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Iran says cannot confirm secret talks with France on Tehran's missile work

Iran said on Monday it cannot confirm holding secret talks with France over Tehran's disputed ballistic missile program as French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian had said on Friday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2UglGsa

FOX NEWS: Captain in Nepal plane crash suffered ‘emotional breakdown’: report

Captain in Nepal plane crash suffered ‘emotional breakdown’: report The captain of the Bangladeshi passenger plane that crashed in March as it landed at Kathmandu airport in Nepal “seemed to have an emotional breakdown” just before the crash, reports said.

A Thai Singer Wore a Swastika. Was It Prejudice or Ignorance?

By MIKE IVES from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2DDlq15

FOX NEWS: 6 surprising items you can recycle instead of toss

6 surprising items you can recycle instead of toss Many more things in your house are recyclable than you might think.

FOX NEWS: Most expensive home in US – dubbed ‘billionaires’ bunker’ – purchased for $238 million

Most expensive home in US – dubbed ‘billionaires’ bunker’ – purchased for $238 million A hedgefunder has just bought the most expensive home in US history — a $238 million four-story condo on Central Park South in a building dubbed the billionaires’ bunker.”

FOX NEWS: Man wanted in fatal Georgia shootings arrested in Indiana: police

Man wanted in fatal Georgia shootings arrested in Indiana: police Federal authorities have arrested a man wanted in the slayings of four people and injuring of a man in a pair of shootings in Georgia.

FOX NEWS: Body of missing California hiker found at base of cliff on El Cajon Mountain

Body of missing California hiker found at base of cliff on El Cajon Mountain The body of a California hiker who vanished this weekend was recovered Sunday at the base of a cliff on El Cajon Mountain, San Diego sheriff officials said.

FOX NEWS: Search-and-rescue K9 team ready to help authorities find missing Kentucky mom

Search-and-rescue K9 team ready to help authorities find missing Kentucky mom A search and rescue team that specializes in K9 searches says its ready to help search for Savannah Spurlock, the Kentucky mother of four who’s been missing since earlier this year, provided local authorities give the go-ahead on Monday, the team’s commander told Fox news.

FOX NEWS: Massachusetts man, 65, clings to hood of SUV on turnpike in suspected road-rage incident

Massachusetts man, 65, clings to hood of SUV on turnpike in suspected road-rage incident A road rage incident in Massachusetts turned into a terrifying situation that left one man clinging to the hood of an SUV while it traveled up to speeds of 70 mph on a turnpike, police said.

FOX NEWS: Drunk driver cruised the wrong way on Connecticut highway for 17 miles, cops say

Drunk driver cruised the wrong way on Connecticut highway for 17 miles, cops say A man was arrested for DWI — after driving his car 17 miles in the wrong direction on a Connecticut highway, police said.

FOX NEWS: Will Democrats finally agree to fund the border wall?

Will Democrats finally agree to fund the border wall? Former Department of Homeland Security official Theresa Cardinal Brown says that there is a need for a physical barrier on some parts of the southern border.

FOX NEWS: Border Patrol says migrant detained at US-Mexico border had flesh-eating bacteria

Border Patrol says migrant detained at US-Mexico border had flesh-eating bacteria A migrant detained at the US-Mexico border had a flesh-eating bacteria, according to the Border Patrol.

FOX NEWS: Texas ex-teacher who joined ISIS indicted on terror-related charge

Texas ex-teacher who joined ISIS indicted on terror-related charge A Texas man captured in Syria as an ISIS fighter has been brought back to the U.S. on a terrorism-related charge.

FOX NEWS: Migrant detained at US-Mexico border had flesh-eating bacteria, Border Patrol says

Migrant detained at US-Mexico border had flesh-eating bacteria, Border Patrol says A man among a group of migrants detained in a desolate part of New Mexico near the Mexican border has a flesh-eating bacteria.

FOX NEWS: McDonald’s customer shoots at couple after confrontation over incorrect order

McDonald’s customer shoots at couple after confrontation over incorrect order A McDonald’s customer shot at a couple after a confrontation over an incorrect order in Gainesville, GA.

Boris Johnson tells UK's May: Ditch the Irish backstop and get support

The most prominent Brexit campaigner in Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative party said on Monday that she would get widespread support if she got the European Union to ditch the Irish backstop. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2G3QmZV

UK lawmaker Brady hopeful government will back Irish backstop amendment

An influential lawmaker in British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party said he was hopeful that the government would back his amendment calling for the Irish backstop element of her Brexit deal to be replaced by alternative arrangements. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2FT2k9C

Pilot had 'emotional breakdown' before deadly crash, Nepal probe panel says

The captain of a Bangladeshi aeroplane "seemed to have an emotional breakdown" before a deadly crash last March, Nepali investigators said in a final report on the Himalayan nation's worst aviation disaster in 26 years. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2ShPI1D

UK education minister does not see no-deal Brexit becoming government policy

Britain's education minister Damian Hinds said on Monday he did not envisage a no-deal Brexit becoming the official policy of Prime Minister Theresa May's government. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2S8wwDo

Explainer: Who is behind the Philippine church bombings?

Philippines security forces investigating a deadly twin bombing at a church on a predominantly Muslim southern island are zeroing in on what they say is an affiliate of the militant Abu Sayyaf Group. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2FRRyAf

China jailing of rights lawyer a 'mockery' of law, says rights group

A Chinese court on Monday jailed prominent rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang for 4-1/2 years for subversion of state power, a sentence denounced by Human Rights Watch as a "mockery" of Beijing's claims to champion the rule of law. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2sOpF3p

Brazil President Bolsonaro scheduled for surgery, two days' rest

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was set to undergo surgery on Monday morning to remove a colostomy tube and reconnect his intestines, reversing a procedure done after he survived a near-fatal stabbing on the campaign trail in September. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Scs5r5

Suu Kyi to investors: Myanmar is open for business

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday urged global investors to put their money into Myanmar, seeking to offset the negative impact of the Rohingya crisis and slow pace of economic reforms. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2TgpYzN