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President Trump welcomes Sarah Palin to White House

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House Committee Restarts Probe of Russia's Election Meddling

The committee also said it sent a letter Thursday to FBI Director James Comey and National Security Adviser Admiral Mike Rogers to testify at a closed hearing...

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Britain's snap election: Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party vows tough fight

The Prime Minister will table a Commons motion on Wednesday calling for an election to be held on Thursday, June 8. The Commons vote was a formality, given bo...

Sheriff's office releases body cam footage from deputy killed in Logan County

The Oklahoma City Police Department said on Twitter that they offered their " deepest condolences " to Wade's family. Authorities said Nathan Aaron LeForce, 4...

Facebook killer takes his own life as police close in

Stephens then fatally shot himself inside the auto. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg addressed the " Facebook Killer " tragedy at the beginning of his company's a...

North Korea warns Trump: 'We're ready to launch nuclear strike'

The country's hereditary leader Kim Jong-un, wearing a black suit and white shirt and a tie, welcomed his country's bravest as he addressed thousands of soldier...

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But the business baron played down the arrest. Asserting that the government of India left no stone unturned in trying to arrest liquor baron Vijay Mallya, th...

New Zealand tightens immigration rules in 'Kiwi-first' crackdown

New Zealand is introducing tougher requirements for skilled overseas workers as it tries to control immigration numbers that have reached an all-time high. Remu...

Most Americans no longer think Trump keeps his promises

More U.S. citizens have lost faith in President Donald Trump's ability to keep his promises, a new survey finds. A slim majority of Americans view Trump a...

Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners launch mass hunger strike

Protesters have launched sympathy marches in several major towns in the West Bank, such as Hebron and Ramallah. He doesn't mention the crimes for which he was c...

Pence makes first trip to Asia as tension mounts with North Korea

Asked about North Korea this past week, he told reporters: "North Korea is a problem". Abe did not elaborate or say where he obtained the information, accordi...

Syrian President Assad Claims That the Chemical Attacks Were a "Fabrication"

While it might be satisfying in the short term to overthrow a government that uses chemical weapons on its people, any additional use of force should be based o...

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What began with an attempted traffic stop ended some 26 hours later with two Gwinnett County police officers fired for stomping and punching a black motorist. F...

Boris Johnson 'dismayed' at Russian veto of United Nations resolution

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India exposed on issue of terror financing in Pakistan: FO

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Hillary Clinton responds to Syria strike

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Korea starts celebrating birthday of country's founder

Following the Syrian strike, North Korea's KCNA news agency said the Trump administration, "has entered the path of open threat and blackmail". DPRK sta...

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Syrian evacuation bomb blast death toll climbs

The agreement had stalled, leaving thousands of people from both government-besieged and rebel-besieged areas stranded at two transit points on the city's outsk...

Aadhaar set to revolutionise Indian economy: PM

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Farooq Abdullah wins Srinagar LS bypoll by over 10000 votes

The delegation, led by J&K Pradesh Congress Committee chief G A Mir last evening met Governor N N Vohra and submitted a Memorandum demanding imposition of Gover...

'No impunity' for those responsible for Syria chemical attack

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Japan PM: North Korea may be capable of sarin-loaded missiles

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Italy's Emma Morano, the world's oldest person, dies at 117

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British Columbia New Democrats promise balanced budget, higher corporate tax

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