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US Dismisses Iraq Request to Outline Plan for Troop Withdrawal

Earlier this week, Esper insisted that the vote to urge the expulsion of USA forces had showed the support of Iraqis, as most Kurds and Sunnis did not show up...

Statue mocking Donald Trump torched in Slovenia

ABC News reported that the 26-foot-tall monument was supposed to represent the president in two ways: one with a stern look on his face and the other with an ...

Babson College Professor Terminated for Satirical Facebook Post

Asheen Phansey , Babson's director of sustainability and an adjunct professor, wrote on Facebook earlier this week that Iran should make a list of 52 cultural s...

Twelve dead, 21 Rescued as Migrant Boat Sinks off Greek Island

At least four merchant ships, six coast guard ships and a helicopter were searching for survivors amid calm seas. Authorities said they had accounts of up to 50...

Three dead in Louisiana as severe storms sweep southern US

ABC 33/40 meteorologist James Spann noted in a blog post Friday, "There is a moderate amount of instability; models are probably underestimating the potential...

Ontario man arrested in MI in connection with North Dakota murder

Forty-one-year-old Earl Howard was arrested Thursday in MI at the U.S. Entzel was found in a room with a burning propane heater nearby, which was the cause of...

USA banning charter flights to Cuban cities other than Havana

State Department said in a statement on Friday. In October, the administration banned commercial flights to cities outside the capital. Also at Pompeo's req...

Met Éireann issues Status Orange wind warnings for Monday

That warning is valid from 7am to midnight on Monday. It warns that travel disruption is likely and coastal areas may be affected by large waves. All three ...

Putin went to occupied Crimea to watch rocket launch

The drills involved warships from Russia's Black Sea Fleet along with several ships from its Northern Fleet. "The drills have been held successfully", Comma...

After SC Order, Two Illegal Apartment Complexes in Kerala Demolished

The builders moved Kerala high court against the notices. Following this, the Alfa Serene complex with twin towers was demolished at 11:05 AM using the same i...

For victims of Earthquakes in Puerto Rico, help from Hartford

Victor Huerfano, director of Puerto Rico's Seismic Network, said he expects still more aftershocks as a result of the latest large one. The quake was about 8 ...

Mnuchin Seeks Secret Service Disclosure Delay

According to a Washington Post report Wednesday, people familiar with the discussions said that the administration would like to delay the Secret Service req...

Under Russia's Pressure, UN Approves Scaled Down Aid Mission to Syria

Syrian government forces intensified their attacks on Idlib , which is home to three million people, late in April, 2019. "By vetoing the renewal of the Unit...

United States rolls out new Iran sanctions after airstrikes

Sanders was sharply critical of the briefing, saying afterward that the administration's briefers gave no proof of any imminent attack by Iran against United St...

Northern Ireland political parties agree to power-sharing deal

Sinn Fein had been seeking increased rights for Irish speakers and a reform of the system of governance to prevent the DUP, the largest party, from blocking ...

Roadside bomb hits U.S. troops convoy in south Afghanistan

In keeping with defense department rules, the USA military did not identify the service members. The Taliban earlier claimed responsibility for the attack. Ea...

Trump says someone else got his Nobel

US President Donald Trump falsely claimed that he deserves credit for the Nobel Peace Prize recently awarded to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed . "He was...

Keir Starmer vows to end antisemitism in Labour if elected leader

The MPs for Salford and Eccles, Birmingham Yardley and Wigan join Sir Keir Starmer in reaching the threshold. She said: "I am so proud to have been nominate...

Sanders leads, with Warren, Buttigieg, Biden chasing in Iowa Democratic poll

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has taken the lead in Iowa less than a month ahead of the February 3 caucus, a CNN/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll released F...

U.S. attempted second attack targeting Iranian military official in Yemen

In the aftermath, both sides backed off from intensifying the conflict but the region remains tense, with Iranian military commanders threatening more attacks. ...

Trump proposes rollback of 'dysfunctional' environmental rules

Neumayr said they would not preclude agencies from taking into account a project's potential to impact USA fossil fuel output. "The proposed rule seeks to r...

Technical problems behind deadly plane crash in Iran: security sources

The Boeing 737-800 was enroute from Tehran to Kyiv when it crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 176 people aboard. Then something went wrong, though n...

Crude Oil Price Trims Recent Losses As Middle East Tensions Ease

Brent crude futures - the global benchmark for crude oil - rose by 55 cents, or 0.8 per cent, to $65.99 a barrel by 0109 GMT (6:39 am in India) after tumbling ...

British woman who posed as a boy to lure girls jailed

She said: "If the first known victim had not approached her doctor, Watts might not have been brought to police attention and could have continued offending f...

Iranian national found with knives on Flagler Memorial Bridge

The Zoleh was found to have a machete, two knives, a pick axe, and $22,000 worth of cash in his possession, according to local media. He has no known address in...

'Come Out Ye Black and Tans' Tops iTunes Charts

An Irish rebel song has topped the iTunes charts in the United Kingdom and Ireland following a row over a planned commemoration of the former Irish police force...

Trump imposed impeachment fees on the Senate

Ms Pelosi said she was waiting for what she wanted from the start - "to see the arena" and "terms of the engagement" that Mr McConnell will use - before sendi...

Australians protest over climate change policy as bushfires rage

There has been increasing anger over the cause of the fires, with some Australians accusing Scott Morrison's government of failing to act on climate change an...

Taiwan votes in election closely watched by China

Taiwan elections generally revolve around economic, public welfare and social justice issues, China's threat to annex the island by force always looms large in ...

European Union warns Iran nuclear deal may collapse

Europe will look on Friday for ways to guide the United States and Iran away from open conflict, knowing that a miscalculation from either side could leave the ...