India’s Priyanka Gandhi officially entered politics Wednesday ahead of a looming national election, joining the opposition campaign in a crucial state where the party her family founded hopes to unseat Prime Minister…
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Hamas militant killed by Israeli fire after soldier injured: officials
A Hamas militant was killed by Israeli tank fire along the Gaza border Tuesday, the health ministry in the strip said, in what the Israeli army described as a response to gunfire…
Two dead as Russian bomber crashes during training flight
Two Russian bomber crew members died and two pilots were injured when their plane crashed on a training flight Tuesday, Moscow’s defense ministry said, days after a deadly collision between two jets….
British PM turns to Brexit ‘Plan B’
British Prime Minister Theresa May unveils her Brexit “Plan B” to parliament on Monday after MPs shredded her EU divorce deal, deepening the political gridlock 10 weeks from departure day. Britain will…
Mexico murders set new record in 2018
Mexico suffered a record 33,341 homicides in 2018, according to official statistics released Monday, breaking the record set in 2017, as violence fueled by a war on the country’s powerful drug cartels…
British PM says will return to EU to discuss Irish backstop
British Prime Minister Theresa May said Monday she plans to return to Brussels to discuss changes to the deal she agreed with EU leaders last month, despite an overwhelming rejection of the…
Trump offers concessions on immigrants in return for wall funds
US President Donald Trump on Saturday offered to temporarily shield a million immigrants from deportation if Congress authorizes funding for his Mexican border wall — an idea Democrats rejected, making the US…
Women march for safe streets after murder of Israeli student
Thousands of protesters have marched in Australia calling for an end to violence against women, days after the murder of an Israeli student in Melbourne. Demonstrators called for streets to be made…
Real progress needed at Trump-Kim II: analysts
The planned second summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un needs to make tangible progress on Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons if it is to avoid being dismissed…
Top N.Korean in Washington to prepare new Trump summit
A top North Korean general is in Washington Friday for a rare visit, during which he is expected to meet President Donald Trump as the two countries seek to finalize a new…
UK PM May refuses to rule out ‘no-deal’ Brexit
British Prime Minister Theresa May scrambled to put together a new Brexit strategy after MPs rejected her EU divorce deal, and insisted she could not rule out a potentially damaging “no- deal”…
UK PM May reaches out to rivals in Brexit deadlock
British Prime Minister Theresa May faces deadlock Thursday over a new Brexit plan, after narrowly surviving a no- confidence vote sparked by the crushing defeat of her EU withdrawal deal. With the…