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‘It’s all just insane.’ Pompeo criticizes leaks of fired IG’s investigations

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared that he should have sought State Department Inspector General Steve Linick's ouster "some time ago", in a short an...

Bangladesh, India brace for Amphan - biggest cyclone in 20 years

What's happening near the storm: The two states expected to be hit hard by Cyclone Amphan have recorded relatively fewer coronavirus cases. IMD has warned ...

United Kingdom coronavirus death toll passes 35000 mark as further 545 people die

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) figure for excess deaths, revealed on Tuesday, records those above the five-year average, including - but not limited...

Man sentenced to death in Singapore on Zoom call

According to Amnesty International , two persons were executed in Singapore for drug-related charges in 2019, while two others were also executed after being...

2 dams fail in MI, forcing 10,000 evacuations, emergency declaration

The visit is, technically, a violation of the restrictions imposed by the governor to curb the spread of the virus in MI, which has been hit hard with more than...

Pompeo denies retaliation in firing of State Department's inspector

The Inspector General's probe about the arms deal was allegedly nearly complete before he was sacked by President Trump at Pompeo's request last Friday. Linick'...

Coronavirus: Neil Gaiman sorry for making 11,000-mile trip

He has been given suitable advice about essential travel and reminded about the current guidelines in Scotland ". He then caught a British Airways flight to ...

'Extreme' effect: Global emissions plummet 17 per cent during lockdown

The measurements are from January through April of this year. Across a whole year, this would mean emissions would drop by almost 100-million tonnes, or about 2...

Germany's Prince Otto of Hesse dies in motorcycle accident at 55

He lost control and started to roll before crashing into the guardrail, the paper says, citing a police report. A spokesperson told the German newspaper Tz that...

Health care workers turn their backs on Belgian prime minister

She said that "nothing was off limits" during her talks with medics. Belgium's government has faced criticism over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic,...

U.S. attorney general rejects Trump demand to probe Obama, Biden

President Trump on Monday said he was "surprised" that Attorney General William Barr poured cold water on a criminal probe into former President Barack Oba...

Pakistan police arrest three over 'honour killing' of teenage sisters

The tribal areas in North and South Waziristan, which borders Afghanistan, are known for the strict "honour code" imposed on women, whose movements are heavily ...

Coronavirus fundraising hero Tom Moore to be knighted

The World War Two veteran raised the world record sum by painstakingly completing 100 laps of his garden with the aid of a walking frame. Tom, 100, wanted...

Covid-19 in SA: Death toll surges past 300, 17 200 cases

Health Minister, Zweli Mkhize, said in his daily statement released on Monday that 22 new deaths were reported in a day - bringing the total national deaths to ...

Pope Francis invites kids to get to know John Paul II

Sekielski has already said, however, that he will release a third documentary on the "role of Jean-Paul II in the dissimulation of crimes committed by priests"....

Eastern Libyan forces pull out of parts of Tripoli

Ahmed Al Mismari called on the LNA's opponent, the Government of National Accord (GNA), to do the same but did not say whether its own withdrawal was contingent...

Israel's departing defence minister says Iran is starting to withdraw from Syria

He is under US and European Union sanctions. Syria's largest mobile operator, Syriatel, has been embroiled in a power struggle with the al-Assad government si...

Cyclone Amphan evacuations in India and Bangladesh complicated by coronavirus

The cyclone is occurring during the Islamic holy month Ramadan, and reports from Muslim-majority Bangladesh said many villagers were fasting all day Tuesd...

University cop reportedly saved, shared explicit photos of Lauren McCluskey

Deras , who now works for Logan Police 85 miles away, declined several requests to comment, the paper said. Jill and Matt McCluskey and their attorneys held a...

Donald Trump Goes After Norah O’Donnell Over ’60 Minutes’ Whistleblower Segment

He also claims that leaders of the Department of Health and Human Services ignored his warnings about the coronavirus and the need to prepare for the pandemic. ...

Federal Bureau of Investigation finds 'definitive' al-Qaeda connection in Pensacola shooting

Prosecutors criticised Apple for refusing to unlock the gunman's phones, which authorities took months to hack. During the attack at the base - which also l...

Dow Activates Emergency Operations After Michigan Dams Break

Two schools were opened for evacuees in the Midland area, about 140 miles north of Detroit, after the breach of Edenville Dam. Both dams are in the process of...

Abu Dhabi's Etihad delivers medical aid to Palestinians via Israel

However, it marks an open moment of cooperation between the countries after years of rumoured back-channel discussions between them over mutual enmity towards r...

European Union recovery fund should support aerospace sector: France's Le Maire

Macron and Merkel agreed that spending from the recovery fund would focus on areas that would benefit most from future investment, including digitalization, the...

Israel Linked to Cyberattack on Iranian Port Near Strait of Hormuz

The report released by the paper, which cites unnamed cybersecurity and intelligence officials, now reveals that officials in the United States and other countr...

Cyclone Amphan intensifies: Sikkim likely to observe thundershowers on May 20 & 21

In his phone call with Patnaik, Shah reviewed the situation in Odisha and assured him of the necessary assistance from the central government to tide over the...

Mother gets time served for $400K college admissions bribe

Under an agreement with prosecutors in which Sui pleaded guilty to federal programs bribery, the USA didn't seek additional prison time. "I promise that I will ...

Flynn Judge May Get First Argument Against Dismissal by June 10

Former national security adviser Michael Flynn on Tuesday asked the DC Circuit Court of Appeals to step into his still-lingering criminal case, almost two w...

Australia's Call for Coronavirus Probe Backed by Over 100 Countries

It doesn't mention China, but Australia's push for the inquiry has angered Beijing, which has threatened a huge tariff on barley and blocked some beef imports. ...

Man abducted as child in China reunited with parents after 32 years

Mao Yin was taken from his parents in 1988 when he was two years old. Last month, police got a tip that a man in Sichuan had bought a child in the late 1980s,...