People in New Zealand are mourning for the victims of Friday's mass shootings that left 49 people dead at two mosques in central Christchurch.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called on North Korea to continue negotiations on denuclearization.
A Russian newspaper reports that President Vladimir Putin says that "the tempo has been lost" toward a peace treaty with Japan.
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People in New Zealand are mourning the victims of Friday's mass shootings that left 49 people dead at two mosques in central Christchurch.
36 people were injured and are being treated in hospitals.
At a botanical garden in the city, people have been laying flowers, lighting candles and praying.
An immigrant from Fiji who lost her uncle in the attack said people should respect each other's culture, and no lives should be taken this way.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern visited the city for the first time since the incident and met victims' relatives and representatives of local Islamic organizations.
She wore a black headscarf to express her condolences.
Ardern said she will ensure their safety, their freedom to worship and their freedom to express their culture and religion.
28-year-old Australian Brenton Tarrant has been charged with murder. He appeared in court on Saturday to hear the charges, but did not speak.
Tarrant attacked the city's Al Noor mosque, and then the Linwood Mosque five kilometers away.
His motive remains unknown, and authorities are still trying to determine whether he had accomplices.
Police are interviewing two other people they detained.
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Leaders around the world are expressing their condolences following Friday's mass shooting in New Zealand.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a message to his New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern.
Abe said Japan firmly condemns the atrocious shooting.
Abe said he extends his sincere condolences to those who lost their lives and expresses heartfelt sympathy for their bereaved families and those injured.
He said Japan expresses its sincere solidarity with the people of New Zealand in overcoming this difficult time.
He said terrorism cannot be justified for any reason, adding that Japan is determined to resolutely stand up against it in cooperation with New Zealand and the international community.
US President Donald Trump said on Twitter that his warmest sympathy and best wishes go out to the people of New Zealand.
He said, "The US stands by New Zealand for anything we can do."
In a message posted on the British royal family's website, Queen Elizabeth said she has been deeply saddened by the appalling events in Christchurch.
She added, "At this tragic time, my thoughts and prayers are with all New Zealanders."
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US President Donald Trump issued the first veto of his presidency on Friday to block a measure passed in Congress that would end his emergency declaration for a wall along the border with Mexico.
Trump made the national emergency declaration in February after failing to get his desired amount of funding for a border wall.
After the Lower House passed a measure to terminate Trump's emergency declaration, the Senate voted on Thursday to pass the resolution.
At the White House, Trump said, "Congress has the freedom to pass this resolution, and I have the duty to veto it."
With the 2020 presidential campaign on the horizon, Trump is maintaining that he will keep his promise to erect a barrier along the length of the border.
Some lawmakers have expressed concern over Trump's veto, which comes despite the fact the Republican-controlled Senate passed the measure against his policy.
The Democratic Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi said in a statement, "The House and Senate resoundingly rejected the president's lawless power grab, yet the president has chosen to continue to defy the Constitution, the Congress and the will of the American people."
Pelosi said that her chamber would vote on March 26 to override the veto.
A two-thirds majority would be required in both the upper and lower chambers to override Trump's veto, which appears unlikely.
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called on North Korea to continue negotiations on denuclearization.
Pompeo spoke to reporters in Washington on Friday, after North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui warned that her country is considering suspending talks.
She told foreign media earlier in the day that her country has no intention of yielding to the US demands in any form.
She was referring to the summit in between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un in February. They met in Hanoi but failed to reach a deal.
The US position is that sanctions on the North should not be lifted until it completely denuclearizes.
Pompeo said Kim has promised to denuclearize the North, and that Choe left open the possibility that the talks would continue. He added that the US wishes to do so.
Responding to a reporter's question, Pompeo also said Kim committed multiple times to not resuming nuclear or missile testing when he met Trump in Hanoi.
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A Russian newspaper reports that President Vladimir Putin says that "the tempo has been lost" toward a peace treaty with Japan.
Russia's Kommersant says that Putin made the remarks in a meeting with business leaders in Moscow on Thursday.
Putin reportedly said that Japan would first have to withdraw from its security cooperation pact with the United States.
He said Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's reassurances that no US military base would be established on the Russian-controlled islands claimed by Japan after they were handed back to Japan, are not realistic.
Kommersant also quoted Putin as saying he could not ignore the will of the local residents. According to unofficial polls, 99 percent of the residents oppose returning the islands to Japan. Putin also said that he did not intend to break off negotiations but said there was a need for a "short rest."
The Japanese government maintains the islands are an inherent part of Japan's territory. It says the islands were illegally occupied after World War Two.
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Authorities in Nigeria say 20 people died in Wednesday's collapse of a building housing a nursery and a primary school in Lagos.
Officials say 45 people were rescued from the building which also contained offices.
The rescue effort was called off on Thursday after officials said that all the survivors had been rescued.
The governor of Lagos State said the school had been set up illegally and there will be a full investigation into the incident.
Nigeria is home to nearly 200 million people and the most populous country in Africa. Building collapses are not uncommon as many structures do not meet architectural standards.
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The French and German ambassadors to Lebanon say arbitrary arrests and injustices by the Syrian government is keeping refugees from returning to Syria.
French ambassador Bruno Foucher and German envoy Georg Birgelen jointly wrote an article in Lebanon's English-language Daily Star newspaper on Friday.
Lebanon hosts about 1 million refugees from Syria.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's administration has regained much of the land controlled by opposition forces. Damascus is calling on more than 5.6 million people who fled to neighboring countries to return home.
Foucher and Birgelen wrote that a recent survey by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees shows 83 percent of Syrian refugees in Lebanon want to eventually return home, but only 5 percent of them planned to do so within the next 12 months.
They say the main barrier is the climate of fear and injustice in Syria.
They wrote that since the start of the Syrian conflict, about 70,000 Syrians have been arrested by the Assad regime and disappeared, and that arrests, torture and killings continue to this day.
They say detention by the regime is so arbitrary that no refugee can ultimately be sure of a safe return. The ambassadors say even when they return, returnees face injustices, including the inability to reclaim their property.
The diplomats are urging Damascus to end arbitrary arrests and prosecution and to allow UNHCR officials to move freely within Syria to ensure the safety of all returnees.
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