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President Trump boards Air Force One before departing from Morristown Municipal Airport in New Jersey over the weekend. Trump is meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, among other heads of state, at the G-20 summit.

Amid Gathering Of World Leaders, Trump's Meeting With Putin Stands Out

2:33pm July 05, 2017

by Scott Horsley

President Trump is scheduled to have a face-to-face with Vladimir Putin at the G-20 summit. Trump has said he'd like closer ties between the countries, but Russia is under fire for election meddling.

Members of the neo-Nazi Nordic Resistance Movement (Nordiska Motstandsrorelsens) demonstrate in central Stockholm in November.

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Swedish Neo-Nazis Frozen Out In Trademark Fight

2:18pm July 05, 2017

by Scott Neuman

An extremist group that goes by the name "Nordfront" has been ordered to stop using the name following a complaint from Nordfrost, a German freezer manufacturer.

Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson announced that all Volvo cars will be electric or hybrid within two years. Above, Samuelsson at Volvo Cars Showroom in Stockholm on Wednesday.

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All New Volvo Models Will Be Electric Or Hybrid Starting In 2019

12:13pm July 05, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Volvo is the first traditional automaker to set a date to phase out cars powered only by internal combustion engines. Volvo's CEO called Tesla "a tough competitor" in the premium electric market.

In his short tenure as North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un has done a lot to put far richer and stronger nations in an increasingly difficult spot.

After North Korea's ICBM Launch, Now What?

12:04pm July 05, 2017

by Elise Hu

Kim Jong Un's moves have succeeded in putting the rest of the world in a tough spot. Possible responses include further isolation of North Korea, military moves or greater engagement. None are ideal.

Archaeologists working at the Templo Mayor site of Aztec ruins in Mexico City, in August 2015. Scientists say the remains of women and children are among those found at a main trophy rack of human skulls, known as "tzompantli."

Aztec 'Tower Of Skulls' Reveals Women, Children Were Sacrificed

12:00pm July 05, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Some 650 skulls unearthed in Mexico City are believed to be the legendary Huey Tzompantli, a site for victims of human sacrifice first mentioned by Spanish conquistadors.

Emirates passenger planes at Dubai International Airport. The airline announced it is now exempt from the laptop ban imposed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in March.

Airlines In Turkey And Dubai Cleared From Laptop Ban

10:47am July 05, 2017

by Chris Benderev

Turkish Airlines and Emirates announced they are now exempt from the ban on carrying electronics larger than a smartphone into the cabin on flights bound for the U.S.

A video clip shows China's jailed Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo on a computer screen, lying on a bed receiving medical treatment at a hospital in Beijing. China says it has invited U.S. and German liver cancer experts to join a medical team treating Liu

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China Allows Foreign Experts To Treat Terminally Ill Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo

10:19am July 05, 2017

by Chris Benderev

Cancer specialists from the United States, Germany and other countries will join the medical team treating a political dissident detained by China since 2008. He has late-stage liver cancer.

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Traffic Solution Project In China Appears To Be An Investment Scam

9:17am July 05, 2017

by Anthony Kuhn

A new kind of urban transport intended to beat traffic jams appears to have gone off the rails. That became clear when police arrested the patent holder and his colleagues for illegal fundraising.

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Trump To Discuss North Korea Crisis While In Germany For G-20 Summit

8:22am July 05, 2017

by Tamara Keith

President Trump leaves Wednesday for his second international trip just as the North Korea crisis heats up. That trip will include his first face-to-face meeting with Russian President Putin.

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Thousands Turn Out For March For Justice In Turkey

8:20am July 05, 2017

by Peter Kenyon

People unhappy with the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have hit the road. Some 250 miles of road, from the capital Ankara to Istanbul.

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