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Chuck Todd responds to Trump's 'son of a b---h' jab: 'It creates a challenge to parents' President Trump reserved special wrath for NBC’s “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd during a Pennsylvania campaign rally for congressional candidate Rick Saccone on Saturday night, referring to him as a “sleeping son of a b---h.”

What are potential benefits of Trump's Kim Jong Un meeting? Dr. Kiron Skinner discusses the dangers and opportunities that come with a possible U.S.-North Korea summit.

Trump slams NY Times' Haberman as 'Hillary flunky'; rips paper over Russia, lawyers story President Trump on Sunday slammed The New York Times for what he says is the paper’s “false story” about him being unhappy with his legal team for the Russia investigation, taking particular aim at reporter Maggie Haberman, whom he called "a Hillary flunky.”

Trump on North Korea, from 'Rocket Man' to 'fire and fury' As tensions between the U.S. and North Korea continue to escalate, President Trump’s tough rhetoric and warnings have only increased.

Steve Forbes on the economic impact of steel tariffs Are steel and aluminum tariffs necessary for national security? Forbes Media chairman Steve Forbes shares insight.

Chang: Sanctions have severely crippled North Korean regime 'Nuclear Showdown' author Gordon Chang weighs in on Trump's potential meeting with Kim Jong Un.

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LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May will chair a meeting of Britain's National Security Council on Monday to discuss the poisoning of a former Russian double agent and his daughter. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2p5menu

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Taliban fighters have captured a district center in Afghanistan's western province of Farah bordering Iran, where they have battled government security forces fiercely in recent months, officials said on Monday. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2FAmUYl

BBC staff to testify at UN on Iran targeting Persian service The BBC says its journalists will appeal for the first time to the United Nations over what the British broadcaster describes as the "persecution and harassment" of those affiliated with its Persian service by Iran.

Pakistani swears in new senators, including Hindu woman Pakistan has sworn in the newly elected members of the Senate, including for the first time a woman from the marginalized Hindu minority.

Rights group says Myanmar army building on razed villages Amnesty International says Myanmar's military is building installations on land in villages that had been occupied by Muslim Rohingya who fled to neighboring Bangladesh after their homes were burned down in what analysts charge was a campaign of ethnic cleansing by the authorities.

Austria: motives of Iran residence knife attacker a mystery Austrian police say they have no information yet on the motives of a man who attacked a guard outside the Iranian ambassador's residence in Vienna and was then fatally shot.

Pyongyang has remained silent since the US agreed to participate in talks. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2Dj5jSU

The Liverpool entertainer was recently released from hospital after being treated for a chest infection. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2Ih26H0

Theresa May to chair the National Security Council as hundreds told to wash clothes in case of contamination. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2tBIr1b

Critics are concerned an unprecedented meeting between the two could worsen the situation. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2p7aBvw

Jamie Carragher apologises after a video shows the former footballer spitting towards a girl in a car from his own vehicle on Saturday. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2p6WMgR

Two maintenance men were sacked by a prison contractor for raising safety concerns with its governor. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2FGwSuF

Five people have died after the helicopter they were in crashed into New York City's East River. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2FsDBJg

Work and pensions spokeswoman Debbie Abrahams considers legal action after her party removed her from the front bench. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2IhMKCa

The BBC's Howard Zhang explains why it matters that China has scrapped presidential term limits. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2tEXJ5z

Taco Bell introduces new Skittles Strawberry Freeze Just in time for warmer weather.

Meghan Markle’s J.Crew coat sells out The Markle effect strikes again.

Why your pet’s food bowl could be making you sick Looking at you, Fluffy and Fido.

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MUMBAI (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of farmers from India's western state of Maharashtra reached the state capital of Mumbai on Monday to protest what they called a lack of government support despite severe distress within the sector that employs the majority of the country's workforce. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2p425gW

The Liberal Democrat leader said older Leave voters were nostalgic for a 'white' Britain. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2GhFuFN

The London Mayor is using a tech conference to highlight hate speech he has received online - and will demand action. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2tx7Yc8

The former Trump adviser spoke at a National Front convention. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2Hp8gDS

Universities are to be given "no place to hide" under a new pilot scheme, say ministers. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2FuZ6JG

The Russian leader was told hijackers were targeting the Sochi Winter Olympics, he says in a film. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2Imq7wE

Advice to residents in the wake of a nerve agent attack and a picture of Jamie Carragher make the front pages. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2FubfhV

Look back at the life and career of legendary comedian Sir Ken Dodd. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2tDFNIk

Your morning briefing for 12 March 2018. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2FGAdtJ

To sell classic British style to China needs a complete marketing re-think, says the boss of tailors Gieves & Hawkes. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2IjWMCL

Cléopatre near Tours has made sticky glue for nearly 100 years and 18 years ago it almost went under. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2HpZJ3J

With just over a year to go before the UK is due to leave the EU, where does public opinion stand? from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2HrL48a

If you came of age at the start of the Putin era, this is how life has changed. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2p4YCQ3

Local officials say the general's heirs have no right to enjoy the ownership of "plunder". from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2Hq0zxp

When a serious knee injury ended Greg Cox's rugby career, it set him on the path to becoming a multi-millionaire entrepreneur. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2DhCCpr

As Made in Chelsea returns, its savvy stars talk about how they build their brands online. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2p1w3CT

If a demolition application succeeds, traders might only have until September to shut up their shops. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2ty5hXA

Dick Swanson first went to Vietnam as a war photographer. He returned on a rescue mission. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2tEFA7Q

Chinese dissident: Even changing leaders won't change China Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei said Monday that it doesn't matter whether or not China has a change in leadership, the culture and the system will always remain the same.

Iran recovers black box from Turkish plane crash killing 11 Iran's state-run IRNA news agency says that authorities have recovered the "black box" from a Turkish private jet that crashed in Iran while traveling from the United Arab Emirates to Istanbul, killing all 11 people onboard.

Indian troops kill 3 rebels in Kashmir gunbattle A gunbattle between Indian troops and rebels early Monday killed three insurgents in disputed Kashmir and triggered more anti-India protests and clashes, officials said.

Japan govt altered documents in scandal linked to Abe's wife Japan's Finance Ministry has acknowledged doctoring documents in a widening scandal linked to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife that has rattled his government.

Seoul envoy in China for talks on North Korea developments South Korea's national security director is holding meetings in Beijing following word of a possible summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global commerce and rich in fish and potential oil and gas reserves: ___ EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a weekly look at the latest developments in the South China Sea, the location of several territorial conflicts that have raised tensions in the region.

Afghan official: Insurgents take over district HQ in west An Afghan official says insurgents have taken control of a district headquarters in western Farah province.

Putin ordered to shoot down passenger plane over terror threat Russia's President Vladimir Putin said in a new film he ordered – but later pulled back – the shooting down of a passenger plane in 2014 after officials believed a man with a bomb was targeting the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.

Peace deal backers suffer in Colombia congress elections Colombian voters turned to right-wing parties critical of the country's peace deal with the main leftist rebels and knocked the current president's party down in congressional elections, raising questions about the future of the accord.

China shrinking steel industry, but too slowly for West China's steel mills, a target of U.S. President Donald Trump's ire, are their industry's 800-pound gorilla: They supply half of world output, so every move they make has a global impact.

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