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House Democrats demand answers on Trump-Putin interactions ahead of G20

The House Oversight Committee sent another letter on Monday to acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney requesting to know what happened to a series of i...

Eric Trump says Chicago restaurant employee spit on him

A waitress at The Aviary, 955 W. Fulton Market, in West Town, was taken into custody after she spat on Trump, according to a spokesperson for the Trump Organiza...

AOC Backs Wayfair Workers' Plan to Walk Out Over Border Camp Sales

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North Korea threatens USA over ‘hostile’ sanctions after failed denuclearisation talks

North Korea has slammed the recent extension of USA sanctions against the country as a "hostile act", vowing never to surrender in the face of sanctions or mil...

Images of drowned Salvadoran migrant and 2-year-old child stir outrage

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Why has San Francisco banned e cigarettes? Will UK outlaw vape products?

In response to those who have pointed out this seeming contradiction, the measure's defenders have repeatedly stressed that e-cigarettes are particularly attrac...

House passes $4.5 billion border funding bill

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U.S. military says 2 service members killed in Afghanistan

A seventh round of peace talks between USA and Taliban negotiators is set to begin on June 29 in Qatar's capital Doha, where the armed group maintains a polit...

Body cam video released of newborn found in Georgia woods

Distressed cries from the baby could be heard, before the officer crouched down to rip the bag open and reveal the body of the wailing infant. "Look at you sw...

Pompeo in Saudi Arabia; Iran threatens more U.S. drone attacks

Trump called it a one-sided deal in Iran's favor and reimposed sanctions but says he wants to negotiate a different deal. That said , new sanctions are to be...

Rejected by Woman at Party, He Shot Her Baby in Head: Cops

The child, Fayth Percy , is in a critical but stable condition and had surgery on Sunday to remove bullet fragments from her head, according to Fresno Police C...

Ethiopia holds memorial service for murdered army chief

Asaminew was only released past year from nearly a decade in prison over a 2009 coup plot, in a mass prisoner amnesty that began under former prime minister Hai...

Trump and Xi trade talks loom large over G20 meeting in Japan

US President Donald Trump Trump has hit $200 billion of Chinese imports with levies and has threatened to impose them on an additional US$300 billion. "China tr...

Excellent content letter from Trump to Kim Jong Un

The announcement comes hours after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he hoped a letter Trump sent to Kim could pave the way for a revival of stalled ...

Mom charged after fatally running over son in game of 'chicken'

Stagg continued to drive forward and her son was run over again by the right back tire, the release said, adding that the child died as a result of his injuri...

Pompeo's Visit: Allies or frenemies, USA must choose

Ahead of Pompeo's visit, highly-placed sources in New Delhi said India could not wish away its defence partnership with Russian Federation. Both Jaishanka...

IL becomes the 11th state to legalize recreational marijuana

The law allows residents to purchase and possess up to 1 ounce (30 grams) of usable marijuana at a time. You may only grow the plant if you have a medical licen...

Democrats announce that Robert Mueller will testify before Congress

Special counsel Robert Mueller will testify before the House Judiciary Committee and House Intelligence Committee, Rep. In a letter to Mueller, the Democrat...

Russian S-400s arriving in July - Turkey's President Erdogan

Stressing that "no country has the right to tell Turkey what to do", Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusolgu on Monday reiterated that his country will soon h...

Ukraine may stop its participation in PACE work

The decision by lawmakers - taken in a vote in the early yesterday - effectively represented the first crack in the global sanctions that were imposed on Mosc...

United States billionaires' group calls for wealth tax

Although the letter is addressed to every presidential candidate, it singles out Sen. A desire to curb the rising concentration of wealth has always been pa...

KSA: One killed, 21 injured in Houthi drone attack on Saudi airport

The escalation of attacks by Iran-aligned Huthi rebels on Saudi cities threatens a hard-won UN-sponsored ceasefire deal for the Red Sea port city of Hodeida, wa...

Forced Abortion Decision Overturned on Appeal, According to Reports

Justice Nathalie Lieven's ruling in the Court of Protection - a tribunal that makes decisions on behalf of individuals who "lack [the] mental capacity" to d...

Zimbabwe reintroduces new currency in attempt to rebuild shattered economy

But a hoped-for economic turnaround is yet to materialise, and many Zimbabweans are distrustful of Mnangagwa's promises. Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangag...

Australian Islamic State orphans rescued from Syria camp

The eight children have been moved from the al-Hawl camp into northern Iraq where they will undergo DNA testing to confirm their identities before they are re...

EU CRISIS: '250,000 protesters' demand Brussels stops funding underfire Czech PM Babis

But Mr Babiš's political rise and his time in office have been marked by controversy, including rumours that he was a Communist-era informant for the secret pol...

Melania Trump’s media liaison Stephania Grisham named new White House Press Secretary

A Washington Post profile on Grisham from December 2018 said that Grisham, who has been with Trump since the first month that he launched his presidential c...

Government Removes Migrant Children From Detention Facility After Reports of Dire Conditions

The U.S. government has removed hundreds of migrant children from a Border Patrol station in Clint, Texas , following reports of unsanitary living condi...

Bodies of 7 Missing Climbers, Including 2 Americans, Found in Indian Himalayas

Jogdande said it would take search teams three days to return the bodies , which have yet to be identified, to base camp. "The search for the eighth missing ...

Mexico deploys 15,000 troops to USA border to slow migration

Responding to weekend reports of heavy-handed interventions by the military, Luis Cresencio Sandoval, the head of the Army, said soldiers were needed to bac...

Pompeo heads to Saudi Arabia, UAE for Iran crisis talks

USA media on Saturday said Washington launched cyber attacks against Iranian missile control systems and a spy network this week after Tehran downed an Am...

Australia repatriating 8 youth from Islamic State families

In the first such repatriation by Australia , Morrison confirmed media reports that the children were fetched from a camp in northern Syria on Sunday and the...

Trump Prioritizes Saudi Arms Sales Over Khashoggi Investigation

Khashoggi's writings criticized the Saudi royal family. Asked who had investigated, the president replied: "By everybody. I mean... I've seen so many differen...

World War II bomb blasts crater in German field

Sunday when they were jolted by a sudden blast. But, on close inspection of the corn field in Ahlbach, bomb disposal experts decided it was "with nearly absol...

Trump Believes He Doesn’t Need Congressional Approval to Strike Iran

He negotiated the 2015 nuclear deal with the U.S. and other major powers, and has spearheaded Iranian diplomacy since. "The Supreme Leader of Iran is one who ...