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Beijing's municipal government will assign citizens and firms "personal trustworthiness points" by 2021, state media reported on Tuesday, pioneering China's controversial plan for a "social credit" system to monitor citizens and businesses. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2PBWcrr

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday the Kremlin would retaliate if the United States withdrew from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty, Russian news agencies reported. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2DwIM8O

Police said on Tuesday they arrested three men who were allegedly preparing to attack a "mass gathering" in Melbourne, less than two weeks after a man was killed in Australia's second-largest city in what police said was an act of terrorism. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2FxT8I7

A group of up to 100 Papua New Guinea (PNG) security personnel forced their way into parliament on Tuesday to demand unpaid wages, lawmakers said, just days after world leaders attended a regional summit in the impoverished island nation. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2qR706i

A major Asia-Pacific summit's failure to agree on a communique resulted from certain countries "excusing" protectionism, a top Chinese diplomat said, in a veiled criticism of Washington that further sours the tone of China-U.S. ties ahead of a G20 meet. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2PCUTbH

Amid international uproar over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, some members of Saudi Arabia's ruling family are agitating to prevent Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman from becoming king, three sources close to the royal court said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2PDU1Uq

The United States is considering adding Venezuela to its list of state sponsors of terrorism but no final decision has been made, a person familiar with the deliberations said on Monday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2zijkRq

Malaysian anti-graft authorities have reopened investigations into a contentious submarine deal 16 years ago involving former prime minister Najib Razak, the latest corruption probe facing the embattled Najib. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2DMbt2B

President Donald Trump is likely to give U.S. troops authority to protect immigration agents stationed along the U.S. border with Mexico if they come under threat from migrants seeking to cross into the United States, a U.S. official said on Monday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2QX4HtE

The White House is likely to grant U.S. troops on the border with Mexico additional authority to protect customs and border personnel if needed, a U.S. official said on Monday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Kl9O4A

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Tuesday that claims, including by the CIA, that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gave the order to kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi were false, according to an Arabic-language newspaper interview. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2QaZHo0

Nearly 4,000 people were evacuated on Monday from areas around Guatemala's Fuego volcano, which began violently erupting overnight, the country's disaster agency Conred said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2qT8UDt

The small Northern Irish Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), which supports British Prime Minister Theresa May's government, failed to back her in several votes on a finance bill on Monday after being vocally critical of her draft Brexit deal. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2FtPgrN