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The United States said it was ready to resume talks with North Korea after Pyongyang pledged to dismantle its key missile facilities and suggested it would close its main Yongbyon nuclear complex if Washington took unspecified actions.

Trump stepped up his defense of his U.S. Supreme Court nominee, saying it was hard to imagine Brett Kavanaugh committed a sexual assault and that it would be unfortunate if his accuser did not testify before the Senate.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced new limits on the ability of immigration judges to terminate deportation cases, the latest in a series of decisions to facilitate the removal of immigrants in the country illegally.

EU

EU leaders lined up to tell Theresa May she needs to give guarantees on the Irish border before they will grant her the Brexit deal the prime minister wants to avoid Britain crashing out of the bloc.

Europe’s justice chief gave U.S. social media giant Facebook until the end of the year to comply with EU consumer rules or face sanctions. European Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova also said that Airbnb had made the necessary changes after being told to do so three months ago, confirming a Reuters story on Wednesday.

World

This summer, oceanographer David Holland watched a 10-billion-ton iceberg break off a Greenland glacier into the sea. He and other climate scientists need to figure out exactly how – and how fast – warming waters are undermining ice sheets. What will global sea levels look like in 2100? Meet some of the animals helping scientists find out.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won a ruling party leadership vote, setting him on track to become Japan’s longest-serving premier and try to cement his legacy, including by revising the post-war pacifist constitution.

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12:20 AM - SEP 20, 2018