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US To Arm Kurds In Battle For Raqqa

US President Donald Trump has approved supplying weapons to Kurdish forces fighting so-called Islamic State (IS) in...

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US Warns Against N.Korea Travel After New Arrest

The State Department issued a sharp warning to Americans Tuesday against travel to North Korea after the arrest of a...

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Trump Fires FBI Director Comey

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday made the shock decision to fire his FBI director James Comey, the man who leads...

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Chelsea Manning Thanks Obama Ahead of Impending Release

Chelsea Manning, the transgender army private jailed for one of the largest leaks of classified documents in US...

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US Mulling Extending Carry-On Computer Ban To Europe

US authorities are considering banning carry-on computers on European flights to the United States, widening the...

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China Says It Tested New Missile Near Korean Peninsula

Chinese defense chiefs say the country's military has successfully tested a new kind of guided missile near the Korean...

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Trump Delays Decision On Paris Climate Deal

President Donald Trump delayed a decision to honor or walk away from the Paris climate accord until he returns from...

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US Alerted France To Russia Hack Targeting Macron

The head of America's National Security Agency said Tuesday that Russia was behind the 11th-hour hack of French...

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South Korean Liberal Claims Presidency Win

Liberal candidate Moon Jae-in has claimed victory in South Korea's presidential election. Mr Moon favours greater...

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Donald Trump Jr. Calls On Indiana Republicans To ‘stay Active’

Donald Trump Jr. took an Indiana victory lap Monday, speaking at the state Republican party's spring dinner just more...

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Activist, Lawyer, President

The projected winner of South Korea's presidential election is a former special forces soldier, pro-democracy activist...

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Russia Blocks China’s Biggest Messaging App

Moscow's communications regulator has added WeChat to its list of prohibited websites, according to Russian state news...

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Abbas Says Ready To Meet Israel PM As Part of Trump Peace Efforts

Mahmud Abbas said Tuesday Donald Trump was expected to visit the Palestinian territories "soon" and that he was ready...

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South Koreans Vote In Historic Presidential Election

South Koreans went to the polls Tuesday to choose a new president after Park Geun-Hye was ousted and indicted for...

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Polls Open In South Korea Election

South Koreans are voting in a presidential election, called early after a huge corruption scandal brought down their...

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Polls Open In South Korea’s Presidential Election

South Koreans went to the polls Tuesday to choose a new president, after Park Geun-Hye was ousted, detained and...

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Bill Clinton Co-Writes White House Thriller

Bill Clinton might have hoped to spend this year back in the White House as America's "first gentleman," should his...

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Russia Seeks UN Backing For Deal On Syria Safe Zones

Russia on Monday faced resistance from Western powers to a bid to win UN Security Council backing for an agreement it...

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Obama Warned Trump Not To Hire Flynn

Barack Obama warned his soon to be successor Donald Trump against hiring Michael Flynn as his national security...