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NASA to announce new astronauts

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According to the report, the complaint will focus on Comey's testimony that he shared memos about his conversations with Trump with a friend, whom he also a...

Saudi foreign minister says Gulf states can solve Qatar row alone

Now that U.S. President Donald Trump has thrown his support behind the Saudi-led effort to isolate Qatar, investors say the resulting market shock could create ...

United Kingdom rating not immediately affected by election: S&P

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I'd 100% Be Willing To Testify Under Oath To Rebut Comey

Asked if he would testify under oath to Mueller, Trump said he'd be "glad" to tell him what he just told the press about Comey. Comey did not drop t...

As Tillerson calls for calm, Trump calls out Qatar on terror

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks in the Treaty Room of the U.S. Department of State on Friday, urging Saudi Arabia and its regional allies to ease t...

Comey testimony raises questions over Trump acts amid Russian Federation probe

John Cornyn, center, listens during a Senate. Russian Federation has denied such interference. Comey said he shared an unclassified memo of their conversa...

Can Qatar Negotiate a Diplomatic Resolution with Its Neighbors?

Foreigners residing in Qatar and in possession of a Qatari residence visa would also not be eligible for visa on arrival in the UAE , Etihad spokesman said i...

Three linked to deadly Melbourne siege held for questioning after raid

Police also seized an imitation firearm on Friday. Three police officers were injured before Khayre was shot dead . Australian counter-terrorism police con...

Qatar rejects intervention in foreign policy: FM

The Qatari Foreign Ministry said in a statement the two held talks on how "restore the normal relations" of the Gulf as the 2022 FIFA World Cup host and worldwi...

Roy Keane says Republic of Ireland's players must play on the edge

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President Trump details one trillion dollar infrastructure plan

President Donald Trump is defending his tweeting habit despite complaints from some Republicans that the president's practice can be a distraction. Trump ...

Cleveland's 49 points in the first quarter were an NBA Finals record

Each time a question was asked about 16-0, every Warrior - player or coach - would diplomatically throw the one-game-at-a-time cliche. Against the Warriors ...

Trump speaks to Qatar Emir; offers to mediate Gulf crisis

Since then, Saudi Arabia , United Arab Emirates , Egypt , Bahrain and Egypt severed diplomatic ties and transport links with Qatar. "No one has the rig...

Italy warned United Kingdom on 3rd London attacker

Security source says Khuram Butt was well known to police. On Tuesday morning, the third and final London Bridge attacker was named as Youssef Zaghba , a...

Explainer: What a hung Parliament means for Britain

May, who met the Queen at the Buckingham Palace before making her statement at Downing Street, said Britain needed "certainty" more than ever in order to si...

French Open: Petra Kvitova wins comeback match after being stabbed

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Cruise lines monitoring situation amid Qatar dispute

Trump said he spoke with regional leaders in the wake of a recent meeting in Riyadh , Saudi Arabia and he had decided it was time to call on Qatar to en...

If Sessions had 3rd, undisclosed Russian meeting, it 'could be perjury — Blumenthal

Comey also accused the White House of defaming him. Comey also said he took steps to ensure he wrote the memos in a way that they would not be labeled cla...

Irish Sinn Fein Leader Rules Out Taking Seats in Parliament

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13 marines killed amid battle with militants laying siege to Philippine city

Lt. Col. Jo-Ar Herrera told a news conference that intense fighting broke out on Friday in Lilot Madaya village in a bid to "liberate" the besieged city from th...

White House Wants Healthcare Vote in Summer, Followed by Tax Reform

Trump has pressed for quicker action in Congress, but his administration has also been hampered by investigations into alleged ties between Trump's election ca...

Corbyn could yet form a minority government, top Momentum official says

A stony-faced May, speaking on the doorstep of her official Downing Street residence, said on Friday the government would provide certainty and lead Britain i...

Donald Trump, Rex Tillerson strike very different tones on Qatar

Another major rating agency, Moody's Investors Service, assesses Qatar at Aa3, which is the equivalent of S&P's new rating. As Secretary of State Rex Tille...

IS claims London attacks; more held

The French national was walking with his girlfriend over the bridge when the attack began. The real test comes in determining whether the person has the poten...

Was Saudi Arabia Involved In Attacks In Tehran

The distrust of Iran was evident on Wednesday when shortly after the condemnation, Republicans and Democrats in the Senate acted in a procedural vote to move fo...

The end of Brexit Britain

Support from Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP ) would allow her Conservatives to reach the 326 seats needed for a majority in parliament. "Ove...

Trump calls ex-FBI director James Comey a 'leaker' after testimony

Trump at one point said he was "100 percent" willing to tell his story under oath, as Comey had. Trump, when asked about the possibility of those tapes du...