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He said: "We are standing for the many not the few, and it is through our collective power in a trade union that we ensure the many, standing together, have the...

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May's decision to hold the June 8th poll would bring stability to the Brexit negotiations and their aftermath, Tajani said , ensuring that Brussels had would b...

Risk of casualties seen staying US' hand in North Korea

On Friday, Tillerson will chair a UN Security Council meeting in NY on the denuclearization of North Korea, Toner stated. "The only way to realize denucleariz...

British Columbia's election heats up as campaign nears halfway mark

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But it has been particularly outraged by an electoral board decision, announced as the polls closed Sunday, to accept ballots that didn't bear the official stam...

Korea conducts large-scale firing drill near east coast

Fears have risen in recent weeks that North Korea would conduct another nuclear test or long-range missile launch in defiance of United Nations sanctions, perha...

Lawyer: Uzbek man pleads guilty in Stockholm truck attack

Police in Sweden's capital confirmed that a man had been arrested "on suspicion of a terrorist crime through murder" after the attack on Friday afternoon, in wh...

Trump Administration says it will keep White House Visitors log secret

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US judge puts hold on Arkansas plan for successive executions

In its filing Sunday, the inmates' legal team said the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals should review Baker's decision to reject part of their arguments. It is...

Turkey hits Kurdish areas in Iraq's Sinjar, northeast Syria

The air strikes in Syria targeted the YPG - a key component of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which are backed by the United States and have been closing...

White House offer conflicting details of Trump tax plan

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Poll gives UK May's Conservatives commanding lead ahead of June election

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Pentagon chief visits Afghanistan after deadly Taliban attack

US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis arrived in Kabul on an unannounced visit for the first time on Monday as the Trump administration looks to draft its Afgh...

Weakening Methane Rule Would Come at Cost to Climate, Health

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Obama Urges Young People To Get Involved In First Post-Presidential Appearance

Mr Obama, who once taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago , recalled starting out as a young community organiser in the city as he addressed an...

Ann Coulter Vows to Speak at Berkeley Despite University Calling It Off

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Korea detains US citizen; 3rd American being held

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Tim Farron rules out coalition deals with the Tories and Labour

The Observer journalist Toby Helm asked again, to which Farron replied: "We are a secular society in which people should keep their religion and their political...

Execution Of Arkansas Inmate Jack Jones Was 'Torturous And Inhumane,' Lawyers Say

Not long after Jones' execution, U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker issued a stay of execution for inmate Marcel Williams, citing court filings arguing that con...

Trump Backs Away From Demand for Border Wall Money

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United States tells North Korea: We don't want a fight, don't start one

Tensions have escalated over North Korean moves to accelerate its arms programs, including developing an intercontinental ballistic missile that could reach the...

Russian-Iranian Bid for New Chemical Probe Rejected

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Stocks, euro surge as France's Macron favored for presidential win

His party's candidate, Benoit Hamon , was knocked out in the first round of the presidential election on Sunday after receiving just 6% of the vote. There ha...

North Korea detains US citizen; 3rd American being held

It estimated at least 1 million casualties on the Korean Peninsula within the first three months of hostilities. For the second time in two weeks, the US says t...

Here are all the changes being made to Australia's citizenship test

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Ajmer blast: NIA report to be challenged in court

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North Korea detains another US citizen

In an earlier phone conversation with Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping called for all sides to exercise restraint, as Japan conducted exercises with a USA ai...

Trump, Erdogan to meet in May: Turkey FM

But it has been particularly outraged by an electoral board decision, announced as the polls closed Sunday, to accept ballots that didn't bear the official stam...