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Iran claims Revolutionary Guard shot down U.S. drone

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps air force shot down an " American espionage drone " that was invading Iranian territory, the IRGC's public relations arm s...

Ocasio-Cortez: U.S. ‘Is Running Concentration Camps on Our Southern Border’

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., comparing USA detention facilities for migrants to " concentration camps " are hurting the agents who care for the children a...

As Hong Kong protests quiet down, what's next?

Mrs Lam said that unless the government was able to address concerns about the proposed laws "we will not proceed with the legislative exercise again". As a...

Trump To Remove Millions Of Illegal Immigrants From US Starting Next Week

President Donald Trump on Monday night issued a vague threat to deport "millions" of undocumented immigrants next week, though he did not provide details and...

Russian Federation to Washington: Drop Middle East troop plan and stop provoking Iran

The standoff drew a call for caution from China. Some supporters of the multinational nuclear deal blamed the Trump administration for Iran's provocative an...

Erdogan says Egyptian ex-president Morsi was 'killed', calls for trial

At Istanbul's Fatih mosque where thousands joined in prayers, Erdogan called Morsi a "martyr" and blamed Egypt's "tyrants" for his death adding that he didn't...

United States sex cult leader faces life in prison after guilty verdict

Raniere , 58, faces up to life in prison. Nxivm founder Keith Raniere is seen in a courtroom sketch. "This trial has revealed that Raniere , who portra...

Rocket attack targets oil firms in eastern Iraq

A foreign security guard protects ExxonMobil's expatriate and Iraqi staff of the West Qurna-1 oilfield, which is operated by the companyl, during an opening cer...

Tory members would see the party destroyed in order to secure Brexit

One thing Labour's divided shadow cabinet does agree on, I'm told, is a reluctance to put "No Deal" on the ballot paper in any public vote, because of the "chao...

Dems Get Inside Trump Inner Circle with Hope Hicks Interview

At Wednesday's closed hearing, Hicks is expected to face questions from Democrats about at least five episodes detailed in the Mueller report that she had knowl...

IIT Bombay emerges best Indian institute in QS Rankings

Hopkins landed at No. 24 out of 1,000 universities worldwide in rankings compiled by global higher education analysts at Quacquarelli Symonds . Despite decli...

Trump Won't Apologize For Calling For Death Penalty On Central Park 5

AURN White House correspondent April Ryan confronted President Donald Trump over the exonerated Central Park Five , but Trump refused to apologize for his ...

Graphic: Huntsman Spider Eats An Entire Possum In Australia

The man's wife, Justine Latton shared photos of the horrifying moment on Facebook , which show the spider clinging on to the hotel door with the tiny possum ...

Canada approves contentious oil pipeline expansion, expects legal challenges

Finance Canada's projects the pipeline, once complete, could rake in $500 million worth of corporate taxes for federal coffers. Last August, the Trudeau gov...

Air steward, drink cart sent flying after turbulence rocks flight over Europe

The flight attendant was trying to "collect all drinks and full glasses from passengers" before the "downward impulse occurred", the airline said. " I think I...

Dutch investigators expected to name suspects in downing of MH17

The governments of the Netherlands and Australia have said they hold Russian Federation legally responsible. The Joint Investigation Team, which seeks to tr...

Trump stands by comments about wrongly convicted 'Central Park Five'

Director Ava DuVernay , centre, with the Central Park Five , from the left, Raymond Santana, Kevin Richardson, Korey Wise , Anthony McCray and Yusef Salaam, ...

$1 Billion in Cocaine Seized at Philly Port, Crew Charged | NBC10 Philadelphia

The Port of Philadelphia said the situation was still developing and that it had no comment. The U.S. attorney's office reports the crew of the ship have been a...

Chinese President Xi to visit N. Korea this week: KCNA

Xi is scheduled to pay a two-day visit to North Korea from Thursday at the invitation of its leader Kim Jong-un, according to the Korean Central News Agency ...

$1 Billion Worth Of Cocaine Seized In Historic Philadelphia Raid

Federal prosecutors call it one of the largest cocaine seizures in US history. The cocaine was seized from the ship MSC Gayane, which was traveling from Chi...

Trump’s pick for defense secretary withdraws as past domestic incidents surface

The acting defense secretary did not provide specifics about the family situation but media outlets including The Washington Post and USA Today published ex...

New Zealand man jailed for sharing video of Christchurch mosque attacks

According to RNZ, Arps sent footage of the attack to around 30 people, even asking an unknown individual to add cross-hairs and a body count to "make it more...

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar visits AES hit Muzaffarpur, toll rises to 107

Kumar, who had been away in New Delhi since Saturday, returned to the state capital Monday evening and held an emergency review meeting on the AES situation w...

Scientists take a peek behind those sad puppy dog eyes

And it's proven to be a remarkable interspecies relationship. "The presence of these anatomical differences between wolves and dogs is a smoking gun for the rol...

'Trump Heights': Israel names Golan Heights settlement after U.S. president

Ambassador to Israel David Friedman unveiled a sign labelled " Trump Heights" in English and Hebrew. "We will continue developing the Golan Heights for...

Magnitude 6.5 natural disaster strikes off coast of Japan

On March 11, 2011, a devastating 9.0-magnitude quake struck under the Pacific Ocean, and the resulting tsunami caused widespread damage and claimed thousands of...

Boeing executives apologise over deadly air crashes

Smith said Boeing is committed to doing what is required to restore it. "If it doesn't, we'll address whatever is a high priority", he added. Boeing admitte...

Dominican Republic Deaths: Another American Dies on Vacation in Caribbean Country

Allen is the most recent confirmed tourist death in the country since Leyla Cox, 53, the Staten Islander who died on June 10 while on vacation for her birthda...

Pete Buttigieg Says It's "Almost Certain" We've Had a Gay President

That's wrong . It only works if the absurdly small sample size of US presidents is reflective of the overall population, which it clearly isn't, because Americ...

Dead in SoCal Costco Shooting; Suspect In Custody

He said he wasn't sure of French's exact disability. Corona is about 50 miles (81 kilometers) east of downtown Los Angeles. An off-duty Los Angeles Departme...

Death toll rises from China natural disaster

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescue workers carry out a person from a collapsed building following a strong natural disaster at Putao village...

Banks Reopen as Hong Kong Returns to Normal Ahead of Weekend Protest

China has denied accusations that it tramples on human rights . At that time, the Beijing regime still valued worldwide perceptions and even promised the terr...

Majority of Voters Would Feel 'Uncomfortable' Voting for Trump in 2020

Detailed numbers of four of the 17 states the campaign had polled got out. The new CBS poll, conducted May 31 to June 12, confirms a significant Biden lea...

U.S. companies' message to Trump: Don't expand China tariffs

Large public companies, many of whose shares sank in May on concern over the impact of tariffs on growth, also warned in broad terms of the trouble an outright ...

2027, India population to cross China’s

India is expected to surpass China as the world's most populous nation around 2027. In China, the largest of these 55 countries, the population is projected to...