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Trump tries to spin Justice Department documents outlining Carter Page’s Russian Federation contacts

Adam Schiff (D-CA), ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Lower down, the document adds: "The FBI believes that Page has b...

Israel Shoots Down Syrian Fighter Plane With Patriot Missiles

The Israel Defense Forces tweeted that two Patriot missiles were fired at the Syrian Sukhoi fighter jet, which it said was one mile inside Israeli airspace. The...

Trump wants to strip security clearances from Obama intel officials

Press secretary Sarah Sanders read a list of officials being considered for revocation of their clearances on Monday and said the White House is "exploring the ...

Ministers are still being persuaded Chequers deal is good, says Brexit secretary

He is reported to have told the meeting, which took place at Chevening House in Kent, that the possibility of the United Kingdom exiting the European Union minu...

Why Twitter Won't Ban Trump Even After His Threat To Hassan Rouhani

Following its much-criticized withdrawal from the Iran deal, the administration of US President Donald Trump has ramped up its tough rhetoric against Iran, ...

Heatwave weather warning for start of school summer holidays in Midlands

Meanwhile the hot weather has brought with it an unexpected - and rather unwelcome - side effect as swimmers are warned about the rising number of jellyfish o...

Israel downs Syrian fighter jet over its territory

As a condition of accepting the return of the Syrian army to the border region, Netanyahu said Israel is demanding strict adherence to a 1974 disengagement de...

Toronto gunman who killed two identified

Police said the gunman was Faisal Hussain of Toronto . The 13 injured, ranging in ages from 10 to 59, suffered minor to "life-changing" injuries, officials...

10 held after allegations of sexual exploitation at shelter home in Bihar..

In a report to the state government, it was alleged that the rape of inmates was taking place in the state-run home shelters. Police secured a court order to ...

Satellite photos show North Korea ‘dismantling rocket launch site’

He says if that's all they do, it can be easily rebuilt, and the same is true of the space launch vehicle facility. Satellite images of the Sohae station seen...

Israel shoots down Syrian regime jet over Golan Heights

Syria and Israel fought two wars over their shared border, in 1967 and 1973, leading to Israel's seizure of the Golan Heights in what was Syria's Quneitra provi...

'Handmaid's Tale' demonstrators to protest Pence in Philly

The advance team for Vice President Mike Pence landed Monday afternoon at Billings Logan International Airport to prepare for the vice president's Tuesday arr...

United Nations rights chief sharply criticizes Israel over Gaza killings

However, there are no reports of casualties so far. Palestinian relatives react as they arrive at the morgue of the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City where the...

'Never threaten USA again': Donald Trump fires back 'consequences' at Iran's Rouhani

No one is predicting imminent war. Iran is a favourite target of Trump's ire, especially since relations between Washington and North Korea began to thaw ...

IDF Patriot Missiles Shoots Down Syrian Sukhoi Warplane Over Israel

Russian Federation has offered to keep Iranian forces in Syria away from the border with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights but Israel wants Tehran to complet...

Donald Trump Apparently Recorded Discussing Pay Out Of Playmate

In his first public comments since a series of explosive reports in The New York Times and Wall Street Journal on Friday , Trump said it was "inconceivable...

At least 20 dead in blaze near Athens

The fires are the deadliest to have hit the country since blazes that burned through the southern Peloponnese in August 2007, killing dozens. In the late afte...

North Korea Wants End to Korean War Before Talking Nuclear Weapons Surrender

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday that he and President Trump remain "upbeat about the prospects of denuclearization of North Korea" and that ...

Hundreds missing after hydroelectric dam collapses in Laos

At least 100 people are missing and an unknown number are feared dead after a hydropower dam in Laos collapsed, local media are reporting. Laos News Agency re...

Greece wildfires kill at least 50 as state of emergency is declared

The last time the country saw the devastation on a similar scale was when blazes swept through the southern Peloponnese peninsula in August 2007. An ominous clo...

Chunk of Western Wall collapses almost killing woman

A stone that fell off the Western Wall in Jerusalem can be seen near the wall in Jerusalem's Old City, July 23, 2018. "This is a wake-up call - we must ch...

Stay out of sun, public told, as heat set to hit 35C

The Met Office has issued a heatwave warning to the United Kingdom ahead of the hottest weather of the year so far this coming Wednesday and Thursday. Last su...

Sanders: Trump may pull ex-CIA directors' security clearance

Berry, an attorney who represents federal intelligence agency employees, said such a move would "be awful for America" and totally defeat the process of defen...

Manafort's trial delayed until end of July

Alex Van der Zwaan, a lawyer who once worked closely with Manafort and Gates, has also pleaded guilty and has been sentenced. Trump has been anxious this whol...

Man dies after fall from cliffs at popular Sydney whale-watching spot

Church spokesman Daniel Woodruff says Zimmerman was at Cape Solander. A Mormon missionary from Utah died Monday when he fell from a cliff in Australia. "I'm s...

No deal Brexit could lead to "civil unrest", Amazon UK boss warns

Both Dublin and Brussels have said that without an agreement on the backstop, a treaty on the UK's withdrawal can not be concluded. Voters opposed to Theresa ...

Residents flee as wildfires rage west of Athens

Regional authorities declared a state of emergency in the western and eastern parts of Attica, the greater Athens area, while Greece called on the European Uni...

N. Korea begins dismantling rocket test site

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Trump Attempts To Calm Fears: 'I Gave Up NOTHING' To Putin

Hoyer said. Spicer added: " Most Republicans , most Americans, are glad that he made it clear". The strong GOP support helps explain Trump's decision to...

Imran Khan talks about his third wife, reveals many details

He was elected through a by-election on the Dera Ismail Khan PK-67 seat, after it was vacated following the death of his brother Law Minister Israrulah Gandapur...