CITES agrees on near-total ban on sending wild elephants to zoos

The regulator of global wildlife trade will impose a near-total ban on sending African elephants captured from the wild to zoos after a final vote on the issue on Tuesday.
J&J ordered to pay $572 million for opioid addiction crisis
An Oklahoma judge on Monday ordered US health care giant Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million in damages for its role in fostering the state's opioid addiction crisis.
9 militants killed in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province

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Australian arrested in China for 'espionage'
An Australian pro-democracy academic held for seven months in China has been formally arrested for spying, Foreign Minister Marise Payne said Tuesday as she demanded Beijing uphold "basic standards" of justice.
Trump opens to door to meeting with Rouhani
US President Donald Trump says he would meet Iranian President Hassan Rouhani under the "correct" circumstances.
Trump: Not now planning duties on Japanese cars
US President Donald Trump says he's not planning to impose tariffs on Japanese cars for now. But he warned he may consider doing so in the future.
Hong Kong govt. denounces protesters
Hong Kong's government has denounced the actions of protestors as "unacceptable," following clashes with police.