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Trump flies to Israel amid concerns over US-Saudi arms deal

Israel has also expressed concern about the $110bn (£84.6bn) arms deal announced between the USA and Saudi Arabia on Saturday - with a senior cabinet minister d...

Egyptian prosecutors order release of opposition leader

Egypt's interior ministry denies the arrests are politically motivated. Ali, a prominent rights lawyer who recently spearheaded a case challenging the governm...

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The Israeli leader said the new President's election offered more hope of a lasting peace deal "than I've seen in my lifetime", while his Palestinian counte...

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Texas' New 'Transgender Bathroom Bill' Keeps Biological Sexes Separate in School Facilities

Following a whirlwind weekend in the Texas Legislature that pushed abortion restrictions , religious objections and a so-called "bathroom bill" toward the de...

IS claims attack on Iraqi training camp north of Baghdad

Islamic State tested poisonous chemicals on prisoners in a bid to produce easily-obtainable chemical weapons for local use and potential terrorist attacks in t...

New WHO chief: Planned US funding cuts not a 'closed issue'

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Turkey summons US Ambassador over clash during Erdogan's US visit

Turkey's Foreign Ministry said in a statement that a formal, written protest was delivered to Bass, describing the treatment of its two security officers a...

The North Carolina redistricting case - political warfare by judicial means

Writing for the court on Monday, Justice Elena Kagan said the redistricting deliberately concentrated black voters in the two districts and diluted their voti...

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus becomes 'first African' to lead World Health Organization

Geneva-based African experts told the South Sudan News Agency ( SSNA ) that "Dr. Ghebreyesus is simply the person the entire Africa needs". Tedros received 13...

Harry Went to Great Lengths to Bring Girlfriend to Reception

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Jinder Mahal defeats Randy Orton for WWE Championship at Backlash

In the end, Nakamura rallied back from a super kick to the back of his head and set Ziggler up for the finish with a series of knees to the midsection. A great ...

Strapped UN health agency spends big on travel

Its inability to get its travel spending under control may risk the agency's credibility when it comes to asking for extra funds to combat emergencies. It added...

Second Ebola case confirmed in Congo

Dr. Allarangar Yokouide, the World Health Organization representative in Congo , said the first teams of specialists should arrive in the affected area of Lika...

Salman Abedi: Profile of the Manchester murderer

Witnesses reported seeing bodies on the floor after the blast around 10:30pm (2130 GMT) on Monday, and some fans were trampled as panicked crowds tried to flee ...

Centeno's homer helps Astros over Tigers 6-2

First pitch is at 8:10 p.m. Tuesday was the second time Zimmermann has pitched in the majors on his birthday and was the second loss on his big day. GIANTS 6...

Gehl Foods' nacho cheese tied to botulism cases

A toxin that causes botulism , which is spread through contaminated food or water, was found in the gas station's cheese, state health officials said. "To ensu...

Cosatu to ask ANC to send Ramaphosa to its events

The decision was made at a special Cosatu executive meeting held on Monday to discuss the fallout from its May Day events. Cosatu spokesperson Sizwe Pamla, ...

Trump's health care budget means deep cuts for safety net

Mulvaney says by cutting safety net programs, the president's budget is explicitly created to encourage more people to work. It threatens our hard-earned progre...

Another bad budget from Trump targets the poor

Community Development Block Grant program: The almost $3 billion state and local program helps poorer and lower-middle-class neighborhoods by providing things...

Trump's Proposed Budget Prompts Local Leaders To Sound Alarm

In addition, Paletta reports that the Trump budget documents may claim that tax cuts drive so much additional growth that they - plus the safety-net cuts ...

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Interestingly, in the United States, the American Bar Association's ethics rules say that lawyers have a duty to know about technology, meaning that a law firm ...

Pippa Middleton ties the knot with James Matthews in 'almost royal' wedding

Prince William , the Duke of Cambridge, and Middleton's big sister, Kate , will be among the guests. By now, you've already pored over the photos from Pippa...

Lab tests ongoing in California botulism case

Health officials say anyone who ate the shop's nacho cheese between April 23 and May 5 should get checked out by a doctor. The outbreak is so rare, Sacramento-a...

DONG Energy to sell oil, gas business to Ineos for $1.3 bln

DONG Energy's Oil & Gas business brings with it a good mix of long life and development fields, producing an average of 100,000 boepd (in 2016) in the North Sea...

Tracking the pesky carriers of Lyme disease in Alberta

To pull off a tick you need something like tweezers. Both are carriers of ticks. The actor said, at one point, he thought he was going to die from the dise...

World Health Organization elects new director general

He received 133 votes while Nabarro got 50, with two abstentions. He replaces Margaret Chan , who will step down from her 10-year post at the end of June. "I...

Manchester music legends rally behind bombing victims

The explosion injured 59 people. The 16 year-old cried. An 8-year-old girl was among the dead. Saffie was initially identified as missing after the attac...

Ariana Grande returns to US following Manchester bombing

Taking aim at an event packed with girls, young women, and queer people is a particular strain of insidiousness that's both stomach-churning and tear-inducing...

Manchester terror attack: Man behind bombing named

But authorities say there was a only single explosion and have not reported the discovery of any other devices. British Transport Police said the explosio...

I nearly went for Ariana Grande concert: Singaporean in Manchester

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Trump unveils first budget with $3.6-trillion spending cut

Most grants through the Foreign Military Financing (FMF) programme go to Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Pakistan and Iraq. "If you are on food stamps , we need you to ...

Chocolate Helps Reduce Heart Risk

This condition affects millions of people worldwide and is associated with an increased risk of heart failure, stroke , cognitive decline, dementia, and deat...

Turkey condemns North Korean missile launch

South Korean troops fired about 90 machine gun rounds towards the flying object. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test fire of the ground-to-g...

United Kingdom threat level raised to 'critical' after attack

Ariana Grande (pictured in 2016) played at a concert for 21,000 fans in Manchester. Katrina realised "I'm getting targeted by someone who wants to hurt me ...