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Trump delays decision on Paris climate pact

French President-elect Emmanuel Macron has told his USA counterpart Donald Trump in a telephone call that he will defend the climate change deal agreed in...

India skips China's Silk Road summit, warns of "unsustainable" debt

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Walker to tell Republicans he's 'ready' for run

Just about everyday I'm asked are you going to run for Governor again? In a statement, Democratic Party of Wisconsin chair Martha Laning said Walker has spent...

China pledges $124bn for its global investment push

The two-day Belt and Road Forum is being attended by leaders from 29 countries, including Pakistan, has been boycotted by India due to sovereignty concerns ov...

Is BAFTA's Netflix snub part of a coordinated attack?

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Sen. Amy Klobuchar: Yates 'Got the Best' of' Trump on Legal Questions

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Trump considering numerous candidates for FBI director

Steve Vladeck asks will Republican Senators on the Judiciary Committee object to-and potentially block-a nominee who will not have widespread public trust to a...

Germany will move its soldiers if Turkey refuses lawmaker visit

Merkel reinforced that point, noting that "one possible alternative, among others, is Jordan". Turkey turned down a request by German lawmakers to visit the...

BC Greens gain two more seats in 2017 provincial election

The Liberals need only one more seat for a majority government , but Elections BC has until May 24 to release the final results. The NDP leads in one riding,...

Jose Mourinho walks out of interview with Sky Sports' Geoff Shreeves

And if we win the trophy, David wins the trophy because he played two matches against Feyenoord and against Fenerbahce. "But I don't feel like that". Mourin...

Donald Trump says 'fast decision' possible on new Federal Bureau of Investigation director

And 38% of respondents believe Trump's decision was motivated by Comey's handling of the probe into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server during...

Palestinian President On Four-Day India Visit

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived here today on a four-day visit during which he will hold extensive talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on key bi...

US Supreme Court Effectively Kills NC's Voter ID Law

The appeals court found that the North Carolina law's provisions "target African-Americans with nearly surgical precision" and "impose cures for problems that d...

Lawmakers urge Trump to avoid picking a partisan for Federal Bureau of Investigation job

James Clapper, the director under former President Obama, says he feels in many ways that US institutions are under attack. TAPPER: Internally from the presid...

North Korea: Sen. Cory Gardner has "lost basic judgment and body hair"

A North Korean defector and artist known for mocking Kim Jong Un has predicted that war between the United States and North Korea is now "unavoidable". A spokes...

Callista Gingrich to be ambassador to Vatican

Formerly Callista Bisek, she met Newt Gingrich, who later converted to Catholicism, in 1993 when she was a congressional aide. "But she also played a role in br...

IS downs Iraqi helicopter west of Mosul

Inside Mosul Iraqi forces are slowly closing in on a small cluster of neighbourhoods in the city's west held by the extremist group. The elite Counter Terrori...

Leeds Bradford Airport reopens after bomb squad destroys suspicious package

The airport reopened at around midnight. A passenger tweeted a photo of the scene and the message: "Bicom UK team held up due to suspected engine fire". Pas...

Trump's frustrations are boiling over after Comey dismissal

And curiously the case for removal made by a highly respected career prosecutor rested on Comey's "serious mistakes" in probing the email saga of Trump's vanqui...

North Korea: New long-range missile can carry heavy nuke

The Trump administration has not ruled out the use of military force to stop North Korea from developing a nuclear armed intercontinental ballistic missile capa...

Cyber attack hit 200000 victims across 150 countries, says Europol chief

For many of them, the motivation to pay the ransom will be high, even if it is unclear whether the malware author will actually had over the encryption key. If ...

North Korea tests missile as South's new leader takes reins

The missile impacted "so close to Russian soil. the president can not imagine that Russia is pleased", the White House said, adding that North Korea "has been a...

Sacked Delhi water minister Kapil Mishra attacked in house

Kapil Mishra , who has been sacked from the party and the cabinet, said Mr Kejriwal misused his powers as Delhi's chief minister. The attacker who is identifi...

Republican Leaders Lose Argument to Trump Over Voter Fraud

Officials said Trump would sign an executive order Thursday creating the commission, which they said would have a broad mandate to review policies and pract...

Penn State Student's Hazing Death Was No Accident, Grand Jury Says

Authorities say Piazza was part of a hazing ritual of extreme drinking, and when he fell and hit his head, no one got him medical help until 12 hours later. The...

Chinese Chicken Is Headed To America. But It's Really All About Beef

The trade deal will open Chinese markets for American beef by July, allowing American producers to export meat for the first time in 13 years. The Trump ...

Fire seriously damages historic Lower East Side synagogue

The morning after the major 3-alarm fire that tore through Beth Hamedrash Hagadol on Norfolk Street, the crisp air is silent but for the work of firefighters. T...

Senate Conservatives Push Back on New DOJ Sentencing Guidelines

Though Holder did say that prosecutors ordinarily should charge the most serious offense, he instructed them to do an "individualized assessment" of the defenda...

In January, Comey Reportedly Told Trump He'd Give Him 'Honesty'-Not Loyalty

A current Federal Bureau of Investigation official confirmed that Comey did not request the one-on-one dinner, which happened at the White House a few days afte...

Republicans continue to work on health care. They can't afford not to

Trump's tweet said the compromise had to be negotiated because Republicans don't have the 60 votes necessary in the chamber to pass their own plan. "We eith...

Creative and Unique Last Minute Mother's Day Gift Ideas

It's a priceless gem to society when it's done well. When a mother nurtures her children well, love and goodness are awakened in the children's hearts. Accord...

AAP disappointed after poll panel calls off hackathon

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Texas bill could deny transgender wrestler title defense

Athlete Ally, a national organization that encourages LGBTQ inclusion in sports, blasted the bill , which received support from all of the upper chamber's Repu...

G7 finance chiefs in Italy try to gauge Trump's policy plans

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North Korea Detains 4th US Citizen

In addition to Kim Sang Dok and Kim Hak Song , the BBC notes North Korea is holding two other American citizens: 62-year-old Kim Dong Chul , who was sentenc...