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China expressed at the meeting its regret over Iran's exceeding some of the limits under the 2015 nuclear deal, while noting that the current situation came as ...

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In the filing, prosecutors said the 66-year-old made the payments late last year, just days after The Miami Herald began publishing articles about a plea de...

Trump tweets racist attacks at Democratic congresswomen

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New Zealanders give up weapons after mosque killings

Licenced firearms owners have until December 20 to surrender weapons that have now been deemed illegal under the scheme. New Zealand gun owners were compens...

Serena Williams loses in straight sets in Wimbledon final

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House Democrats Rip Ocasio-Cortez’s Chief Of Staff On Twitter, Escalating Feud

On Saturday, Tlaib , Omar and Pressley appeared together on a panel at Netroots Nation, a major progressive conference in Philadelphia. "But the persistent ...

Macron approves creation of French space command

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Pelosi's pals hit back at AOC's team in angry tweets

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Quake of 6.5 magnitude strikes off Western Australian coast

There is no tsunami threat, according to the Australian Tsunami warning Centre. No major damage at this stage has been reported. The quake, which struck at ...

Brexit: Campaigner Gina Miller threatens no deal court battle

Theresa May and husband Philip who will move out of 10 Downing Street in London in 12 days to make way for a new United Kingdom prime minister. In the BBC...

Armed 69-year-old 'antifascist' shot dead after firebombing immigration centre

The unidentified man was allegedly throwing lit objects at buildings at Tacoma's North West Detention Center on Saturday when he was shot following a confront...

Afghan forces likely will continue to clash with the Pakistani forces: Pentagon

Taliban insurgents stormed a commercial building housing a hotel in western Afghanistan, killing three security officials and injuring 10, officials said on Sat...

Jeffrey Epstein's New Mexico ranch linked to investigation

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Mueller Testimony Is Delayed One Week

As his hearing approached, junior members have been grousing about their apparent inability to get the chance to ask questions in the tight format. The former...

Suspending Parliament for no-deal Brexit will provoke crisis - Hammond

House Speaker John Bercow has said it is "blindingly obvious" that the next prime minister would not be able to sideline parliament, adding: "Parliament will no...

New Orleans braces as Hurricane Barry hits land nearby

The Coast Guard rescued more than a dozen people from the remote Isle de Jean Charles, south of New Orleans , where water rose so high that some residents clu...

U.S. to hold hearing on French tax examination August 19

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S. Africa to deploy troops in Cape Town to quell gang violence

SA National Defence Force (SANDF) troops in Cape Town are receiving "mission readiness training" ahead of their deployment in the city's gang-infested areas, wh...

United Kingdom police launch investigation into leaked ambassador cables

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Female reporter denied interview with politician unless she brings a male chaperone

Earlier on Tuesday, she wrote that Foster's campaign manager, Colton Robison, had banned her from shadowing the politician on a 15-hour "ride-along" campaign ...

First 50-Wagon Train Carrying Water For Chennai Arrives In Parched City

Each wagon in this special train contains close to 50,000 litres, the water is being sourced from a nearby river to quench Chennai's thirst. The government,...

Trump's Labour Secretary Acosta resigns amid Epstein case

It reveals that Epstein mingled extensively with political and cultural elites, including former US President Bill Clinton; the Trump family; UK Princes Andre...

Widespread Manhattan Power Outage Causes Broadway Cancellations and Delays

It has been reported that the NY Fire Department responded to a transformer fire at West 64th St and West End Ave. On social media, dozens of users posted pho...

Trump says he wishes British ambassador well

Britain's most senior counter-terrorism police officer had warned the media not to print any more leaked documents, saying it could breach the Official Secrets ...

Manhattan, Upper West Side Suffer Widespread Blackouts

Photos of darkened subway stations were being shared on social media. Mayor Bill de Blasio, who was campaigning for president in Iowa, said it appears the o...

Trump a war addict? White House launches new war campaign

No tech representatives were invited to the summit but the president added he plans to hold a meeting for major social media platforms later this month. In an e...

Sudan military leaders say they beat back coup attempt

The marches mark 40 days since the dispersal of the pro-democracy protesters' sit-in in outside military headquarters in Khartoum on June 3. Police and se...

Suspected carjacker dies after 'mob justice' in Philadelphia

ABC 6 Philadelphia noted that the mother could potentially face charges for leaving her kids in a running vehicle. At the same time, a 54-year-old man was ou...

Ursula von der Leyen would back last minute revocation of Article 50

Ursula von der Leyen has been highly critical of Beijing's record on human rights and personal freedom and has accused the Chinese regime of carrying out econo...

Capitol Hill slept through an early morning Seattle quake

There were no immediate reports of damage in either event. Police in nearby Lake Stevens reported no damage to city infrastructure. This morning's tremor fo...

UN rights body narrowly passes resolution on Philippines

He vowed that the government's commitment to protect the public against crime will not weaken following the resolution. "Do not presume to threaten states wit...

Merkel seen shaking for third time in a month

A day earlier, Merkel was seen trembling while standing at the same spot when she welcomed Finnish Prime Minister Antti Rinne. She clarified , "I said recent...

Teen bomber kills at least five at eastern Afghanistan wedding

The Islamic Convey (IS) team in Afghanistan , generally acknowledged as IS Khorasan, is acknowledged to be active in Pachiragam. No one took responsibility f...

Vatican Opens 2 Tombs to Find Long-Missing Teen Emanuela Orlandi

The tombs opened were those of Princess Sophie von Hohenlohe, who died in 1836, and Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, who died in 1840. "Much...

Clashes break out at Hong Kong border town protest

Police in Sheung Shui, Hong Kong, struggled to contain a July 13 protest against parallel traders from mainland China . The two dozen marchers were mostly ol...