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UK PM May cautions: support my Brexit deal or face no deal
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British Prime Minister Theresa May has warned rebels in her party that unless they support her potential Brexit deal with the EU then they will face a no deal. The United Kingdom is due to...
'Mosul Eye' Blogger Omar Muhammad Describes ISIS Atrocities In The City, Says: 'I Felt That I Was Not Alone' Because 'I Had The People Of Mosul On My Side'
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In an interview with Deutsche Welle network's Arabic channel, Omar Muhammed, founder of the English-language Mosul Eye blog on life in the Iraqi city of Mosul under Islamic State (ISIS) rule, said...
John Bolton vows to punish ICC after court announces probe of alleged US war crimes in Afghanistan
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White House National Security Adviser John Bolton threatened to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) after the global tribunal announced an investigation into alleged U.S. war...
Airport project on world's largest island sparks sovereignty row
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Greenland's government has struck a deal with Denmark over funding for upgrades to three airports on the Arctic island, a project of strategic interest to a number of international players...
Sen. Warren asks for investigation of Trump administration’s “alarming” steel tariff exemptions
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren is accusing the Trump administration of rigging its trade wars. Steel, steel, steel. Spencer Platt/Getty Images On Wednesday, the Massachusetts Democrat...
Donald Trump: Apple should make products in the US to avoid tariffs
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Donald Trump says Apple should make products in the US. Issei Kato/Reuters Donald Trump tweeted on Saturday that Apple should make products in the United States if it wants to avoid...
Bombshell poll reveals heavy union backing for second Brexit vote
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Members of Britain’s three biggest trade unions now support a new referendum on Brexit by a margin of more than two to one, according to a bombshell poll that will cause political...
Wealthy Russians in Britain face new visa crackdown after Salisbury
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Scheme has allowed hundreds of oligarchs and Putin allies to make UK their home Roman Abramovich: the Chelsea FC owner has already fallen foul of the clampdown, having withdrawn his...
Argentine group says 3,000 Catholics quit church over abortion
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Thousands of Argentine Catholics on Friday renounced their membership in the church to protest its opposition to a bill that would have legalized abortion in Pope Francis's homeland, a group...
Maersk sends first container ship through Arctic route
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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A Maersk vessel loaded with Russian fish and South Korean electronics will next week become the first container ship to navigate an Arctic sea route that Russia hopes...
REVEALED: Iran uses civilian airlines to smuggle arms to Hezbollah
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REVEALED: Iran uses civilian airlines to smuggle arms to Hezbollah Iran is smuggling weapons to Hezbollah on commercial flights, taking “unexpected routes” to conceal the activity....
Trump is dangerous again as his Kim Jong-un ‘breakthrough’ turns sour
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Faced by the collapse of his only diplomatic ‘achievement’ and worried about support at home, the president could go rogue. R emember all the hoo-ha over Donald Trump’s summit in June with...
Trump Threatens to Pull U.S. Out of WTO If It Doesn’t ‘Shape Up’
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President Donald Trump said he would pull out of the World Trade Organization if it doesn’t treat the U.S. better, targeting a cornerstone of the international trading system. “If they...
US to end all funding to UN agency for Palestinian refugees
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The Trump administration has decided to end all funding to the United Nations agency tasked with supporting Palestinian refugees and call for a large reduction in the number of Palestinians...
Trump Reaches Revised Trade Deal With Mexico, Threatening to Leave Out Canada
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WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Monday that the United States and Mexico had reached an accord to revise key portions of the North American Free Trade Agreement and would finalize it...
More than 100 seats that backed Brexit now want to remain in EU
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Major new analysis shows most constituencies now have majority who want to Remain More than 100 Westminster constituencies that voted to leave the EU have now switched their support to...
Indonesia Bans Israeli Athletes but Uses Israeli App as Official Transit Guide for Visitors
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Indonesia Bans Israeli Athletes but Uses Israeli App as Official Transit Guide for Visitors (Shutterstock) Indonesia is banning Israeli athletes but uses Israeli technology – the...
Australian drought: Hundreds of thirsty cows swarm around a water truck desperate for a drink
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You may think that we have had a hot summer here in the UK but it's nothing compared to what is going on in Australia. A heatwave Down Under has resulted in a severe drought which is having a...
Once ‘No Longer a Nuclear Threat,’ North Korea Now in Standoff With U.S.
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North Korea is insisting that the United States declare that the Korean War is over before providing a detailed, written disclosure of all its atomic weapons stockpiles, its nuclear production...
Pompeo told North Korea to cut its nuclear arsenal by 60 to 70 percent
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The Trump administration has presented North Korea with a formal timeline for starting the process of denuclearization — and Pyongyang has rejected it several times. It shows that even after...
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