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South Africa's Cosatu urges Zuma to step down

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Abe welcomes Trump's tough stance on N. Korea

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EU's Tusk, Britain's May seek smooth start to Brexit talks

Afterward, May's office praised the "constructive approach" of the European Union leadership and said "the tone of discussions had been positive on both sides"....

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Thursday's dinner is not a full-fledged, official state dinner, but instead of a pair of McDonald's signature hamburgers and fries, Trump and Xi will share a mo...

Olympic marathon champion Sumgong fails drugs test

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Mexico, Canada, US planning joint bid for 2026 World Cup

Any decision on the 2026 tournament is still a long way off, however: FIFA will evaluate each bid over a roughly year-long period starting in January 2019, and ...

United Kingdom backs USA surprise military attack on Syrian airbase

The strike was launched at the order of President Donald Trump and was a "proportional response to what was a violation of global war by the Assad regime", Da...

UP: Yogi honours his words on loan wave-off

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Why I Launched a Missile Strike on Syria

After six years of inaction by the Obama Administration, I am glad to see that President Trump is willing to stand up for these innocent victims and stop thos...

India detains Kashmir cricketers for wearing Pakistan's jersey

The video was reportedly uploaded by Kashmir Media Service, a Pakistan based news portal. The video comes after scores of burqa-clad women of the "Dukhtaran-e-M...

Dollar slips vs yen after United States missile strikes on Syria

U.S President Donald Trump said he had ordered missile strikes against a Syrian airfield from which a deadly chemical weapons attack was launched earlier this w...

Dollar inches higher as markets cautious on US-China meeting

Swift said a military response remained among those options. "The market is only starting to factor in recent developments regarding North Korea, and it now w...

President Trump's top four advisers collectively worth up to $1.9 billion

The details regarding Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner caught attention, as the White House commenced disclosing financial disclosure forms for about 180 top ad...

Colorado routes among 11 US finalists for Hyperloop system

The first is team Rocky Mountain Hyperloop that would span from Cheyenne to Pueblo with a leg that goes to Vail running 360 miles. The Los Angeles-based compa...

Iran says United States strike in Syria 'dangerous, destructive': ISNA

The ministry called for an urgent U.N. Security Council meeting. "They are first good steps but we would like them to be part of a bigger strategy that would ...

House intelligence committee chair steps aside

Every morning, we received from the intelligence community a compilation of intelligence reports that the IC, the intelligence community, has selected for us on...

Syrians confirm 'losses' at airbase following massive U.S. airstrike

Qasemi underlined that the Islamic Republic of Iran as the biggest victim of chemical weapons in the contemporary history, severely censures any use of chemical...

US settle for a 1-1 draw against Panama

But Panama were on equal terms four minutes later when the American defence failed to deal with a long throw-in, the ball bobbling to Gabriel Gomez , who fi...

Little concern about border: John Kelly

Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly and Texas Governor Greg Abbott tour the Texas-Mexico border. The pledge to build a wall was the cornerstone of Donal...

Erdogan calls for fair, transparent elections in Bulgaria

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Recession fears hit Scotland

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Legendary Comic Don Rickles Passes Away

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Pacom Detects, Tracks North Korean Missile Launch

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Pentagon releases first footage of USA missile strike on Syrian chemical weapons

He called on "all civilised nations" to help end the conflict in Syria . Dozens of children were among more than 70 people killed in the chemical attack. "...

Trump Declares End to 'War on Coal,' but Utilities Aren't Listening

There are twice as many solar-power workers as coal miners alone. For example, the only way President Trump can fulfill his promise to cut taxes, spend a ...

USA blasts Syria base with cruise missiles

Asked if Assad should go, Mr. Trump said, "He's there, and I guess he's running things so something should happen ". We pray for the lives of the wounded and f...

White House Sends Mixed Messages About Flynn's Immunity Request in Russian Probes

The White House declined to comment on Flynn's disclosures. The new disclosure shows that Flynn declared more than $827,000 from his work for the Flynn Intel ...

Trump's security adviser reaffirms plan to deploy missile defence system - Seoul

As a result, the UN Security Council tightened the sanctions regime for North Korea in an attempt to force Pyongyang to stop ballistic missile launches and nucl...

Woman, 36, collapses at end of half marathon and dies

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Westminster Attacker Was 'Peripheral Figure' In Earlier Investigation, May Says

A 21-year-old woman arrested at an address in Birmingham was released with no further action. The family of police officer Keith Palmer stabbed to death by Ma...

Stephen Piscotty Is The New Scott Sterling

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Key findings of the AP-NORC poll on Trump's budget

A survey released Thursday by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research also found a majority of respondents are opposed to some of the fun...

Syria 'did not and will not' use chemical weapons, says FM

Western powers pushed ahead Thursday with efforts to take action over the suspected chemical attack in Syria after US President Donald Trump warned the " affron...

EU says it's unrealistic to imagine Syria's Assad can stay

Rifaat Assad was vice president of Syria when the country was ruled by the current leader's father. Although both the USA and European Union have repeatedly...

Can the president attack another country without Congress?

Syrian state TV reported a US missile attack on a number of military targets and called the attack an "aggression". Turkey views the US missile strike against...