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Nigel Farage says Trump's 'Go Back' remarks were 'genius'

The president's remarks were in line with his recent denunciations of liberal enclaves as violent, dirty and outside the mainstream. Cynthia Wells, 63, a Cin...

Police Officer Shoots at Dog During Welfare Check, Kills Woman Instead

The unidentified patrol officer in Arlington was sent to check on a woman who was passed out at about 5 p.m. Thursday when he spotted what appeared to be a woma...

President Trump Downplays Recent North Korean Missile Tests, Compliments Kim Jong Un

While North Korea's three short-range missile tests over the past few days " may be a United Nations violation ", he explained in a series of subtly menacing po...

Pompeo criticises China after meeting top diplomat in Bangkok

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has criticised China for what he described as predatory trade practices and human rights abuses that harm economic developme...

France disagrees with USA sanctions on Iranian foreign minister

Separately, France expressed concern over USA sanctions on Iran's foreign minister, emphasizing that it disagrees with the decision along with Britain and Ger...

India accuses Pakistan-backed militants of targeting Hindu pilgrims in Kashmir

Speaking " in clear terms ", India's top diplomat Subrahmanyam Jaishankar told Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that "any discussion on Kashmir, if at all warra...

Trump in Danger? Half of House Democrats Support Impeachment Inquiry

Salud Carbajal, a second-term California Congressman, flipped Friday to supporting impeachment, becoming the 188th to do so - meaning a majority of the 235-stro...

Report on public inquiry into Ontario serial killer to be released today

The commission led by Gillese determined that employers did not consider the possibility that staff members could or would deliberately harm patients. "Everyone...

Trump Imposes New Sanctions on Russian Federation in Response to Nerve-Agent Attack

The first round of sanctions , imposed under the 1991 Chemical and Biological Weapons and Warfare Elimination Act, went into effect on 27 August 2018. Trump an...

Trump drops intelligence chief pick John Ratcliffe

Yet here he is, publicly telling his selection for director of national intelligence that the appointment is not worth enduring the "slander and libel" of the "...

It Advertises Trump, Firearms, And Bacon -- But Is This Gun Store Racist?

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Ayanna Pressley of MA and Rashida Tlaib of MI - all have negative, but higher, ratings. Ms. O...

Trump to announce European Union beef trade agreement

U.S. President Donald Trump pauses during an address at a campaign rally in Cincinnati, Ohio. Trump is expected to announce the trade deal at 1:45 p.m. USA an...

Will Hurd, Trump critic and only black House Republican, to retire

WIll Hurd announced Thursday night he will not seek reelection in 2020. Hurd, 41, who represents a district in southern Texas along the border with Mexic...

Eric Garner's Widow: Mayor de Blasio 'Full of Malarkey'

The mayor's office and a lawyer for Pantaleo did not respond to requests for comment. On Wednesday he was interrupted during the Democratic party debates by pro...

USA to pull out thousands of troops under Taliban deal

The Trump administration is in the midst of carrying out a dramatic scaling back of the U.S. embassy in Afghanistan , with the goal of cutting half of the emba...

Faked Facebook accounts linked to Saudi Arabia, Mideast region

Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman's economic and social reform plan "Vision 2030" and Saudi Armed Forces' success during the conflict in Yemen featured prominent...

Police investigate possible product tampering, woman loses hair after using conditioner

Another image, uploaded by her mother Taffy Jo Timm , shows huge clumps of hair on the shower floor and spread over the walls. As the state of her hair kept g...

Tsunami fears after quake off coast of Indonesia

Officials said the quake, estimated by U.S. monitors at magnitude 6.9, had the potential to generate a tsunami. There were no immediate reports of damage or c...

Small plane lands on busy United States road

The plane landed on Pacific Avenue, a main road riddled with power lines and a lot of cars. The pilot got out of the plane, seemingly uninjured, and with help f...

China strongly opposes United States tariff threat, vows to take countermeasures

Speaking to reporters as he left the White House for a rally in industrial OH on Thursday (Aug 1), Mr Trump complained that while he liked China's President Xi...

Two hurt by 'homemade bomb' in Bangkok as city hosts security summit

China's top diplomat Wang Yi and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are attending the forum along with other regional and global officials. The city's Erawan...

Saudi Arabian women can now hold passports and travel alone

The decrees, issued Wednesday, were made public before dawn Friday in the kingdom's official weekly Um al-Qura gazette. The government has clipped the powers...

"Burqa ban" goes into effect in Netherlands, questions about enforcement remain

The proscribed clothing includes the burqa and niqab, worn by conservative Muslim women . Wearers of the banned clothing are to be given the option to re...

USA formally withdraws from 1987 INF nuclear treaty with Russian Federation

The U.S. blamed Moscow for the death of the treaty. The breakdown of the treaty, the latest in a growing list of East-West tensions, is of grave concern becau...

From phone makers to farmers, Trump's trade wars take their toll

Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, right, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, for photos before holding talks at the Xijiao Conference Center in Shangha...

Death toll in Yemen attacks reaches 51

Local officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told the Associated Press the bomber drove his explosives-laden auto into the police station's gates short...

Whaley Bridge evacuation: 'We don't know when we can go back

A small number of properties in the areas of Furness Vale and New Mills, outside Whaley Bridge but inside the flood risk area, were also evacuated on Thursday e...

Police in probe that led to Stormy Daniels arrest charged

He also faces departmental charges for approving the $760 spent by four officers working undercover at the club on alcohol and lap dances. The CPD did not name ...

$A simple math problem has divided the internet$

A simple math problem has divided the internet

Were you able to solve the equation? That's because there are two possible answers and, as with the color of that dress or whether you heard Yanny or Laurel , ...

Switzerland suspends funding to UNRWA amid reports of misconduct

The allegations included in the report by the agency's ethics department, first published by Al Jazeera on Monday, are now being scrutinised by United Nations...

Saoirse Kennedy Hill Dead - RFK's Granddaughter Dies at 22 at Kennedy Compound

The Kennedy family's hearts are "shattered" after losing Saoirse Kennedy Hill , who had detailed her battle with depression while a high school student. It...

Sudan army commander says bank security forces killed protesting children

The remaining obstacles concern the powers of the proposed joint civilian-military ruling body, the deployment of security forces and immunity for generals over...

OPP looking for suspicious vehicle in Kapuskasing

While police are encouraging people to continue calling in anything suspicious, Acting Sgt. Shona Camirand with the Ontario Provincial Police in North Bay said ...

Manhunt through the muskeg continues in northern Manitoba

The remote community is only accessible by air or by a two-hour boat ride. An exhaustive search of the area failed to locate the duo, childhood friends and fo...

Senate approves two-year, $2.7-trillion government spending bill

Passage marked a drama-free solution to a worrisome set of looming Washington deadlines as both allies and adversaries of the president set aside ideology in ex...