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Trump Defends Decision To Fire FBI Director

U. S. President Donald Trump is defending his move to fire FBI Director James Comey, saying "he wasn't doing a good...

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Why Did Trump Oust FBI Chief — and What Happens Next?

Donald Trump sent a shockwave through Washington by firing James Comey, the FBI's powerful director since 2013 who...

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Microsoft Aims To Make Artificial Intelligence Mainstream

Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled new tools intended to democratize artificial intelligence by enabling machine smarts to...

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Moon, Trump Agree On Close Cooperation On N. Korea

South Korea's new President Moon Jae-In and US President Donald Trump agreed Wednesday on "close cooperation" in...

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Anglican Head Backs Trump’s Israeli-Palestinian Peace Effort

The leader of the world's Anglicans on Wednesday backed US President Donald Trump's bid for fresh peace talks between...

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South Korea’s Moon Jae-In Willing To Visit North Korea

Moon Jae-in, South Korea's new president, has declared his willingness to visit the nuclear-armed North, moments after...

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Trump Defends Sacking of FBI Chief Comey

Democratic and Republican lawmakers will be “thanking” Donald Trump for firing FBI director James Comey, the...

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South Korea’s New Leader Moon Jae-In Sworn In

South Korea’s new President Moon Jae-in has been sworn in, vowing to address the economy and relations with the North...

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Trump’s Firing of FBI Director ‘domestic Matter’

The Kremlin on Wednesday described the firing of the FBI director James Comey by US President Donald Trump as an...

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Syria Kurds Say US Decision To Arm Them Will Hasten IS Defeat

Kurdish fighters battling the Islamic State group in Syria said Wednesday that the "historic" US decision to provide...

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Muslim Leaders Invited To Summit With Trump

King Abdullah II of Jordan, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and Niger's Mahamadou Issoufou are among leaders...

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Turkey Says US Arming Kurdish Syria Fighters ‘unacceptable’

Turkey on Wednesday slammed as "unacceptable" a US announcement that Washington would supply arms and military...

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S. Korea’s Moon Sworn In, Says Willing To Go To North

South Korea's new president was sworn in on Wednesday, just a day after a landslide election victory, and immediately...

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Trump Fires FBI Chief James Comey

President Donald Trump has fired the director of the FBI over his handling of the inquiry into Hillary Clinton’s...

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South Korea’s Moon Jae-In Sworn In Vowing To Address North

South Korea's new leader Moon Jae-in has been sworn in, vowing to address the economy and relations with the North in...

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Ghana, IMF To Decide Next Month

Government’s decision on a possible extension of the IMF deal is likely to be concluded next month. This is the...

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Russia’s Lavrov To Meet With Trump On Syria Amid Uproar

US President Donald Trump will receive Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov at the White House Wednesday even as a...

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More Trouble Ahead For Taiwan’s Tsai After Rocky Year

It has been a turbulent first year in power for Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen as relations with Beijing have soured...

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Senators Advance As Rangers Downed In NHL Playoffs

The Ottawa Senators booked their place in the Eastern Conference final on Wednesday after a deserved 4-2 victory over...