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BJP ends alliance with PDP in JK

Governor's Rule returns to the troubled state after almost 10 years. Mehbooba Mufti has since submitted her resignation as chief minster to Governor NN Vohr...

Ally Fires Migrant Ultimatum at Merkel as Trump Wades in

As an immigration crisis unfolds at home on the United States' border with Mexico, President Donald Trump trained his ire Monday morning on Germany, a count...

Trump calls Rep. Mark Sanford a "nasty guy" in Capitol Hill meeting

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Marijuana bill goes back to Senate after House rejects 13 amendments

The bill is likely to receive Royal Assent this week, and the government will then choose an official date when the law will come into force. While nine U.S. ...

Immigrant kids seen held in fenced cages at border facility

Customs and Border Protection. Fourteen people were inside the auto, 12 of them were ejected from the vehicle after traveling over 100 miles per hour before r...

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

Trump's announcement will arrive just days after the UN's high commissioner said the United States was engaging in human rights violations by separating ...

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

The move follows China's announcement that it would retaliate in kind to Trump's initial decision to hit $50 billion worth of Chinese goods with a 25 percent ...

Greek govt survives no-confidence vote over Macedonia deal

The UN "name" mediator, Matthew Nimetz, as well as other ministers from both countries attended the ceremony, as did the European Union enlargement commission...

Sessions: harsh migrant policy aims to end 'lawlessness'

The letter repeatedly refers to the policy as being at the sole discretion of Sessions, not the result of an unavoidable law, as the Trump administration has be...

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

British Transport Police said: "We are now dealing with an incident at #Southgate tube station". People in the area are reportedly being told to stay indoor...

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

Washington's pullout would be the latest US rejection of multilateral engagement after it pulled out of the Paris climate agreement and the Iran nuclear deal. ...

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

A woman working at a checkout counter was also wounded, though not as seriously. Officials said the attacker, who is said to be 24 years old and born in Fran...

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

Mexico take on Germany on Sunday in their first World Cup match at Moscow's Luzhniki stadium, and thousands of Mexican fans are in the Russian capital. He g...

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

Trump was met with criticism this week after footage surfaced of him saluting a North Korean general. A poll released Sunday found a majority said it was "t...

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

At a meeting of National Space Council meant to transfer space responsibilities from military to civilian hands, president Donald Trump surprised attendee...

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

Some 500 students were packed into the club for a "pre-graduation" party, according to Venezuelan Interior and Justice Minister Nestor Reverol. Five people in...

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

Releasing parents who bring children across the border would be tantamount to giving them "a get out of jail free card", Nielsen said. Several prominent Democ...

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

The Attorney General directed United States Attorneys on the Southwest Border to prosecute all amenable adults who illegally enter the country, including those ...

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

Former FBI Director James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in May of a year ago. The "insubordinate" Comey behavior, as it was described in the report ,...

Armed bystander shoots, kills suspected carjacker at Walmart

According to a police spokesperson, the call began as a DUI suspect call. A gunman wounded a few people before being fatally shot by a bystander at the store in...

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

Russian Federation used to be part of the former G8, but they were expelled over the 2014 invasion of Ukraine and annexation of Crimea . President Donald Tr...

Natural disaster strikes Kilauea volcano summit for fourth day

The event at 10:22 a.m. had the energy of a 5.3-magnitude natural disaster. Experts expect heavier vog, or volcanic smog, to blanket the interior and southern p...

Stop breaking up families at the border

According to CBS News , it is part of a "zero tolerance" policy announced by Attorney General Jeff Sessions two months ago, in which immigrants crossing in...

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...