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Trump's tariffs on $112 billion of Chinese imports kick in

Elsewhere, oil output in August from members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries rose for the first month this year as higher supply from I...

‘A very British coup’: Boris Johnson to suspend parliament in Brexit row

Sterling dropped across the board against other top global currencies and fell by more than one cent to $1.219 after reports circulated of the government's plan...

Water Laps Against Second Floor Window as Dorian Brings Flooding to Bahamas

FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) - Practically parking over the Bahamas for a day and a half, Hurricane Dorian pounded away at the islands Tuesday in a watery onslaught ...

New top dog joins Larry the Kitty in Downing Street

She also thanked Eileen Jones, founder of FOAW, for rescuing the puppy and said, "Thanks to the wonderful Eileen from @FOAWales who rescued Dilyn after she got ...

Lam says she hasn't resigned because it's easy way out

In a leaked audio recording this week, the semi-autonomous city's leader Carrie Lam apparently sought to reassure businesses that Beijing "has absolutely no pla...

Hurricane Dorian threatens the US

Later Tuesday, Dorian should finally begin to move away from the Bahamas and start its northwesterly movement. As Florida anticipates Hurricane Dorian 's arr...

Accusations of $2b crypto exchange hacks 'ill-hearted rumors — NORTH KOREA

Reuters reported on Sunday that a statement from the National Coordination Committee of the DPRK for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Te...

Tory MP Phillip Lee defects to Lib Dems midway through Johnson speech

The MP for Bracknell, who has been a staunch campaigner for remain, said he quit over the way Johnson was pursuing a "damaging Brexit" that could "put lives a...

Carrie Lam: Hong Kong leader 'never tendered resignation to Beijing'

Answering a question about whether she would consider exercising the city's Emergency Regulations Ordinance to resolve the crisis, Lam said that her governmen...

Vice President Mike Pence: US will play active role for successful Brexit

Mr Pence's great-grandmother was from Doonbeg. Echoing a view of some others around the EU, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said last week that Britain...

'Anarchist' demonstrations banned in Indonesia's restive Papua region

On September 1, the police had allegedly opened fire at peaceful protesters, killing six . Just $5 a month. An internet blackout across Papua has made verify...

Angry Vegan Takes Neighbour To Court Over The Smell Of Barbecue

An Australian woman wants to stop her neighbours from using their barbecues . "All I smell is fish", she told 9News. A Perth vegan has taken her neighbours...

Tropical Wave Forming in Atlantic

Category 5 Hurricane Dorian makes landfall in the Bahamas, bringing 225-mph wind gusts with it. This rainfall may cause life-threatening flash floods. At 80...

14-year-old confesses to killing all five of his family members

The victims include two adults and three children. The killings follow a rash of mass shootings in the United States, including a weekend one in Texas that le...

I don't want an election, says Boris Johnson in latest Brexit warning

Rory Stewart, a former Tory leadership candidate who resigned as global development secretary when Boris Johnson became prime minister, said he was prepared...

Saudi-led coalition intercepts Houthi drone

The Houthis for their part have shelled cities, deployed child soldiers and used "siege-like warfare", it said. Yemen has remained wracked by violence since 2...

8 students killed in Chinese elementary school attack

Eight students died and two were injured in the attack at Chaoyangpo grade school in the city of Enshi, in Hubei province, the Global Times newspaper reported. ...

Hurricane Dorian downgraded to Category 4, winds still gusting at 150 miles per hour

San Diego's fire department is sending a five-member task force to Florida to help first responders there deal with Hurricane Dorian , officials said Monday....

Dozens of cars destroyed in blaze at auto park in Cork

However, it has since been confirmed that the fire originated in the adjoining multi-story vehicle park, and firefighters remained at the scene overnight to put...

Sadiq Khan: Shutting down Parliament puts us on a slippery slope

The London mayor added that support for democracy in the western world is at a "record low". Writing in the Observer , the London Mayor also said Nigel F...

European Union expats face state pension freeze post-Brexit

There are now around 500,000 United Kingdom citizens living in the European Union and benefitting from the state pension triple-lock, which increases state pe...

Hours After Odessa Shooting, Texas Loosens Gun Laws

Three law enforcement officers were shot: an Odessa Police officer, a Midland Police officer and a state police officer. This weekend's bloodshed between the ...

As prospect of election looms, British lawmakers begin no-deal Brexit battle

Johnson has staked his political future on taking Britain out of the European Union on October 31 with or without an agreement, putting him on a collision co...

Bizarre animal attack: Aggressive pet rooster kills elderly Australian woman

The chicken enclosure where the rooster attack occurred. The unusual circumstances surrounding the 76-year-old Australian woman's death were details as pa...

Boris Johnson warns colleagues to help get Brexit done

The parliamentary effort Tuesday is critical, because it will force lawmakers to choose whether or not they are prepared to accept a Brexit without a deal. Corb...

Greta Thunberg addresses Asperger's diagnosis, says being different is a 'superpower'

Swedish climate change campaigner Greta Thunberg (second from left in picture) joined hundreds of other teenagers protesting outside the United Nations last F...

Japan starts dolphin hunt

Made famous by the 2010 Academy Award-winning documentary " The Cove ", which filmed the slaughter of so many dolphins that it turned the waters of the cove r...

South Africa arrest arsonists over killing, burning of Nigerians shops

South African police on Monday arrested several people following road blockades and violence by truckers protesting against the employment of foreign drivers. P...

Brexit: PM hints at snap election if MPs block no deal

Interested in Brexit? Add Brexit as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Brexit news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Nick Boles, a former Conse...

UK's Boris Johnson warns lawmakers against blocking no

The pound slid against the dollar earlier on Monday, amid speculation about a snap election. "A no-deal Brexit is partly, but not wholly, priced in", he added. ...