What's News: World-Wide -- WSJ
April 19 2018 - 03:02AM
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The Southwest accident that killed a passenger has prompted
safety experts to focus on an apparent vulnerability in the engine
cover.
An al Qaeda offshoot that vows to impose Islamic rule is
consolidating power in northwest Syria as the U.S. focuses on other
battles.
A U.N. team came under assault while examining the site of an
alleged chemical-weapons attack in Syria.
Trump, at a summit with Japan's Abe, offered North Korea a
"bright path" if it abandons nuclear weapons but demanded fruitful
talks.
A South Korean official said Seoul could push for a more
permanent peace pact to replace the armistice that ended the Korean
War.
The U.S. is testing procedures for the evacuation of its
citizens from South Korea, simulating preparations for a
conflict.
A longtime Trump legal adviser told the president that Cohen
would cooperate with federal prosecutors if faced with criminal
charges.
Pompeo met with Senate Democrats in his bid to win confirmation
as secretary of state, which currently looks uncertain.
German leaders will press the U.S. to exempt their country's
companies from sanctions on Russia.
The EU is drawing up a peace offer to the U.S. in a bid to avoid
looming steel and aluminum tariffs.
Puerto Rico suffered an islandwide blackout triggered by a
power-line failure.
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April 19, 2018 02:47 ET (06:47 GMT)
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