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GOP senator: Trump firing Sessions wouldn't be 'politically wise'

The president's striking suggestion that the Justice Department consider politics when making decisions showed his disregard for the agency's independence. Jo...

Paraguay to move embassy from Jerusalem back to Tel Aviv

The reversal comes weeks after the country's new president, Mario Abdo Benitez, took office. Trump's decision broke decades of worldwide consensus that recogn...

Kavanaugh in the hot seat for Day 2 of his confirmation hearing

Democrats are concerned that Kavanaugh will restrict abortion rights or even aim to overturn Roe v. Wade , ease gun restrictions, and protect the president. Al...

Conspiracy about woman at Kavanaugh hearing rages online

The ridiculousness of the accusation was immediately pointed out as it was noted Bash is half-Mexican and half-Jewish, as well as the granddaughter of Holoca...

Donald Trump to chair UN Security Council meeting on Iran

She says Iran's leader could speak at the council meeting if he chooses to. In reaction to the reimposition of sanctions , Iran demanded in The Hague that th...

Kansai Int'l Airport may remain closed for a week

Winds up to 216 kilometres (135 miles) per hour ripped off roofs, overturned trucks and swept a 2,500-ton tanker into the bridge to Kansai International Airport...

South Korean Envoys Arrive In North Korea To Finalise 3rd Summit

Chung said on Tuesday he wanted to discuss with Pyongyang officials ways to achieve the complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. A year ago it claim...

United Kingdom charges two Russians over Salisbury poisoning of Skripals

In a statement that will deepen the diplomatic crisis between the two countries, the Prime Minister said: "The GRU is a highly-disciplined organisation with a...

Archaeologists discover Neolithic remains in Nile Delta

According to the antiquities ministry, the neolithic site was found in Tell el Samara, a site 140km (87 miles) north of the capital Cairo. This indicates ...

Woman accused of ordering gang rape of stepdaughter, 9, in India

She took her step daughter to the nearby jungle where she asked her 14-year-old son to rape the girl. Here, the police said, the little girl was gangraped b...

Novichok poisoning victim Charlie Rowley ‘doesn’t have long to live’ warns brother

We are grateful to the OPCW for the independent, expert work in confirming the type of nerve agent used in Amesbury, and once again pay tribute to the high stan...

Microwave weapons suspected in United States embassy ailments

As the Cuban-American outlet Babalú Blog notes , "in response to claims the American diplomats in Cuba were victims of some sort of " sonic attack , ' the medi...

Afghan policeman launched attack that killed American soldier, US official says

When the Monday attack was announced, the coalition termed it an apparent insider attack. Bolyard was assigned to 3rd Squadron, 1st Security Force Assistance ...

Outrage over fire at Brazil national museum

Model of the prehistoric pterosaur at Rio's Federal University Museum in Rio de Janeiro, March 20, 2013. However, one official told The Guardian that an es...

Erdogan warns of 'massacre' in Syria's Idlib

Pompeo and Cavusoglu "agreed that any Assad regime military offensive in Idlib would be an unacceptable, reckless escalation of the conflict in Syria", said U.S...

South Korean envoys meet Kim in North to prepare for third summit

Amid the possibility of a high-ranking Chinese official visiting the North this weekend to celebrate its founding anniversary on behalf of Chinese President Xi ...

Labour adopts full antisemitism code with 'freedom of expression' caveat

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn , a veteran campaigner for Palestinian rights, has been criticised by members, lawmakers and Jewish leaders for not fully adopting ...

Embassy in Cairo Lockdown: Full Story of Attempted Bombing

According to initial investigation, Abdel Samie holds "some extremist thoughts" which had promted him "to carry out hostile acts". Video from the scene appear...

Mueller will reportedly accept written answers from Trump

Special counsel Robert Mueller sent a letter to Trump's legal team expressing a willingness to accept written answers to some questions, a source says. and a ...

France ready to deploy navy in scallop dispute with Britain

Stones and flares were thrown in the direction of the British boats, whose fisherman allegedly responded by ramming French vessels as they made their escape (...

Teen Girl Dies After Falling From Fifth-Floor Lower Manhattan Fire Escape

Imogen Roche , 15, fell to her death from the fifth floor balcony of a Manhattan apartment block. Roche was taken to Bellevue Hospital Center , where she was...

China kindergarten principal fired for pole dance show

Videos shared on social media showed a dancer scantily clad in hot trousers and a midriff-bearing shirt entertaining crowds of 3- to 6-year-old kids dressed in ...

India 2 plus 2 dialogue to take place on Thursday

But between the friendly photo calls and soundbites, the diplomats must smooth a slew of problems, exacerbated by Trump's testy relationship with Prime Minister...

Taliban say founder of Haqqani network dies in Afghanistan

The founder of the Haqqani militant network has died after several years of illness, the Afghan Taliban has announced. According to the statement, Haqqani h...

Trump Again Lashes Out at Sessions

Former Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara called Trump's tweet "next level insane, inappropriate, unethical, stupid, incriminating". That means that th...

Russia Resumes Air Strikes Against Rebels in Idlib, Say Monitors

A Russian-backed government offensive has been predicted for weeks as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad continues with his quest to regain control of the country...

Typhoon Jebi sends 2,600-tonne tanker crashing into a bridge in Japan

NHK national television said 126 people were injured in the storm . At least one man died in Higashiomi City after the warehouse he was working in collapse...

White House Calls Bob Woodward’s Book ‘Nothing More Than Fabricated Lies’

Woodward has been writing books like this for a long time so people in the White House would certainly have known who he was when they agreed to speak with hi...

Bomb disposal sent to BBC after reports of suspicious vehicle

BBC staff have reportedly been told to stay clear of the windows as police investigate the scene in Marylebone. Ruth Clegg, the disability news producer for t...

Majerhat bridge in south Kolkata collapses; several trapped in debris

Banerjee, who was in the hills to hold administrative review meetings, will be returning to Kolkata on Wednesday. Several cars and trucks are also trapped und...