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North Korean leader inspects artillery drill ahead of US-South Korea exercises

SEOUL, South Korea – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a live-fire artillery drill by his country’s military units near the sea border with the rival South, believed to be timed ahead of annual U.S.-South Korean exercises, state media reported Saturday. Analysts in Seoul said North Korea was attempting …

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UN chief appoints veteran diplomat Kubis to head UN political mission in Iraq

UNITED NATIONS – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed a veteran United Nations diplomat from Slovakia to head the United Nations political mission in Iraq. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Tuesday that Jan Kubis, who served as the top U.N. envoy in Afghanistan from 2012 to 2014, brings years of experience …

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Former Maldives leader in detention denies ordering top judge's arrest

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – A lawyer says Maldives’ former president has denied in court that he ordered the arrest of a top judge three years ago. The former president, Mohamed Nasheed, also told a Criminal Court hearing Thursday that the charge against him is politically motivated, said lawyer Hisaan Hussain. …

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