“See” presents the most breaking headlines of Saturday world news
Gregg Jarrett: Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton have 'more baggage than an airport terminal'
Fox News analyst Gregg Jarrett said Friday that former Vice President Joe Biden and 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton both have an immense amount of personal and political "baggage." ( Fox News)
Rep. Mike Johnson dismisses 'absurd' claim McConnell should recuse from impeachment trial
House Judiciary Committee member Mike Johnson, R-La., dismissed a claim by a committee Democrat Friday that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is unfit to oversee an impeachment trial of President Trump. ( Fox News)
The West turned Aung San Suu Kyi into a saint. She was always going to disappoint
Few people have risen so high in the international imagination only to fall as dramatically as Aung San Suu Kyi.
In 2013, after the Nobel Peace Prize laureate was released from house arrest in Myanmar, as the military regime gradually liberalized in the face of punishing international sanctions, Suu Kyi was hailed in the British parliament as a "conscience of a country and a heroine for humanity." (CNN)
North Korea says it conducted another 'crucial test' at missile site
North Korean state media has reported that "another crucial test" was successfully conducted at the country's Sohae Satellite Launching Ground late Friday.
It was not immediately clear what was tested, but the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that the test would bolster North Korea's "reliable strategic nuclear deterrent." (CNN)
Africa's 'first fully solar-powered village' wants to be a model for a renewable future
Near Morocco's sunny Atlantic coast, the tiny community of Id Mjahdi is being touted as Africa's first completely solar-powered village.
Solar power has the potential to become one of Africa's top energy sources, according to the International Energy Agency, but more infrastructure needs to be installed -- of all solar power in use globally, less than 1% currently comes from the continent. (CNN)
House committee votes to advance articles of impeachment against Trump
On a straight party-line vote, the House judiciary committee voted on Friday morning to move two articles of impeachment against Donald Trump to the House floor, in a crucial final stage before impeachment itself. (The Guardian)
China confirms 'phase one' trade deal with US
China and the US have reached an initial deal to resolve a bruising trade war between the two countries, according to statements from both sides.
China’s vice-commerce minister, Wang Shouwen, said in a late night briefing on Friday that the US had agreed to cancel some of its existing tariffs on Chinese goods, while Donald Trump tweeted that the two countries had agreed to a “very large Phase One Deal”. ( The Guardian)
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Russia Developing Nuclear Arms Beyond U.S. Arsenal, U.S. Military Says
Russia is developing nuclear weapons that the United States does not yet have, a senior officer of the force that oversees the U.S. nuclear arsenal was cited by the state-run TASS news agency as saying Friday. ( The Moscow Times)
Russia’s Natural Population Decline to Hit 11-Year Record in 2019
Russia’s natural population decline will set an 11-year record this year as the country’s demographic crisis shows no signs of letting up, the RBC news website reported Friday. ( The Moscow Times )
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U.S. sanctions on Iran violate international law: Mahathir
The American sanctions imposed on Iran violate the United Nations charter and international law, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad told a conference in Qatar on Saturday ( Yahoo News)
US Justices to take up dispute over subpoenas for Trump records
The Supreme Court said Friday it will hear President Donald Trump's pleas to keep his tax, bank and financial records private, a major confrontation between the president and Congress that also could affect the 2020 presidential campaign. ( Yahoo News)