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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he arrives for a New Year's Eve gala at his Mar-a-Lago resort, in Palm Beach, Fla., on Sunday.

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Pakistani Leaders Fire Back At Trump Tweet Accusing Them Of 'Lies & Deceit'

8:12am January 02, 2018

by Scott Neuman

In his first tweet of the new year, the president said Islamabad had been playing U.S. leaders for fools by taking billions in foreign aid and continuing to harbor Afghan extremists.

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Pakistan Prepares Official Response To Trump's Tweet

6:43am January 02, 2018

by Diaa Hadid

Pakistan has reacted angrily and called a cabinet meeting in response to President Trump's New Year's Day tweet threatening to withdraw aid to the country.

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Kim Jong Un's New Year's Address

5:04pm January 01, 2018

Kim Jong Un ended 2017 claiming that North Korea's nuclear arsenal could strike anywhere in the United States. NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with former senior State Department official Evans Revere.

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Chinese Advances In Artificial Intelligence

4:42pm January 01, 2018

by Anthony Kuhn

China's top search engine Baidu is leading the country's drive to dominate AI. The company says its aims are purely commercial, but China also seeks a strategic and military advantage over rivals.

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Economic Unrest Sparks Turmoil In Iran

4:42pm January 01, 2018

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Suzanne Maloney, of the Brookings Institution and editor of Markaz, a blog about Middle East politics, about the protests in Iran.

China's ban on the domestic ivory trade took effect Sunday.

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China's Ban On Its Domestic Ivory Trade Takes Effect

11:20am January 01, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Chinese officials fulfilled a previous pledge banning the domestic sale and processing of ivory within its borders. The ban follows a similar measure implemented by the U.S. in 2016.

Man Kaur of India celebrates after competing in the 100-meter sprint in the 100+ age category at the World Masters Games in Auckland, New Zealand, in April.

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At Age 101, She's A World Champ Runner

8:49am January 01, 2018

by Chhavi Sachdev

Man Kaur of India has won 17 gold medals in her age category. And now she's trying her hand at javelin.

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North Korea Warns Its Nuclear Arsenal Is A Button-Push Away

8:31am January 01, 2018

by Rob Schmitz

In his annual New Year's address, North Korea's leader said his country had completed its nuclear weapons and that the "entire area of the U.S. mainland is within our nuclear strike range."

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China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (center), Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani (left) and Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif (right) speak after the first China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Foreign Ministers' Dialogue in Beijing on De

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Emboldened By A Strengthening Economy, China Flexes Its Diplomatic Muscles

7:47am January 01, 2018

by Anthony Kuhn

China's foreign policy grew increasingly assertive in 2017, but there is debate about the country's capacity for global leadership. Beijing isn't keen to replace the U.S. on the world stage.

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News Brief: North Korea's Nuclear Warning, Iran Protests

7:26am January 01, 2018

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un warned the U.S. that his country's completed nuclear arsenal is a button-push away. And, anti-government protests have swept across Iran over the last several days.

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