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Trump even changed his Twitter banner, uploading a photograph of himself and Melania with Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, during a Chinese opera performance at the Forbidden City.

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Jubeir rubbishes allegations that the kingdom had forced Lebanon's prime minister Saad al-Hariri to quit.

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, a protege of Riyadh, on Saturday announced his surprise resignation in a broadcast from the Saudi capital.

The residents of Edison City in New Jersey have received anonymous letters in their mail this week that seeks to deport Indian-American Falguni Patel and Chinese-American Jerry Shi.

The State Department said Wednesday it would begin revoking passports of registered child sex offenders and will require them to apply for a new one that carries a "unique identifier" of their status.

The idea to name the high-speed ICE 4 train after Frank came from proposals made by Deutsche Bahn customers and the German public, which a panel reviewed. Of 19,400 submissions, Anne Frank was one of the most popular names, it said.

Reportedly, Uzbek Immigrant Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov left behind a note claiming he carried out New York Attack in the name of the Islamic State militant group.

Speaking to parliament, Moon Jae-in said there can be no military action on the Korean peninsula without the South's consent, adding the government will continue working for peace on the peninsula.

On October 31, 1517, German theologian Martin Luther published his groundbreaking "95 Theses" of criticism of the Catholic Church. His brazen challenge to the powerful Church created shock waves that eventually changed the face of Christianity.

The latest round of talks begins days after the Islamic State jihadist group was forced out of its de facto capital Raqqa in northern Syria, in a major victory for the US-backed Kurdish-Arab Syrian Democratic Forces.

According to Iran government's website, President Hassan Rouhani told the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency that Iran wanted to "cooperate with the IAEA long term".

The so-called 'Quad' to discuss and cooperate on security emerged briefly as an initiative a decade ago — much to the annoyance of China, which saw as an attempt by regional democracies to contain its advances.

President Donald Trump ordered the release on Thursday of 2,800 classified Kennedy assassination records but held back other "sensitive" documents under pressure from the CIA and FBI.

"Public prosectors will file a complaint for rebellion against Carles Puigdemont next week," said a spokesman for the public prosecutor's office, adding similar lawsuits could be filed against other members of the Catalan government and parliament.

Catalan lawmakers voted earlier to declare independence, as Spain vowed in turn to "restore legality" and quash Catalonia's secessionist bid.

In a phone call with Min Aung Hlaing, Tillerson expressed "concern about the continuing humanitarian crisis and reported atrocities in Rakhine", according to a statement by State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert.