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Lithuania torn on USA plan to relocate troops from Germany to Poland

President Donald Trump on Wednesday reaffirmed his plans to pull large numbers of troops from Germany, saying "probably" some of them would be shifted to Pola...

Stimulus checks sent to more than 1 million dead people

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Kosovo president cancels U.S. talks with Serbia after war charges

A special prosecutor's office dealing with Kosovo's 1998-99 uprising against Serbian rule said on Wednesday it had indicted Kosovo President Hashim Thaci for al...

United Nations chief appeals to Israel to abandon West Bank annexation plans

He told The Associated Press that annexation would not only violate worldwide law, but "would be a major factor to destabilize the region". The proposed annex...

John Bolton says he would 'consider' testifying against William Barr

The 23rd of June saw the publication of John Bolton's book " The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir ", dubbed by President Trump as nothing but "f...

New York City moves into phase two of reopening

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Biden to accept presidential nomination in person at scaled-back convention

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Bolton Hits Back at Pompeo as Trump Yes Man

Bolton - who has faced backlash from President Trump and former administration officials over his damning tell-all book - was asked whether there is a link be...

Iran says it's ready for talks if U.S. apologises over nuclear pact

Explaining his support for extending the arms embargo, he claimed it is "the right and necessary thing to do" and that "the export and import bans have been eff...

UK's Prince William Visits Oxford Covid-19 Vaccine Developers

The recombinant protein vaccine was issued with a clinical research permit from the National Medical Products Administration on June 19, according to the instit...

Kosovo President Hashim Thaci indicted for war crimes

USA representative and former Berlin envoy Richard Grenell said respected he Thaci's decision to stay away "until the legal issues of those allegations are sett...

Pakistan air crash probe shows pilots distracted by coronavirus worry

The minister noted that the aircraft touched the runway thrice without the landing gear which caused damage to its engines. "The plane should have been at an ...

Immense Neolithic Ring Discovered Near Stonehenge

Research on the pits at Durrington was undertaken by a consortium of archaeologists as part of the Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project . A team of archaeol...

Muhammad Ali's son makes head-turning statement on BLM

Ali, who died aged 74 in 2016 as a result of complications of Parkinsons' disease, was a known activist who in 1964 joined the Malcolm X-led Nation of Islam. An...

Trump's executive order expanding visa restrictions sparks outrage

The ban on new visas applies to H-1B visas, H-2B visas for nonagricultural seasonal workers, J-1 visas for exchange students and L-1 visas for managers of multi...

Some states break virus records as USA caseload grows anew

George, Trump did not specifically say if he asked officials to slow down testing , but added that "if it did slow down, frankly, I think we're way ahead of ou...

Three men indicted on murder charges in killing of Ahmaud Arbery

Dial explained that Bryan, who videotaped Travis McMichael shooting and killing Arbery, made the admission during a May 13 interview with the Georgia Bureau...

Trump asks what the '19' in COVID-19 stands for

The FDA has been criticized for initially being slow to clear diagnostic tests for COVID-19 from academic laboratories and then being too lenient on antibody te...

Don't let the pub reopenings go to your head, warns Johnson

He also reduced social distancing from two metres to one metre in a change that will allow many more pubs and restaurants to reopen. Two households in Engla...

New York, New Jersey, Connecticut to Quarantine Visitors from Coronavirus Hot-spot States

States immediately affected under those criteria include Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida , North Carolina, South Carolina, Washington, Utah and Texas . Fo...

Michael Flynn wins ruling ordering judge to dismiss case against him

The dismissal comes hours before the House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on allegations that Attorney General William P. Barr has interve...

It’s Israel’s CHOICE whether to annex West Bank, Pompeo proclaims

Meanwhile, one position that could be approved by the White House is for Israel to annex parts of the West Bank in stages over several months, reported Haare...

Donald Trump brands coronavirus the 'Kung flu' during address to young Americans

Fauci led a witness panel that stressed it was hard to predict how long coronavirus will remain a threat. Trump doubled down on Tuesday, however, telling a ...

'Historic' coronavirus challenges ahead, experts warn US Congress

The president doubled-down on Monday, saying in an interview that the "reason we have more cases is because we do more testing than any other country by far". "...

Coronavirus pandemic still accelerating — World Health Organization chief

It is an economic crisis, a social crisis, and in many countries - a political crisis. "It is not a choice between lives and livelihoods", he said. "Countries c...

India reduces Pak High Commission staff by 50%, to reciprocate

FM Qureshi said India was targeting Pakistani diplomats and levelling baseless allegations. There was no immediate reaction from Pakistan. He vowed that the...

European Union chiefs press China on trade, Hong Kong security law

With criticism mounting that the EU has been kowtowing to Beijing, European Council President Charles Michel and EU commission President Ursula von der Leyen ...

Germany Orders First Local Lockdown Since Easing - State Premier

Guetersloh is the first area in Germany to go back into lockdown after the authorities began gradually lifting restrictive measures at the end of April. "If we ...

1 city, 1 voting place: Kentucky braces for lines in primary

Lebron James tweeted , "This is SYSTEMIC RACISM and OPPRESSION". Trump , of course, voted by mail himself in Florida earlier this year. Erie County - home t...

Number of Coronavirus Recoveries Worldwide Tops 4.5 Million - Johns Hopkins University

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India Responds To US Alleging "Unfair Practices" In Repatriation Flights

After the USA announced restrictions on Air India's special repatriation flights alleging "unfair and discriminatory practices", the government said today it is...

Dr. Anthony Fauci: Trump never ordered us to slow down testing

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Another shooting at Seattle’s protest ‘Autonomous Zone’

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Pelosi: GOP 'Trying to Get Away With Murder . . . of George Floyd'

During the special session, the CARES act bill, which divides $841 million between every county, city, and town in Minnesota, was agreed upon and passed by the ...