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Showtime: US Senate Intel Panel Comey Releases Testimony on Trump-Russia Probe

The Republican president's unconstrained use of Twitter has confounded allies and skeptics alike. Some legal experts said Comey's testimony could strength...

USA says anti-missile defense capability outpacing long-range missile threats

In fact, according to the Rodong Sinmun newspaper , Kim said that he would "turn the (United States) into ashes", in a threat that came in response to Tuesday'...

Trump may face legal action for blocking people on Twitter

The Knight Institute says the private-public line was totally blurred with the president unabashedly mixed the two when he tweeted "official statements " fro...

Fired FBI Director James Comey testifies before Senate

Upon learning the White House counsel and chief of staff were looking to get approval from the barely conscious Ashcroft, Comey had his security detail redire...

Police increase patrols in Tehran after Iran terror attacks

Police patrol outside Iran's parliament building after an assault by several attackers that was claimed by the Islamic State group, in Tehran , Iran, Wednesd...

Shun political correctness, implement travel ban

Among those expressing concern are lawyers at the Justice Department, according to tweets by George Conway III, who withdrew from consideration to head the de...

North Korea fires suspected cruise missiles after US drills

Thursday's launch "was aimed at showing off various missile capabilities and antiship precision strike capability", a spokesman for South Korea's Joint Chiefs o...

At least 12 killed in militant attack in Iran

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir, speaking in Berlin, said he did not know who was responsible for the attacks and said there was no evidence Saudi extremi...

Cyclone Mora - All you need to know about weather forecast

Evacuation plans have been underway in 19 districts along the coastal regions of Bangladesh where cyclone Mora is feared to make a landfall. Refugee camps...

Public works projects on Trump's agenda for Ohio visit

Trump began by thanking OH for his win saying, "supposed to be close...wasn't close", drawing laughter from the crowd. Speaking in Cincinnati , Ohio, Presid...

Undercover activist investigating Ivanka Trump's shoe factory arrested, others missing

He added that although his group has been investigating working conditions of Chinese suppliers for almost 20 years, he's never "attracted such scrutiny from Ch...

'61 killed' in Al-Shabab attack on Somalia military base

The al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab said it had killed 61 soldiers after overrunning the military base. Residents in the area reported chaotic scenes, with fig...

Former Brazil minister arrested hours before key trial

Temer has faced growing calls to resign amid the scandal. Both Rousseff, 69, and Temer, 76, have denied wrongdoing. Temer's lawyers have argued that as the ...

Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Attacks on Prominent Iranian Sites

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard indirectly blamed Saudi Arabia for the attacks in a statement issued late Wednesday that also noted the "spilled blood of...

Trump eases Qatar critique, offers to mediate Gulf spat

Even as Trump applauded the Arab countries' move, the Pentagon on Tuesday renewed praise of Qatar for hosting U.S. forces and its "enduring commitment to re...

Paul Ryan: Trump asking for Comey's loyalty 'obviously' inappropriate

Former FBI Director James Comey has finally revealed his side of the story regarding President Trump's suspected interference in the FBI probe into possib...

World reactions to Iran attack

The assaults killed at least 12 people and wounded more than 40. It says four attackers launched Wednesday's assault on parliament, which has wounded at lea...

Bolton falls silent to remember London terror attack victims

After Saturday's attacks in the London Bridge area that claimed seven lives, for example, Trump panned the mayor for telling the public there was "no reason to ...

Moscow says Russian hackers not involved in Qatar crisis

Exxon Mobil Corp said on Tuesday that production and exports of liquefied natural gas from Qatar have not been affected by rising diplomatic tensions in the Mi...

House Lawmakers Won't Vote On State Budget Before Session Ends

But starting June 1, approval of a state budget will require a three-fifths supermajority vote in both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly. The Illino...

Colton Woman Wanted for Stabbing of Daughter and Two Granddaughters; One Deceased

The daughter told authorities that her mother had stabbed her and the grandchildren, said Colton Police Cpl. A woman frantically called 911 reporting that h...

Qatar Diplomatic Crisis Continues To Reverberate Across Middle East

Qatar Airways , one of the region's major long-haul carriers, has suspended all flights to Saudi Arabia , the United Arab Emirates , Egypt and Bahrain unt...

Bahrain foreign minister says all options open on Qatar - Mecca Newspaper

The BBC's Barbara Plett Usher in Washington says Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have all funded extremists in Syria but pulled back under USA pressure, while ...

U.S. bars throwing 'covfefe' parties for televised Comey testimony

EDT appearance before the Senate Intelligence Committee. A pair of former White House officials - Katie Walsh, who left her post as deputy chief of staff in...

Turkey throws support behind Qatar in rift with Gulf Arabs

But Qatar's dealings are arguably murkier than the others because it likes to see itself as a neutral player that can act as an intermediary, and is thus willin...

John Oliver rips apart Trump's stance on the Paris Agreement

He put America first. Climate change activist, Leonardo DiCaprio , has just offered a way to protest President Donald Trump's decision to pull the Unit...

'I expect loyalty,' Trump told Comey, according to written testimony

Weeks later in the Oval Office, Comey claims, Trump asked him to back off from investigating Michael Flynn , whom he had just fired from his role as national s...

Trump speaks to Qatar emir, offers help in resolving crisis: White House

Egyptian officials say the diplomatic crisis between Qatar and its Gulf neighbors has yet to affect the 300,000 Egyptian workers in the tiny, energy-rich coun...

Trump feels "vindicated" by James Comey's testimony, lawyer says

In anearly release of his planned testimony, Comey said Trump in January asked the former FBI chief for personal loyalty and then, on the day after Trump fi...

Accused NSA leaker "scared that they would make her disappear", mom says

Victor began working at a government agency earlier this year. "This is very new, very important information", she said. - Victor is a federal contractor wi...

Iran minister rejects Trump's reaction to attacks as 'repugnant'

In a statement after the attacks, the Guards said they "will never allow the blood of innocents to be spilt without revenge". The six attackers "were Iranian...

Beware! Sympathy with Qatar in UAE can land you in jail

He added that there was an "understanding" that Qatar would "take measures in relation to supporting some organizations and. some individuals", but that Qatar d...

Theresa May on course for big election win, say polls

The Tories are vowing to slash public spending while Labour says it will turn on the tap, pumping billions into education and health care. While May has b...

Kabul blast: Afghanistan President orders execution of 11 Haqqani network, Taliban prisoners

I wish the injured the speediest possible recovery", the telegram of condolences reads. Germany won't carry out flights deporting rejected asylum seekers to Af...

Iran minister calls Trump's condolences for attacks 'repugnant'

Lawmaker Elias Hazrati told state television three assailants, one with a pistol and two with AK-47 assault rifles, raided parliament. The reports said Iran's ...