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North Korea accuses the US of being “hell-bent on hostile acts”

North Korea has accused the US of being "hell-bent on hostile acts", despite a recent agreement between the two countries to resume nuclear talks. Pyongyang's delegation to the United Nations…

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Cuba considering introduction of cryptocurrency

Cuba’s Communist government announced that it was studying the potential use of cryptocurrency as part of a series of measures to boost its economy amid a deepening crisis exacerbated by…

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Tanks to be part of Independence Day parade

Tanks have begun arriving in Washington DC after Donald Trump said the military hardware would be part of his Independence Day celebrations. At least two M1A1 Abrams tanks and two…

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American auto industry icon Lee Iacocca dies aged 94

Lee Iacocca, the charismatic U.S. auto industry executive who gave America the Ford Mustang and was celebrated for saving Chrysler from going out of business, has died at the age…

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USA: House committee files lawsuit seeking Trump’s tax returns

The House filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to force the Treasury Department to turn over President Trump’s tax returns, escalating a fight with an administration that has repeatedly dismissed as…

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Use of personal email by aides to Donald Trump’s administration to be scrutinised

Top aides in President Donald Trump’s White House, including his daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, will come under increased scrutiny for their use of personal emails and other…

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Buttigieg raises $24.8 million from nearly 300,000 donors in the second quarter this year

U.S. presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg raised $24.8 million from nearly 300,000 donors in the second quarter this year, his campaign said on Monday, putting him in the top tier among…

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Photo Story: Ice 1.5m thick carpets Mexico’s Guadalajara

A man walks as hail covers the streets in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, 30 June 2019. A storm left a large around 1.5 metres of hail in the streets and according…

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Bodies of Salvadoran father and daughter return home for burial

The corpses of a Salvadoran father and his 23-month-old daughter, whose bodies lying face down in the Rio Grande became symbols of the perils of illegal immigration to the United…

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Ten persons killed in plane crash in Texas

A light aircraft has crashed into an airport hangar in Texas killing all 10 people on board. The plane, a twin-engine Beechcraft BE-350 King Air, crashed shortly after take-off at…

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Pope praises Trump-Kim meeting

Pope Francis praised on Sunday the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and said he hoped it would lead to peace. He said…

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UPDATED: Historic meeting between Trump and Kim at the DMZ

President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met Sunday at the Demilitarized Zone. He became the first US President to cross into North Korea as he met Kim…

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Aylan Kurdi family heartbroken over unauthorized movie about ‘ the boy on the beach’

Reader’s discretion is recommended due to the graphic nature of the photo attached to the story Aylan Kurdi’s family is feeling heartbroken and angry about the unauthorized movie that's…

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Ship carrying waste arrives back in Canada from the Philippines

A ship carrying 69 containers of waste mislabeled as plastic recyclables returned to Canada on Saturday from the Philippines. The incident sparked a diplomatic dispute and the prospect of an…

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Trump and Kim to meet Sunday at the DMZ

President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet Sunday at the Demilitarized Zone. The confirmation came from South Korean President Moon Jae-in at a joint news conference…

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What we learnt after two nights, 20 candidates, four hours of the Democrats leadership debate

Two nights, 20 candidates, four hours and one unforgettable collision between former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Senator Kamala Harris. The New York Times presents a feature on…

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U.S. wants the Netherlands to supply ground support in Syria

The Dutch newspaper Volkskrant reported that the United States asked the Netherlands to supply ground military resources as part of a new mission to Syria. The newspaper quoted the…

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Buttigieg, Biden and Sanders duel in Democratic front-runner’s TV debate

Democratic White House front-runners Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg together with seven other candidates took to the stage in Miami, Florida, to impress voters ahead of next year's…

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Woman killed by three sharks in Bahamas

Jordan Lindsay, 21 from Torrance, California, was snorkelling with her family, including her parents, when she was attacked by three sharks near Rose Island, northeast of Nassau, in the Bahamas.…

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Venezuela foils alleged attempt on President Maduro’s life

An attempt to assassinate Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has failed the country's government said. Maduro has accused the United States of being behind an alleged coup plot. Venezuelan Communications Minister…

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North Korea says time running out for fresh U.S. strategy

The United States should act to present a new strategy to revive denuclearisation talks, a North Korean diplomat in charge of U.S. affairs said on Thursday, warning time was running…

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Boeing suffers new 737 Max setback

US regulators have uncovered a possible new flaw in Boeing's troubled 737 Max aircraft that is likely to push back test flights. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it identified…

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More U.S. towns falling victims to hackers

A town in Florida ended up paying $500,000 to hackers after a ransomware attack on its computer system. The total paid by Florida municipalities over ransomware in the last two…

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U.S. Democratic candidates confront each other in first TV debate

Ten Democratic candidates have faced off in the first TV debate of the race to oust President Donald Trump from the White House next year. In the debate in in…

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Pope saddened by image of dead migrant father and baby at US-Mexico border

Reader's discretion is recommended due to the graphic nature of the photo attached to the story Pope Francis is profoundly saddened by the death of two migrants – a…

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U.S., Poland sign cyberspace defence cooperation agreement

In another important milestone marking the strong partnership between the U.S. and Poland, military officials from the two countries signed a cyberspace defence cooperation agreement June 26. The Arrangement on…

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Very mild earthquake reported in New York

There was a mild earthquake of Long Island in New York the United States. According to the United States Geological Survey, a very small quake was reported in Queens in…

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Mueller to testify before House panels on July 17

U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who issued a report in April on Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, will testify in open session before the House of Representatives…

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San Francisco bans e-cigarettes

San Francisco became the first major U.S. city to ban the sale of electronic cigarettes that have not undergone the required Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review and until their…

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U.S. starts work on a global coalition against Iran

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo headed to the Middle East with the aim of building a global coalition against Iran, following a week of crisis that brought the United States…

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Woman forgotten in parked Air Canada plane

Canadian authorities are investigating how a woman was forgotten asleep on an Air Canada aircraft. Tiffani Adams said she was left alone on an Air Canada plane after falling asleep…

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Iran warned not to misjudge U.S. ‘prudence’

U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton warned that Iran should not "mistake U.S. prudence and discretion for weakness.”. He was referring to President Donald Trump's decision the other week…

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Trump denies new accusations of sexual assault

A New York writer has said Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in a changing room at a Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s. E Jean Carroll wrote in the New…

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Fatal air crash in Hawaii

A twin-engine aircraft crashed in Hawaii, killing at all nine people on board. The Hawaii Department of Transportation said the King Air plane when it went down near Dillingham Airfield…

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Trump open to talks with Iran but warns it would face “obliteration” if conflict broke out

President Trump has said he doesn't want war but warned Iran it would face "obliteration" if conflict broke out. Speaking to NBC on Friday evening, Trump said the…

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Canadian family man killed in Chile

A Canadian citizen was stabbed to death on Friday evening in the Chilean port of Valparaiso. The murder happened while he was strolling with his family in one of the…

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Photo Story: Firefight in Jalisco

Members of federal forces face off with an armed group after the murder of a police officer in the municipality of Tlajomulco, in the state of Jalisco, Mexico, 21…

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Photo Story: David Gilmour’s personal guitar collection sells for $21.5 million at auction

Guitars, including a 1954 Fender Stratocaster with the serial number 0001 (2-R) and a 1955 Gibson Les Paul Gold Top (R), are displayed during a preview of an auction…

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U.S. regulator bars U.S. airlines from flying over Iranian airspace

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an emergency order prohibiting U.S. operators from flying in an overwater area of Tehran-controlled airspace over the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf…

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UPDATED: Videos released of American drone being hit in the Gulf, strike on Iran averted at last moments

Iran and the US have both released videos purporting to show an American drone being shot down and which is threatening to escalate the tension even more. In…

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Pete Buttigieg under scrutiny for his handling of a police shooting in his hometown

Democratic presidential candidate and mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigieg is under scrutiny for his handling of a police shooting in his hometown, South Bend. Sunday's fatal shooting of…

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U.S. Navy link mine fragments to Iran

The United States Navy on Wednesday displayed mine fragments it said it had removed from one of two oil tankers attacked in the Gulf of Oman last week. The American…

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Samsung installs momentous new led displays in the heart of New York`s Times Square

Samsung Electronics completed a massive state-of-the-art five-screen LED display installation at the iconic One Times Square building in New York City. The new high-end displays from Samsung measure more than…

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Pentagon Announces $250M to Ukraine

The U.S. Department of Defense announced plans to provide $250 million to Ukraine in security cooperation funds for additional training, equipment, and advisory efforts to build the capacity of…

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Trump formally launches 2020 re-election bid

US President Donald Trump has formally launched his re-election campaign, urging supporters to "keep this team in place" for four more years. Promising the "mother of all rallies" around 20,000…

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Americans urged to get MMR vaccine in wake of “record-breaking” European measles outbreak

The American Academy of Pediatrics medical journal on Monday recommended to all U.S. citizens " to take all the recommended vaccinations, including measles through the MMR vaccine, before traveling abroad."…

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Argentina not ruling out cyber-attack after ‘unprecedented’ power blackout

Argentina said it is not ruling out a cyber-attack after what President Mauricio Macri called an "unprecedented" power blackout struck five South American countries - Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Chile…

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“Trump Heights” opens in Golan

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday unveiled a "Trump Heights" sign, featuring an Israeli and a US flag, to mark the site of the new settlement on the Golan…

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Massive blackout hits Argentina and Uruguay

A massive failure in the electrical interconnection system left Argentina and Uruguay without power, according to reports on local media. The power failure brought chaos in Argentina, which has been…

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Royal Navy planning to deploy marines to Gulf

The Telegraph reports that the Royal Navy is drawing up plans to deploy marines to the Persian Gulf to protect British ships after a series of alleged Iranian attacks…

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Saudi Arabia wants maritime protection for tanker traffic in the Gulf

Reuters reports that Saudi Arabia called for swift action to secure Gulf energy supplies, after the United States blamed Iran for attacks on two oil tankers in a vital…

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Harsh criticism from Trump directed at London Mayor Khan after three killed in London

The tit-for-tat over Twitter between US President Donald Trump and London mayor Sadiq Khan shows no sign of abating. Trump has now branded Khan a "disaster" and a "national…

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More tourist deaths reported at Dominican Republic resorts

Dominican authorities have asked the FBI for assistance investigating the mysterious deaths of three Americans-Miranda Schaup-Werner, 41, and of a couple, Nathaniel Edward Holmes and Cynthia Ann Day -…

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Warning that tanker attacks risk sparking conflict

After the latest incident on Thursday that left two tankers in flames in waters near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, Elizabeth Dickinson, senior analyst with International Crisis Group, warned the…

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Video that US says shows Iran removing mine from tankers in Gulf of Oman

The U.S. military has released a video it says implicates Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the attack on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, the latest…

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Iran calls US accusation it is behind attacks on two oil tankers ‘unfounded’

Iran says it "categorically rejects" US claims that it is behind attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had earlier…

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Amanda Knox back in Italy

Amanda Knox, the former US exchange student convicted then acquitted of murdering British flatmate Meredith Kercher in Perugia, on Thursday morning arrived in Italy after an absence of many…

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