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Johnson , a former journalist who resigned as foreign secretary in July to protest againstMay's "softBrexit" policy, wrote that he felt "fully entitled" to expe...

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Strong quake again hits Indonesia's Lombok island

The official death toll stands at 131, but local media are reporting figures as high as 347. While exchanging messages on Facebook about the quake, many I...

Israel pounds Gaza, killing a pregnant woman and her child

Earlier in the day, the Israeli army shelled a Hamas military position in Gaza in retaliation for an alleged attack from the Palestinian side that targeted its ...

United Kingdom poised to ask Russian Federation to extradite Salisbury attack suspects

The UK is poised to ask Russian Federation to extradite suspects over the nerve agent poisoning in Salisbury , according to reports . The Crown Prosecutio...

Two hurt as Israel hits Gaza targets over ‘arson balloons’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier convened his cabinet to possibly approve proposals made by the United Nations (UN) and Egypt for preventing an...

Rand Paul delivered a letter to Vladimir Putin from Donald Trump

Details in the single page agenda for the meeting shows Mr Putin remains interested in maintaining continued cooperation with the U.S. on nuclear weapons. Paul,...

USA to sanction Russian Federation for carrying out Salisbury nerve agent attack

Poisoned: Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal, 66, and his daughter Yulia Skripal, 33. The new sanctions, to be imposed later this month, come despite President Don...

Russian Spy Likely Worked at US Embassy Over 10 Years

The woman was quietly dismissed previous year as the U.S. Secret Service sought to avoid public embarrassment on the matter, the Guardian reported , adding tha...

Iran sanctions: U.S. can't stop our oil exports, says minister

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani , speaking in a meeting with North Korea's foreign minister, said that America could not be trusted, according to the Islamic ...

Infant’s Body Pulled From East River Near Brooklyn Bridge, Cops Say

Sunday, sources said. He waded into the water and used a stick to help him grab the baby, then performed CPR until officers arrived on scene, Campbell said. P...

Sen. Rand Paul invites Russian lawmakers to Washington

Konstantin Kosachev, the head of the foreign affairs committee in the Federation Council, the upper house, strongly backed Paul's effort to promote contacts. Th...

Explainer: Saudi Arabia's diplomatic dispute with Canada

European traders said Saudi Arabia's main state wheat buying agency, the Saudi Grains Organization (SAGO), has told grains exporters it will no longer accept Ca...

Twitter CEO not banning conspiracy theorist Alex Jones

Dorsey was responding after Facebook , Apple , YouTube and Spotify took down material over the past week published by Jones, raising pressure on Twitter t...

United Nations chief ‘saddened' over devastation caused by quake in Indonesia

Lombok had already been hit by a 6.4 magnitude quake on July 29 that killed 17 people and briefly stranded several hundred trekkers on the slopes of a volcano. ...

War Of Credibility Over Rick Gates Continues In Paul Manafort Fraud Trial

Manafort's lawyer suggested that the affair - which included a London pad, first-class plane trips and luxury hotels - cost up to $3 million. Manafort business ...

GOP Rep. Chris Collins charged with insider trading

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Chinese exports rise in July despite US tariffs

Several industry bodies in the USA representing agribusiness, retail and technology have said the Trump administration's tariffs are hurting them and will cause...

Democrat O’Connor has lead in early OH returns

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German couple JAILED for raping son and selling him to paedophiles

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Matthew Seiyefa Appointed Acting DG Of DSS, Meets Osinbajo

Mr Idris disclosed this to journalists on Tuesday after a meeting with the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo , in Abuja. Ibrahim Idris , has said that the Pol...

Largest wildfire in California history

Twin wildfires in California , known as the Mendocino Complex Fire, have grown to become the largest active wildfire in state history, officials say. It has ...

Star witness Gates testifies he committed crimes with Manafort

Paul Manafort's former business partner Rick Gates testified today that he committed crimes with Manafort. Prosecutors will turn to Gates for first-hand su...

Saudi airline stops flights to Canada amid escalating diplomatic row

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Former Tamil Nadu chief minister Karunanidhi dies

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YouTube Has Deleted Info Wars Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones' YouTube Channel

Apple didn't respond to a request for a comment but issued a statement to BuzzFeed . Facebook explained its actions in a blog post , saying the Inf...

$250 mil superyacht at centre of 1MDB scandal sails to Malaysia

The yacht - worth about $250 million - was handed over by Indonesian authorities who had seized it off the tourist island of Bali in February. He said Malaysi...

Viral Video Shows Brooklyn Nail Salon Workers Hitting Woman With A Broom

Staff at a nail salon in East Flatbush, Brooklyn , mercilessly beat up a woman after she refused to pay for a spoilt eyebrow job. She also expressed her anger ...

Trump Touts Iran Sanctions

President Donald Trump has been a frequent critic of that deal and withdrew the United States from the agreement three months ago, setting in motion the reimp...

Netanyahu cancels trip amid Gaza truce talks

The Lebanese newspaper al-Akhbar reports Hamas will consent to a five-year truce with Israel which would end Hamas efforts to crash the Israeli border with th...

'Shut Up and Dribble' Showtime Docuseries Coming With LeBron

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Active-Duty Army Engineers Being Sent to Fight California Wildfires

The disaster declaration that Trump approved for California on Sunday makes available federal funding to state, local and tribal governments "on a cost-sharin...

Trump tackles Russian lawyer claims head on

While originally Trump, a Republican, said the meeting was about adoptions, on Sunday he said on Twitter that it was about getting information on his electi...