WORLD NEWS - Last Generation Network News for Sunday April 30 2017

WORLD NEWS - Last Generation Network News for Sunday  April 30 2017

Trump says China pressuring North Korea on missile, nukes

New York Daily News - ‎1 hour ago‎
A South Korean protester holds up a card during a rally to oppose a plan to deploy the advanced U.S. missile defense system called Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, near U.S.

Trump Holds Campaign-Style Pennsylvania Rally

NPR - ‎1 hour ago‎
President Trump rallied supporters in Harrisburg, Pa. on his 100th day in office. He defiantly defended his young administration's track record.

Trump invites Philippines' Duterte to the White House

CNN - ‎7 hours ago‎
(CNN) President Donald Trump invited his polarizing Philippines counterpart to the White House during a phone call in which the two leaders discussed North Korea.

48 questions Madeleine McCann's mother refused to answer reemerge as father slams 'fake news'

The Independent - ‎17 minutes ago‎
A list of police questions which Madeleine McCann's mother Kate refused to answer three months after her daughter disappeared has re-emerged in the media as the 10 year anniversary of her disappearance approaches.

Pope to Catholics: get out, spread faith, help cholesterol

Washington Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis is trying to energize Catholics, telling them to be active, help others, spread the faith, and that's all good for cholesterol levels, too.

Marine Le Pen: Far-Right Scion Who Could Become First Female French President

NBCNews.com - ‎2 hours ago‎
French presidential election candidate for the far-right Front National (FN) party Marine Le Pen delivers a speech during a campaign meeting on April 19, 2017, in Marseilles.

Iraqi commander says to complete capture of Mosul in May

Reuters - ‎28 minutes ago‎
A smoke rises as Iraqi forces fight Islamic State militants in western Mosul, Iraq, April 29, 2017. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui. By Ahmed Rasheed | BAGHDAD.

The long-anticipated return of Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar is here

Washington Post - ‎14 hours ago‎
KABUL - Fugitive warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar on Saturday made his first public appearance in Afghanistan after nearly two decades underground, calling on Taliban insurgents to “join the peace caravan and stop this pointless holy war.

China deports US citizen convicted of spying after two years in custody

CBS News - ‎17 hours ago‎
China has deported an American citizen who was convicted and sentenced on an espionage charge after she was held in custody for more than two years.

Russians, in peaceful protest, call for Putin to quit

Reuters - ‎22 hours ago‎
MOSCOW Several hundred Russians lined up in central Moscow on Saturday under the gaze of riot police to hand over handwritten appeals for President Vladimir Putin to quit, as similar protests took place in other cities.

Turkey Purges 4000 More Officials, and Blocks Wikipedia

New York Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, whose government has purged or arrested thousands of citizens and public officials since a failed coup.

China Scores Tacit Victory at Southeast Asian Leaders' Meeting

Bloomberg - ‎5 hours ago‎
Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak, from left to right, Myanmar's State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi, Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha, Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, ...

Pope Francis Urges US and North Korea to Step Away from the Brink

New York Times - ‎16 hours ago‎
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt meeting with Pope Francis on Friday in Cairo. Credit Egyptian Presidency, via Reuters. ROME - Pope Francis urged the United States and North Korea on Saturday to defuse their increasingly tense standoff and ...

EU Throws Down Brexit Gauntlet to U.K. as Talks Edge Closer

Bloomberg - ‎2 hours ago‎
European Union governments threw down the gauntlet to the U.K. ahead of Brexit talks, listing demands Prime Minister Theresa May must satisfy before they will discuss the trade deal she wants and urging her to be more realistic in her expectations.

Wary of Trump, EU courts Iran to boost moderates before polls

Reuters - ‎11 minutes ago‎
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with Iranian officials and ambassadors of Islamic countries, in Tehran, Iran, April 25, 2017.

US troops patrol Turkey-Syria border after Turkish strikes on Kurds

CNN - ‎1 hour ago‎
(CNN) US forces have begun patrolling part of the Turkey-Syria border after Turkish airstrikes killed some fighters there closely allied to the United States.

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