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Cohen slated to speak with three congressional commitees this week

The Tuesday session in the Senate will focus mainly on what Cohen knows about Trump and associates' dealings with Russian Federation, as well as about Cohen's p...

Australian python makes 9,000-mile flight in woman’s shoe

The grandmother said it had knocked over a plant on her bedside table at 5am one morning, but she was told it had left the property by a snakecatcher. "Snakes a...

Meghan Markle makes plea for women’s empowerment ‘everywhere in the world’

She paired the dress with a pair of simple diamond Cartier earrings. At the Villa of Ambassadors in Rabat, the duke and duchess of Sussex were again welcome...

Top Democrat to Sue Justice Department if Mueller Report is Withheld

Citing Manafort's lies to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, several government agencies and his own lawyer, prosecutors said that "upon release from jail, Ma...

Trump to delay China tariff hike after trade talks ‘progress’

Financial markets around the world jumped after Trump first signalled the easing of trade tensions on Twitter late on Sunday, saying that "substantial progres...

George Pell: Cardinal found guilty of sexual offences in Australia

Pell was the archbishop of Melbourne at the time and until recently, also one of Pope Francis' closest advisors. Australian Cardinal George Pell , who h...

Ice Tsunami: Photos & Videos

Winds in Buffalo reached up to 75 miles per hour, causing damage to trees and power lines on Sunday. But on New York's Lake Erie , winds blew a wall of ice o...

Trump delays tariff hike on Chinese goods citing trade talk progress

The trade war between the world's two superpowers might be softening a little bit. after the two sides, according to Mr. Trump. made some "substantial progress...

India's top court orders eviction of more than 1 million forest dwellers

According to affidavits filed by the States in the Top Court, about 11,72,931 (1.17 million) land ownership claims made by Scheduled Tribes and other traditio...

Journalist Jorge Ramos detained while interviewing Maduro

Coronell said the group had been "arbitrarily detained" at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, the presidential palace in the country's capital. It added that...

Iranian foreign minister and architect of Iran nuclear deal abruptly resigns

Iran Minister of Foreign Affairs Javad Zarif , one of the top officials involved in the rogue nation's controversial 2015 nuclear deal , announced his resig...

Former US security officials to oppose Trump's border emergency

Sixteen states filed a lawsuit challenging Trump's national emergency declaration. Trump resorted to a national emergency declaration after Republicans on a...

British PM Theresa May delays Brexit vote to 12 March

Theresa May has ruled out having a vote on her Brexit deal in the House of Commons this week but has insisted one would be held by March 12th. Since MPs rej...

Iran's Foreign Minister Zarif Resigns

Prior to becoming foreign minister, Zarif served as Iran's ambassador to the United Nations between August 2002 and July 2007. "Zarif's resignation leaves Ira...

Damaging Wind Gusts Monday, Snow Chance Mid-Week

Widespread power outages are possible. Clearing. High: Low 40s. View the current weather at The Washington Post . Temperatures quickly dropped behind t...

Brexit: Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn will back second referendum

Jeremy Corbyn says Labour will back a public vote on Brexit - though he doesn't say exactly how May didn't secure any concessions from EU at summit in Egypt EU...

California man gets $21 million payout for wrongful murder conviction

A stream of inconsistencies in the prosecution later emerged, and state governor Jerry Brown pardoned Mr Coley almost four decades later, calling him a "model i...

Trump to Americans: ‘Hold the Date’ for July 4. Twitter Blows Up

Trump's tweet said the event will include fireworks and entertainment, along with "an address by your favorite President, me!" The nation's capital already h...

Okinawa referendum rejects relocation for U.S. military base

The central government maintains that the current relocation plan is "the only solution" for removing the dangers posed by the Futenma base without undermining ...

Prince Harry and wife Meghan visit equine centre in Morocco

Duchess Meghan is wearing a J. The couple, who will be housed in a royal residence during their stay, will meet with members of the royal family in Rabat Mo...

Saudi Arabia appoints first female ambassador

She knows Washington well having lived there as a child and studied at the George Washington University. Reema has worked for Saudi Arabia's General Sports ...

Trump is accused of forcibly kissing black campaign staffer

Johnson realized the candidate was "trying to kiss her on the mouth and attempted to avoid this by turning her head to the right", the suite alleged, adding, "D...

Pope compares child sex abuse to 'human sacrifice'

Pope Francis has vowed to crack down on sex abuse cover ups at the Vatican's child sex abuse summit. "The first truth that emerges from the data at hand is...

Senior Cop, Soldier Dead, 2 Injured In Jammu And Kashmir Encounter

Expressing grief, J&K police officer Imtiyaz Hussain took to Twitter and posted, "We have lost a very fearless J&K Police officer DySP Aman Thakur in an encount...

US prosecutors say no leniency needed for Trump ex-aide Manafort

Markey said both lawmakers and the American public need to know the answers to important questions surrounding Russian interference in the US electoral system a...

UK PM Theresa May postpones vote on Brexit deal until March 12

Business leaders and MPs reacted with anger and dismay at the news, which also prompted fresh calls to delay Brexit to avoid a damaging "no deal" exit on March ...

Civilian deaths in Afghan war hit record in 2018

However, pro-government forces - which include the us military - were shown to have killed more Afghan children previous year than their adversaries, which UN...

Gusts of up to 100 km/h possible as wind storm hits GTA

A blowing snow advisory also issued for Windsor, Essex County, and Chatham-Kent, forecasted flurries Sunday afternoon and evening. Precipitation associated wi...

Senator tells youth climate change activists "I know what I'm doing"

Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) earned the adoration of some prominent conservatives for pretty much telling a bunch of kids and their parents to pretty much go shove ...

Trump says US will keep hundreds of troops in Syria

Ankara has also criticized the increased USA support for Syrian Kurdish forces. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders on February 21 had said that a "peac...

High Winds, Heavy Snow Create Blizzard Conditions In S

Heavy snow will be subsiding as the morning goes along, with times of snow showers into this afternoon. The central Twin Cities metro area, including Minneapo...

Russian court extends detention for alleged American spy

A representative of the U.S. Embassy in Russian Federation visited Whelan on Thursday but provided few details. Lawyer Vladimir Zherebenkov said after Fri...

Taoiseach in Egypt to attend first ever EU-Arab League Summit

Ms May is now scrambling to secure changes to the divorce text she struck with the bloc in November, hoping to win the support of MPs who last month rejected th...

Dream Comes True For The Pensioner Finally Able To Honour His Heroe

Pat Davey, chairman of the RBL Frecheville Branch, said: "We are delighted to support the 75th anniversary, not only by leading a service of commemoration but a...

How Much Of The Mueller Report Will Be Made Public?

Barr will then submit a summary of the confidential report to Congress before it's decided how much will be made public. On Wednesday, Trump said that he wo...