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Iraqi forces free hundreds of civilians

The militants simultaneously blew up the nearby Nuri mosque, where Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi gave his first sermon as IS leader in July 2014, his last public appea...

Theresa May to hear updates on Grenfell Tower recovery effort

There are concerns over cladding used on buildings after reports that the materials on Grenfell Tower , in north Kensington, London, accelerated the blaze tha...

North Korea says Donald Trump is like Adolf Hitler

The latest verbal onslaught comes just a week after nuclear-armed Pyongyang called Trump a "psychopath", and as tensions soar following the death of American co...

USA shoots down pro-government drone in Syria: Defense Department

Pentagon spokesman Navy Captain Jeff Davis said the US military shot down the Shahed 129 as it approached an established coalition combat outpost near al-Tanf...

Supreme Court agrees to rule on sports betting

New Jersey's latest setback came in August 2016 , when the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia ruled in a 10-2 decision that sports betting is...

Pressure grows to classify Muslim girl's slaying a hate crime

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Ruling in travel ban leaves myriad questions unanswered

Equally unclear is how many foreigners will be affected from the six countries: Syria, Sudan , Iran, Yemen, Libya and Somalia. Stephen Legomsky, chief coun...

Narendra Modi invites Donald Trump, his family to India

Earlier, in his remarks, while standing along side Trump at the White House's Rose Garden , PM Modi had said, "I would like to invite you to India , along w...

White House says Assad may be preparing chemical attack

Days later, U.S. president Donald Trump launched a cruise missile strike on a Syrian government-controlled air base where American officials said the chemical...

Trump, Modi call on Pakistan to stem terrorist attacks

President Donald Trump meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington , Monday, June 26, 2017. But Mr...

After warm welcome, India-US delegation-level talks begin

Trump said together, the U.S. and India, can help chart an optimistic path into the future, one that unleashes the power of new technology, new infrastructure,...

Scottish leader puts second independence referendum on hold

But she has been "reflecting" on the plan after the snap General Election saw her party's share of the vote fall from 50% to 37% as it lost 21 Westminster seats...

Trump scrambles for votes as Republicans express doubt over health care bill

Earlier Monday, Republican leaders added a penalty to their bill for people who've had at least a 63-day gap in coverage during the past year. Making a final ...

Trump scrambles for GOP health votes; budget score looms

The U.S. Senate's bill to overhaul healthcare would result in 22-million more uninsured Americans over the next decade when compared to the current law - ...

Trump slams CNN as "fake news" following Russian Federation story retraction

CNN management determined some standard editorial processes were not followed when the article was posted online; it was never broadcast on CNN , CNN Money...

Dozens killed in USA coalition air strikes on Syrian town

Syrian Kurdish forces say they have seized a new district from the Islamic State group in its self-declared capital, Raqqa . "This mission was meticulously...

Evacuations ordered for fire on California coast

Firefighters also responded to other smaller fires across the region. As of 3:30 a.m., more resources were reportedly headed to the location to assist with ...

Israel cuts back Gaza electricity supplies

Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005 and the territory is now ruled by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas . Amichai is just part of the problem, of cours...

Presidential polls: After Delhi, Meira Kumar to campaign in Gujarat

While NDA's Presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind is on a nation-wide tour, Meira Kumar will begin her campaign from Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat. She wil...

In tweet, Trump denounces Russian Federation probe as 'phony story'

Major news organizations - including the Washington Post - have announced that President Donald Trump is now under investigation for possible obstruction o...

Will the Senate Strengthen Russian Sanctions?

To become law, the legislation would have to pass the House of Representatives and be signed into law by Trump. The sanctions are in response to the violation o...

Attack on Republican lawmakers had no connection to terrorism

Special Agent in Charge Tim Slater says they now know for sure, that anti-GOP gunman James Hodgkinson, acted alone when he shot and wounded the top House Republ...

The Supreme Court has a chance to restore democracy to redistricting

The Wisconsin case will be the first time since 2004 that Supreme Court justices will address political gerrymandering. In 2014, Republicans won 52 percen...

Romania picks a new Prime Minister

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on 26 June 2017 appointed Social Democrat Mihai Tudose as the Prime Minister and mandated him to form a new government. He...

Woman leads UK Changing of the Guard ceremony

Captain Megan Couto of the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, is the first female Infantry Officer to command the Queen's Guard. To rea...

Bob Ferguson disappointed court narrowed travel ban freeze

Opponents say it targets Muslims in violation of federal law and the Constitution. "Immigration into the United States should not be restricted due to religion ...

Escaped Georgia convicts who allegedly killed two guards captured in Tennessee

Two "vicious" Georgia inmates accused of killing two guards and fleeing a prison bus have been captured in Tennessee after an intensive manhunt. The rewar...

LI children's hospital again ranks among country's best

News & World Report below or find the full results here. Texas Children's was also named to Best Children's Hospitals honor roll, which is awarded to pediatri...

Hopes dim in search for 93 missing in China landslide

The landslide swept over more than 60 homes as dawn broke in Xinmo, a remote village in north Sichuan province. In Diexi, another hamlet overlooking Xinmo...

Trump's Modi meeting marks venture into India-Pakistan relations

Trump, an official said, has visited India once, has two developments in the country and said during the campaign that if he were elected President: "India wo...

Supreme Court rules for Missouri church in playground case

Critics of the decision from the nation's highest court have shown concern over what implications the decision could have for the future, and have argued Mo...

Queen Elizabeth II to see an increase in official funding

Every year there's controversy about the costs of the Sovereign Grant because the money actually comes from tax revenues at the Treasury and so the sum will not...

GOP lawmakers to take seats after special election wins

The lack of electoral success has led some Democratic lawmakers in the House to ask whether Pelosi is the right leader to have before the 2018 midterm elections...

Court: Dutch partially liable for Srebrenica deaths

The 2014 judgment didn't include that qualification. Dutch officials said that no one could have predicted that "genocide would happen". "The conclusion...

SC Refuses to Pass Order Against Mandatory Aadhaar For Social Schemes

PTI reported that a vacation bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Navin Sinha said no interim order can be passed at this stage on the "mere apprehension" of...