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The Times said Pompeo "expressed his approval of the plan" but that Trump later canceled the trip to Poland. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Mond...

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Pennsylvania man who confessed to murder was leading ‘double life’

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Boris Johnson to shelve planned cut in corporation tax

The EU chief negotiator for Brexit said Brussels is waiting for a new British Parliament to assemble and pass the Brexit deal. Corbyn - a lifelong critic of...

Tories face backlash after 'dystopian' rebranding of Twitter account

The party was widely criticised on Tuesday night when it temporarily changed the name of its Conservative Campaign Headquarters press office Twitter accou...

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Dutch authorities find 25 migrants in refrigerated container aboard ship

Authorities found the group in the cool room on board the cargo ship. The ferry departed from Vlaardingen, a small city on the outskirts of Rotterdam which is...

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Indian prime minister dispatched his Minister for External Affairs (MEA) S Jaishankar on the first day of the president in office. Modi telephoned Rajapaksa on ...

China's new carrier takes Taiwan by surprise

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Australian politicians banned from China 'will not repent' for criticism

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White House press secretary claims departing Obama aides left nasty notes

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Auto bomb kills many Turkey-backed rebels in northern Syria

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IDF Confirms Its Fighter Jets Attacked 'Dozens of Military Targets' in Syria

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Sweden’s move to drop rape investigation did not comfort Assange, lawyer says

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Sweden drops rape investigation against Julian Assange

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Without a China trade deal, the U.S. will hike tariffs

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N. Korea to US: End joint drills once and for all

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Impeachment inquiry: Trump Ukraine phone call 'improper' - Vindman

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Blind Ghanaian student 'violently' pulled from seat at Oxford

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Hong Kong protesters stage dramatic escape from besieged university

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Ex-PM Sharif leaves Pakistan for medical treatment

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Jordan says U.S. settlement decision is 'entrenching occupation'

The U.S. announcement "is unsafe to worldwide security and peace", Saeb Erekat, the Secretary-General of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)'s Executi...

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Donald Trump's Impeachment Hearings Open Before Live Television Audience

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Swedish prosecutor drops Julian Assange rape investigation

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