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US Gives Surveillance Planes To Philippines

The United States donated surveillance aircraft and began delivering weapons to the Philippines on Thursday to help its...

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North Korea Marks ‘Victory Day’

In heavy rain, North Koreans put down their umbrellas to bow before the mausoleum of founder Kim Il Sung and his son on...

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Under Pressure, Trump Turns Attention Back To Clinton

Two chants emerged as hallmarks of Donald Trump's campaign rallies as he made his improbable run for the White House....

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Tillerson Denies Suggestions He Will Resign

US Secretary of State on Wednesday Rex Tillerson denied suggestions that he plans to resign because of disagreement...

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Residents Threaten Demonstrate Over Bad Roads

Some residents who reside at the Community 22 annex, Washington, New York, Zenu, BBC and its environs within the Kpone...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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EU Court Upholds Hamas Terror Listing

The European Union's top court on Wednesday upheld the bloc's decision to put Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on...

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US Sanctions Vote ‘hostile’, Says Top Iran Negotiator

Iran's top nuclear negotiator said on Wednesday that new sanctions approved by the US House of Representatives were "a...

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EU Court To Rule On Hamas Terror Listing

The EU's top court rules Wednesday on whether Islamist movement Hamas should be taken off the bloc's terror black list,...

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Trump’s Bid To Rally Base Marked By Protests

Fresh from a rare legislative victory, Donald Trump tried to shore up ebbing popular support Tuesday at a raucous rally...

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Tillerson Staying On As Top US Diplomat

Top US diplomat Rex Tillerson does not plan to step down, the State Department said Tuesday, quashing reports citing...

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America’s Warrior-Senator McCain Returns To Senate — For Now

The scar above John McCain's eye and purplish bruise on his face stood as evidence that all was not normal in the US...

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NAFTA Talks Need Quick Outcome

US and Mexican political deadlines are creating pressure to reach a quick outcome to next month's talks to rework North...

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Trump Defies Political Norms — Again — With Attacks On Ally

From publicly attacking a member of his own cabinet to delivering a partisan speech to a gathering of Boy Scouts,...

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US House Set To Vote To Sanction Russia, Iran, NKorea

The US House of Representatives will vote Tuesday to slap new sanctions against Russia, a move that limits President...

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Trump Renews Attacks On Own Attorney General, Decision ‘soon’

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions found himself in an increasingly untenable position Tuesday, as President Donald...

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Crunch Time As US Senate Braces For Health Care Vote

Senate Republicans vote Tuesday on the latest effort to repeal Obamacare, in the face of withering criticism from...