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Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 20, 2018
Migrant caravan halted on Mexico-Guatemala border as pressure to turn back mounts
Hundreds of people in a caravan of migrants that crossed from Honduras into Guatemala tried unsuccessfully to breach the Mexican border on Friday as local governments began making preparations to disperse the convoy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 20, 2018
U.S. national security adviser could announce American withdrawal from landmark missile treaty during Moscow visit
U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser, John Bolton, will visit Moscow next week for talks that may include telling Russian officials that the United States plans to withdraw from the landmark Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 19, 2018
Turkish police search forest, coastal city for journalist Jamal Khashoggi's remains: sources
Turkish police are searching a forest on the outskirts of Istanbul and a city near the Sea of Marmara for remains of a Saudi dissident journalist who disappeared two weeks ago after entering the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, two Turkish officials said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 19, 2018
Top Trump aides John Kelly, John Bolton have heated exchange over immigration outside Oval Office: sources
Two of President Donald Trump's top advisers got into a heated exchange outside the Oval Office on Thursday as passions boiled over about how to handle illegal immigration, two sources familiar with the incident said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 19, 2018
U.S. gives Saudis more time on Jamal Khashoggi probe; Steve Mnuchin to skip confab
The top U.S. diplomat advised President Donald Trump on Thursday to give Saudi Arabia more time to investigate journalist Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance even as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin abandoned plans to attend an investor conference in Riyadh, putting the high-profile event in question.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 19, 2018
Trump threatens to send military, shut border as swelling U.S.-bound migrant caravan heads for Mexico
President Donald Trump threatened to deploy the military and close the southern U.S. border on Thursday as Hondurans and Salvadorans joined thousands of migrants in Guatemala hoping to travel north.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 19, 2018
Thousands in U.S. South may not be able to cast ballots in early voting as registrations surge, suppression is alleged
Thousands of voters in Tennessee were at risk of being blocked from casting regular ballots when early voting opened this week, as officials struggled to process a surge of new registrations ahead of Nov. 6 elections to determine control of the U.S. Congress.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 18, 2018
Amidst global upheaval, diplomats and experts eye greater role for Japan
Despite the fraught global environment — with U.S.-China animosity mounting alongside a bevy of regional security concerns — Japan appears to be viewing the situation as a glass half-full scenario, according to leading experts, as well as current and former officials.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 18, 2018
Trump looks to tap ex-Air Force general conversant in Korean, Chinese and Japanese as top Asia diplomat
U.S. President Donald Trump plans to nominate former Air Force Gen. David Stilwell to be the State Department's top diplomat for East Asia, a post that has remained unfilled for more than a year despite major challenges in the region.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 18, 2018
U.S. to begin process of pulling out of U.N. postal pact that cut rates for foreign package deliveries
Washington will begin withdrawing from a U.N. pact that lowers rates for foreign postal deliveries of small packages in the United States, the latest move by the Trump administration to challenge practices it sees as unfairly advantageous to China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 18, 2018
Mitch McConnell says Senate Republicans might revisit Obamacare repeal if they win midterms
Republicans could try again to repeal Obamacare if they win enough seats in U.S. elections next month, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday, calling a failed 2017 push to repeal the health care law a "disappointment."
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 18, 2018
Jordan says nearly 300 Syrian 'White Helmet' rescuers have left for the West
Nearly 300 Syrian "White Helmet" rescue workers and their families who fled Syria for Jordan three months ago have left for resettlement in Western countries under an U.N. sponsored agreement, Jordan said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 18, 2018
As deficit soars after huge tax cuts, Trump now tells Cabinet to cut budget by 5%
U.S. President Donald Trump, faced with a budget deficit at a six-year high, on Wednesday told his Cabinet to come up with proposals to cut spending by their agencies by 5 percent, but he suggested the military would be largely spared.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 17, 2018
Robert Mueller said ready to deliver key findings in Trump probe
Special Counsel Robert Mueller is expected to issue findings on core aspects of his Russia probe soon after the November midterm elections as he faces intensifying pressure to produce more indictments or shut down his investigation, according to two U.S. officials.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 17, 2018
Honduras and Guatemala move to stop migrant caravan after Trump threats
The organizer of a migrant caravan from Honduras was detained in Guatemala on Tuesday as the U.S. government threatened to withdraw aid from both countries and El Salvador if the flow of migrants north to the United States was not stopped.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 17, 2018
China pares U.S. Treasury holdings for third month in bid to keep yuan from falling
China's holdings of U.S. Treasuries fell for a third consecutive month in August as the Asian nation struggles to prevent the yuan from weakening amid trade tensions with America.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 17, 2018
Trump says Saudi prince denies knowing what happened at consulate but vows probe
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia's crown prince told him he did not know what had happened in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul where dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi went missing two weeks ago.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 16, 2018
Trump's China battles give Taiwan supporters renewed influence
Escalating tensions between the U.S. and China over trade, the South China Sea and recent arms sales are pushing Taiwan back into the American foreign policy spotlight, attracting Beijing's ire.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 16, 2018
U.S. judge dismisses Stormy Daniels defamation suit against Trump, orders her to pay his legal fees
A U.S. judge on Monday dismissed adult film actress Stormy Daniels's defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump and ordered her to pay his attorney's fees, saying a tweet the president had written referring to her was protected by free-speech laws.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 16, 2018
Trump tours Florida hurricane destruction, says situation in town 'very tough'
U.S. President Donald Trump surveyed the damage from Hurricane Michael and met with survivors on Monday, saying food and housing were the top priorities for those hit in Florida's storm-ravaged Panhandle.

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