Category: World

U.S. President Donald Trump has urged people in the United States to unite after clashes in Virginia ahead of a scheduled white supremacist rally. …

Several bouts of violence broke out at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, Saturday as demonstrators clashed with counter-protesters in the streets surrounding the park where the rally was held. …

President Donald Trump is scheduled to sign into law Saturday legislation that extends a program allowing veterans to receive private health care. The bill, which allocates $2.1 billion for the six-month extension of the Choice Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), will be signed by the president at his private golf club in …

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Russia’s government has nominated Germany’s former chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder, to join the board of the Russian state-owned energy giant Rosneft. …

Iran says it is in talks with the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus about the possible purchase of 48 helicopters for civilian use. …

Canada’s government has partly filled in a ditch so pedestrians surging through an illegal border crossing from upstate New York into Quebec won’t hurt themselves. It has set up processing tents and is hiring people to transport and feed the newcomers. Despite those welcoming gestures, Haitian asylum-seekers can’t get too comfortable, some immigration experts say. …

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Saudi Arabia significantly increased the quota of Russian Muslims allowed to undertake the Hajj this year after learning of strong demand from Russians interested in making the pilgrimage, the head of a Russian Muslim organization said. …

The U.S. military denied reports on August 11 that an air strike in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar killed as many as 16 civilians, saying the operation killed only militant fighters. …

Developments in Washington, D.C., on Friday include President Donald Trump continuing the heated rhetoric against North Korea, warning of a possible U.S. military option in Venezuela, as well as a discussion of whether his tweets, and their use of rhetoric, keep the world on edge. Trump Says He Is Considering Military Action in Venezuela — …

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U.S. President Donald Trump says a military option against Venezuela is on the table, describing the situation there as a “dangerous mess.” “We have many options for Venezuela, including a possible military option, if necessary,” Trump told reporters at his golf resort in New Jersey. Trump said he’s “not going to rule out” a military …

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U.S. President Donald Trump said he was joking when he thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for ordering deep cuts U.S. diplomatic staff in Russia in a move that saves the United States money. …

A deep earthquake of 6.3 magnitude struck off Luzon island in the northern Philippines and was felt in metropolitan Manila.   Office workers in the capital left their buildings, but no damage was apparent after the quake struck about midday Friday. And there was no tsunami.   The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said …

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While a leaked U.S. intelligence report suggests North Korea now can build warheads small and light enough to fit inside its intercontinental ballistic missiles, nuclear weapons experts doubt that Pyongyang can develop an operational ICBM with a reliable warhead capable of hitting the U.S. mainland. Reports about the intelligence community’s consensus on North Korea’s weapons …

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What does President Donald Trump’s 2008 sale of a Florida mansion to a Russian billionaire have to do with collusion during the 2016 election? On the surface, not a whole lot. “You know the closest I came to Russia, I bought a house a number of years ago in Palm Beach … for $40 million, …

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U.S. President Donald Trump once again asserted on August 10 that Iran is not “living up to the spirit” of its 2015 nuclear agreement with world powers, and added that it was a “horrible agreement.” …

U.S. President Donald Trump on August 10 shrugged off Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order to cut hundreds of U.S. diplomatic employees from Russia and instead thanked Putin for helping him cut U.S. payroll costs. …

A court in Moscow will hear a lawsuit on August 17 filed by relatives of Raoul Wallenberg against Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) to provide uncensored documentation that could help determine the fate of the former Swedish diplomat and war hero, a lawyer for the family says. …

A historical film about the last Russian czar’s affair with a ballerina has been cleared for release, the Culture Ministry said Thursday, despite passionate calls for its ban. “Matilda,” which describes Nicholas II’s relationship with Matilda Kshesinskaya has drawn virulent criticism from some Orthodox believers and hard-line nationalists, who see it as blasphemy against the …

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The chairman of Kenya’s election commission said Thursday its voting system was attacked one week before Tuesday’s presidential election but was not compromised. “Hacking was attempted but did not succeed,” Commission Chairman Wafula Chebukati told reporters at a news conference in the capital of Nairobi. Chebukati did not provide details. Kenyans, meanwhile, continue to anxiously …

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A 91-year old woman in Thailand has earned a college degree after spending more than 10 years studying for it and has received her diploma from the country’s king.   Public television broadcaster ThaiPBS says Kimlan Jinakul was granted the Bachelor of Arts degree in human and family development Wednesday at the government-run Sukhothai Thammathirat …

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A Russian court has sentenced a journalist from a respected business daily to 3 1/2 years in prison after convicting him on extremism charges in a case denounced by rights activists and scores of fellow journalists. …

The state prosecutor in the politically charged bribery trial of Kyrgyz opposition party leader Omurbek Tekebaev has recommended a 10-year prison sentence if he is convicted. …

Iran has executed a 21-year-old man who was arrested at age 15, Amnesty International and an Iranian news agency reported. …

The exchange of threats and harsh rhetoric between North Korea and Donald Trump has rattled many investors. Stock prices fell in Asia, Europe and the United States, while demand rose for safe-haven investments like gold. Key stock indexes in Hong Kong, Germany, and France were down by one percent or more. U.S. stocks were down …

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