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Marijuana bill goes back to Senate after House rejects 13 amendments

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Immigrant kids seen held in fenced cages at border facility

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U.S. to pull out of UN Human Rights Council

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Trump determined to hit China as tit-for-tat tariff war erupts

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Greek govt survives no-confidence vote over Macedonia deal

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Sessions: harsh migrant policy aims to end 'lawlessness'

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Several Injured After Reports Of "Minor Explosion" At Southgate Tube Station

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US to withdraw from UN human rights body

The official claims countries like China , Egypt and Russian Federation worked to undermine US reform efforts, and that the Council has passed more resolutio...

U.S. expected to back away from U.N. Human Rights Council

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Woman Yells 'Allahu Akbar!' and Stabs 2 in French Riviera

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All 5 first ladies speak out on family separations at border

End it today". The U-S president has repeatedly stoked fears of migrant-driven crime to advance his anti-immigration agenda. Almost 2,000 children were separ...

Eight people injured after taxi hits crowds in Moscow

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Trump slams media coverage of North Korea summit

In a rare move, Chinese state media announced Mr Kim's visit and said he would stay for two days. Unlike his two visits which were shrouded in secrecy unt...

One killed, four injured in Malmo shooting - Swedish police

Five people were shot in the city of Malmo in Sweden. Witnesses told Swedish media that the men were shot as they left an internet cafe in the south-easte...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to visit Beijing, says China

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Trump wants to establish 'space force' as sixth military branch

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First ladies call for changes on child separation policy

Obama added: "Sometimes truth transcends party". Former first lady Laura Bush called the policy "cruel" and "immoral", and said it was "eerily reminiscent...

Venezuela tear gas explosion, stampede kills 17

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DHS Secy: Trump Administration Did Not Create Policy That Separates Families

Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), or those out of office, like former First Lady Laura Bush . "And it breaks my heart". "We have some of the highest detention standa...

Trump Blames Democrats While DHS Chief Defends Family Separation

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White House official says president misspoke on immigration bill

House Speaker Paul Ryan, the U.S. Congress' highest-ranking Republican, said on Thursday he could not guarantee passage of compromise legislation meant to addre...

Led coalition denies bombing pro-regime position in east Syria

The Syrian state TV report said the airstrike occurred around midnight in the village of al-Hari, to the southeast of the border town of Boukamal, and was car...

Trump directs creation of 'space force' as sixth branch of military

He insisted: "When it comes to defending America, it is not enough to merely have an American presence in space". Next, he moved on to the directive of the da...

1,995 children separated from families at border under ‘zero tolerance’ policy

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Sanders says watchdog report 'reaffirmed the President's suspicions' of Comey

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Armed bystander shoots, kills suspected carjacker at Walmart

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A Quarter of G7 summit in Canada was devoted to Russian Federation

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Natural disaster strikes Kilauea volcano summit for fourth day

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Stop breaking up families at the border

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Delhi's air quality remains 'severe', winds slightly improve pollution levels

Online air quality monitors of Delhi Pollution Control Committee in Delhi show huge escalation of particulate levels. "Therefore, it is expected that dust...

At least 3 killed, 200 injured as strong quake hits Osaka

The magnitude-6.1earthquake, initially measured at 5.9, struck the region, 400 kilometres west of Tokyo , during the morning commute. The natural disaster wa...

May's Brexit plans set for defeat, teeing up Wednesday showdown

Under these circumstances, a minister must make a statement in Parliament within 14 days and give MPs an opportunity to vote. Anti-EU Tories have hastened the...