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Head of Russian intelligence agency linked to Skripal poisoning dies

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India endorses Pakistan’s offer to open Kartarpur border

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US Missionary Sang "Worship" Songs To Uncontacted Tribe In Days Before Death

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Obama Heaps Praise Upon Pelosi, His 'Extraordinary Partner'

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Police looking into two more incidents at private Toronto all-boys’ school

Their next court appearance is on December 19th. - The school continues its internal investigation and expels four students and suspends another one in connec...

May and Juncker move forward on final draft of Brexit deal

He insists that the issue is a bilateral matter and has threatened that Spain could vote against the withdrawal agreement unless its interests are taken into ...

Trial of suspect in Karina Vetrano's murder ends in hung jury

Lewis" attorney then moved for a mistrial and Judge Michael Aloise granted it, saying "I'm inclined to agree even though it's only been a day and a half. Jurors...

Facebook Admits To Targeting Billionaire George Soros In PR Attack

Mr Schrage, who did not specifically apologise for targeting George Soros , wrote that Facebook had asked the PR firm to identify the figures behind the "Fre...

MI5 missed chances to stop Manchester attack at concert

The failings included the fact that he was on MI5's radar since 2014 but was never referred to the Prevent programme which tackles violent extremism. MPs have s...

Trump attacks migrants, judges during Thanksgiving call with troops

Trump launched the latest salvo of tweets on the issue a day after clashing publicly with the chief justice of the Supreme Court over the independence of the...

Asylum Migrants to Be Told 'Wait in Mexico — WashPost

He wouldn't elaborate on that. Defense Secretary James Mattis said Wednesday "there has been no call for any lethal force from (the Department of Homeland Sec...

Terrifying moment man catches baby dropped from third-floor window

An apartment fire in Dallas, Texas , destroyed 24 apartments on Wednesday, NBC-DFW reported . Dramatic video footage shows one terrified Dallas mother throw...

Ocasio-Cortez Currently Backs Pelosi, 'Most Progressive Candidate,' For Speaker

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Tower of Pisa less leaning than it used to be

The study, released by the Tower Surveillance Group (TSG), a team of researchers established in 2001 to survey the landmark, says it has regained a whopping fou...

Head of Russian spy agency accused of Salisbury novichok attack dies

It did not give further details about his death. The ministry called Korobov, 62, who ran the spy agency since February 2016, "a wonderful person, a faithful ...

Russian spy chief dies after 'long illness'

The West has blamed GRU for a string of brazen attacks. Russian Federation dismissed the allegations of GRU involvement. The GRU, or Main Intelligence Direc...

Twitter says sorry for CEO Jack Dorsey posing with anti-Brahmin poster

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US troops limited to using only batons on Mexico border

The "cabinet order" was signed by White House chief of staff John Kelly - not President Trump - and authorizes "Department of Defense military personnel" to "...

Bali Nine drug mule Renae Lawrence back on home soil

She made no comment. We've got nothing to say. "Please, just leave us", she told reporters soon after she and her daughter disembarked and tried to make their w...

Tourist K‌‌ill‌‌e‌‌d by Arrows After Trying to Convert Indian Tribe to Christianity

They remembered him as a beloved family member, and "a Christian missionary, a wilderness EMT, an global soccer coach, and a mountaineer", to others. All the se...

Trio arrested over Melbourne attack plan

The men had tried to acquire a semi-automatic rifle in the last few days and their intentions "escalated" in the past week he said , inspired by Islamic State...

USA aircraft carrier in Hong Kong a sign of easing tensions?

The decision by authorities in Beijing to allow the US Navy to dock in the semi-autonomous Chinese city has been interpreted as an effort to ease tensions ahead...

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court rebukes Donald Trump in rare intervention

The Washington Post , Fox News and the Hill had coverage of Trump's comments about U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar, the San Francisco federal judge who issu...

May to return to Brussels on Saturday for last-minute Brexit talks

Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn held talks with the Scottish National Party's First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, on Tuesday. The MoUs address the four m...

Disgraced ex-judge allegedly killed wife, crashed into cop while fleeing scene

In a 911 call, Mason's sister described how he was covered in blood and pacing inside his home . Authorities say the couple was separated at the time in 2014...

'Bali Nine' drug trafficker Renae Lawrence released from prison after 13 years

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BRAIN FREEZE: Northeast Braces for 'COLDEST THANKSGIVING' in Recorded History

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U.S. sanctions Iran-Russia oil network it says funds Hamas, Hezbollah

Since 2014, vessels carrying Iranian oil have switched off transponders to hide deliveries to Syria, the Treasury Department said, adding it, the State Departme...

Top Mexican drug lord Hector Beltran Leyva dies of heart attack

Beltran Leyva, nicknamed "the H", was disguising himself as an art dealer when Mexican authorities captured the drug lord in 2014. According to Mexican Author...