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North Korea claimed Saturday that negotiations with American diplomats over the totalitarian country’s nuclear program had broken down Saturday, though the State Department later said the comments “do not reflect the content or the spirit” of the discussions. North Korea’s top nuclear negotiator, Kim Myong Gil, told reporters through a translator outside Pyongyang’s embassy in Stockholm that working-level …

Adaptive cruise control, however, was a positive experience. Nick Miotke/Roadshow Increasingly, active safety technology and driver-assist systems are becoming standard gear on new vehicles. We’re only now just starting to learn whether consumers actually enjoy these features or if they’re more of a burden than anything. When it comes to lane-centering systems, it’s the latter. …

Daniel Sloss is on tour with his show X (Picture: PR) Not many people can claim to be responsible for hundreds of marriages and thousands of break-ups. But amongst the relationship counsellors and advice columnists, Daniel Sloss is changing how people look at their partners. The comedian’s two Netflix specials DARK and Jigsaw dropped on …

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff looks on during a news conference Wednesday held along with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Tom Brenner/Getty Images While three committees — Intelligence, Foreign Affairs, and Oversight — are involved in today’s deposition, the Intelligence Committee staff is doing the questioning.  Here’s how a House Intelligence Committee aide put it: …

Mike Pompeo pushing back against House Democrats Key facts and latest news The State Department inspector general will brief congressional committee staff about unspecified documents on Wednesday. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo responded to House committees scheduling depositions from State Department officials, calling it an attempt to “bully” diplomats. House committee chairs warned Pompeo not …

Baldness’s curse is now curable. There are few technologies and drugs that claim to provide treatment for hair loss like the hair transplant surgery redistributes hair from one region of body to another. Market is flooded with drugs like minoxidil and finasteride which stop balding. But these methods create the illusion of a cure as …

Watch the latest from the World Athletics Championships – men’s 200m & 800m finals – BBC Sport Summary Use play icon to watch live coverage Now – women’s 400m hurdles heats: Britain’s Jessica Turner runs PB to reach semis; Meghan Beesley still to race Now: Men’s hammer qualification – GB’s Nick Miller seeks place in …

Voting is under way in Afghanistan’s presidential election, the fourth since the fall of the Taliban in 2001. Incumbent President Ashraf Ghani is seen as the frontrunner in the 14-man race, with Abdullah Abdullah, the country’s chief executive, considered his main rival. Security forces are on high alert due to threats from the Taliban to attack polling stations. Here …

The Russian Defence Ministry released sabre-rattling footage shot from several angles of the first launch of the Kh-35 Uran anti-ship cruise missile. The images were taken from onboard the modernised Smerch (tornado) fast attack craft. The Zvezda Kh-35 is a Russian turbojet subsonic cruise anti-ship missile. The deadly weapon’s newest incarnation with a rocket booster, …

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio speaks during the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019. (Kevin Hagen/Associated Press) UNITED NATIONS — The Latest on the U.N. General Assembly’s annual gathering of world leaders (all times local): 10:30 a.m. The president of Sierra Leone is calling for “urgent and imperative” …