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‘Along the Main Road You See the Graves’: U.N. Says Hundreds Killed in Congo
United Nations officials attributed three days of horrific violence last month in a northwestern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo to strife between ethnic groups.
Opposition Leader, and Oil, Become Focus of Venezuela-U.S. Struggle
After Washington handed control of Venezuela’s assets in the United States to the opposition leader, the government of Nicolás Maduro struck back fiercely.
In Critical Brexit Vote, Theresa May Survives
Lawmakers narrowly rejected an amendment that would have put Parliament in charge of the withdrawal from the E.U., overturning constitutional protocol.
Trump Administration’s Asylum-Seeker Policy Takes Effect
Though it has protested the Trump administration’s decision to force some asylum seekers back across the border, Mexico has agreed to allow certain migrants to stay and work as their cases unfold.
Intelligence chiefs’ threat assessment omits border, says North Korea won’t give up nukes
After Trump’s first summit with Kim in July, the president proclaimed on Twitter that there “is no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea.”
Cybersecurity, Polar Vortex, Kamala Harris: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing
Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.
Bribes Like ‘Monopoly Money’ Were Given to South Africa’s Leaders, Panel Hears
A former executive at a logistics company delivered explosive testimony about corruption inside the African National Congress, South Africa’s governing party.
Ancient drums may have been ‘tape measures’ used to build Stonehenge
Researchers think the more than 4,000-year-old Folkton Drums might have been a standard of measurement, potentially even being used to build Stonehenge.
‘Bullying journalists is not Presidential’: Fox News anchor berates Trump for tweets
“They don’t deserve this. No reporter does. They are doing their jobs and reporting the facts,” tweeted Fox News anchor Julie Banderas.