Month: July 2018

A look at the best news photos from around the world. …

An internal review has revealed that Japanese automobile manufacturer Nissan falsified data on emissions and fuel economy reports for vehicles produced and sold in Japan, according to a statement the company released Monday. The automaker said the data was altered to meet the company’s stricter internal standards.  All cars except for one model — the …

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang stressed their commitment to a multilateral trade system Monday in the wake of Washington’s decision to impose widespread tariffs, saying it was to everyone’s benefit. Speaking in Berlin after the two countries signed deals worth 20 billion euros ($23.6 billion), Li told reporters the projects …

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Iranians have posted a series of videos showing themselves dancing in solidarity with a social media star who was reportedly arrested for breaking social norms in Iran. …

U.S. President Donald Trump repeated criticism of NATO allies and their defense spending, days before he attends a crucial summit of heads of state from the North Atlantic alliance. …

An Israeli military court has indicted a Turkish national for allegedly smuggling funds to a terrorist group, reported to be Hamas. Agents arrested Ebru Ozkan at the airport in Tel Aviv June 11 as she was getting ready to fly back to Turkey. Her lawyer told Reuters that Ozkan was denied access to an attorney …

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British police say a woman who fell critically ill after being exposed to the same nerve agent used in the poisoning of Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter has died. …

British police have opened a murder investigation after a woman poisoned by the same nerve agent that sickened an ex-Russian spy in March died. Dawn Sturgess, 44, died in a hospital in Salisbury, in southern England, police said on Sunday. She fell sick on June 30 along with another victim, Charles Rowley, who is hospitalized …

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European Union and Ukraine will hold their annual summit on July 9, with the two sides expected to discuss topics that include Kyiv’s reform agenda and Russia’s seizure of Crimea in 2014 and backing of separatists in eastern Ukraine. …

While the Trump administration is putting tariffs on Chinese imports, another battle has been brewing about whether the United States should block Chinese investments in some U.S. companies that work in artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and other key technology.   Some of these technologies have U.S. national security implications, argues the Department of Defense in …

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British police say a woman who fell critically ill after being exposed to the same nerve agent used in the poisoning of Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter has died. …

Turkey issued a decree Sunday dismissing more than 18,000 civil servants, half of whom were from the police force, ahead of this month’s expected lifting of a 2-year-old state of emergency imposed after an attempted coup in July 2016. The decree follows President Tayyip Erdogan’s victory in last month’s presidential election and comes before he …

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Turkey has issued a decree dismissing more than 18,000 civil servants, half of which were from the police force, over suspected links to groups that “act against national security.” …

Kurdish culture thrives in the Shahba refugee camp on the outskirts of the Syrian city of Afrin. Among the city’s displaced residents now living in the camp are members of a local theater group. Nevroz Resho visited the group in the camp as they rehearsed their play, “The Sin of the Horse.” Bezhan Hamdard narrates. …

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The Green Carpet Fashion Awards, now in its second year, challenges emerging designers worldwide to reinvent sustainability, with flair. Competitors must pair ethics with aesthetics by cutting waste, replacing chemicals with natural dyes and using recycled materials. Faiza Elmasry has this story narrated by Faith Lapidus. …

Levko Lukyanenko, a Ukrainian dissident who spent 26 years in Soviet prisons, has died in Kyiv at age 89, the country’s president says. …