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Qatar Says Gulf Citizens Can Stay Despite Crisis

Qatar moved Sunday to avoid an escalation of its feud with Gulf neighbours by telling their citizens they are welcome...

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Puerto Ricans Vote On Knotty US Relationship

To become a true US state, to choose independence or to maintain the status quo: Puerto Ricans will on Sunday mull...

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US Attorney General Next In Scandal’s Spotlight

Jeff Sessions, a longtime senator until President Donald Trump picked him as US attorney general, heads to Congress...

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Floating Solar Farm Reflects China’s Clean Energy Ambitions

As the United States was withdrawing from the Paris climate pact, China's clean energy ambitions were being reflected...

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Trump To Make Room Soon For Melania and Son At White House

The US first couple has hardly gotten off to a conventional start. Now, after a period spent apart, it's in for a very...

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Comey Boosted Case For Obstruction Charges Against Trump

Former FBI director James Comey's scathing testimony has boosted the case for obstruction of justice charges against...

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Adam West, Star of Hit TV Series ‘Batman’, Dies At 88

Adam West, the actor whose seven-decade career was defined by his role in the 1960s television series "Batman," has...

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Iran Opposes Iraqi Kurdish Independence Vote

Iran voiced its opposition on Saturday to an announcement by Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region that it will organise a...

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Boeing and Iran’s Aseman Finalise $3bn Deal For 30 Jets

Iran's Aseman Airlines has finalised an agreement to buy 30 Boeing 737 MAX jets for $3.0 billion, the company said...

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US Forces Assist Philippines Military As Marawi Siege Rages On.

US forces are providing the Philippines with technical assistance to end a siege of the southern town of Marawi by...

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US Forces Back Philippine Troops In Islamist Held City

United States special forces are providing support to the Philippine military battling to dislodge Islamist militants...

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One Year After Orlando Shooting, ‘Angels’ Fight Hatred

Shocked by the slaughter at Florida's Pulse nightclub one year ago, Jen Vargas joined an organization called the Angel...

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Trump Says US Committed To NATO’S Mutual Defense Pledge

US President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States remained committed to NATO's mutual defense pledge, after...

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Trump Commits US To NATO’S Article Five On Mutual Defense

US President Donald Trump on Friday insisted that the United States remained committed to NATO's mutual defense pledge,...

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Trump Leans On Family As Don Jr Comes Out Swinging For Dad

In business as in the White House, Donald Trump leans on family. While daughter Ivanka deflects criticism by projecting...

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White House Seeks To Move Beyond Russia Scandal

The White House hopes the confirmation by James Comey that Donald Trump was not under FBI investigation can draw a line...

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Trump Leans On Family As Don Jr Comes Out Swinging For Dad

In business as in the White House, Donald Trump leans on family. While daughter Ivanka deflects criticism by projecting...

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WTO Says US Failed To Fully Comply In Boeing Subsidies Dispute

The World Trade Organization said Friday the United States had not fully complied with a 2012 ruling ordering it to...

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N. Korea Coal Export Sinks To Zero After China Import Ban

North Korea's global coal exports sunk to zero in April, UN data showed, as China choked off imports from Pyongyang to...