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Trump embraces Israel, but Russian ties still trail him

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Before dinner at Netanyahu´s residence on Monday, Trump avoided delving into details. "My hope is that we seize every single one of them", Trump said. He has ...

Sonia Gandhi condemns 'ghastly' Manchester terror attack

They report an apparent suicide bomber detonated an IED outside the venue. The foyer of Manchester Arena connects the auditorium with Victoria train and tra...

Children among 22 dead, 59 hurt at Manchester concert

Official sources in New Delhi said they were ascertaining if there were any Indian casualties in the blast . The carnage and terror in Manchester has tak...

UK police treating Ariana Grande concert blast as terrorism

Greater Manchester Police confirmed the number of casualties in the explosions and said that the incident is being treated as terrorist attacks until furthe...

Entertainers respond to Manchester explosion

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Trump should discuss avoiding 'new 9/11' while in Saudi Arabia: Zarif

Foreign Policy or simply milking KSA (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ) of $480 billion?" Newly re-elected Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called Trump's speech a "...

'Repeating the Likes of 9/11': Tehran Slams Trump on Shocking Saudi Shift

When Obama delivered his address to the "Muslim world" in Cairo in June 2009, it contained a passage about democracy that surely rankled Arab leaders at the t...

UK: At least 19 killed and dozens injured in suspected terror attack

Forensic investigations are trying to determine if the attacker had accomplices, Hopkins said. The crowd was made up of mainly younger people who had come to ...

Campaigning suspended in United Kingdom national election

Dozens of parents frantically searched for their children, posting photos and pleading for information on social media. Toronto Mayor John Tory said the city ...

Trump visits Israel in search of revived peace process

And only a week after taking office, he signed an executive order to ban immigrants from seven countries - Iraq, Iran, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen...

Republicans already giving Trump's budget a cold shoulder

Trump, who is travelling overseas and will miss the unveiling of his plan, wants lawmakers to cut $3.6 trillion (2.8 trillion pounds) in government spending ove...

Children among dead as death toll rises after Manchester bombing

Police responded to reports of an explosion shortly after 10:33 pm (2133 GMT) at the arena, which has the capacity to hold 21,000 people, where the USA singer h...

Trump Today: President makes bid to revive Mideast peace process

The Washington Post reported that Trump told Russian officials about an ISIS plot to smuggle laptop bombs on planes, saying only that the intelligence had co...

Ariana Grande safe following incident at Manchester concert

Her fans, proud "Arianators", were among those who took to Twitter with prayers and tears. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims". A statement from th...

Turkey summons United States envoy to protest security personnel actions

Turkey and the USA have been at odds over the developments in Syria, where Washington has been supporting Kurdish militias fighting the Daesh Takfiri terrorist...

Islanders advised of emergency hotline following Manchester explosion

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Assembly plans to pass single-payer health bill - again

Moderate senators from both parties met Monday to explore whether they can work on bipartisan legislation overhauling the nation's health care system. "I co...

Too early to call school stabbing a hate crime

Collins was visiting friends on the university's campus in College Park. Just two days before his death, Collins had been commissioned as a lieutenant in the ...

Trump, Netanyahu's wife lament negative media coverage

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Cabinet debated offering Palestinians economic incentives for reviving peace talks as they waited for U.S. On the...

US Senate Intelligence Committee to 'Vigorously' Pursue Flynn's Testimony

Brennan's testimony before the House intelligence committee on Tuesday comes one day after Flynn invoked his constitutional right against self-incrimination in ...

Reformists sweep Tehran municipal vote as Rouhani wins Iran

His comments came hours after he told an audience in Saudi Arabia that Iran fuelled "the fires of sectarian conflict and terror" and called for its global iso...

Trump visits Bethlehem: meets Palestinian delegation

When meeting Netanyahu, Trump said Iran should have thanked the United States for the 2015 nuclear accord between Tehran and world powers because it led to the ...

China urges North Korea not to violate U.N. resolutions

North Korea said on Monday it successfully tested what it called an intermediate-range ballistic missile, which met all technical requirements and could now be ...

Symantec says 'highly likely' North Korean hacking group behind ransomware attacks

Google researcher Neel Mehta has shown similarities between WannaCry and code used by the Lazarus hacking group, widely believed to be connected to Pyongyang....

General election 2017: Len McCluskey 'can't see Labour winning'

The Grime 4 Corbyn campaign follows a number of high-profile endorsements for the Labour leader from grime artists, which so far include Akala and JME , who ...

China, Philippines confirm consultation mechanism on S China Sea

A draft of the text obtained by AFP describes the envisioned agreement as "a set of norms to guide the conduct of parties and promote maritime cooperation in th...

Life of grime for music fan Jeremy Corbyn

The Conservative party has announced a partial U-turn on its controversial "dementia tax" proposals after a widespread backlash. 'While a nine-point lead coul...

Ethics office blasts Trump refusal to disclose lobby waivers

The suit follows reports that the Trump administration is pushing back against providing the waivers to the Office of Government Ethics (OGE), an indepe...

Coal Scam: Ex-coal secy HC Gupta found guilty

The special court in Delhi also convicted then joint secretary K S Kropha , then director K C Samaria in the coal ministry and others in the coal scam case. ...

North Korea says new missile ready for mass production

North Korea has celebrated the scientists and technicians behind its latest missile launch with a parade on the streets of Pyongyang, its state news agency rep...

RJD's Prabhunath Singh sentenced to life imprisonment in Ashok Singh murder case

The court also slapped a fine of Rs 40,000 on them. Prabhunath Singh had then famously said that Ashok Singh would be eliminated within 90 days of the election....

Ariana Grande, politicians express shock and grief following explosion

The police department have confirmed the number of casualties to be 19 in the explosions and said that the incident is being treated as terrorist attacks until ...

Backed Forces Seize Key Syrian Town, Dam On Road To Raqqa

The battle for Tabqa began after US forces helped SDF fighters conduct an airborne landing on the southern bank of the Euphrates in late March. Dorrian said h...

WH Official: NYT, WaPo Reports Are 'Coordinated Attack' on Trump

A date has not been set. The move was dubbed "Nixonian" and has led to the appointment of a special counsel with sweeping powers to investigate the Trump camp...