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US ready to release strategic oil reserve

Prices are still lower than what was in mid-July. The attack has disrupted their production of about 5.7 million barrels of crude oil per day, about half of the...

‘War with India a possibility’, Imran Khan ‘absolutely’ believes, rules out talks

Kashmir has seen an average of almost 20 protests per day in six weeks since the removal of its special status, a senior government source told AFP . Pakistan ...

Ted Cruz: ‘Zero’ Percent Chance 2020 Democrats Retract Calls for Kavanaugh's Impeachment

A number of the leading Democrat presidential candidates issued statements condemning Kavanaugh. Since Democrats control the House, it's possible they could...

Taiwan cuts ties with Solomon Islands after China switch

The Chinese government scored a fresh diplomatic coup after the Solomon Islands, a strategically significant archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, severed ties with...

Tropical storm warning issued for The Bahamas; Florida could be next

Hurricane Dorian slammed into the Bahamas on September 1 as a Category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record to hit land, packing top sus...

Mark Ruffalo demolishes Boris Johnson's Brexit comparison with The Hulk

Over the weekend, reports suggest a secret alliance of Remainer MPs are busy plotting to revoke Article 50 to stop the United Kingdom leaving the European Union...

President Trump planning crack down on vaping flavors

DPH is unsure if this is related to more awareness of the dangers of the products or a new chemical causing the problem. "In a very short period of time", sa...

China and Trump Exchange Goodwill Gestures on Tariffs

I deal with them and I know them and I like them. "It's something we would consider I guess", he said. There's a deal or there's not a deal. Nevertheless, som...

SCOTUS Allows Trump Admin To Impose Harsh Requirement On Asylum Seekers

Nicaraguans and Venezuelans fleeing repression. With measures like this, he said , the Trump administration "is depriving us of the opportunity to be safe". Th...

Pakistan urges US, Taliban to return to negotiation table

The only surprise was that things had come as far as a possible Camp David meeting being contemplated. The idea behind this secret summit seemed to be to give...

Google Earth helps solve the mystery of decades-old US disappearance

His remains were found inside the submerged vehicle last month in a pond in Wellington, near Palm Beach, after the manager of The Grand Isles housing developmen...

6 people injured after stabbing at workplace in Tallahassee, Florida

A woman talks to an officer on scene after a relative was stabbed before a job interview at Dyke Industries on September 11, 2019, in Tallahassee, Fla . Outlaw...

Meghan Markle Launches Smart Works Fashion Line Wearing Designs She Helped Create

The Duchess of Sussex held a press conference in London to launch the new line while wearing two pieces from the collection, a white button-down shirt fro...

ABC News Democratic Debate Tonight From Houston at 8 pm ET

The moderating panel for the September Democratic debate tonight come from the ranks of ABC News. After praising Warren's ideological commitments and her ...

Sacked security adviser a disaster on North Korea ―Trump

North Korea said Monday it is willing to resume nuclear diplomacy with the United States in late September but that Washington must come to the negotiating ta...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calls general election for October 21

Why has an election been called? Not since 1935 has a Canadian prime minister who won a parliamentary majority in his first term been booted from office in the...

Married murder suspects who faked a medical emergency to escape are recaptured

Blane Barksdale, 56, and Susan Barksdale, 59 , were arrested and taken into custody without incident, the U.S. Marshals Service announced. They were consider...

Where will be Robert Mugabe be buried?

There have been conflicting statements about Mugabe's burial but family spokesman Leo Mugabe, the ex-president's nephew, is expected to give a definitive stat...

Prominent Dem claims 'every gun owner' understands his background check bill

Since then, however, President Donald Trump has given mixed messages on whether he might support legislation expanding background checks. As senators struggle...

Supreme Court allows broad enforcement of Trump asylum rule

The Supreme Court's order allows the policy to take effect across the entire U.S. -Mexico border, while nationwide litigation against the rule continues, the...

[BREAKING] Xenophobia: 187 Nigerians arrive Lagos from South Africa

Dabiri-Erewa said a total of 187 Nigerians were evacuated from South Africa as at Wednesday, September 11. A wave of violent attacks, mostly directed at forei...

Trump's US-Taliban Move Pushes Afghans Toward Fragile Vote

But US public opinion has soured on almost two decades of war and Trump, after initially being persuaded to reinforce US troops, has said that the United State...

Scuttling of the near-certain Afghan peace accord

Afghanistan stands at yet another transformational juncture, Mr Akbaruddin said as he noted that preparations are underway for Presidential elections in the co...

Mugabe's body heads back to a divided Zimbabwe for burial

Mugabe died at a Singapore hospital last week; he was 95. This is where Mugabe's father, Gabriel and his second wife, MaTshuma, Gabriel's younger brother Leo...

Michael Jordan vows to donate $1 million toward Bahamas recovery efforts

The northern Bahamas were the worst hit by the Category 5 storm and accompanying storm surge last weekend. The Guardian's Oliver Laughland tells Rachel H...

PM Johnson rules out Farage deal despite warning of electoral 'kicking'

In exchange, Mr Farage called on Mr Johnson not to field candidates against Brexit Party hopefuls in Leave-supporting areas in the North, the Midlands and Wal...

Federal election campaign to kick off on Wednesday

The separatist Bloc Quebecois, under new leader Yves-Francois Blanchet, will be competing for seats against the Liberals, Conservatives and the NDP in Quebec, a...

US House steps up Trump impeachment probe

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler moved to formalize an investigation that had up to now avoided officially declaring the aim to impeach Trump...

Scottish court rules UK PM`s suspension of parliament `unlawful`

A panel of three judges at the Court of Session found in favour of a cross-party group of politicians who were challenging the prime minister's move. All thre...

Labour Cabinet Secretary: Party's stance on Brexit 'utter BS'

In a speech on Wednesday in London , Mr Watson will say a single-issue Brexit election may not break the deadlock in Parliament - something only a second ref...

Amid Controversy, Maine National Guard Confirms Stay At Trump Resort

Air Force announced that Air Mobility Command would review its guidance for the selection of airports and lodging accommodation for air crews during world...

NOAA Chief Defends Controversial Statement On Alabama

Trump persisted in saying that Alabama was at risk, and a few days later, on September 4, he displayed a NOAA map that appeared to have been altered with a ...

Trapped crew members rescued from capsized cargo ship

It also provided fresh air to the propeller room, which Reed said was even hotter than outside, where the high was 34 degrees Celsius. He also sent a separa...

China's international trade grew 0.1% in Aug

China has pressed the United States to cancel the tariff increase, but said last week that a September round of talks was being discussed between the two. I...

Labour's Harriet Harman to run for Commons Speaker

Tributes poured in, with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn praising Mr Bercow for being a "superb Speaker" who had " totally changed the way in which the job has been...