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Writing in his blog late Monday night, Navalny described what happened to him and said he agreed it was possible he had become the latest in a series of Kremli...

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Purely politically speaking, it makes sense. McConnell objected to the motion because he said the bill, which was already passed by the Democrat-controlled ...

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Exxon oil plant on fire in Texas (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

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Osama bin Laden’s son and heir Hamza is dead

The three US intelligence officials who spoke with NBC declined to share when, where, or how the younger bin Laden died, and would not say whether the USA was a...

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UK's 10 hottest years on record occurred since 2002

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US formally asked Germany to join Hormuz mission - Berlin Embassy

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Ronald Reagan Described Africans At UN As 'Monkeys'

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China: Most people in Xinjiang camps 'returned to society'

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Trump Again Insists He's The World's 'Least Racist Person'

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UAE coastguard in first Iran visit since 2013

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Sexual assault survivor McSally backs general accused of misconduct

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Beijing to stop issuing individual travel permits to Taiwan

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The approval is for 700 Palestinian homes and 6,000 for Israeli settlers. The plan for Palestinians - though relatively small and far outweighed by the new Is...

Trump Says he Will Seek US Trade Accord with Brazil

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It was the freakish sight of one of the crew lying in the overhead bin. Lloyd's four-second recording cuts off just as the flight attendant rolls over in the ...

U.N. decries Russian use of force against protesters

Police officers detain protesters during an unsanctioned rally in the center of Moscow, Russia , on Saturday, July 27, 2019. Moscow authorities will not auth...

Dubai Ruler's Wife Seeks 'Forced Marriage Protection Order' in U.K. Court

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Trump warns China not to wait on trade deal

Trump had said on Twitter that China appeared to be backing off on a pledge to buy USA farm goods, and he warned that if China stalled in the hope that he would...

Moderates take aim at Sanders and Warren in US Democratic debate

The first section of the debate centered on a dispute about the future of the United States healthcare system, and whether Democrats should embrace Medicare f...

United States allies killing more Afghans than Taliban

The UN " continues to regard the level of harm done to civilians as shocking and unacceptable", the global agency said. Farooq Barakzai, a spokesman for Fara...

N Korea launches multiple unidentified projectiles: Yonhap

While noting the USA commitment to diplomacy, the State Department urged North Korea to refrain from further "provocations". The JCS in Seoul said later t...