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Judge temporarily stops 1st federal execution in 16 years

In her ruling, Chutkan wrote that Barr's order conflicts with a 1994 federal law that specifies that federal executions must use the method "prescribed by the l...

Ex-president Mahinda Rajapaksa sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new prime minister

Newly-elected President Gotabaya Rajapaksa picks his elder brother Mahinda Rajapaksa, a former president, to be the interim prime minister. . During the three...

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu charged with corruption

Mandelblit was considering charges in three main corruption cases, after police recommended past year that Netanyahu be indicted. Netanyahu is set to make a s...

Jeffrey Epstein jail guards charged with falsifying records related to his death

Authorities said for about two hours during their shift, footage shows that the two guards were apparently sleeping. Senators from both sides of the aisle pus...

Impeachment Witness Says Trump Ordered Pressure on Ukraine

Mr Schiff said Mr Pompeo and Mr Trump "have made such a concerted and across-the-board effort to obstruct this investigation and this impeachment inquiry". "W...

Rep. Denny Heck's full questioning of Gordon Sondland | Trump impeachment hearings

Judge Andrew Napolitano claimed Wednesday that U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland was the most compelling witness of the Trump impeachm...

Pressure mounts on Donald Trump as Ukraine hearings move forward

Later in his testimony, Volker said that thanks to hindsight and the testimony of other witnesses, that Trump was using the aid to pressure Ukraine to investiga...

Bushfire threat spreads, wreaks havoc in Australia as Sydney chokes

Temperatures were forecast to breach 40C (104F) in the state's north. "The safest option is to take shelter indoors immediately". "Homes are not built to with...

Body bag taken to SA insurance firm to claim funeral fee

Old Mutual failed to pay out so the family involved in the claim arrived at their offices in KZN with the dead family member in a body bag. "The claim was not...

Trump considering withdrawing up to 4,000 U.S. troops from South Korea

There are about 28,500 USA troops now stationed in South Korea, which remains technically in a state of war with nuclear-armed neighbor North Korea following ...

Prince Andrew to step back from public duties

In an official statement on Wednesday, the Duke of York, who has been making headlines recently for his ties to Epstein, announced he will no longer be taking o...

Trump defends Biden over North Korea's 'rabid dog' jibe

Choson Sinbo, the pro-Pyongyang newspaper published in Japan, said a third Trump-Kim summit raises the possibility of a USA presidential visit to the capital ...

Federal Bureau of Investigation seeks interview with whistleblower who triggered impeachment inquiry

An FBI agent in the Washington field office in October reached out to one of the lawyers representing the whistleblower and asked to question the Central Intell...

Wednesday’s Democratic debate has an all-female moderating team

Biden "made you proud" in a debate that had yet to take place. Moderators at the fifth Democratic primary debate asked Sanders whether Democrats should dis...

Impeachment sham completely debunked, says White House after third public hearing

The official Twitter account for the White House tweeted a negative quote from a former National Security Council official about Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman...

Lieberman refuses to budge Israeli politicians seek to avoid third election

A coalition government or new elections? If Israel is forced into a third election, it would be entering uncharted waters, with opinion polls already predicti...

Sondland testimony provides 'zero evidence' of Trump crimes in Ukraine, Nunes says

The whistleblower's identity remains unknown, but they have been identified in reports as a Central Intelligence Agency officer previously detailed to the Whi...

US Senate unanimously passes Hong Kong rights and democracy bill

Police said 213 people were charged in court on Wednesday with rioting for one of the diversionary actions earlier this week. They reportedly crawled through ...

Cairo Rejects Pompeo's Statement Legalizing Israeli Settlements

That is the demand of Israel's national religious right, a core constituency of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , which sees the West Bank as part of a his...

Justin Trudeau unveils new cabinet with focus on national unity

Former Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Francois-Philippe Champagne has been sworn-in as Canada's new top diplomat replacing incumbent Freeland ...

US Is Still Talking To China On Trade, Says Donald Trump

The Dow closed down 112 points, while the S&P 500 lost almost 0.4% and the Nasdaq shed 0.5%. Negotiations also are complicated by conflicts within the White H...

Future of Lewis the koala saved from devastating NSW bushfire uncertain

Video of the rescue shows the woman take off her shirt and wrap it around the koala, then pour water on it from bottles in an attempt to cool its burns. Althoug...

Jury Convicts Frazee In Woodland Park Killing

A judge sentenced Patrick Frazee to life in prison without the possibility of parole plus 156 years shortly after a jury in Teller County found him guilty on ...

Suspension on hunting season urged after pregnant woman killed by hounds

An autopsy showed that the victim suffered dog bites to the head, torso and arms before and after death. Prosecutor Frederic Trinh added that some of the bi...

Dominic Raab summons Chinese ambassador over Hong Kong consulate employee's 'torture'

The intervention comes after Simon Cheng - a Hong Kong resident who worked for the consulate's business-development team before he went missing in mainland Ch...

Houthi rebels kidnap 2 South Koreans in the Red Sea

The incident follows a lull in Huthi attacks on Saudi Arabia as one Riyadh official said the kingdom had established an "open channel" with the rebels in a bi...

Pompeo ‘proud’ of State Dept but Mum on Attacked Diplomat

They spoke to the magazine on the condition of anonymity to discuss their private conversations with Pompeo. It said, however, that recent political developme...

KZN advocate dies after gun accident in court

A case of culpable homicide was being probed after the apparent freak shooting, KZN police confirmed. Court staff desperately tried to stop the bleeding, but ...

United States, EU back Georgia protesters

The Georgian Interior Ministry responded to blocking of the Parliament's building with a statement on November 18, saying that according to article 9 of the L...

Oops: Vindman Almost Slips Whistleblower’s Position, Schiff Saves Him

Schiff said "these proceedings will not be used to out the whistleblower". Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman , director on the National Security Council, takes...

Married Man Kills Girlfriend & Pretends To Be Her Through Text Messages

To avoid suspicion during the disappearance, Chapman sent messages to Feden's family from her phone posing as her. Police reported Feden missing on Thursday, No...

Brexit Briefing: GBP/USD Price Weakens After General Election Debate

On the other hand, Corbyn argued yesterday that even if a Brexit deal is made in January, trade negotiations are also likely to be a lengthy process. Conserva...

Twitter says UK PM's party misled public with 'factcheck' account

The issue is that - despite retaining its Twitter handle - the overhaul of the username and branding seems like a fairly obvious attempt at masquerading as an i...

Navy Could Remove Gallagher from SEALs, Even after Trump Intervention

A spokesperson for Naval Special Warfare Command, Capt. Tamara Lawrence, told ABC News that the SEALs have implemented Trump's order to restore Gallagher's pa...

Ministry of Equality Deliver Presentations to Mark International Men's Day 2019

Jerome Teelucksingh in 1999. On this day, the importance of setting the right example is communicated and awareness is sought to be spread among men. The them...