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Trump to extend Asia tour to attend regional summit

Bloomberg President Donald Trump said that he will add a day to the end of his five-nation tour of Asia, saying he would now stay for “the most important day” of a regional summit. The president had been scheduled to return to the US on Nov. 13, a day before the start of the East Asia Summit, the traditional venue ...

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Lebanese PM Hariri resigns, attacking Iran, Hezbollah

Bloomberg Lebanon’s prime minister Saad al-Hariri resigned on Saturday, saying he believed there was an assassination plot against him and accusing Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah of sowing strife in the Arab world. His resignation shatters a coalition government form-ed last year after years of political deadlock, and which was seen as representing a victory for Shi’ite Hezbollah and ...

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Spanish plans buffeted as court issues int’l arrest warrant for Puigdemont

Bloomberg A Spanish court issued an international arrest warrant for self-exiled Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and four others, ramping up pressure on the separatist campaign and buffeting Madrid’s plans to dampen support for the movement. National Court Judge Carmen Lamela wrote in her ruling that the separatists promoted “violent force” and incited “insurrection.” Minutes after her order was made public, ...

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