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United States troop pullout from Afghanistan ahead of schedule

The Afghan government has repeatedly called for extending the truce and launching peace talks. Trump told reporters on Tuesday that the United States force ...

100,000 DEATHS: U.S. toll hits gruesome milestone as country reopens

NY remains the worst-hit state with 29,370 deaths and almost 365,000 cases, followed by New Jersey with almost 11,500 deaths and an excess of 156,000 cases. Sou...

Could Republican National Convention Come to Texas?

Without any such assurances, Trump suggested the convention could move to another state. Gov. Roy Cooper and Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles have not said definiti...

Joe Biden says basement lockdown is 'working pretty well' for campaign

And this is where we find ourselves in late May 2020, as the USA death toll from the global pandemic reaches 100,000: the president of the United States believe...

United States coronavirus death toll passes 100,000

The densely packed NY metropolitan area, consisting of about 20 million people across a region that encompasses the city's northern suburbs, Long Island and nor...

Toddler Siblings Are Missing; Their Mother Was Arrested

The body was first spotted by a fisherman in the Verdigris River before it was retrieved downstream in the Arkansas River. The Medical Examiner will work to def...

US coronavirus death toll crosses 100,000

Initially, it was believed the first death from the virus in the USA was on February 29 in Kirkland, Washington, a Seattle suburb. "We are particularly concer...

Rapper Houdini Reportedly Shot and Killed in Toronto

Anyone with information is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers. In addition to Houdini, a 27-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy were also wounded in the...

Costa Rica Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage | Social

The country became the first in Central America on Tuesday to legally recognize same-sex marriage. Despite considerable opposition from religious groups, gay ...

The United States closes air borders to Brazil, leaving Bolsonaro more isolated

More pro-Bolsonaro rallies were expected to take place in Sao Paulo, Brazil's most populous city and the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. The actual number...

Trudeau commits to working with provinces on paid sick leave

The committee - which has been meeting twice a week virtually and once a week in person with reduced numbers in the Commons - will now meet four times each week...

Intel: Trump administration defended Iran nuclear waivers as 'restrictions,' then ended them

Since the US withdrawal and the revival of USA sanctions to cut Iran's oil exports, Tehran has boosted its nuclear work in what analysts see as an effort to cha...

GOP governors offer states as alternative RNC convention host

Kemp's offer was followed by one from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, The convention is set to gather more than 2,500 delegates and thousands more guests, press an...

Ontario to take over management at more long-term care homes

The five homes include Eatonville Care in Etobicoke, Hawthorne Place in North York, Altamont Care in Scarborough, Orchard Villa in Pickering and Camilla Care in...

Military finds disturbing abuse of seniors in five Ontario LTC homes

Ford said one of the homes listed in the military's report, Holland Christian Homes Grace Manor, has since made changes and will not be taken over. In an emot...

Donald Trump lashes out at 'politically correct' reporter for wearing mask

Biden recently accused Mr. Trump of stoking deaths with his stance on masks. "You know what, you'd have to ask them", Trump said in June 2019 . Biden, whos...

Italy and Belgium join France in rejecting hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19 treatment

The French government on Wednesday revoked a decree authorising hospitals to prescribe the controversial drug for Covid-19 patients after France's public h...

Boris Johnson says lockdown-breaking advisor acted 'with integrity'

Cummings has said he made the trip to be near relatives. The Observer and Sunday Mirror reported that he had broken lockdown restrictions again and was seen...

Huawei executive Wanzhou stays in Canada

The fallout has since spanned three countries. Meng's arrest had stunned China, considering the iconic status of Huawei which is the Asian powerhouse's larges...

Japan police arrest man in Kyoto anime arson that killed 36

Japanese police have formally arrested a man on suspicion of an arson attack on an animation studio in Kyoto previous year that killed 36 people, a police spo...

Trump threatens to pull GOP Convention out of North Carolina

Asked later that day about Trump's statements, Vice President Mike Pence said in an appearance on Fox that states around the country, including Texas, Florid...

Tropical Storm Bertha forms, hits SC coast

The storm is expected to weaken as it moves inland and across North Carolina. Tropical Storm Bertha made landfall in SC on Wednesday morning. "On the fore...

US Navy: Russian Pilots Shouldn't Be Doing This

It was the third time in two months that Russian pilots unsafely intercepted P-8A reconnaissance aircraft over global waters in the Mediterranean . Indeed, a...

Forty containers fall off APL England

Waverley Council mayor Paula Masselos said the washed up debris has forced the closure of Malabar Beach while Bondi, Bronte and Tamarama remain open. NSW Mari...

Coronavirus 'past peak' in Russia, WWII parade in June: Putin

Doubts are creeping in about his government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, and a referendum that could allow him to hold onto power through 2036 is exp...

Boy Being Followed by Bear: 'This Is So Cool'

The bear can be seen following along from a distance of five to 10 metres throughout the video. "Come, come, Ale", Calliari said, according to a translation b...

Global COVID-19 hydroxychloroquine trial paused over safety concerns

Following WHO's advise, the Department of Health (DOH) said it will stop giving the anti-malaria drug (hydroxychloroquine) to COVID-19 patients in the count...

Could the China-India border dispute trigger a military conflict?

Meanwhile, a Chinese expert commented that unlike the previous standoffs between the Chinese and Indian armies , the latest border friction was not caused by a...

Spain begins 10-day mourning period for coronavirus victims

The Spanish authorities declared a 10-day official mourning interval from Wednesday to honour the practically 30,000 individuals who died from the coronavirus p...

India claims to capture ‘another Pakistani spy pigeon’ in IoK

According to the police, inhabitants of the Manyari village captured the pigeon as it flew into the Hiranagar sector from across the border. Geeta Devi, a res...

China Reports Three New Coronavirus Cases After First Day With None

The commission also reported 40 new asymptomatic cases - patients who are infected but do not show symptoms - compared with 36 a day earlier. Another four imp...

Korea sees biggest jump in virus cases in 7 weeks

Cases connected to a logistics center of Coupang Corp. increased to 36 with KCDC estimating that about 4,000 people may have been exposed to the virus. Active t...

World Health Organization warns of 'second peak' in areas where COVID-19 is declining

India, with a population of over 1.3 billion, saw a record single-day jump in new cases for the seventh straight day. During a media briefing on Monday, Mike ...

DOJ Ends Probes of Loeffler, Inhofe, Feinstein Stock Sales

Representatives for Loeffler and Feinstein confirmed the investigations were complete. The spokesman said Feinstein "was happy to voluntarily answer those quest...

Feds looking at Ahmaud Arbery's death as a hate crime, attorneys say

CNN has reached out to Christine for comment. Arbery, 25, was unarmed when he was killed February 23 after a white father and son pursued the black man after...