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Iran on Verge of "Full-Scale Confrontation" with Enemy: IRGC Chief

The commander of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards said: "We are on the cusp of a full-scale confrontation with the enemy", the Fars news agency reported. US-Ir...

Biden picks Philadelphia for 2020 campaign headquarters

A formal announcement is expected Thursday, just ahead of Biden's rally at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on Saturday. Biden held his first rally as a candi...

German MPs condemn boycott of Israeli goods

The Bundestag's decision came amid heightened attention on Israel as it hosts the 2019 Eurovision song contest this weekend. "Israel is our greatest ally in the...

Labour-Conservative talks to break the Brexit stalemate in the United Kingdom collapse

Mr Corbyn said with a Tory leadership battle now weeks away he has no "confidence" in the "Government's ability to deliver any compromise agreement" and said ...

Kingpin of Basque separatist group ETA arrested in France

Just a few months earlier, in June 1987, ETA had perpetrated a bomb attack against an Hipercor retail store in Barcelona, killing 21 people and injuring 45. T...

European Union leaders: We won't follow Trump's Huawei ban

Previously, the USA government has also prohibited its own agencies from using Huawei equipment , citing the links the company has to the Chinese government as...

China backs Iran during U.S. tensions

Zarif has called on the global community to save the nuclear deal , known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA. In light of hawkish proposals ...

Taiwan approves same-sex marriage in first for Asia

The bill comes after Taiwan's Constitutional Court ruled in 2017 that laws banning same-sex marriage violated citizens' personal rights. The Cabinet's...

White House pushes "merit-based" immigration system

He also said not tailoring the immigration system to merit means the most vulnerable low-skilled American workers face competition. Trump's plan included prop...

Australian former PM Bob Hawke dies

Morrison said Hawke had "led and served our country with passion, courage and an intellectual horsepower that made our country stronger". "I don't think anyon...

F-16 fighter jet crashes into warehouse

The last time a jet crashed at the air reserve base was in 1989, when it was still being used as an active-duty Air Force installation. The pilot, believed ...

Boeing completes 737 Max software update, works toward FAA clearance

The two crashes are both believed to have involved issues with two 737 Max systems: The angle of attack sensors, which indirectly measure the amount of lift gen...

Trump criticizes prosecutors at event for fallen officers

Democrats in Congress are working to try to obtain a copy of Trump's income tax returns, but so far the administration has resisted demands. President Donald...

South African, Three British Killed In Dubai Plane Crash

The authorities said the aircraft was a Diamond DA42; a four-seater propeller-driven airplane. The business flies staff around the globe to inspect and calibr...

Young dad died after being trapped in cinema seat in United Kingdom complex

A cinema-goer died after a freak accident when his head and neck were crushed as he rummaged under a luxury reclining multiplex seat for his phone and keys. "Af...

Varanasi Voters Being Lured, Threatened To Ensure PM's Victory: Mayawati

She claimed different tactics were being used against Banerjee. Mayawati said the BJP and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh had tried to create a similar si...

Facebook bans Israeli company, saying it worked to disrupt elections

On its website, Archimedes, which presents itself as consulting firm involved in campaigns for presidential elections, does not hide its efforts to manipulate p...

After Huawei blow, China says US must show sincerity for talks

The blog reiterated China's three main concerns for a deal are tariff removal, achievable purchase plans and a balanced agreement text, as first revealed by Vic...

USA says terminating Turkey's preferential trade agreement

Impediments to bilateral trade hinder U.S. firms as well as Turkish firms. The US Trade Representative (USTR) in early March said Turkey was no longer eligibl...

Flynn detailed attempts to obstruct Russia probe: U.S. court filing

At almost every turn of the probe into Russian interference into the 2016 election, President Donald Trump was working to make sure Michael Flynn , his forme...

Florida prepares for influx of immigrants from Mexico border

Upon notification, officials in Broward County said they began working quickly to alert local nonprofits, shelters and businesses about the new arrivals. Rick ...

Feds 'deeply concerned' by China's arrests of Canadians Kovrig, Spavor

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order barring U.S. firms from using telecom equipment made by companies deemed to pose a nation...

Palestine's al-Maliki: US peace plan a 'surrender act'

Palestinians claim the territories for a future Palestinian state. Palestinians have held weekly rallies along the Gaza border to protest the siege on the enc...

Protesters Chant 'Liar' at Bill de Blasio During GMA Interview

The de Blasio campaign is already off to a bumpy start. "This is not news to me or anyone else here and I know how to take him on". De Blasio maintains that he ...

Pregnant woman slain; baby cut from womb still alive

Figueroa and her daughter Desiree Figueroa , 24, both were charged with one felony count each of first-degree murder and one felony count of aggravated battery...

Serial killer? Kenyan man indicted with killing 11 elderly women

Billy Chemirmir , a 46-year-old former healthcare worker, had already been charged with capital murder in March 2018 in the death of Lu Thi Harris , 81, but ...

U.S. won't cave in to Huawei, Wilbur Ross says

Lu Kang, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, said the USA should "stop its wrong practices" and should not "abuse export control measures while making " nat...

Kitten encased in spray foam rescued by garbage worker

A garbage disposal worker was working to empty a trash can near Hillsboro, Ore . on May 3 using a hydraulic arm when he noticed the contents of the container w...

Toddler apprehended at US-Mexico border dies in El Paso hospital

Reuters pictures published on Wednesday show adults and children outside the U.S. Border Patrol station for migrants in McAllen, Texas, sleeping on the ground a...

Former US president Carter out of hospital after hip surgery

He is expected to return to Maranatha Baptist Church this weekend, where he teaches Sunday school. The Carter Center said the former president was released ...