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UK to lose access to EU-only police databases: Michel Barnier

A draft document, meanwhile, setting out the conclusions of a European Council summit next week shows EU leaders want increased planning for a no-deal scenario....

Koko, the gorilla who mastered sign language, has died

Koko , the gorilla who mastered sign language, has died. The foundation said Koko's capacity for language and empathy opened the minds and hearts of milli...

EU's Juncker says US tariffs go against 'all logic and history'

I am strongly against any temptation to try to isolate Ireland and not to conclude a deal on Ireland. Under the EU's proposed backstop option, Northern Irelan...

Donald Trump signs order to end family separations

That's what he did on Wednesday. In recent days, the Republican president had insisted his hands were tied by law on the issue of family separations and had sou...

Sara Netanyahu indicted for fraudulently charging $100000 in meals to the state

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife, Sara, was charged on Thursday with fraud over the alleged misuse of state funds in ordering catered meals at...

Israeli PM Netanyahu's Wife Reportedly Charged With Fraud For Gourmet Dining

The cost amounted to "over 350,000 shekels ($97,000))", the justice ministry said. This is in violation of rules that prohibit ordering meals from outside the r...

US House of Representatives to vote on immigration bill

Department of Homeland Security numbers show roughly 2,000 migrant children have been separated from their families at the border in a recent six-week period. A...

Summer solstice: Thousands gather at Stonehenge for longest day

The Earth's axis - think of it as an invisible pole that the Earth spins on - is tilted rather than perfectly upright. Up to 25,000 people were expected to at...

Turkish military patrols outskirts of Kurdish-militia dominated Syrian city

The head of the militia controlling the town, the Manbij Military Council, confirmed Turkish troops had begun patrols. Turkey regards the YPG as the Syrian ...

Moment Theresa May wins crucial Brexit bill in House of Commons

It looks highly likely that Davis' statement may have bought the government some additional support, with Grieve telling MPs he was satisfied with the changes m...

Vigils to be held for slain Vic comedian

I won't forget your name", another read. "But it didn't really come out that way", Chief Commissioner Ashton told ABC News Breakfast radio on Monday. Other vi...

Trump’s executive order on family separations: 3 things it doesn’t do

The effort would mark a dramatic departure for an administration that has been insisting, wrongly, that it has no choice but to separate families apprehended at...

Russia Warns Against Trump's 'Alarming' Plans for US Space Domination

Trump on Monday had said at a speech in the White House that "America will always be the first in space" and he won't like being led by Russian Federation and C...

Trump reverses course, signs order to keep families together

US lawmakers will vote Thursday on a bill that would end the controversial practice of separating migrant children from parents caught entering the country with...

Kilauea volcano continues spewing lava from active fissure in Hawaii

The fast moving lava was spotted pouring out of Fissure 8 at around 5pm on Friday, as the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency warned that the fissure remains...

Trump supports Republican immigration bills in U.S. House: White House

On Friday, he initially said in a Fox News interview that he "certainly wouldn't sign the more moderate one", but he hardly offered a full-throated endorsement ...

New Zealand's Prime Minister arrives at hospital to give birth

The Prime Minister's office confirmed Ms Ardern had entered hospital in a statement today. Ms Ardern took office as New Zealand's third female prime minister ...

Peter Fonda apologizes for 'vulgar' Barron Trump tweet

Actor Peter Fonda , who's furious over the Trump administration's policy of separating undocumented children from their families at the southern USA border, ...

Tropical showers in the forecast

Temperatures will be a tad cooler as well and are expected to be in the mid-80s to low 90s. It appears rain chances will drop a bit this week, but still we will...

Nikki Haley Pummels UN Human Rights Council - Katie Pavlich

The diplomat noted that Washington's decision had dealt a powerful blow to its reputation in terms of protecting human rights. "In doing so, I want to make it...

Up to 180 feared dead or missing in Indonesian ferry disaster

As of Wednesday afternoon, a search and rescue team rescued 20 people and retrieved two bodies. The traditional wooden boat which sank Monday on Sumatra's Lak...

Stephen Miller Says ‘Simple’ Decision To Separate Parents From Kids

Adweek reporter Josh Sternberg reported the White House did not want the Times to run the recording on " The Daily ", Michael Barbaro's daily news podcas...

The Trump Administration Is Separating 65 Children a Day From Their Parents

It would apply to all past and future cases of family detention, so children already separated from their parents could be reunited. With increasing numbers...

Trump justifies separation of children from migrant parents

Trump, however, didn't stick to immigration in the basement huddle, veering to fighter jet contracts, the opioid crisis, taxes, military funding , trade and mo...

FBI's Strzok Says He'll Testify to Congress on Anti-Trump Texts

Strzok's actions have drawn particular criticism from conservatives and Mr. Trump himself, who has criticized Strzok over the "we'll stop" Mr. Trump text and m...

Man arrested over 'drill battery' explosion at London station

Some were trampled on the escalator in the rush to get away from the flame and two were treated at hospital. A police press release this morning said they b...

Israeli aircraft strike Hamas targets in Gaza Strip

Earlier, Israeli occupation warplanes conducted strikes against nine Hamas "military targets" in northern Gaza in response to incendiary kites and balloons ...

Trump Repeats False Claim on Dems, Family Separation

But they're going to fail, just as they have so many times before. Fierce rhetoric on immigration was the fuel on which much of Donald Trump's presidential ...

Saudi-led coalition seizes Yemen's Hodeidah airport

Hodeidah residents confirmed that clashes around the sprawling airport compound appeared to have abated. The driver was digging trenches for Houthi fighters, wi...

Young man fatally stabs himself while wearing 'stab-proof vest'

Mr Easton was rushed to hospital, said Teesside assistant coroner, Karin Welsh , but " despite the best efforts of the medical professionals, they were unabl...