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China warns students about travelling to U.S.

China’s education ministry on Monday urged students and scholars planning to visit the United States to more carefully evaluate the associated risks, state media said, as tension between the…

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US ready to talk with Iran ‘with no preconditions’

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that Washington was willing to hold talks with Iran to lower tensions in the Persian Gulf "with no preconditions." "We are prepared to…

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UPDATED: Trump arrives in the UK

President Donald Trump on Monday arrived in the UK for a state visit that includes the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of D-Day. Before departing, Trump endorsed former Foreign…

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Applicants for US visas will now have to submit their social media details

Under new stringent measures, nearly all applicants for US visas will have to submit their social media details under newly adopted rules. The State Department regulations say people will have…

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Trump urges UK to send Farage to negotiate Brexit

After he backed Boris Johnson as the next British prime minister, US President Donald Trump said the UK should send Nigel Farage to Brussels to conduct Brexit talks with…

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Trump acknowledges then retracts comments on Russian help

President Trump on Thursday acknowledged for the first time that Russia helped “me to get elected,” and then quickly retracted the idea. “No Russia did not get me elected,” Mr.…

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Man who set himself on fire outside White House has died

reader discretion advised due to graphic nature of photo The man who set himself on fire outside the White House on Wednesday has died. The man, who has…

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Disney could pull productions from Georgia over abortion law

Bob Iger, the CEO of Disney says Georgia's new anti-abortion law would make it "difficult" for the company to keep filming there. Blockbusters like Black Panther and Avengers: Endgame, were…

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Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg says that Mueller’s Press Conference was close to an impeachment referral

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg said that Mueller’s press conference was as close to an impeachment referral as you can get. Buttigieg told NBC News, “The message really is over…

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Abercrombie & Fitch CEO says smaller stores are the future

Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Fran Horowitz said in an interview with CNBC that smaller stores are the future. Abercrombie will do 85 store redesigns in 2019, including some for its…

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John Bolton warns Iran of 'very strong response'

John Bolton, President Donald Trump's national security adviser, warned Iran on that any attacks in the Persian Gulf will draw a "very strong response" from the U.S. Bolton's comments came…

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US and Egypt urge calm in Libya

The United States and Egypt called for calm as Khalifa Haftar pressed on with his offensive on Tripoli. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addressed the crisis in Libya during…

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The ex-wife of Amazon boss to give half her fortune of $37bn to charity

MacKenzie Bezos, the ex-wife of Amazon boss Jeff Bezos, has promised to give half her fortune to charity. She joins billionaires such as investor Warren Buffett and Microsoft founder…

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Possible East Med alliance in the offing to counter Russia

Eliot Engel, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, says the U.S. is looking for friendly nations in the Eastern Mediterranean region that share core democratic values in light…

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Reports of a great white shark stirs fear in New Yorkers

Fears of a "Jaws"-style situation emerged after the three metre-long shark, weighting 240 kg, was detected just off the coast of New York. The shark, which has been named Cabot,…

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Earthquake shakes Tokyo as Trump was due to arrive

A medium-strength earthquake hit eastern Japan on Saturday hours before the arrival of U.S. President Donald Trump. Japanese NHK national television said the tremor caused buildings to shake in Japanese…

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US to send 1,500 extra troops to Middle East

The US is to send 1,500 troops to the Middle East to counter the "ongoing threat posed by Iranian forces", the acting defence secretary says. Congress has been notified about…

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PhotoStory: Dead whale washes up in San Francisco Bay Area

A gray whale carcass on the shore of Limantour Beach at Point Reyes National Seashore in California, USA. The marine mammal is the thirteenth dead whale that washed ashore in…

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Summer camps across the U.S. are drawing the line against unvaccinated children

Summer camps across the United States are tightening their policies on vaccines, with some prepared to turn away children whose parents opted not to vaccinate them against measles .…

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Pentagon doesn’t exclude sending troops to the Middle East

Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan confirmed that the Pentagon was considering sending additional U.S. troops to the Middle East. The troops will serve as one of the ways…

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Trump offers including Huawei in trade deal between the US and China

US President Donald Trump has said Huawei could be part of a trade deal between the US and China, despite branding the telecoms firm "very dangerous". Speaking to reporters at…

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US Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg shows off his Maltese

Popular American website TMZ has published a video clip of US Democratic Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg speaking Maltese. The 37-year-old mayor of South Bend and who is of Maltese descent,…

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More Russian jets intercepted near Alaska

US fighter jets have once more been deployed to intercept Russian warplanes that flew too close to American airspace near Alaska. This was the second day in a row…

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Germany to mediate in Iranian crisis

Germany is going to attempt to mediate in the current crisis between the United States and Iran. According to report in German daily Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ), the policy director…

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Panasonic halts component shipments to Huawei

Panasonic has halted shipments of some components to Huawei in order to comply with US export restrictions. The Japanese group said it had sent an “internal notification that it…

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Computer system of Baltimore in the US locked down by hackers

Anonymous hackers have brought the US city of Baltimore to its knees by seizing control of government computers, demanding bitcoin in return for releasing their hold over the systems.…

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Huawei founder warns Trump: ‘You underestimate our abilities’

Ren Zhengfei, the founder of Huawei has taken aim at U.S. President Donald Trump, warning that U.S. restrictions on its business "underestimate our abilities". Ren was quoted by Chinese…

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Use of human remains as compost legalised in Washington

Washington has become the first state in the US to legalise human composting. Under the new law, people there can now choose to have their body turned into soil…

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Russian warplanes intercepted by US jets off the coast of Alaska

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said in a statement that U.S. fighter jets on Monday intercepted Russian warplanes off the coast of Alaska and kept tabs…

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Trump warns Iran: It will be your end

After that in the past few days President Donald Trump tried to reach out to Iran to deescalate the ever rising tension, he now issued a very stern warning. In…

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Google suspends business with Huawei, Intel, Qualcomm, and Broadcom cut off dealings too

Reuters reports that Google has suspended business with Huawei that requires the transfer of hardware and software products except those covered by open source licenses. Bloomberg now reports that Intel,…

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Fears of a miscalculation in ongoing Iran-US tension

Amid the ongoing tension in the Middle East, with both the US and Iran strengthening their military presence Eurasia Group’s Henry Rome, the risk of miscalculation by Washington and…

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First Republican lawmaker says Trump engaged in impeachable conduct

U.S. Representative Justin Amash, a frequent critic of President Donald Trump, became the first Republican lawmaker to say the president has engaged in impeachable behaviour. His claim formed…

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Gulf nations approve US request to deploy troops

The United States is planning to deploy military forces in the waters of the Arabian Gulf and in a number of Gulf Cooperation Council countries, according to media reports in…

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US warns airliners of flying risks in Gulf

As the tension in the Gulf shows no signs of abating, U.S. diplomats warned that commercial airliners flying over the wider Arabian Gulf faced a risk of being “misidentified” amid…

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Internet sensation Grumpy Cat dies

The feline famous on the internet for her permanent scowl, Grumpy Cat, has died. It’s owners from Arizona in the United States said that the cat was seven years old…

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USS Abraham Lincoln ready for every eventuality

Fox News is reporting that the USS Abraham Lincoln is now on station in the northern Arabian Sea amid rising tension with Iran. The USS Abraham Lincoln is accompanied…

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Boeing completes software update for its 737 Max aircraft

Following two fatal crashes within five months, Boeing has completed development of a software update for its 737 Max plane which was grounded worldwide because of the crashes. Boeing announced…

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New York Mayor de Blasio to contest Presidential election

New York City mayor Bill de Blasio has announced his candidacy for the 2020 presidential election. Announcing his bid on YouTube, de Blasio said: "Donald Trump must be stopped. I've…

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China laments blacklisting of Huawei by US

China expressed its strong opposition to countries imposing unilateral sanctions on Chinese entities. The comments by a Chinese Commerce Ministry spokesman were made in response to the latest U.S.…

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Trump declares national emergency over IT threats, issues executive order to protect US networks

US President Donald Trump declared a national emergency and signed an executive order that bans U.S. companies from using foreign telecom services that could pose a national security threat. With…

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Pope Francis names Bishop Baldacchino to lead diocese in New Mexico

Pope Francis on Wednesday appointed Bishop Peter Baldacchino to head the Diocese of Las Cruces, New Mexico. With this appointment Baldacchino became the first diocesan bishop associated with the…

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Slideshow: Exhibition Celebrating 80 Years of Batman

In the midst of the current cinematic success of Marvel, it’s adversary DC is celebrating the 80th anniversary from when Batman first made his comic appearance. In Los Angeles an…

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Order imminent from Trump laying ground for Huawei ban

President Donald Trump is expected to issue an executive that would effectively prohibit US companies from using any telecoms equipment manufactured by China’s Huawei. The Financial Times reports that…

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Photo Story: Monet painting sold for record $110.7 million

A painting by Claude Monet has been bought for $110.7 million, a new world record for a work by the French artist. Monet completed the oil painting in 1890…

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Washington orders non-emergency government employees to leave Iraq

The U.S. State Department on Wednesday ordered the departure of “non-emergency government employees” from Iraq, the U.S. embassy in Baghdad said in a statement. Referring to the embassy and the…

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San Francisco bans facial recognition

San Francisco has voted to ban the use of facial recognition, the first US city to do so. The emerging technology will not be allowed to be used by…

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Facebook to restrict livestream feature

Facebook announced that it will restrict who can use the company's livestream tool in an effort to limit its use to "cause harm or spread hate". Facebook said that…

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Saudi oil facilities attacked by drones

Saudi Arabia said armed drones struck two of its oil pumping stations on Tuesday, two days after the sabotage of oil tankers near the United Arab Emirates. Tuesday's attacks on…

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Trump insists he doesn’t want war with Iran

President Donald Trump insisted that the United States is not preparing for war with Iran despite recent escalating tensions. Whilst emphasising that a report that the White House is considering…

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The former husband of Meghan Markle remarries

Trevor Engelson, the former husband of Meghan Markle remarried this weekend in a lavish Californian ceremony. From 2011 until their divorce in 2013, Markle was married to actor and producer…

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Hollywood legend Doris Day dies aged 97

Doris Day was once one of the biggest female box office stars in American history and an accomplished, award-winning singer, who retired in her 50s to follow her dreams into…

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Iranian commander says US military in Gulf a target

A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said the U.S. military presence in the Gulf used to be a serious threat but now represented a target, the Iranian Students' News Agency…

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US-China trade talks to continue

The talks will continue, but so will the tariffs. That was the outcome of the latest round of trade negotiations between China and the United States in Washington. The US…

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Facebook sues analytics firm over alleged data misuse

Facebook is suing a South Korean firm, Rankwave, it accuses of unlawfully using data to sell marketing and advertising. The social network is asking a judge to force Rankwave to…

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U.S. warns merchant ships of possible Iranian attacks

Iran could target U.S. commercial ships including oil tankers, the U.S. Maritime Administration said on Friday, as a senior Iranian cleric said a U.S. Navy fleet could be “destroyed with…

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US increases military presence in the Middle East as Iran tensions escalate

The US is sending a Patriot air defence missile system and a warship to the Middle East amid escalating tensions with Iran. The USS Arlington, which transports amphibious vehicles and…

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