Secret Service says laptop stolen from agent's car in New York
WASHINGTON The U.S. Secret Service said on Friday a laptop was stolen from an agent's car in New York City but that such agency-issued computers contain multiple layers of security and are not permitted to contain classified information.
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TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, now in a rare fifth year as leader, is battling scandals on two separate fronts as questions swirl about his ties to a nationalist school involved in a murky land deal and his defence minister faces calls to resign.
Top South Korean presidential candidate would review THAAD process -advisers
SEOUL The liberal South Korean politician most likely to become the country's next president would, if elected, review how the government would deploy an advanced U.S. missile defence system and would consult China, two of his top advisers said on Friday.
Trump stands by Obama wiretap charge, shrugs off row with Britain
WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump stood by unproven claims on Friday that the Obama administration tapped his phones during the 2016 White House race and shrugged off a dispute with Britain over the notion their spy agency had a hand in it.
Iraqi forces edge into Mosul's Old City, Nuri mosque in sight
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Tillerson delivers stark warning to North Korea of possible military response
SEOUL U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday issued the Trump administration's starkest warning yet to North Korea, saying that a military response would be "on the table" if Pyongyang took action to threaten South Korean and U.S. forces.