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Reps to review minimum wage every 5 years

The Lagos federal legislator enthused that the passage of the bill would check the current scenario where the decision to increase wages is entirely at the whim...

Franken backs review of Kushner security clearance

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said Sunday that he was not troubled by Jared Kushner's reported attempts to establish a back-channel with Russian F...

Trump's Communications Director Mike Dubke Set to Leave White House

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Man arrested at Trump hotel in DC with 2 guns

A Pennsylvania man who was behaving suspiciously and had made threatening remarks was arrested Wednesday at the Trump International Hotel in Washington after po...

UK opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn says he would ensure Brexit deal

Mrs May was then tackled on social care plans, dubbed the " dementia tax ", by an elderly audience member wearing a military tie and blazer, who asked: "Why sho...

Pakistan strongly condemns Kabul terrorist attack

The BBC has said that Mohammed Nazir , a driver for the corporation's Afghan service, died in the explosion. Four BBC journalists were wounded but thei...

Denver homicide suspect arrested in Torrance home-invasion robbery, beating

When officers arrived, they heard screaming and then saw two people running outside. Police take someone into custody in connection with a home invasion in To...

Lean Macron Cabinet to boast fresh faces

In his first cabinet line-up, the new head of state mixed profiles unknown for public with others coming from the political mainstream to end decades of right-l...

Ariana Grande to perform benefit concert for Manchester attack victims

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Pentagon: ICBM intercept test a success

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test of a new ballistic missile controlled by a precision guidance system and ordered the development of more po...

U.S. 'Successfully Intercepted' ICBM in Test, Says Pentagon

Laura Grego, senior scientist at the Union of Concerned Scientists, which has criticized the missile defense program, called the interceptor an "advanced prot...

Kabul vehicle bombing: 50 killed or wounded in blast, Afghan officials say

There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but the attack came as the resurgent Taliban are stepping up their annual "spring offensive". Al Jazeera sai...

Armed man at Orlando airport 'contained'

At 9:27 p.m., Orlando Police tweeted that the "Armed suspect is contained but not in custody". Orlando International Airport first released information of t...

Almost half of Trump's Twitter followers are fake

They also appear to have been made in May 2017. Each audit takes a sample of up to 5,000 Twitter followers for a user and calculates a score for each follower...

Jared Kushner will answer questions 'when the time is right'

And now, top Democrats are calling for Jared Kushner's security clearance to be taken away. "If not, then there's no way he can maintain that kind of a cl...

Amid US doubt, United Nations chief says climate deal essential, 'get on board'

The official insisted on anonymity in order to discuss the decision before the official announcement. The Paris Agreement , which went into effect last Nov...

Trump blasts Germany again as Merkel-Modi cite mutual values

Donald Trump may not be so sure about North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, but the USA vice-president and the defence secretary say they are fully committed. "B...

U.S. successfully tests ICBM defense system

Chris Johnson, a spokesman for MDA, would not confirm that the trajectory of the target in the Tuesday test was given to the intercept team, but said that Vande...

New Trump attack on Germany widens transatlantic rift

This will change", Trump wrote on Twitter Tuesday. Merkel said that Europe must "take our fate into our own hands" and added that it should step up as a dip...

Kabul blast hurts German embassy staff, kills guard - minister

Reports say the buildings of IRNA - Iran's state news agency, and Iran's radio and TV have been damaged. The bomb, concealed in a water delivery truck, detona...

White House Press Briefing

Former Trump deputy campaign manager David Bossie said the White House needs to "bring in some talent who are dedicated to the president's agenda". Many e...

Blast in Kabul diplomatic kills at least 9

Gabriel sais all embassy workers are now safe and offered his condolences to the family of the slain guard. The German Embassy, the Foreign Ministry and the Pre...

Massive explosion near Indian Embassy in Kabul, no casualties reported

The Islamic State group has also claimed responsibility for several recent bombings in the Afghan capital, including a powerful blast targeting an armoured Nort...

India, Spain sign 7 agreements

The PM arrived Spain last night from Berlin . As if to boost Merkel's morale, Modi reinforced India's strong commitment to the goals undertaken at the Pa...

Trump says comic should be ashamed for severed head video

I understand how it offends people. Anderson Cooper of CNN tweeted "For the record, I am appalled by the photo shoot Kathy Griffin took part in". The Secr...

Ruckus in Delhi Assembly, sacked minister Kapil Mishra thrown out

Interestingly, is not the first time that a legislators has been shown the door in Delhi assembly during AAP's regime. Kapil Mishra said, "Kejriwal is scared, t...

Wisconsin transportation budget picture improves

Walker called I-90/39 an "incredibly important gateway" to Wisconsin and a vital transportation artery for commerce and tourism. Gov. Scott Walker says he's o...

Blast in diplomatic area of Afghan capital kills, wounds 50

It was one of the worst attacks Kabul has seen since the drawdown of foreign forces at the end of 2014. The explosion also raised serious questions about the ...

At least 67 wounded and several killed in Kabul car bombing

The explosion also shattered windows at the Japanese embassy. A auto bomb explosion took place around 8.25 am, at least 40 people are killed and injured at th...

White House says Trump expected to pull US from Paris deal

Trump has been weighing the decision for some time, but has long signaled a preference for backing out of the landmark accord. Guterres said he intends to con...

United Nations chief calls for sustained action on climate change

It's more than just energy firms, though: Microsoft, Apple, Starbucks, Gap, Nike, Google, Adidas and L'Oreal all support continued US involvement. "Guterres pre...

Official Texas Legislative session ends with protests, and scuffles between lawmakers

A group of people, allegedly including a number of undocumented immigrants , gained entry to the floor of the House to stage a protest, carrying banners with s...

White House rallies to Kushner defense

But, he does have a few rules. A White House in crisis scrambled to allay public concern over reports that Donald Trump's son-in-law sought a secret commu...

'Back-channel' diplomacy is not a new concept

U.S. President Donald Trump's communications director is leaving the job, the White House said on Tuesday, as the president considers wider staff changes to...

Almost half Trump's Twitter followers are fake - audit site

Is he even aware of his popularity with bot accounts? But a new audit finds a lot of the accounts seem to be bots with no real people behind them. Only Trump ...