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Philippines To Extend Martial Law In South Until Year End

The Philippine Congress on Saturday voted to extend President Rodrigo Duterte's declaration of martial law in the south...

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Philippine MPs To Vote On Martial Law Extension Bid

The Philippine Congress opened a special session Saturday to vote on President Rodrigo Duterte's bid for an extension...

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US To ‘ban Americans From Visiting’ North Korea

The US is to ban its citizens from travelling to North Korea. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a...

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White House Spokesman, Trump Legal Aide Quit As Russia Probe Deepens

White House press secretary Sean Spicer and a member of President Donald Trump's legal team resigned Friday in a...

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Trump Legal Team Gets Shake-Up As Investigation Deepens

A key member of Trump´s legal team said he resigned his post Friday, a shake-up as Trump drew fire for apparent...

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Mauritania Referendum Campaign Starts Under Opposition Boycott

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz launched campaigning Friday for a constitutional referendum boycotted by...

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US ‘to Ban Travel To North Korea’

The US is to ban its citizens from travelling to North Korea, according to two agencies that operate tours there. Koryo...

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America’s Warrior Senator From Bygone Era

The outpouring of affection for US Senator John McCain, who was recently diagnosed with brain cancer, highlights the...

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US Attorney General Plans To Stay On Despite Trump Rebuke

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Thursday he intends to stay in his job despite blistering criticism from...

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John McCain Diagnosed With Brain Cancer

John McCain, the Arizona senator and former Republican presidential candidate, has been diagnosed with brain cancer. A...

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Trump and His Campaign Promises

Donald Trump took office trailing a string of promises made during a bruising election campaign. Six months into his...

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Trump Says Regrets Hiring AG After Russia Probe Recusal

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he never would have hired Attorney General Jeff Sessions if he had known...

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US Senator McCain Diagnosed With Brain Cancer

Veteran US Senator John McCain, a former prisoner of war and the 2008 Republican presidential nominee, has been...

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Angry Democrats File No-Confidence Motion Against Trump

Two dozen congressional Democrats Wednesday launched a no-confidence motion against Donald Trump, an effort that will...

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Trump and Putin Had Another, Undisclosed Conversation At G20

Trump and Putin had another, undisclosed conversation at G20 US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart,...

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Trump Lays Blame As US Health Care Reform Bid Collapses

An angry President Donald Trump railed Tuesday against dissenters in his party who dashed his months-long effort to...

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Trump Fumes As US Health Care Reform Bid Collapses

An angry President Donald Trump railed Tuesday against dissenters in his party who dashed his months-long effort to...

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Trump Blames Democrats For Failure of Bill To Replace Obamacare

President Donald Trump blamed Democrats and a few holdouts in his own party Tuesday for the collapse of the latest...

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Republican Attempts To Replace Obamacare Fail

Republican efforts to find a replacement for President Obama’s healthcare system have collapsed. Two Republican...