Ecuador Intelligence Chief, Five Americans Killed in Kenya Helicopter Crash
All seven people aboard a sightseeing helicopter died when it went down near Mount Ololokwe in northern Kenya on Wednesday, officials said.
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Global affairs, with particular attention to Asia, where coverage in the American press is thinnest.
Trump Says He Will Meet North Korea's Kim Jong Un Later This Year
The announcement follows Trump's order to scale back joint US-South Korea military drills and an unusually specific claim about North Korea's nuclear arsenal.
Kushner Meets Egypt's Sisi as Hamas Delegation Also Arrives for Gaza Talks
Jared Kushner is set to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, days after Netanyahu rejected the Trump administration's roadmap for ending the war in Gaza.
Indonesia Earthquake Kills at Least 47 on Flores Island
A magnitude 7.7 quake off Flores Island triggered a brief tsunami warning and hundreds of aftershocks as rescuers struggled to reach communities cut off by landslides.
Venezuela and Israel Restore Consular Ties After 17-Year Break
The two governments will set up a joint mechanism to provide consular services to their citizens, a first step toward repairing ties that Hugo Chávez severed in 2009 over Israel's assault on Gaza.
Heavy Rain Kills at Least 16 in the Philippines as Floods Swamp Manila
A landslide buried three houses in the mountain resort of Baguio as nine days of rain, worsened by tropical storms, triggered floods and landslides across the northern Philippines.
Pentagon Official Says US Is 'Digging In' to Asia, Not Pulling Back
Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon's undersecretary of defense for policy, told an audience in Manila that Washington wants allies to spend more on their own defense as it looks to counter doubts about its staying power in the region.
