Asharq Al-Awsat English and Majid al-Khateeb

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Putin, Macron Agree ‘Talks’ Only Way to Resolve N. Korea Tensions

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed on Friday that resuming direct negotiations with North Korea was the only way to defuse tensions over Pyongyang’s nuclear program, the Kremlin said. The two leaders arrived at their agreement in a phone call. I

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Massive Earthquake Rocks Mexico, Death Toll Hits 32

A powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Mexico late Thursday, killing at least 32 people in what the president called the quake-prone country’s biggest one in a century. The quake hit offshore in the Pacific at 11:49 pm (0449 GMT), about 100 kilometers (60 miles) from the coastal town of To