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US Senate committee passes bill to impose new sanctions on Iran

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Tillerson urges Rouhani to end ballistic missile tests

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Trump's flying visit to Israel

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G7 leaders turn gaze to Africa, climate harmony elusive

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Stabbing Death At University Of Maryland Investigated As Hate Crime

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Iran's president criticizes United States after Trump's sharp words

Once we have finalized our conclusions, we will meet the challenges Iran poses with clarity and conviction", said the Department of State official who spoke on ...

Iran Won't Stop Missile Program, Rouhani Fires Back At Trump

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Rouhani wins second term in landslide

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Trudeau to promote free trade, climate at G7 summit in Italy

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INEC Accuses Kogi Governor of Double Registration, to Deal With Staff

Bello had his first registration on January 30, 2011 in Wuse Zone 4, Abuja and the second registration on Tuesday, May 23, at the Government House, Lokoja . Mr...

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Merkel says G7 debate on climate was "very unsatisfying"

White House economic adviser Gary Cohn was reported to have said that economic considerations would prevail if they collide with measures to curtail globa...

'Challenging' talks expected as Trump, other G7 leaders meet

Trump said that North Korea was a "big problem", but assured Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that issues surrounding the secretive Asian state would be res...

Trump Expected To Talk Climate Change At G-7 Summit

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White House, DOJ miss Senate deadline to provide James Comey memos, records

The FBI obtained a document supposedly hacked by the Russians last summer that purported to show that then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch had been privately r...

US president calls out NATO countries for not meeting spending pledges

Some nations, though, have failed to meet that threshold. "It didn't really register". Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday that joining the U...

Trump pushes aside Montenegro PM, who calls it 'natural'

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Kushner, Russia Discussed Secret Communication Channel — WashPost

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Second Ebola case in Congo confirmed

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Manchester terrorist´s family members arrested; search for support network in Europe

The BBC today reported that Britain had stopped sharing information with United States law enforcement "because of a series of leaks thought to have co...

Utah's Chaffetz expected to leave office by end of June

Comey had reportedly indicated in a series of memos that Trump asked him to scale back his investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn. He...

Showdown at the Capitol over bathroom bill

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HFC Member Says House Obamacare Repeal Bill Only 'Tweaks' Obamacare

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Concert bomber spotted buying backpack days before attack

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Kushner wanted secure line with Kremlin before inauguration

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President Trump in Italy for the Group of Seven Summit (G7)

The march is set for Saturday afternoon, as leaders of the world's seven largest democratic economies wrap up their two-day summit. A senior White House off...

Senate Investigators Slap Flynn With Two Fresh Subpoenas

At first, the committee will ask for Flynn's voluntary participation and, if he refuses to agree, they will issue him with a subpoena , said Schiff. The pros...

Three teens face charges in shooting of 6-year-old MS boy

Friday, May 19 - 6 a.m. - Investigating agencies announce that all three suspects will appear in court on Monday the 22nd. A two-door Honda pulled up to the...

North Korea official: We can hit China with nuclear-tipped missile

North Korea has carried out two atomic tests and dozens of missile launches since the beginning of a year ago in its quest to develop a missile capable of deli...

At least 26 murdered in attack on Egypt Christians

The deadly Egypt attack just a few miles away from the capital, Cairo has left the world panicked, shocked and grieved. Egyptian air force planes on Friday ...