WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump said in a late-night tweet Wednesday that he will deliver the state of the union (SOTU) address in Congress after the government reopens.

"I will do the address when the shutdown is over," Trump said in a two-part tweet. (US-SOTU-Government Shutdown)

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JERUSALEM -- Israeli security forces said on Thursday that 19 Palestinians suspected of terrorism were arrested in the West Bank.

The Israel Defense Forces, the Shin Bet security service and the Border Police raided villages and towns in the Jordan Valley and elsewhere in the Israel-occupied West Bank overnight between Wednesday and Thursday.(Israel-Palestinian-Terrorism)

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump has sent a personal letter to Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), said the White House and DPRK media.

"The President (Trump) responded to Chairman Kim's letter," CNN reported late Wednesday, citing White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders. (US-DPRK-Letter)

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KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia's Conference of Rulers named Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah as the country's 16th King on Thursday, who serves as the constitutional head of state, state news agency Bernama reported.

Abdullah will be officially installed as King or Yang di-Pertuan Agong on Jan. 31, replacing his predecessor Sultan Muhammad V of Kelantan state who resigned on Jan. 6. (Malaysia-King) Enditem

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