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South Korea military suspects object crossing border was North Korean balloon

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Nepal PM Prachanda to resign, address nation

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Trump Vows 'To Do Everything I Can' to Achieve Middle East Peace

Trump made personal pleas to both sides of the long-standing Israeli-Palestinian conflict during the first leg of his overseas trip, which took him to both Sa...

Trump weighs embassy move's effect on Mideast peace process

While Trump has not taken any action on his pledge to move the embassy so far, the Palestinian leadership fiercely opposes any such effort, and the worldwide co...

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The proposal , released by the White House on May 23, must still be approved by Congress, which has already signaled deep reservations about numerous proposed c...

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He is proposing to take health care away from hundreds of thousands of New Mexicans and millions of Americans and dramatically cut support for important anti-po...

Trump's former national security adviser misled Pentagon on ties to Russian Federation

Now that Michael Flynn's lawyers said that he planned to plead the Fifth in response to a subpoena, the Senate Intelligence Committee will issue two new one...

Turkey summons United States envoy over 'aggressive' acts against Turkish security guards

The official said Bass told the Turks the USA was looking into what happened and why - an apparent nod to Turkey's demand for " a full investigation of this d...

Turkey summons US envoy over Washington street brawl

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Trump arrives in Israel, says peace deal is crucial

Even before President Donald Trump began his trip to Israel, he already may have made history. Palestinians, who viewed Trump's victory with some trepidat...

Putin Says Russia, Philippines Have Good Potential for Multifaceted Cooperation

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The transcript - produced by the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs and later authenticated by top officials in the agency - begins with pleasantries, t...

Donald Trump offers his hand to wife who slaps it away

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Trump says 'ultimate deal' possible for peace in Middle East

Bush , spoke with Brian Kilmeade today about President Trump's Middle East Trip. It's the second time on Trump's first foreign trip as president that ...

South Korea's prez scraps state textbooks to 'normalise history education'

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After Israel visit, it's all outward smiles as Trump meets pope

Trump at first did not plan to stop in Rome during his visit to Europe, which some in the Vatican saw as a snub. "It's a signal that both sides have an inte...

Commission set up to probe USA voter fraud

He has been advising Trump, who right after his election claimed that he lost the popular vote because millions of undocumented immigrants voted illegally. It...

Supreme Court says US state sought to dilute black vote

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Coroner: Police should have moved in earlier in Sydney siege

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Acquitted Tulsa cop who killed unarmed man returns to work

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United Kingdom terror threat level raised to critical after Manchester Arena attack

The move, declared Tuesday evening, means members of the British military will be deployed throughout the country to supplement its police forces. "Armed poli...

Barack and Michelle Obama Are Casually Exploring Italy at the Moment

According to The Associated Press, the couple arrived in Tuscany on Friday and plans to stay for six days. We don't know about you, but we've been suffering f...

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Trump's haphazard approach to Middle East may compound risks

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Everything we know about the Manchester attack

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Blood, horror as bomber strikes young crowd in Manchester

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Shatrughan lashes out at Sushil Modi over expulsion remark

Sushil Modi responded with: "Traitors should be thrown out of the house without any delay". "Enough of negative politics and mudslinging by opponents on ou...

Source says Flynn to invoke 5th Amendment — APNewsBreak

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South Korean troops open fire projectile North Korea

South Korea's Yonhap news agency, without citing a source, reported that the South fired about 90 machine gun rounds into the air and toward North Korea . Secu...

British PM: UK Has Raised Terror Threat Level, Believes Second Attack Imminent

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Manchester Terror Attack Spawns Fear, Bravery

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