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BEIJING (AP) — President Xi Jinping has arrived in North Korea for first visit since taking office in 2013. During his two-day visit, he's expected to talk with Kim Jong Un about reviving talks with Washington over North Korea's nuclear weapons. The summit comes as both Xi is locked in a separate dispute with the United States over trade.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it shot down a U.S. drone amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington over its collapsing nuclear deal. The U.S. military declined to immediately comment. The reported shootdown comes after the U.S. military previously alleged Iran fired a missile at another drone last week that responded to the attack on two oil tankers. The U.S. blames Iran for the attack on the ships, which Tehran denies.
GENEVA (AP) — An independent U.N. report has found "credible evidence" to warrant further investigation into the possible role of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The scathing report includes audio recordings from inside the consulate where Khashoggi was killed and is likely resuscitate scrutiny of the kingdom's human rights record and of the man who would be its next ruler.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is defying scientists' increasingly urgent warnings on climate change as it eases restrictions on coal-fired power plants. Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler has signed a measure scrapping one of President Barack Obama's key initiatives to rein in fossil fuel emissions. The replacement rule gives states more leeway in deciding whether to require plants to make limited efficiency upgrades. Wheeler says he expects more coal plants to open as a result.
UNDATED (AP) — Joe Biden is refusing to back down amid a torrent of criticism from rival Democratic presidential hopefuls for saying the Senate "got things done" with "civility" even when the body included segregationists. Asked Wednesday by reporters whether he would be apologizing, as his 2020 rival Cory Booker had suggested, Biden said, "Apologize for what?" He then said: "Cory should apologize. He should know better. There's not a racist bone in my body. I've been involved in civil rights my whole career."
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