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The official says that Gorka had initially been hired to play a key role on the Strategic Initiatives Group, an advisory panel created by Trump's chief strategist Steve Bannon to run parallel to the National Security Council.

The invitation for Duterte to the visit White House at an unspecified date appeared to be the latest example of the affinity Trump has shown for some foreign leaders with shaky human rights or autocratic reputations.

The House and Senate have until Friday at midnight to pass the measure to avert a government shutdown.

The already strained civil-military equation in Pakistan seemed headed for a showdown on Saturday when the Army rejected the government's move to sack a top advisor in connection with the episode known as 'Dawn Leaks' where the country's leading newspaper...

Experts from the world's watchdog tasked with destroying chemical weapons are probing reports that toxic arms have been used 45 times in Syria since late last year, the body's chief said on Friday.

Brigitte Macron, as the 64-year-old wife of the man tipped to become France's youngest-ever president, is getting used to being in the media spotlight.

Asked if Parliament would be asked to approve any new military deployment ahead of time, Johnson said "I think it would be very difficult for us to say no. How exactly we were able to implement that would be for the government, for the prime minister."

Three African countries have been chosen to test the world's first malaria vaccine, the World Health Organisation announced Monday.

"(China) hopes that the relevant parties can maintain restraint and avoid actions that would increase tensions in the Korean Peninsula," Xi said, according to a statement from the foreign ministry.

Afghanistan on Sunday observed a national day of mourning after 140 soldiers were killed in a Taliban attack on a military base, prompting angry calls for ministers and army chiefs to resign.

North Korea recently detained a US citizen, officials said on Sunday, in the latest case of an American being held in the country.

North Korean state media warned the United States of a "super-mighty preemptive strike" after US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the United States was looking at ways to bring pressure to bear on North Korea over its nuclear programme.

Investigators closed off several blocks as police cruisers flooded the area, closing streets, and officers warned people to stay away.

New Zealand said on Wednesday it will tighten access to its skilled work visas, just a day after the United States and neighbouring Australia announced similar restrictions on immigration.

Fekl said police were carrying out searches and that security surrounding the elections and the candidates had been strengthened.

On April 6 and 7, Trump and Xi would meet at the President's Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, often described as the 'Southern White House'.