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Italian politicians condemn hanged effigy of Greta Thunberg

La Repubblica reported that a sign reading "Greta is your God" was attached to the puppet, with attached pigtails mirroring the Swedish activist's hairstyle...

India welcomes tourists back to Kashmir amid protests

Tourists warned by India to leave Kashmir just days before stripping the restive valley of its autonomy will be welcomed back later this week, the region's gove...

Senator Engel Concerned Over White House Plans to Abandon Open Skies Treaty

US Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel raised concerns in a letter on Monday that the White House may abandon an accord that includes more than 3...

Sanders says he was 'dumb' for ignoring health symptoms

Sen. Bernie Sanders: The truth is that my main doctor is in Washington D.C., so I've not had a doctor here in Vermont, let alone a cardiologist. Her obitua...

Ecuador Protests: Government Forced to Flee Capital

Quito protesters have been ransacking and vandalising public buildings as well as clashing with the police in running battles. Videos on social media showed the...

Republican-led probe finds Russia helped Trump in 2016

It was a bipartisan endorsement of the finding made by USA intelligence agencies and often questioned by Trump. The committee's work also affirmed the conclus...

Otago University students mourn death of fellow student at Dunedin party

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United Nations facing worst financial crisis in 10 years - Guterres

As of October 3, 128 of the UN's 193 member states had paid their contributions for 2019 in full. It usually does so in October because of U.S. fiscal year. H...

Mum turns son in after discovering sinister secret in journal

It, however, does not mention any details about who reported it. "The police department responded promptly and the student was arrested and is now in custody", ...

South Asia region Al Qaeda chief killed in Afghanistan

The National Directorate of Security also tweeted that Omar, a Pakistani citizen, was killed along with six other members of Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent...

Stop interfering in our internal affairs, says China after U.S. blacklists companies

John Honovich, founder of surveillance video research company IPVM, said Hikvision and Dahua both use Intel Corp, Nvidia Corp, Ambarella Inc, Western Digita...

Hong Kong 'won't rule out' Chinese help over protests: leader

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to ensure a "humane solution" in Hong Kong. In the blog post , Chan noted Hong Kon...

Dangerous nationalism’ seriously threatens efforts to tackle statelessness: UNHCR chief

Nearly every country is represented at the meeting, which marks the midway point in a decade-long campaign to end statelessness called #Ibelong . "Stateless pe...

Southwest Airlines Pilots Sue Boeing Over 737 Max Crashes And Grounding

Southwest is the largest operator of the Max, which has been grounded worldwide since March. A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max lands in Victorville, Calif.,...

14 yr old boy dies after assault outside Hamilton high school

Police told reporters during a news conference at the scene Monday night that three suspects had been arrested and police are searching for two others, and that...

Chinese Foreign Ministry Rejects Trump's Call For Biden Dirt

From there, McCarthy launched into off-topic deflection as he suggested that the Bidens broke the law, and that "more people in America want to investigate what...

U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashes in Germany

Police received emergency calls about the crash at around 3:15pm local time. She had no immediate details about the cause of the crash. Authorities blocked of...

Want to vote early? Here's how

It's the first time he has run the "entire show" and he said his experience in project and event management has prepared him for the job, one at the heart of Ca...

`Enemies seek to sow discord` between Iran and Iraq: Supreme leader Khamenei

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran , Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei has said that the Iranian and Iraqi nations are connected through faith and that an...

3 scientists win Nobel Prize in Physics

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Alec Baldwin says he was scammed by tour company

Alec Baldwin says he fell for a "scam" Statue of Liberty tour. Baldwin shared a photo of his ticket that shows he paid $40 for each one, though it is unclear...

Asylum Seekers Escorted to U.S. Border by Julián Castro, Denied Entry

Morgan said the administration is also preparing this week to fully enforce a sweeping regulation allowed by the Supreme Court that would render most migrants w...

Graham Invites Giuliani to Testify on Ukraine Corruption

Graham, a South Carolina Republican and close Trump ally, did not give specific dates for a potential Giuliani appearance or any other public hearings on the ma...

Ron Johnson Defends Trump Request For Ukraine Probe

With each passing day, the ongoing attempts of Republican elected officials to defend President Donald Trump's behavior are getting more and more ridiculous...

GBP slides as Johnson tells Merkel Brexit deal is 'essentially impossible'

The BBC first reported that Downing Street has now concluded that a Brexit deal is "essentially impossible" after Merkel told Johnson in a phone call on Tuesd...

Southwest pilots sue Boeing over alleged lost wages from 737 MAX grounding

The lawsuit said the union agreed to fly the MAX based on Boeing's representations that it was airworthy and essentially the same as "time-tested" 737 aircr...

Donald Tusk accuses Boris Johnson of playing 'stupid blame game' over Brexit

Their call followed an overnight briefing to The Spectator magazine from an unnamed No 10 source warning any attempt by the European Union to prevent Britain le...

Cosmology trio win Nobel Physics Prize for dark matter and exoplanets

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Super Typhoon Hagibis' winds increase 100 mph in 24 hours

The Joint Typhoon Warning Center has low confidence in its forecast. However, the JTWC forecast the storm could whip at speeds of about 172mph in 24 hours. ...

Man's surprising reason for robbing bank day before wedding

The robbery unfolded at about 11:30 a.m. Friday at a branch of Citizens State Bank, WRDW-TV reported. Trinity County Sheriff's Office released a picture of ...