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The Latest: Sierra Leone: UN reform to give Africa equal say
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” …
North Korea foreign minister calls Pompeo ‘poisonous plant’
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s foreign minister has called U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo a “poisonous plant of American diplomacy” who hampers efforts to restart nuclear negotiations. Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho made the insult Friday to protest Pompeo’s recently reported comments that Washington will maintain crippling sanctions on North Korea unless it …