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Activists say IS evacuating Raqqa over dam fears

The activist-run Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently says civilians are fleeing Raqqa en masse. Water levels at the dam, which is about 25 miles west of Raqqa...

In abrupt shift on Syria, Trump turns to military advisers

Mr Trump said the latest action was in the "vital national security interest", adding that the USA must "prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical...

'The Drama in the Senate Over the Filibuster Is Mostly Fake'

First Democrats mounted a filibuster, denying Gorsuch the 60 votes needed to advance to a final vote. The maneuvering played out with much hand-wringing fro...

White House to reveal financial information of top staff

Ivanka Trump listed the value of her investment in the new Trump International Hotel in Washington as between $5 million and $25 million. Her ownership of the h...

Putin says bomb shows terror threat still real

But the Wednesday statement said, "At this moment, the investigators have no evidence of connection or acquaintance of the detained with executor of the terro...

No 10 'fully supports' U.S. airstrikes on Syria after chemical weapons attack

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Russian Federation bore responsibility for its handling of the 2013 deal that was supposed to remove Assad's chemical...

Russian investigators search flat of suspected metro bomber's acquaintances

People stand around candles showing the time of the subway bombing as they gather in memory of victims of the tragic event, on Marsovo Polye in St. Petersburg, ...

U.S. Democrats are united like never before

They were also about evenly divided when Gallup first asked the question in 1995. Democrats seem to be more galvanized in their dislike of Trump than Republic...

Trump calls on all nations to end Syria carnage

The administration of President Donald Trump, who took office in January, has however expressed an interest in improving ties with the Kremlin, even as it faces...

Kremlin Spox On US Relations: 'New Cold War? Well, Maybe Even Worse'

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also told ABC News chief anchor George Stephanopoulos that allegations of Russia's trying to interfere in the 2016 US electi...

Trinamool MP Dola Sen delays Air India flight

The decision came after the Civil Aviation Minister asked the Air India to withdraw the restrictions on the controversial MP, who on Thursday had regretted the ...

Is North Korea putting nuclear-tipped bargaining chip on table

Beijing may not feel it needs to concede much, Brown says, on what may be the summit's most urgent issue: the North Korean nuclear crisis. Last week, the presid...

United Nations condemns North Korea missile test, Japan extends unilateral bans

It is the latest in a series of tests which the North has been conducting in pursuit of its goal of developing a nuclear missile. North Korea test-fired a bal...

Says North Korean missile test ended in fiery crash

McMaster told Kim North Korea's nuclear and missile threats are to be discussed during the summit, according to the report . North Korea launched a projectil...

Trump administration backs away from Baltimore police reform

Throughout, the BPD and the city's leadership have repeatedly stated that without immediate and strong reforms, the mostly Black and brown communities most brut...

Leicester City still not safe from relegation: Craig Shakespeare

Following further successes against Hull City, West Ham and Stoke City, Shakespeare is now the only British manager to have won his first four Premier League ga...

N. Korea defector warns Kim would use nukes against US

Malaysia's police chief gave an assurance Friday that a probe into the murder of the half-brother of North Korea's leader had not been compromised by the homewa...

Trump set to administer oath to Gorsuch next week

Lindsey Graham told BuzzFeed . The final confirmation vote is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. He was nominated by Trump shortly after the January inauguration. The ...

Bentley asks for forgiveness, says he won't resign

The House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to begin impeachment hearings next week. If the people want to know if I misused state resources, the answer is simpl...

Democrats block Trump court pick, triggering vote to change Senate rules

The vote was 55 to 45, with the four Democrats listed above voting for it and all of the other Democrats voting against it, according to the Senate roll call ....

United Kingdom backs U.S. missile strike on Syrian air base

As a close ally of the United States, the Australian prime minister was briefed on the strike before 59 Tomahawk missiles were launched from destroyers in the e...

United States fires 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles on Syrian airbase

Russian Federation has dismissed Western accusations against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad who Washington says was responsible Tuesday's chemical gas attac...

Russian Federation accuses U.S. of violating worldwide law over Syria air strikes

According to the Associated Press, the "deconfliction line" is typically used to protect pilots from both countries as they fly sorties over Syria, to ensure th...

Trump, Xi meet again - in shadow of missile strikes on Syria

Now, the reality of course is the Chinese don't look at it like that, but they're framing it to their people as if, well, we're the big boys now, and we're goin...

ISIL Militants Attacked Syrian Army Positions Simultaneously with US Strike

The Syrian government describes all armed groups opposed to it as terrorists. Nine civilians including four children were killed in the USA missile attack on ...

India wipes out debts for 21 million small farmers

Taking into account the problems faced by potato growers, who face vast hardship in case of bumper crops, the cabinet made a decision to set up a three-member c...

North Korea fires missile ahead of Trump summit with Xi

A man watches a TV news program showing a file footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at Seoul Train Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 5, 201...

Putin Administration Calls Strike on Syria an Act of 'Aggression'

However, a media official for the Syrian National Coalition has expressed hope that the United States strikes will continue in order to stop Syrian government a...

Leaders scramble for votes on California gas tax

Gov. Jerry Brown's administration released documents outlining proposed changes to square the state's new recreational cannabis law with its longstanding law on...

USA says North Korean missile test ended in fiery crash

A White House official also said on Tuesday that "all options are on the table" for the United States, though the official would not say what steps Trump was wi...

Flood warning issued for Alcovy

The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the Alcovy River near Lawrenceville in Gwinnett and Walton counties. Flood stage is 9 feet, and th...

4 soldiers killed in United States missile strike on Syrian airbase

The Thursday night attack targeted the Shairat military base in the central Homs province, the source told Xinhua news agency. "I don't expect there will be any...

At least two killed, many injured by truck in Swedish capital

Leif Arnmar, a witness working in the shopping centre told Swedish national broadcaster SVT: "There is total confusion, I do not know how many are injured - man...

Trump does sees Russia as 'problem': US envoy

Haley said she has had conversations with Trump "where he very much sees Russian Federation as a problem and I think if you look at his actions, everybody wants...

Govt, Air India consider to put check mechanism for unruly passengers

Shiv Sena is a junior coalition partner with the ruling BJP party in the Maharashtra state government. Indian police said on Friday they were launching an i...