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British Prime Minister Theresa May's lead over the opposition Labour Party has nearly halved to eight points in the space of a week, an opinion poll from Pa...
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Truck bomb kills 90 in attack near Kabul diplomatic quarter
Indiscriminate attacks against civilians are a serious violation of human rights and can never be justified, Guterres warned. "We don't yet have a complete pi...
Sri Lanka appeals for flood aid
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Embattled Brazilian president orders troops to restore order
All government ministries in Brasilia were emptied amid huge protests on Wednesday, which apparently included setting on fire a pair of ministry buildings. "...
Investors bet Trump climate withdrawal to boost United States oil drilling
Anticipating a possible USA pullout, officials from China and the European Union - two of the world's major polluters - had prepared a declaration reaffirming t...
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump face off once more
He was referring to Clinton's assertions during her talk that false news about her was widely spread on Facebook, and that she was hamstrung because the Democra...
9 local guards dead, 11 Americans wounded in Kabul
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Anthony Weiner Says His Sexual Deviancy Is A 'Sickness'
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Senate to hear from Comey; Dems raise new Sessions questions
The next day, former FBI Director James Comey , who was sacked by President Donald Trump last month, is scheduled to testify before the same committee. "I ...
Philippine military: City siege was start of extremist plan
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Ariana Grande to perform another concert in Manchester
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Three suspects released in Manchester terror probe
Flowers and balloons laid at a memorial at Manchester's Victoria Station on a walkway which links the station to the adjacent Manchester Arena, which has reopen...
Paris climate deal: Trump's decision leaves him isolated
Scott said Friday that Vermont also is joining the U.S. Climate Alliance to uphold the Paris climate agreement , which was started by the Democratic go...
TPP trade deal moving forward without U.S.
New Zealand Trade Minister Todd McClay has spent much of this year on the road, selling the plan to keep the agreement alive to partners who anxious the absence...
Man arrested over Manchester attack released
Britain's top counterterrorism police officer, Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley, said in a statement Friday that police have made "significant arrests and fin...
Australian passenger tells plane hijacker: 'Mate, get back to your f****** seat'
However, Police's Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton is defending the delay saying, "There were some initial reports we have received from within the plane of the...
Triangle cities join revolt against USA withdrawal from climate pact
While non-binding under global law, it represented concerted effort on behalf of almost all the world's leaders to tackle climate change. Almost 4,000 mil...
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin backs British World Cup bid
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U.S. evangelical green groups pan Trump's climate accord exit
The United States joins Syria, Nicaragua & Russia in deciding not to participate with world's Paris Agreement . Comey is expected to say that Trump t...
Under Armour's Kevin Plank disagrees with Trump's withdrawal from Paris climate agreement
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Long-standing Trump lawyer set to aid president amid Russian Federation probe
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Leonardo DiCaprio upset over Trump's withdrawal from Paris agreement
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Merkel vows 'more decisive action than ever' on climate
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Macedonia's Zaev wins confidence vote to form new government
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Dakota Access Pipeline begins service
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