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US Senate committee approves Turkey sanctions bill

According to Kilic, with the sanctions bill, the USA was "trying to deprive a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation ally from its right to fight against terroris...

International Monetary Fund head says backs Argentina's goals to spur growth, cut poverty

Macri, who reinserted Argentina into global bond markets after taking office in 2015 but later failed to control inflation and kick-start growth, signed a recor...

Israel parliament set to dissolve itself, head into third elections

The new elections are deeply unpopular among the electorate, with the Manufacturers Association of Israel estimating the three elections could cost the economy ...

Trump to sign order recognizing Jewish university students as a protected class

The order, to be signed Wednesday, according to The New York Times , leapfrogs bipartisan legislation in Congress that would do the same thing. President Tru...

At least five dead as volcano erupts in New Zealand

Reports said that around 20 persons were injured and several others unaccounted for after the eruption. "There is a number still remaining on the island w...

At least 60 killed in Niger militant attack

It is believed to be the deadliest raid against the Nigerien military in living memory. "Others missing", the defence ministry said in a statement aired on na...

U.S. Senate questions next move as the House marches toward impeachment

The House Judiciary Committee was set to meet beginning Wednesday evening to debate two articles of impeachment that accuse Trump of abuse of power and obstruct...

Justice department watchdog stands by report on Trump-Russia investigation

Democrats seized on the finding that the probe was not tainted by political motivations. But Horowitz also said the Federal Bureau of Investigation made what ...

Trump lashes out at FBI director Wray over Russian Federation investigation report

In the second half of 2017, with both the Special Counsel's investigation and OIG's review of the Midyear investigation proceeding, the pressure on Attorney Gen...

Iran Says Ready For 'Comprehensive' Prisoner Swap With U.S.

Iran's telecommunications minister announced on Wednesday that the country defused a massive cyberattack on unspecified "electronic infrastructure" but provided...

Virginia Roberts Giuffre suggests 'too many evil people' want to kill her

Giuffre retweeted a message saying, "if you die in an "accident", it wasn't no accident". On Tuesday, Giuffre tweeted that "ridiculous" laws have allowed Ma...

Nigel Farage: 'I will not vote Conservative'

And he warned of "years of indigestion" unless there were major changes to the PM's "oven-ready" Brexit deal. Nigel Farage could scupper Boris Johnson 's...

Nuclear tests: Pompeo hopes N.Korea abides by commitments

What exactly that path may be is unclear, but experts say North Korea could restart intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) testing suspended since 2017 and p...

Pigeons spotted wearing cowboy hats in Las Vegas

The animal rescuer said her team is trying to track the pigeons down to remove the hats. While the video has generally been popular and became a viral meme, a...

Nine-year-old university student has graduation hopes dashed

A 9-year-old Belgian child prodigy who was set to become the world's youngest college graduate has dropped out of his Dutch university - after it postponed hi...

Boeing 737 Max certification to extend into 2020, FAA chief says

Boeing has been aiming to win regulatory approval this month, with flights projected to resume in January. U.S. regulators allowed Boeing's 737 Max to keep fl...

Swedish diplomat faces trial for trying to free China dissident

Gui Minhai, a Chinese-born Swedish citizen known for publishing gossipy titles about Chinese political leaders out of a Hong Kong book shop, disappeared while...

Trump launches broadside against his Federal Bureau of Investigation director

After Graham asked if Steele has a personal bias, Horowitz said, "We found in the course of this, and heard from Mr. [Bruce] Ohr, that he was desperate to preve...

Another special weather statement issued with snow in the forecast

The city's Emergency Management Department issued a travel advisory for 3 a.m. through 11 a.m. Wednesday as snow and sleet are forecast for NY. The winter ...

Bridge run participant appears to inappropriately hit Savannah television reporter

According to a police report obtained by TMZ Sports , WSAV's Alex Bozarjian was reporting from the River Bridge Run in Savannah, Georgia when a runner named ...

New Zealand volcano: Criminal probe launched; death toll rises to six

Lisa Dallow with her husband Gavin on their wedding day in 2017. His wife, Zoe's mother Lisa Dallow, 48, remains in hospital in Hamilton with serious burns. "...

Jersey City shooting victims: What we know so far

Jersey City is part of the NY metropolitan area. The trio took out both shooters, he said. Three other people - two police officers and a civilian - were in...

New climate pact is EU`s `man on the moon moment`: Chief executive

A key component of von der Leyen's plan is a so-called Just Transition Fund, a mechanism of at least 35 billion euros that would support "regions most exposed t...

Infosys awarded United Nations award in 'climate neutral now' category

The activist cited scientific reports that have established that unchecked warming above 1.5C for the planet would be catastrophic. She also said that pledges...

Load-shedding back to Stage 4 until further notice

He likened this to buying a new auto, and expecting it to run very well for 85% of the time that you own it - only to find that you bought a lemon, which runs a...

Blast damages hospital near biggest USA base in Afghanistan

President Donald Trump made a surprise visit to Bagram on November 28 to celebrate Thanksgiving with his troops and meet with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. The...

Algeria Jails Two Former Prime Ministers For Corruption

The court also sentenced former minister of industry Abdessalem Bouchareb in absentia to 20 years in prison, Algerie Presse Service reported . Five candidate...

Michelle Obama weighs in on President Trump impeachment hearings: ‘It’s surreal’

During an interview with Bush's daughter, Jenna Bush Hager , for the "Today" show , Obama discussed her own friendship with the former president. Though t...

New Zealand Volcano Eruption Victims (2019)

Police claimed that there were at least 47 people on the island at the time of the eruption with at least six people confirmed dead and eight people remain miss...

Former Boeing manager says he warned about 737 production

A former Boeing supervisor tried on a number of events to sound the alarm to superiors about unsafe work circumstances on the airline firm's predominant manufac...