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Backstop indispensable, Macron tells Johnson

A British government spokesman, however, has insisted that the United Kingdom will never undermine the Northern Irish peace accord, saying, "Under no circumst...

Foreign Minister Marise Payne says Yang Hengjun is not Australian spy

Upon learning of the charges laid against Yang, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne released a strongly worded statement that indicated that Canberra b...

23 killed in attack on bar in southern Mexico

At least 25 people were killed in an arson attack by suspected gang members on a bar in the southeastern Mexican port of Coatzacoalcos late on Tuesday, Pre...

North Korea: 'Strategic Security' Can't Be Given Away for Sanctions Relief

Melania was never present for any of Trump's meetings with Kim. Last summer, Trump became the first sitting USA president to meet with a North Korean head of s...

Facebook introduces stricter measures for political advertisers in the US

Record-keeping: Facebook already requires some information from organizations seeking to run ads on politics in the USA, including identification to confirm w...

Brazilian President to discuss Amazon fire issue with other South American countries

But by evening Bolsonaro appeared to have changed his tune and dropped the demand. Apart from the G7 aid, Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio also pledged $5 ...

Barbie adds Rosa Parks and Sally Ride to collection

Her arrest in 1955 started the Montgomery Bus Boycott which led to the desegregation of the transport system. A tribute to Rosa Parks and Sally Ride . Time...

Trump Blasts Reports He Suggested Bombing Hurricanes

The scientists describe why it would be impossible to use a bomb to disrupt a hurricane: We don't have nuclear bombs powerful enough for the task, nor the finan...

Global markets mixed on uncertainty about US-China trade war

Such maximum pressure will hurt both sides and is not constructive at all'. He pointed out that an inflammatory tweet on Friday in which Trump labelled Fede...

United Kingdom government to suspend parliament in bid to force no-deal Brexit

Johnson dismissed accusations the suspension was a delaying tactic, saying there will be "ample time" to debate Brexit . Shaun from Birmingham claims that th...

OxyContin maker, state attorneys general in settlement talks

At least 10 state attorneys general met with Purdue Pharma's attorneys in Cleveland on August 20 to discuss settling the lawsuits, NBC News reported , with t...

Taliban and U.S. said to have reached agreement on Afghanistan

How accurate is this figure and how might it have been reached? The Taliban now controls more territory than it has since 2001, when the United States invaded...

Why Is Indonesia Changing Its Capital?

He also said that the load Jakarta is carrying at present as the center of governance, business, finance, trade and services is too heavy. Planning Minist...

Deaths reported as Philippine ferry catches fire at sea

It is not clear how many passengers were on the vessel, but the Philippine Coast Guard said 102 people had been rescued and two confirmed dead - a 60-year-old...

Prince Andrew Was Directly Called Out by a Jeffrey Epstein Survivor

The judge set the hearing after prosecutors asked that he scrap charges against Epstein since the defendant is dead. Wild, who had spoken publicly in the ...

Russia denies Republican, Democratic senators visas for delegation trip

Johnson also chairs the Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affair . The statement implied that Johnson's sharp rhetoric towards Moscow wa...

No plans to declare national emergency: Trump amid US-China trade war

At a press conference following the meeting, Trump acknowledged having "second thoughts" about the tariffs his administration has imposed on Chinese goods. ...

First Russian humanoid robot docks at ISS

Unlike other Soyuz capsules, the Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft is the first to visit the space station without human crew members, Space.com reported . Got stuck in t...

Federal judge blocks Missouri’s 8-week abortion ban

The Missouri law, known as HB 126 or the "Missouri Stands for the Unborn Act" would've imposed an outright ban on abortions after eight weeks gestation in the s...

G7 Surprise: Donald Trump Announces Trade Deal In Principle Agreement with Japan

At a news conference in Tokyo, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga was asked if the U.S. had dropped its threat to impose additional tariffs on Japa...

Opioid trial judge could deliver biggest judgment in United States history

Cleveland County District Judge Thad Balkman's ruling followed the first state opioid case to make it to trial and could help shape negotiations over roughl...

DiCaprio's environmental fund commits $5 mn to Amazon

The website also attributes "large-scale cattle operations and feed crops - much of it illegal - along with some impacts from logging" as the primary causes f...

Donald Trump suggests nuking hurricanes before landfall to 'disrupt them'

Hurricanes - or how they might react to a nuclear warhead - aren't his forte either. Trump said, according to a source who heard the remarks. "What people...

Trump's demands for Russia's readmission cause row at G7 summit

CNN accused President Donald Trump of lying on Monday after reviewing photos from the G7 summit and determining that the White House ran cover for him not a...

Israel Attacks Iranian Forces Near Damascus - Spokesman

The planned attack outline included flying several drones loaded with explosives weighing several kilograms each toward targets in northern Israel. Airport wi...

Man killed in elevator accident at Manhattan high-rise while trying to exit

Police later identified the man as Samuel Charles Waisbren. It was reported on the east side of Manhattan in a high-rise building known as the Manhattan Prome...

Indonesia will move capital to island of Borneo

Experts have said the move could cost billions of dollars. In April, Jokowi made a decision to relocate the capital in five to 10 years after taking into acco...

Tropical Storm Dorian heading for Puerto Rico

Dorian's winds increased some to 60 miles per hour. The storm was expected to dump between 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 centimetres) of rain in Barbados and nearby ...

Iran says tanker, its oil pursed by U.S. sold to unnamed buyer

The tanker's location is now south of mainland Greece, west of the island of Crete, the data showed. He says the ship's buyer will decide on the tanker's ultima...

US president says China wants to negotiate over trade war

World leaders had encouraged Trump all weekend to deescalate the conflict with China , he clashed with French President Emmanuel Macron over new France's dig...

G7 To Help Nations Hit By Amazon Fires: French President Emmanuel Macron

The Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro and France's Emmanuel Macron has been in dispute over the fires raging in the Amazon , with the right wing leader claim...

French PM Macron gambles with bold Zarif invite to G7 talks

Trump up-ended last year's G7 meeting in Canada , walking out early and disassociating himself from the final communique. "Second, all members of the G7 are d...

Authorities: Los Angeles deputy lied about being shot

Reinosa, 21, had claimed to have been shot from a fourth-floor window of an apartment building across the street from the sheriff's station in Lancaster, a city...

Hong Kong police confirm warning shot fired and 36 arrested

A second rally of a few hundred, some of them family members of police, criticised the government for leaving officers to handle the brunt of the crisis, while ...

High-stakes gamble: Iranian envoy gets surprise G7 summit

American officials in Biarritz will reportedly not meet with Zarif. Trump's head-snapping comments at the Group of Seven summit about his escalating tr...