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Trump Says Transgender Personnel Barred From US Military
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that transgender people may not serve "in any capacity" in the US military,...
Egypt Sets Up ‘national Council’ To Combat ‘terror’
Egypt has created a "national council" to combat the rise of Islamist "terrorism" which has targeted its security...
Sun, Ledecky Suffer Shock Defeats At Worlds
Chinese superstar Sun Yang and American sensation Katie Ledecky suffered surprise defeats at the world championship on...
Reviving Rare Dvorak Opera and Finding the Present
It was a time of chaos and intrigue in Russia, laden with questions about political legitimacy. So goes the plot of a...
US Federal Reserve Keeps Benchmark Interest Rate Unchanged
The US Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Wednesday but gave no clear signal about the...
German Helicopter Serving With UN Crashes In Mali
A German helicopter with two crew on board crashed in northern Mali on Wednesday in an apparent accident while...
‘Difficult’ Fight For Hezbollah On Lebanon-Syria Border
Surveying the rocky no-man's land on Lebanon's eastern border with Syria, Hezbollah fighters recalled the "difficult"...
Israel-Turkey Fallout Deepens Over Muslim Holy Site
A fallout between Turkey and Israel deepened on Wednesday as the Jewish state hit back at Turkish President Recep...
US Congressman Leaves Hospital Six Weeks After Being Shot
Steve Scalise, the US congressman shot last month by a gunman angry about President Donald Trump, has been released...
US Republicans Jump-Start Health Care 2.0, Outcome Uncertain
Reinvigorated US Senate Republicans on Wednesday resumed their marathon effort to uproot Obamacare, but what their...
UN Pushes DR Congo To Abide By Deal On Elections
The UN Security Council on Wednesday warned that the Democratic Republic of Congo and the region could face further...
Seven Mexicans Among 10 Migrants Dead In Texas Truck
Seven Mexicans were among the 10 migrants who suffocated in an overcrowded, sweltering truck smuggling them into the...
Prayer Mats, Police and Clashes Outside Jerusalem’s Old City
They come every day, spreading out prayer mats in a Jerusalem street under the watchful eyes of Israeli police and...
US Congressman Shot In Baseball Field Attack Leaves Hospital
The 51-year-old US Representative Steve Scalise, seen in 2014, "is in good spirits and is looking forward to his return...
Stock Markets Buoyed Before Fed Update
World stock markets climbed Wednesday, with all eyes on the Federal Reserve's US interest rate decision as corporate...
Indian State Leader Resigns In Potential Boost For Modi
The leader of India's eastern Bihar state resigned from his post on Wednesday in a surprise move widely expected to...
Eight Dead In Lagos Building Collapse
Eight people were killed when a four-storey building collapsed after heavy rains in Nigeria's commercial hub of Lagos,...
UN Chief Warns Central Africa Could Plunge Back Into Conflict
A new bout of violence in the Central African Republic that has killed nine peacekeepers this year risks derailing...
New Japan Kit Kat Factory Opens To Meet Exotic Flavour Demand
Wasabi and Okinawan sweet potato may not be everyone's preferred type of Kit Kat but booming demand for exotic flavours...