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US labels Iran military as terrorists

-- 2019-04-08 20:47:19

US President Donald Trump has designated Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organisation. It is the first time the US has labelled another nation's military as a ter...

Foreign interference in Canada election very likely

-- 2019-04-08 20:14:41

It is very likely that foreign actors will try to meddle in Canada’s October federal election, with the focus on political parties, voters and candidates, Canada’s electronic signals spy a...

US Homeland Security Secretary Nielsen resigns amid Trump anger

-- 2019-04-08 11:08:27

US Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, who oversaw President Donald Trump’s bitterly contested immigration policies during her tumultuous 16-month tenure, resigned on Sunday (local tim...

Brazil bridge collapses after ferryboat hit

-- 2019-04-07 14:08:06

A ferryboat has collided with a bridge in Brazil's northern state of Pará, plunging a 200 metre (657ft) section into the Moju River. Witnesses said two small cars fell into the water after the...

Avengers assemble to unveil $5.0m donation for seriously ill children

-- 2019-04-06 19:34:43

Some of Marvel’s top Avengers have assembled to support a $5.0 million donation to benefit seriously ill children in hospitals around the globe. Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Joh...

Amazon boss agrees $35b divorce settlement

-- 2019-04-05 19:30:57

The world's richest man, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and his wife MacKenzie have agreed a record-breaking divorce settlement of at least $35 billion. Ms Bezos keeps a 4.0 per cent stake in the online...

Canada expects foreign meddling in October election

-- 2019-04-05 18:43:15

Canadian foreign minister said on Friday it was likely that foreign actors would meddle in her country’s October elections and her British counterpart said a deterrent to stop countries like Rus...

Tariff on cars from Mexico instead of border shutdown: Trump

-- 2019-04-05 18:11:17

Abandoning his threat to immediately seal the southern border, President Donald Trump warned instead that he’d slap tariffs on cars coming to the US from Mexico unless the Mexicans do more to st...

Carrollton-based motel pays $12m to settle lawsuit

-- 2019-04-05 13:35:20

Motel 6, the national hotel chain owned by Carrollton-based G6 Hospitality, agreed to pay $12 million to settle a lawsuit of sharing guest lists with US immigration. Washington State filed the case c...

Pro-Maduro lawmakers open door to prosecution of Guaido

-- 2019-04-03 13:02:37

Venezuela’s Constituent Assembly, an all-powerful legislature controlled by the ruling Socialist Party, on Tuesday approved a measure allowing for a trial of opposition leader Juan Guaido, in wh...

Canada’s PM ousts two ex-ministers from party amid scandal

-- 2019-04-03 11:19:40

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday sought to quell a crisis that threatens his chances of re-election, expelling from party ranks two former Cabinet members he said had undermined the r...

Pope condemns building walls to keep migrants out

Reuters 2019-04-01 15:12:49

Pope Francis said that political leaders who want walls and other barriers to keep migrants out “will end up becoming prisoners of the walls they build”. The pope made his comments to rep...

At least 20 die in Peru after double-decker bus catches fire

Reuters 2019-04-01 12:57:52

At least 20 people were killed and eight injured when the double-decker bus they were traveling in caught on fire in the Peruvian capital Lima on Sunday, a spokesman for the country’s firefighte...

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake jolts Papua New Guinea

-- 2019-03-31 17:31:37

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit Papua New Guinea's New Britain island, 186 km east of Kandrian, on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries from t...

Trump cuts aid to Central American countries

-- 2019-03-31 12:39:14

The US government cut aid to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras on Saturday after President Donald Trump blasted the Central American countries for sending migrants to the United States and threaten...

Corruption scandal tape increases pressure on Trudeau

-- 2019-03-30 20:04:44

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is under new pressure after his former justice minister released documents relating to a major corruption scandal. Jody Wilson-Raybould says government official...

Trump threatens closure of US-Mexico border next week

Reuters 2019-03-30 10:57:05

President Donald Trump threatened on Friday (local time) to close the US border with Mexico next week, potentially disrupting millions of legal border crossings and billions of dollars in trade, if Me...

Maduro's govt bars Guaido from public office for 15 years

-- 2019-03-29 19:46:39

The Venezuelan government, led by President Nicolas Maduro, on Thursday said it has barred 'opposition leader' Juan Guaido from holding public office for 15 years, though the National Assembly leader...

Russian hoax is finally dead, says Trump

-- 2019-03-29 10:52:44

Speaking at his first political rally since the Mueller report was submitted, Donald Trump reiterated his claim that the report was a "total exoneration". The report said no evidence had been found o...

New York councilman sets record for world's tallest politician

-- 2019-03-28 20:15:24

New York has set the record of the world’s tallest politician, after already holding Guinness World Records for the most billionaires and for being the most Instagrammed city. A former professi...

US approves secret nuclear power work for Saudi Arabia

Reuters 2019-03-28 12:26:29

US Energy Secretary Rick Perry has approved six secret authorisations by companies to sell nuclear power technology and assistance to Saudi Arabia, according to a copy of a document seen by Reuters ne...

Truck plows into crowd in Guatemala, killing 32

-- 2019-03-28 11:36:06

A truck crashed into a crowd of people in western Guatemala on Wednesday evening, killing at least 32 people, authorities said. The truck struck a group of people who had gone onto the road to inspec...

Michelle Obama's memoir set to become most popular in history

-- 2019-03-27 19:45:08

Former US first lady Michelle Obama's memoir is on course to become the most popular autobiography to date, according to its publisher. Becoming, first published just five months ago, has already sol...

US senators introduce bill to boost Taiwan ties amid China tensions

-- 2019-03-27 11:38:17

Republican and Democratic US lawmakers introduced legislation seeking to boost Washington’s relations with Taiwan and raise the island’s international profile on Tuesday, which could heigh...

Half of Americans still believe Trump conspired with Russia, poll shows

Reuters 2019-03-27 10:31:30

Nearly half of all Americans still believe President Donald Trump worked with Russia to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted after Special Couns...

US chief justice rejects bid to block 'bump stocks' gun ban

-- 2019-03-26 20:00:32

  WASHINGTON, Mar 26 (Reuters): U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday rejected a bid by gun rights activists to put on hold President Donald Trump’s administration’s ban on &l...

$1.0b of funding shifted to border wall: Pentagon chief

-- 2019-03-26 18:32:48

The US Department of Defence shifted $1.0 billion to plan and build a 57-mile section of “pedestrian fencing”, roads and lighting along the border between the United States and Mexico, the...

Facebook removes more accounts citing ‘coordinated inauthentic behavior’

-- 2019-03-26 14:52:51

Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it has removed more accounts from Iran, Russia, Macedonia and Kosovo, citing what it described as “coordinated inauthentic behavior.” A total of 2,632 pages,...

Trump formally recognises Golan Heights as Israeli land

Reuters 2019-03-26 11:20:45

US President Donald Trump on Monday recognised Israel’s 1981 annexation of the Golan Heights in an election boost for visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, prompting a sharp respon...

Russian military planes land in Venezuela

-- 2019-03-25 12:47:15

Two Russian military planes landed in Venezuela's main airport on Saturday (local time), reportedly carrying dozens of troops and large amounts of equipment. The planes were sent to "fulfil technical...