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On the planned increase in corporation tax , Helen Miller, an associate director at the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), said , "A rate of 26% would, jus...

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Western monitors and watchdog groups said they have accumulated evidence of mass killings in Syrian government prisons. Credible sources have believed that nume...

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Attorney: Travel ban is religiously motivated

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McMaster abruptly concluded the briefing saying that Trump couldn't have revealed sources and methods. He did not deny news reports that he had shown Russia F...

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Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas hopeful after first talks with Donald Trump

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Cincinnati Bengals' 'Pacman' Jones pleads guilty to 1 count

The charge Jones pleaded guilty to is a second-degree misdemeanor and he was sentenced to time served - two days - by the judge. "I'd like to apologize for ...

Iran's first VP quits the presidential race, backs Rouhani

The presidential election campaign in Iran is tense and the outcome increasingly tight. This would be the first time Karroubi votes in any election since his ...

BC election results are 'beginning of something different,' Clark says

One day ahead of the provincial election Tuesday, students cast ballots in a Student Vote parallel election put on by CIVIX, a national registered charity dedic...

Washington considering new sanctions on N. Korea if needed: Tillerson

Although he has pointed to the addition of positions under the Obama administration, Tillerson has said the "reorganization of the State Department" will not ju...

Australia's Budget in Charts Shows Revenue Key

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Rex Tillerson Uses 'Palestine' - Will White House Retract Remark Again?

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United Nations envoy defends Syria talks after Assad remarks

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Trump, Putin hold 'constructive' talks on ending Syrian civil war

The White House also said the administration will be sending a representative to attend cease-fire talks in Astana, Kazakhstan, on May 3 and 4. In a convers...

PM Modi speaks to French President-Elect Macron

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The statement did not give any information on how the plot was foiled or what happened to the alleged spy. The statement called the plot equivalent to " the d...

Trump tweets warning to Comey about 'leaking to the press'

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France's new president wastes no time: names PM, sees Merkel

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United Nations condemns North Korea new missile test

She said the United States will continue to " tighten the screws " against - meaning put more pressure on - North Korea. It also vowed to fully implement th...

White House denies Comey loyalty pledge — Federal Bureau of Investigation chief sacking

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UN chief condemns NKorea missile test

While this would be an impressive achievement, North Korea is determined to master ICBM technology. And the United States rotates heavy bombers, including B-1...

Sacked FBI chief plots strike at Trump

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New South Korean leader to go to White House summit in June

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