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South Korea military suspects object crossing border was North Korean balloon

The test was North Korea's second in a week, and South Korea's new liberal government said it dashed its hopes for peace on the peninsula. A year earlier, a...

Trump budget: More tolls and private rest areas, less money for DOT

It would boost spending for defense , border security and law enforcement. U.S. Rep. Robert "Bobby" Scott, D-Newport News, was the lead architect for the C...

Trump denies urging former Federal Bureau of Investigation chief to drop Flynn inquiry

But Senator Lindsey Graham , R-S.C., said that the appointment of the special counsel will severely limit the capabilities of the ongoing Congressional inves...

Nepal PM Prachanda to resign, address nation

On the other hand, Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist leader KP Oli said in Parliament that the Prime Minister can not resign in the middle of ...

Virginia defeats North Carolina 4-2 to win national men's tennis title

It was the fourth time Virginia has beaten North Carolina this season. After splitting on Courts 1 and 3, the point came down to a battle on Court 2 between UNC...

Great Lakes funding eliminated under Trump budget plan

Governor Snyder says he expects a bipartisan push among lawmakers in the Great Lakes states to convince the Trump administration to reconsider the cuts. "The Gr...

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...

What Trump's budget would cut and boost

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...

Trump's Budget Puts the Poor and the Planet in the Crosshairs

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

Turkey's Foreign Ministry lodged a formal protest Monday with the US ambassador to Ankara over what it said were "lapses of security" during a violent conf...

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

Abella and Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana later clarified martial law applied to all of Mindanao. The five-day trip will cement a dramatic improvement in ...

Hostages taken at church in southern Philippines

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

With a deep dive Vanity Fair article revealing some hidden secrets about their 12-year marriage, people have been keeping a close eye on the two in public. ...

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'

Yoon Young-chan, a spokesman for the South Korean administration, said the call had explained China's position over the deployment of THAAD to Mr Moon, who took...

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

Justice [Elena] Kagan said black voters, in coalitions with others, had been able to elect their preferred candidates even before the redistricting. "The iss...

Coroner: Police should have moved in earlier in Sydney siege

Two hostages were killed, along with gunman Man Monis . Monis and cafe customer Katrina Dawson die in the police operation. He also recommended better gu...

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...

Melania Trump wants no part of Donald Trump's hand-holding efforts

He said that his meetings earlier in the day with Abbas led him to believe that "the Palestinians are ready to reach for peace". In public remarks in the West...

Trump's haphazard approach to Middle East may compound risks

In effect, it would offer Israel recognition by the Arab world and the "normalisation" of relations in exchange for a full withdrawal from the territory Isra...

Everything we know about the Manchester attack

An apparent suicide bomber set off an improvised explosive device that killed 22 people at the end of an Ariana Grande concert, Manchester police said T...

Blood, horror as bomber strikes young crowd in Manchester

By now we know that the explosion claimed the lives of at least 22 people with 59 others injured and receiving treatment in hospitals across the city. The Irish...

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

Another alternative might be for the senators to refer Flynn's refusal to the Justice Department for possible prosecution on charges of criminal contempt. War...

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

The venue tweeted on Monday night that it happened "outside the venue in a public space". Lots of young girls decked out in Ariana merchandise and accompanied...

Manchester Terror Attack Spawns Fear, Bravery

Many of those still hospitalized had serious wounds that will require "very long term care and support in terms of their recovery", Rouse said. May said a new...