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Trump Administration To Review Iran Sanctions Relief

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said he has told Congress of plans to review whether sanctions relief given to Iran...

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Democrats Hope For Upset Victory In Georgia’s Sixth District

A Democrat aims to pull off an upset election victory in the US state of Georgia on Tuesday in a race seen as a...

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Stanford Backtracks On Trump Photo For Sex Assault Conference

Stanford University has backed down in a months-long row with one of its professors over the use of a photo of...

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Mattis In Riyadh To Boost US-Saudi Alliance

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is in Saudi Arabia Wednesday to reinvigorate the Riyadh-Washington alliance, with both...

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Trump To Overhaul Visa Program For High-Skilled Workers

President Trump will sign an executive order on Tuesday that aims to overhaul the H1-B visa program used by tech...

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North Korea ‘ready For Nuclear Attack’

North Korea has warned the US not to take provocative action in the region, saying it is “ready to hit back with...

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Trump White House Will No Longer Publicly Identify Visitors

The Trump administration is ending the practice of disclosing the identities of most visitors to the White House,...

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Assad Brands Chemical Weapon Claims ‘100 Fabrication’

Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, who faces international calls to be tried as a war criminal, has branded claims his...

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India’s Infosys Reports Subdued Fourth Quarter Growth

Indian software giant Infosys pledged Thursday to return $2 billion to shareholders this year as it reported subdued...

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No Easy Way For US To Back Military Threats To Pyongyang

President Donald Trump is raising pressure on North Korea, touting the US naval "armada" he ordered to the troubled...

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Rising Protectionism, Uncertainty Threatens Global Growth

The growing temptation to resort to protectionism and uncertainty in Europe linked to the French elections pose "risks"...

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Trump Administration ‘to Sell Nigeria Planes’ For Boko Haram Fight

The Trump administration plans to sell fighter planes to Nigeria despite concerns over rights abuses and a botched air...

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UN Chief Pushes Change In Trump-Era Turmoil

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres marks his first 100 days in office on Monday, facing a long list of worsening...

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New York Harnesses Future With Passion For the Past

Museums, apps and real estate: New Yorkers are taking a breather from the city's constant drive for renewal by delving...

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North Korea Blasts US Strikes On Syria, Says Justify Nukes

North Korea has said the US missile strikes on Syria were an "intolerable act of aggression" that "proves a million...

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Trump’s Syria Strike Celebrated By ‘terrorists’

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has said “terrorists are celebrating” US strikes on a Syrian airbase. His...

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Syria Grows Increasingly Volatile For US Forces

Friday's strike on a Syrian airbase marks the first direct US attack on the Damascus regime, raising questions about...

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US Launches Cruise Missiles On Syrian Airbase

The United States on Friday fired dozens of cruise missiles at a government-controlled airbase in Syria, in retaliation...

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Syria Strike Illegal, Damages US-Russia Ties

The Russian government has condemned missile strikes by the US on a Syrian airbase, saying Washington's action would...