Worldwide

UK coronavirus death toll rises to 4,313, up 20% on day earlier

MORE NEWS THIS CATEGORIES

Trump discussed terrorism, climate change with Pope

He is now flying on to Brussels for a summit of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, the Western military alliance. The US leader began his foreign trip with a...

Trump, Abbas Discuss Ways to Make Progress in Israeli-Palestinian Talks

The 50th anniversary of Israel's capture of territories that Palestinians seek for a state is next month. Trump and Abbas in a meeting in Bethlehem have discu...

Trump's Messy, Mostly Successful Israel Visit

Palestinians were rightly said to be underwhelmed by Trump's cursory visit, calling it "public relations and nothing more". Israel should be recognised as...

'Vigil of peace' held in Manchester after deadly attack

The holy month of Ramadan starts this weekend. He said: 'They didn't find anybody in the house at the time. Meanwhile, City said: "It's with great sadness...

Militant attack on Afghan army base kills 10 soldiers: Defence ministry

Thousands of foreign troops are still in Afghanistan , but apparently maintaining security remains an issue amid nearly frequent incidents of violence across t...

Trump meets with Pope Francis gifts

Part of Trump's motivation for meeting the pope was to dramatize how the three major religions should rally against the threat from Islamist militants. "Things ...

Minister says Manchester bomber likely did not act alone, criticises United States leaks

The Times newspaper said Abedi was believed to have returned to Britain from Libya recently. Ms Rudd refused to be drawn about the nature of the information h...

Pope Francis offers olive branch to Donald Trump in Vatican meeting

During his campaign, Trump evoked the spectre of an IS attack on the Vatican, saying that "if and when" it happens "the pope would have only wished and prayed t...

Manchester bomber was 'likely' acting with others

This morning, Home Secretary Amber Rudd has said she "absolutely" expects the raising of the threat level to critical to be temporary. "But it is somebody t...

Manchester bombing victims: Female police officer killed and husband critical

It was the deadliest attack in Britain since July 2005, when four British Muslim suicide bombers killed 52 people in coordinated attacks on London's transport n...

Toronto's Broken Social Scene plays Manchester concert one day after attack

In a message posted online, its news service said, "A soldier of the Caliphate managed to place explosive devises in the midst of gatherings of the Crusaders in...

USA president vows to 'do everything' for Mideast peace

President Trump said this of our partnership, "We are great allies". Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and U.S. President Donald Trump review honor guar...

Korea's Ballistic Missiles Test

Writing on his organization's blog , Wright pointed out that If the missile did reach that height and fly that long, it could reach the USA territory of Guam in...

HBO Has To Scrap Jon Stewart Venture Due To Technical Problems

If you're wondering what animation project, way back in November 2015 , it was announced that Jon Stewart had inked a four-year deal with HBO to produce sh...

General Election: Labour hits out at Tory 'attack' on pensioners

Labour's deputy leader has accused Theresa May of taking the support of pensioners for granted with new proposals to means-test the winter fuel allowance, whic...

Clark to continue governing B.C.

Weaver confirmed that he had met with NDP leader John Horgan , and that the two leaders agreed on many issues, including education and income disparity. Premie...

Kremlin says in talks with Turkey after new curbs on Russian wheat

Russia, however, insisted on keeping restrictions on Turkish tomato imports as well as postponing the reintroduction of a visa-free regime for Turkish nationals...

Trump's Proposed Budget Prompts Local Leaders To Sound Alarm

President Donald Trump sent his $4.1 trillion budget proposal plan for 2018 to the Congress that would cut social programs for the poor, but boost defense s...

Manchester bomber known to authorities, likely did not act alone: United Kingdom minister

And while he had "clear ties to Al Qaeda ", the official said , he could have also had connections to other groups. Neighbors recalled him as a tall, thin you...

Death Toll from Ariana Grande Concert Bombing Could Rise

Ariana Grande has reportedly offered to pay the funeral costs for victims of Monday night's deadly attack at her concert in Manchester . "I just saw y...

Five school bus passengers seriously hurt in truck crash

Investigators say the dump truck hit the bus, before veering off to the north shoulder, coming to rest in a ditch. On board were a five-year-old boy, two five...

Ariana Grande returns to USA following Manchester bombing

However, authorities would not say whether the bomber blew himself up inside or outside the arena, so it wasn't clear if rigorous bag screening or additional se...

Manchester attack: Relatives use social media to search for missing loved ones

He was remembered as a "beautiful soul" and an "amazing young man". Threatening more attacks, IS said in a statement published on its social media channels:...

Trump praises Duterte for an 'unbelievable job' on drug issue

In metropolitan Manila's Quiapo district, where a bomb blast earlier this month killed two people and wounded four others in a Muslim community, police put up...

Another bad budget from Trump targets the poor

McConnell also praised the plan for "building on the progress" made earlier this month is a 2017 spending plan that made down payments of Trump proposals to b...

Robbery suspect in custody after barricading himself on Boca Raton roof

He was released in February and is now on felony probation. He was booked into the Palm Beach County Jail. On Tuesday, a judge ordered he be held on a $468,00...

China Installs Anti-Frogman Guns in South China Sea — Military Buildup

Of the eight hurt, four suffered serious injuries, he said. He had previously confirmed that the incident occurred during a "rehearsal". "The incident occur...

Trump meets Pope Francis in Vatican visit

Trump's meeting with the head of the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics on Wednesday comes after the pair sparred at a distance on issues including migration, ...

Damascus denies using crematorium in Syrian prison

Spicer said the government in Damascus had done so "with seemingly unconditional support from Russian Federation and Iran". The Syrian regime could be killing...

Officials fear more terror attacks in the UK

Britain's interior minister, Amber Rudd , said Abedi had recently returned from Libya and her French counterpart, Gerard Collomb, said he had "proven" links ...