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Greek climate expert calls for actions to deal with extreme weather two months after Mati fire

Trump says to announce meeting with DPRK's Kim "pretty soon," likely in different location

U.S. President Donald Trump said here on Monday that his second summit with the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Kim Jong Un, will be announced "pretty soon." The summit is likely to take place in a different place.

Woman kills herself after shooting dead 3 in U.S. Maryland2018-09-21
A woman with a handgun opened fire on Thursday morning at a U.S. Maryland distribution center, killing three people and injuring three others before taking her own life, local police said.

UN chief sees multilateral diplomacy under threat2018-09-21
Leading with a plea for implementation of the recent bilateral breakthrough to spare Idlib, Syria, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday his "overriding concern" is for international, multilateral diplomacy.

Greece, Germany support stronger common EU foreign and security policy2018-09-21
Greece and Germany support a stronger common EU foreign and security policy, Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and visiting German Minister of Foreign Affairs Heiko Maas said on Thursday.

U.S. announces Pompeo's schedule at UNGA2018-09-21
The U.S. State Department on Thursday announced the schedule of Mike Pompeo, U.S. Secretary of State, during the upcoming UN General Assembly(UNGA), and outlines U.S. priorities during the meeting.

Death toll in landslide in central Philippines rises to 22 as search continues2018-09-21
The death toll from the landslide in Naga City in the central Philippines has reached 22, a local official said on Friday.

Pompeo says ready to transform U.S.-DPRK ties immediately2018-09-20
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that the United States is ready to transform its relations with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) immediately.

Syria's Assad offers condolences to Russia's Putin for Il-20 plane crash2018-09-20
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday offered condolences to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for the death of Russian soldiers during a recent Israeli missile attack on Syria, state news agency SANA reported.

Greece discusses refugee challenge with EU official ahead of informal EU Summit2018-09-20
The Greek government discussed on Wednesday the management of the refugee challenge with visiting European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos ahead of an informal EU Summit which will be hosted in Salzburg, Austria, on Thursday.

G7 ministers gather in Canada for climate talks2018-09-20
Environmental and energy ministers from the Group of 7 gathered here Wednesday for a three-day meeting focusing on joint efforts on climate change, ocean conservation and clean energy.

Zimbabwean president approves 64 mln USD budget to fight cholera2018-09-20
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has approved a 64 million U.S. dollars budget for immediate needs in the fight against a cholera outbreak that has so far killed at least 30 people in the capital Harare, a Cabinet minister has said.

S. Korea's Moon in Pyongyang for much-anticipated summit with Kim2018-09-19
South Korean President Moon Jae-in landed in Pyongyang on Tuesday for a much-anticipated three-day summit with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s top leader Kim Jong Un.

Netanyahu tells Putin Israel "regrets" Russian aircrew death in Syria2018-09-19
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Tuesday Russian President Vladimir Putin to convey Israel's condolences to the death of Russian aircrew shot down by Syrian forces during an Israeli airstrike.

Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa reiterates multiple currency regime to stay2018-09-19
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa said Tuesday his government will not rush to re-introduce a local currency before economic fundamentals have been addressed.