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Iran nuclear deal was built on lies, Pompeo says

Iran nuclear deal was built on lies, Pompeo says

-- 2018-05-01 17:02:32

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says a landmark nuclear deal with Iran was "built on lies," after Israel claimed to have proof of a secret Iranian nuclear weapons programme. Mr Pompeo said document...

Brazil’s Lula, Workers Party leader face new graft charges

Brazil’s Lula, Workers Party leader face new graft charges

-- 2018-05-01 14:01:57

Imprisoned former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, along with the current leader of the Workers Party he founded, were hit on Monday with fresh corruption charges by federal prosecutors....

Stormy Daniels files defamation lawsuit against Trump

Stormy Daniels files defamation lawsuit against Trump

-- 2018-05-01 09:33:35

Adult film star Stormy Daniels is suing US President Donald Trump over a ‘defamatory’ tweet about alleged threats against her, her lawyer says. Daniels, real name Stephanie Clifford, says...

Migrants waiting on Mexican side following US entry refusal

Migrants waiting on Mexican side following US entry refusal

-- 2018-04-30 22:49:49

Upward of 100 people from Central America who travelled north in a so-called "migrant caravan" to seek asylum in the United States are waking up on the Mexican side of the border Monday morning. Orga...

US stops migrants from entering border, says capacity full

US stops migrants from entering border, says capacity full

-- 2018-04-30 11:59:49

About 50 people from a Central American migrant caravan including women, children and transgender individuals tried to seek US asylum on Sunday but were not allowed to cross the Mexico border because...

Trump-Kim meeting in Mongolia or Singapore

Trump-Kim meeting in Mongolia or Singapore

-- 2018-04-29 22:35:42

Mongolia and Singapore are the final two sites under consideration for the upcoming summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, reports CBS News citing administration sources....

Trump threatens government shutdown if no funding for wall

Trump threatens government shutdown if no funding for wall

-- 2018-04-29 19:32:17

US President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to shut down the federal government in September if Congress did not provide more funding to build a wall on the border with Mexico. “That wall...

Archaeologists find massive child sacrifice in Peru

Archaeologists find massive child sacrifice in Peru

-- 2018-04-29 18:20:34

Archaeologists have uncovered what may be the largest single mass child sacrifice event in human history. More than 140 children were sacrificed around the same time in Peru's northern coastal region...

Trump blasts London’s ‘lousy’ US embassy again

Trump blasts London’s ‘lousy’ US embassy again

-- 2018-04-29 13:24:47

Donald Trump has again criticised the new home of the US embassy in London, describing the south London location as ‘lousy’ and ‘horrible’. He spoke at a rally three months af...

Thousands march in Nicaragua for peace, justice

Thousands march in Nicaragua for peace, justice

-- 2018-04-29 12:51:41

Tens of thousands of Nicaraguan protesters joined a march for ‘Peace and Justice’, called by the Catholic Church, following a wave of deadly protests against social security reforms. Card...

Trump to maintain pressure on North Korea

Trump to maintain pressure on North Korea

-- 2018-04-28 16:55:35

US President Donald Trump has announced to maintain pressure on North Korea until denuclearisation occurs. The US president came up with the statement on Friday after the historic meeting between Nor...

Brazil president Temer rejects latest graft allegations

Brazil president Temer rejects latest graft allegations

-- 2018-04-28 14:08:26

Brazilian President Michel Temer denied any wrongdoing following a newspaper report that police are investigating whether he laundered bribes through real estate transactions. Federal police suspect...

US Senate confirms Pompeo as secretary of state

US Senate confirms Pompeo as secretary of state

-- 2018-04-27 12:41:08

The US Senate has confirmed former CIA director Mike Pompeo as secretary of state, ending a tough confirmation battle. Mr Pompeo had been accused by Democrats of being a war hawk and harbouring anti-...

Macron fails to convince Trump over Iran deal

Macron fails to convince Trump over Iran deal

-- 2018-04-26 18:29:31

French President Emmanuel Macron has said he may have failed in efforts to persuade Donald Trump to stick to an international nuclear deal with Iran. "My view is... that he will get rid of this deal...

US arrests ex-California cop in ‘Golden State’ killer case

US arrests ex-California cop in ‘Golden State’ killer case

-- 2018-04-26 10:57:28

An elderly former policeman has been arrested and charged with eight murders attributed to the Golden State Killer, a serial criminal responsible for dozens of rapes and slayings that terrorised parts...

Jubilee USA seeks permanent debt relief for hurricane-hit islands

Jubilee USA seeks permanent debt relief for hurricane-hit islands

FE Online Desk 2018-04-25 12:52:33

Jubilee USA Network has called for providing permanent debt relief to Caribbean and small islands, including Dominica and Barbuda, ahead of the next hurricane season. The people are still recovering...

Trump, Macron seek new nuclear deal with Iran

Trump, Macron seek new nuclear deal with Iran

-- 2018-04-25 11:30:56

US President Donald Trump and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron have suggested there could be a new agreement on Iran’s nuclear programme. After talks in the US, Trump, who is sceptical of...

Toronto van attacker faces murder charges

Toronto van attacker faces murder charges

-- 2018-04-24 21:38:16

A driver suspected of killing 10 people and injuring 15 more by ploughing a rental van into pedestrians in Toronto has appeared in court in the city. Alek Minassian, 25, was charged with 10 counts of...

Toronto police quiz van attack suspect

Toronto police quiz van attack suspect

-- 2018-04-24 18:24:19

Canadian police are questioning the suspected driver of a rented van that ploughed into pedestrians in northern Toronto on Monday, killing 10 and injuring 15. Alek Minassian, 25, was not previously k...

Mexico arrests ‘murderer’ of drug war journo

Mexico arrests ‘murderer’ of drug war journo

-- 2018-04-24 11:01:47

Mexico’s interior minister said that authorities had arrested the alleged murderer of a renowned journalist in northern Mexico whose death had become emblematic of a spike in violence across the...

10 die in Toronto van attack

10 die in Toronto van attack

-- 2018-04-24 10:27:17

At least 10 people were killed and 15 others injured as a rented van plowed down a crowded Toronto sidewalk on Monday, Canadian authorities said. Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders identified the man...

US curbs embassy services, staff in Nicaragua

US curbs embassy services, staff in Nicaragua

-- 2018-04-23 20:58:03

The United States ordered relatives of government employees out of Nicaragua on Monday and curtailed services at its embassy, citing civil unrest including violent protests, rioting and looting. The...

G7 members united against Russia: US official

G7 members united against Russia: US official

-- 2018-04-23 12:07:11

A meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of Seven leading industrialised nations was united in opposing Russia’s behaviour, which they said threatened peace and security, a senior US State...

Naked gunman kills three in Nashville

Naked gunman kills three in Nashville

-- 2018-04-22 18:53:47

A nude gunman has killed three people at a Waffle House in Nashville, Tennessee, police say. The man burst into the restaurant at 03:25 in the suburb of Antioch and opened fire with a rifle. Four peo...

Tourist bus plunges into ravine in Peru, two die

Tourist bus plunges into ravine in Peru, two die

-- 2018-04-21 11:48:35

At least two German tourists were killed and 10 others injured when their minibus went off the road and fell into a ravine in the Andes Mountains, authorities in Peru said. Highway police chief Jorg...

Democrats sue Russia, Trump campaign over election ‘conspiracy’

Democrats sue Russia, Trump campaign over election ‘conspiracy’

-- 2018-04-21 10:39:20

The Democratic Party sued the Russian government, US President Donald Trump’s campaign and WikiLeaks on Friday, charging that they carried out a wide-ranging conspiracy to influence the 2016 US...

Uruguay turns down US request to expel Russian diplomats

Uruguay turns down US request to expel Russian diplomats

-- 2018-04-21 10:11:44

Uruguay says it has rejected a request by the United States to expel Russian diplomats from the South American country in response to the poisoning of an ex-Russian spy in Britain. The decision was a...

Democratic party files lawsuit against Russia, Trump campaign

Democratic party files lawsuit against Russia, Trump campaign

-- 2018-04-20 22:49:10

The Democratic National Committee filed a lawsuit in federal court in Manhattan against the Russian government, the Trump campaign, WikiLeaks, and numerous others close to the president, alleging they...

Man linked to 9/11 attacks nabbed in Syria

Man linked to 9/11 attacks nabbed in Syria

-- 2018-04-20 15:35:54

US-backed forces in Syria nabbed a man linked to the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, the Pentagon has announced. “We can confirm that Mohammad Haydar Zammar, a Syrian-born German n...

911 operator faces jail term for hanging up

911 operator faces jail term for hanging up

-- 2018-04-19 17:48:23

Former 911 operator in Houston, Texas has been found guilty of hanging up on emergency calls. Crenshanda Williams, 44, was sentenced to 10 days in jail and 18 months of probation for interfering with...