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London Bridge victim's body recovered from River Thames

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Trump spoke with the emir of Qatar on Wednesday, the White House announced, and "offered to help the parties resolve their differences", by hosting a meeting ...

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With Home Secretary Amber Rudd , Brexit Secretary David Davis , and Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon all retaining their posts, there was speculation an...

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In the second race, Team Japan had a bad gybe and buried its bows in the water just as the crew was crossing the boat. Dean Barker and Team Japan have blown a...

Qatar rejects 'baseless' terrorism designations by four Arab states

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Turkey's Erdogan approves troop deployment to Qatar

Ankara's rush to back Qatar came as Saudi Arabia, Bahrain , the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt , Jordan, Yemen, Mauritania and several other smaller nati...

Iran arrests two suspects linked to attacks in Tehran

Ahmad Shojaei, head of Iran's department of forensics and legal medicine, said Thursday that the number of the martyred in the two terrorist attacks in Tehran ...

McCain says his confusing questions resulted from tiredness

Everyone expected the Arizona senator to ask pointed questions of Comey , but instead, he left the world confused. Yet, at the same time , in the case of Mr. ...

Lives of London attackers point to missed chances

The third London attacker has been named as Youssef Zaghba , an Italian-Moroccan restaurant worker who was placed on a European terror watchlist after being ...

North Korea stages third missile test in 3 weeks

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has vowed to field a nuclear-armed missile that is capable of reaching USA territory. South Korea says the missile flew ar...

Germany: Climate will last longer than Trump presidency

Instead, it will seek out state and city allies in the US who still support Paris. "The selfish act of the USA does not only have grave consequences for the g...

Daniel Coats: 'I Have Never Been Pressured' By Trump To Intervene

Two of the four national security executives scheduled to testify before the Senate intelligence committee Wednesday were reportedly asked by Trump to publicl...

British police name third London attacker

Butt's family reportedly asked to be left alone to "grieve in peace" on Monday as it emerged the terrorist held a farewell barbecue at his flat in Barking befo...

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He fled to Syria to fight with Islamic State. What should have raised even more alarm, according to experts, was the connection between Butt and possibly an...

Qatar vows 'no surrender' in row with Arab states

Al Thani said Qatar was firmly against any intervention in its foreign policy. The UAE's national postal group suspended services to Qatar and the UAE aviat...

SECOND VICTIM: Sara Zelenak believed to be dead

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Islamic State threatens attacks in Saudi Arabia

He said his bloodstained colleagues told them the attackers had entered the building through the western gate, through which constituents normally enter to meet...

Brazil's electoral court keeps Temer in office

Temer is likely to soon face separate charges for corruption and obstruction of justice in a case involving allegations of hush money paid to a potential witnes...

SS Khaplang dies in Myanmar

S S Khaplang , chief of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) and the most wanted militant leader in India, died on Friday after a prolonged...

Theresa May Promises 'Certainty' After Queen Approves Plan To Form Government

In the aftermath of one of the most sensational nights in British electoral history, politicians and commentators called May's decision to hold the election ...

Arab neighbours say 'nothing to negotiate' with Qatar after cutting ties

The UAE Minister of State added that Qatar has also to finish "its support of Muslim Brotherhood and it has to forbid all religious figures using Mosques and ...

Questioning Comey, Senate Intelligence Committee members rise to the occasion

Comey's statement on Thursday to a Senate panel that he believes Mr. Trump fired him in May to alter the bureau's investigation of Russia's role in the...

Donald Trump hits back at James Comey after scathing testimony

He said that while he found the February exchange in the Oval Office disturbing, "that's a conclusion I'm sure the special counsel will work towards, to try a...

Edith Fuller, 6, is National Spelling Bee's youngest-ever competitor

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Rays hit 5 homers, beat Athletics 13-4

The 2016 Gold Glove victor left the Thursday night's game against the Chicago White after jamming the hip while trying to beat out an infield hit in the fifth i...

Michelle Carter's lawyers aiming for acquittal Friday, before they call any witnesses

The defense said Roy was depressed, in part, because of family abuse. Before resting its case, the prosecution said Carter pressured Roy in June and July of 2...

Troops rescue 182 Marawi residents

A Philippine military Marchetti S-211 jet bombed a tactical position in the southern city of Marawi , overrun with Islamic terrorists belonging to Abu Sayyaf a...

Trump says Obamacare in 'death spiral,' urges Congress to act

In his remarks running over 20 minutes, Trump veered to health care, saying "we must repeal and replace Obamacare", and complained about Democratic members of...

Penguins To Host Game 6 Watch Party Inside PPG Paints Arena

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Heat Wave to Hit Chicago Area Beginning This Weekend

Friday night , expect mostly clear skies with a low of 68, according to the weather service. The first heat wave of the year was from May 17 to 19, when two r...

Qatar foreign minister: No one has 'right to blockade my country'

On Monday , Saudi Arabia , the UAE, Egypt and Bahrain led a string of countries that cut ties with Qatar over what they say is the emirate's financing of ...

United Kingdom election: May's lead dips further after questions raised about police cuts

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Trump's lawyer to file complaint against Comey for leaked memos

Comey described how he had documented his conversations with Trump , in which he said the president asked for his "loyalty" and for him to end the inquiry...

'We have looked at Qatar with great fear'

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Child's death in Texas serves as warning about 'dry drowning'

Frankie died of dry drowning , also known as secondary drowning , earlier this week after he had suffered from symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, and grasp...