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Court rejects Trump's appeal in fight over financial records

Sekulow said separately that Trump will file an emergency request on Friday asking the Supreme Court to block the subpoena while the justices consider whether t...

Tories vow to cut immigration but refuse to commit to 'arbitrary targets'

The party said if free movement was extended to the rest of the world it would be like " combined populations of Manchester and Newcastle moving to the United ...

Ex-Gov. Deval Patrick announces 2020 presidential bid

Like former President Barack Obama , Patrick grew up on the south side of Chicago with his mother and grandmother. Fundraising is one of the most important c...

Mother of missing Florida girl has ties to Hampton Roads

The remains were later confirmed to be those of the girl. Meanwhile, Taylor's mother, Brianna Williams , has been arrested on charges of child neglect and gi...

MH17 calls 'show ties between Russian officials, rebels'

The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that the authenticity of phone intercepts which Dutch investigators said show Moscow's influence over pro-Russian ...

Russian Federation conditionally recognizes self-proclaimed Bolivian president

Russia's relations with Bolivia has seen the Kremlin benefit from increased exploration of natural resources after a deal was signed in 2008, while Mr Morale...

St Mark's will need millions after Venice flood

Picture: PA Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, center left in a flooded St. Mark's Square in Venice . "The water entered the basilica and flooded ...

Taylor testifies he was told Trump cared more about 'investigations' than Ukraine

Sondland , who testified privately before the committees before Taylor, has also corrected his remarks to say that he told Yermak during a meeting on September ...

Teenager Kills Classmate, Injures Three Others In Russian College

Investigators said the student opened fire with a hunting rifle at the college, which is located in the city of Blagoveshchensk, around 3,500 miles (5,600 k...

Magnitude 7.2 quake tremors, warning to stay away from beaches

A tsunami alert was lifted after nearly two hours, although there have been more than 90 aftershocks since the initial quake. The quake struck off the Indones...

Former Apprentice victor Michelle Dewberry running for Brexit Party in Hull

Ann Widdecombe, Brexit Party MEP, says she was contacted twice by someone at No 10. "The system is corrupt and broken". The Tories denied offering Brexit ...

U.S. wrong to push Turkey to drop Russian defences - Erdogan

Turkey and the United States have been at loggerheads over the purchase of the S-400 system, which the United States says is not compatible with North Atlantic...

Drone footage captures whale swimming dangerously close to surfers

About two-dozen surfers were hanging out between sets at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point when the whale calmly made its way through the lineup. "I ran and ...

Family told to remove Christmas decorations because it’s too early

As for what defines "closer to the holiday season", the letter didn't say. The power of coming together has saved a couple and now they can celebrate the ho...

Trump asks supreme court to block release of his tax returns

Supreme Court seeking to overturn the Second Circuit decision regarding a subpoena issued by the New York County District Attorney", Jay Sekulow, Trump's law...

European Union takes legal action against United Kingdom over commissioner dispute

The European Parliament press office said Thierry Breton, who was nominated after France's initial pick Sylvie Goulard was rejected last month over allegations ...

Greta Thunberg sets sail for Spain ahead of climate summit

During her trip, Greta excoriated world leaders at the United Nations, met former U.S. president Barack Obama, received the keys to the city of Montreal and r...

Venice faces more floods as state of emergency declared

Numerous decorative rugs and chairs had to be stacked in piles to escape the reach of the exceptionally high water. Beneath Venice's iconic Rialto Bridge, the...

This abandoned 'unicorn' puppy is the cutest thing you'll see today

Rochelle Steffen, who runs Mac's Mission , named after a pit-bull terrier she rescued seven and a half years ago, told BBC News Narwhal "is in no pain and pl...

Pelosi says impeachment testimony shows 'bribery' case against Trump

Pelosi further said, "What the president has admitted to and says it's 'perfect, ' I say it's perfectly wrong". Trump continued to assail the proceedings as "...

Uyinene Mrwetyana: Murder and rape accused starts pre-trial hearing

The Cape Town High Court heard how the accused pleaded guilty to the horrific crime, entering into a plea and sentencing agreement with the state. NPA spokesp...

Fantastic Adventures Mom Accused of Abusing Kids Dies

A police source had previously told KNXV-TV that Hobson had been hospitalized after suffering a brain injury while she was incarcerated. Machelle Hobson was...

Pyongyang warns of retaliation against S. Korea-US military drills

The United States may adjust military exercises in South Korea for the sake of diplomacy with the North, the defense secretary said, as the communist state th...

Israeli settlement foodstuffs must be labeled — European Union court

It wants any product made in the settlements to be easily identifiable to shoppers and does not want them to carry the generic "Made in Israel" tag. About 620...

Roula Khalaf becomes first female editor of Financial Times after Barber`s resignation

The Lebanon-born Khalaf earned a master's degree from Columbia University's School of worldwide and Public Affairs. More recently, she has helped shape the st...

Homeless Man Throws Bucket Of Hot Diarrhoea On Random Woman's Face

But Van Tassel said she never received any updates from authorities about his case, including when he was released back on the streets. Van Tassel said parame...

Supreme Court allows Sandy Hook families to sue gunmaker Remington Arms

The case is being watched by gun control advocates, gun rights supporters and gun manufacturers across the country because it has the potential to provide a roa...

5 things we learned from George Kent and Bill Taylor's impeachment testimony

Sondland, the U.S. Ambassador to the European Union, met with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelinskiy in Kyiv the day after Trump's July 25 phone call with Zelins...

Boeing says 737 MAX may start flying in January

Since this summer Boeing has said that it hoped to get approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration for the plane to fly again sometime in the fourth ...

Grace Millane murder trial latest: Chilling footage of accused killer wheeling suitcase

It would take "quite a bit of effort" for enough pressure to be placed on her neck to cause the kind of bruising that she was left with and it would take four o...