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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Boston Mayor Martin Walsh both withdrew their participation from the St. Patrick's Day parades to oppose the current organizer ruling, which bars gays and lesbians to join in the marches, CNN said.

Several who are familiar with global diplomacy had told Reuters that there would be difficulty getting a consensus from countries to try leaders in North Korea over alleged crimes against humanity.

Several Russian and Ukrainian officials will have their assets frozen and overseas trips canceled by the European Union and the United States after the Eastern European countries had facilitated unrest and the secession voting of Crimea, the Guardian said.