demands for an oil embargo.

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Rohingya refugees embrace one another, finally reunited after a perilous journey by boat from Myanmar to Bangladesh.

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Apparent 'Ethnic Cleansing' Is Now Unfolding In Myanmar, U.N. Says

8:04pm September 11, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Operations against the Rohingya look like a "textbook example of ethnic cleansing," the U.N. human rights chief says. But Myanmar's civilian leader, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, denies the allegations.

U.N. Security Council Steps Up Pressure On North Korea

7:32pm September 11, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

The security council voted unanimously on a new sanctions resolution Monday that U.S. ambassador Nikki Haley says is meant to starve North Korea of money needed to support its nuclear program.