Spared execution eight times, oldest inmate in US dies at 101

Francis Smith was one of a growing number of elderly people who are incarcerated.

North Korea Says No Trump-Kim Talks, Still Sees US as ‘Hostile’

North Korea denied any direct communication between Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump and dismissed the US’s decision to scale down joint military drills with South Korea, saying that Washington’s stance toward Pyongyang remained antagonistic.

By Se Young Lee

America has 3 billion words of legal code riddled with ‘policy sludge’

Outdated rules are gumming up governments across the country.

By Daniel E. Ho

ICC decries latest US sanctions as ‘flagrant attack’ on court’s independence

Trump administration put sanctions on the international criminal court’s president and a senior trial lawyer The international criminal court on Wednesday condemned the latest US sanctions targeting senior ICC staff, including its president, as a “flagrant attack” on the global tribunal’s independence and vowed to continue seeking justice for atrocities around the world. The state department announced Tuesday that it had hit ICC president Tomoko Akane, a Japanese national, and ICC senior tria...

By Associated Press

Australia and New Zealand send over 240 firefighters to help battle U.S. wildfires

A destructive wildfire season is pushing American firefighting resources to their limits. Australia and New Zealand have sent their largest contingent ever to help out.

By Murphy Woodhouse

Trump says he will meet with North Korea's Kim Jong Un 'later this year'

ICC condemns US sanctions as ‘flagrant attack’ on court’s independence

The ICC has expressed concern over the Trump administration's campaign.

Liberia to begin accepting up to 1,200 deportees from the U.S.

Liberia has agreed to accept up to 1,200 third-country deportees from the U.S. in the next 12 months, with an initial group of 20 deportees expected to arrive on Thursday, the ​government said in a statement.

As Xi’s US visit approaches, basic details of planned AI talks remain uncertain

With Chinese President Xi Jinping’s planned visit to the United States just weeks away, Washington and Beijing are still struggling to arrange a hoped-for dialogue on artificial intelligence, with the venue, participants and scope of the talks yet to be settled. Two sources familiar with the discussions said Washington had yet to decide which part of the US government should take the lead. The two sides had also not agreed on whether technical experts and private-sector representatives should...

By Khushboo Razdan,Nayan Seth

North Korea dismisses Trump’s bid to woo Kim Jong Un at the expense of longstanding US ally

Trump and Kim met three times from 2018-2019 but their high-stakes diplomacy eventually fell apart

By Hyung-Jin Kim

Northern Lights Could Be Visible From These 9 States Wednesday

The lights could be visible from some states along the U.S.-Canadian border, according to a NOAA forecast.

By Zachary Folk, Forbes Staff

These are 35 of the most beautiful beaches across the US

The US is home to several stunning beaches. Pictured here is Driftwood Beach in Georgia. Fomo Photography/Shutterstock Some states, like Florida, California, and Hawaii, are known for their beautiful beaches. Others have lesser-known but equally breathtaking beaches, including Michigan and New Hampshire. If you're looking for a beach getaway before summer is over, check out some of these options. Temperatures are high, everyone's tanned or out of town, and the end of summer is knocking at o...

María Consuelo Araújo, the ambassador De la Espriella hopes will shore up Bogotá’s alliance with the United States

The diplomat will head the embassy in Washington, the one of greatest interest to the Colombian president and through which he hopes to strengthen his relationship with Trump

By Diego Stacey

Robinhood CEO Calls On U.S. To Approve Tokenized Stocks

Trump plans to meet Kim Jong Un, says North Korea has 57 nuclear weapons

During Trump's first term, Kim called Trump a “mentally deranged US dotard” and threatened that he had use of a "nuclear button" on his desk.

Trump To Meet Kim Jong Un This Year, Says North Korea Has 57 Nuclear Weapons

Trump defended planning to meet Kim at the same time as the US president wages a war with Iran that he has justified on the grounds of preventing Tehran from getting the bomb.

Disney sues FCC over ‘retaliatory campaign’ tied to broadcast licences

By Erik Larson and Molly Schuetz

US, South Korea to cut length, scope of military drills after Trump order

The Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise, which began on Aug 17, will now run through Aug 21, instead of the original end date of Aug 27.

Ethiopians in US to lose TPS status after ruling

The ruling will apply to about 5,000 Ethiopians living in the U.S.

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US

Liberia to accept 1,200 deportees from US

PREMIUM TIMES reports that at least 14 African countries have made deals to accept US deportees in the past year. The post Liberia to accept 1,200 deportees from US appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

By Beloved John

ICC lashes out at 'flagrant attack' after US sanctions President Akane

The International Criminal Court denounced U.S. sanctions on its president, Tomoko Akane, on Wednesday, calling the move a “flagrant attack” on the court’s independence. The U.S....

Japan denounces US sanctions on International Criminal Court president Akane

TOKYO, Aug 19 — Tokyo objected on Wednesday to sanctions imposed by the United States against International Crimin...

Why is Liberia taking in 1,200 US deportees?

Monrovia insists the arrangement is not a "quid pro quo" and that deportees will arrive as...

US prisoner who survived eight execution dates dies at 101

Francis Clifford Smith, a US prisoner who survived eight execution dates and spent over 70 years behind bars, has died at 101. Learn more about his case. Read More: https://punchng.com/us-prisoner-who-survived-eight-execution-dates-dies-at-101/

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US inmate spared execution eight times dies at 101

Francis Clifford Smith, who spent more than seven decades behind bars after being convicted of murder and was spared execution eight times, has died at the age of 101. Smith, who was believed to be the longest-serving prisoner in the United States, died in June at a care facility in Connecticut, where he had spent […] The post US inmate spared execution eight times dies at 101 appeared first on Vanguard News.

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US, South Korea to cut length, scope of military drills after Trump order

South Korea and the United States will cut short annual joint military drills to five days from 11 and scale back some ‌field training, the allies said on Wednesday, after President Donald Trump ordered a substantial reduction in U.S. participation.

By Emmanuel Tetteh