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President Trump honors D-Day veterans

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Russian Ship Nearly Collides With US Navy Ship

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Nepal Everest cleanup drive yields bodies, garbage

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Prosecutors insist Pell conviction unimpeachable at appeal hearing

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Air stewardess and girlfriend beaten up on London bus

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IMF warns U.S.-China tariffs to slash global growth in 2020

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Sri Lanka braces for PM Narendra Modi's visit on Sunday

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Larry the Downing Street cat trumps VIP on social media

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Prominent Russian journalist charged with drug dealing; colleagues claim persecution

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Inslee: DNC rejecting climate change debate is 'extremely disappointing'

Inslee said. A spokesperson for the DNC, Xochitl Hinojosa, said in a statement , "Our goal is to provide a platform for candidates to have a vigorous discus...

Trump will decide on $300bn China tariffs after G20 meeting

HIs latest announcement , however - a threat of a 5 percent tariff on Mexican goods - has been met with fierce criticism and pushback from Capitol Hill, includ...

Vladimir Putin threatens to drop New START nuclear treaty

Meanwhile, Putin said that Russian Federation had differences with OPEC over constituting the fair price for oil, adding that Moscow would take a joint decisi...

Mexico foreign minister says national guard to deploy to southern border

He said talks would continue Friday. Mr Trump wants Mexico to stop the hundreds of thousands of mostly Central American migrants who have been seeking ent...

'Untenable': Automakers urge Trump to compromise with California on emissions

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Australian federal police drop investigation into media leak over medevac bill

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Man Arrested in Times Square Explosives Plot

The investigation of Alam began last August, when he met with an undercover agent, the complaint said. In addition to the grenades, he had reportedly wanted to ...

Teacher dies after swallowing bag of cocaine in first-class lounge

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Nigel Farage Delivers Brexit Party Demands To Prime Minister

Despite winning, Labour's vote share fell by 17 percent while the Tories plummeted by 25 percent, highlighting the task facing May's successor. "She remains ...

President Trump arrives in the United Kingdom for controversial State Visit

Asked before he left if he planned to meet Boris Johnson during the trip, he said: "Well, I think I may meet with him". The plane touched down at Stansted A...

ABC chair has 'grave concerns' over raids

Acting AFP Commissioner Neil Gaughan defended the actions as independent and necessary, adding that more raids were possible. One of three Australian Federal...

Former Mpls. Officer Mohamed Noor Sentenced to 12.5 Years in Prison

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'India has no sense', says US President Trump

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China's Xi Jinping calls Donald Trump his friend

Speaking Friday at an investment forum in St. Petersburg, Putin said the USA attempt to "spread its jurisdiction to the entire world" challenges the global orde...