Russia, China accuse US of stoking tensions with missile test
Russia and China accused the United States on Tuesday of stoking military tensions by testing a ground-launched cruise missile, but the foreign ministry in Moscow
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US President tweets picture of Trump Tower looming over Greenland
President Donald Trump has made light of his own idea of buying Greenland from Denmark, tweeting a doctored photo of Trump Tower looming over a
After INF treaty exit, US tests ground-launched cruise missile
The Pentagon said on Monday that it had tested a conventionally configured ground-launched cruise missile with a range of more than 500 km (310 miles),
Britain’s Prince Andrew denies any involvement in Epstein sex scandal
Britain’s Prince Andrew rejected any suggestion that he participated in the alleged sex crimes which U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein was accused of, Buckingham Palace said
Official autopsy concludes Epstein death was suicide by hanging
New York City’s chief medical examiner determined on Friday that suicide by hanging was the cause of death for financier Jeffrey Epstein, whose body was
U.S. warrant issued for seizure of Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar
WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (Reuters) – A U.S. court has issued a warrant for the seizure of an Iranian tanker that British Royal Marines had seized last
U.S. Rep. Tlaib refuses Israel’s ‘oppressive conditions’ for West Bank visit (update)
U.S. congresswoman Rashida Tlaib on Friday rejected an offer by Israel to let her travel to the West Bank, saying she would not visit her family there
Suspect in Philadelphia police standoff taken into custody
Police said they took into custody early on Thursday the suspect in a seven-hour shooting standoff in a north Philadelphia home that left six officers wounded after
Democrat Buttigieg unveils $80bn plan to bring internet to all rural Americans
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg unveiled an ambitious plan on Tuesday to transform the economy of rural America, including spending $80 billion to provide high-speed
U.S. attorney general cites ‘irregularities’ at jail where Epstein died (Updated)
U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Monday criticized “serious irregularities” at the federal prison where Jeffrey Epstein died in an apparent suicide, adding that the
New Trump rule would reduce welfare immigrants
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration unveiled a sweeping rule on Monday that would limit legal immigration by denying visas and permanent residency to hundreds of
Disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein found dead in apparent suicide
US billionaire Jeffrey Epstein was found dead early on Saturday after an apparent suicide in the New York jail cell where he was being held
Man armed with loaded rifle arrested at Missouri Walmart
By Rich McKay A 20-year-old man was arrested on Thursday after he walked into a Walmart store in Missouri dressed in body armour and carrying
Spend more on defence or we move troops to Poland, U.S. envoy tells Germany
An envoy of U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Friday that Chancellor Angela Merkel’s unwillingness to boost defence spending might give the United States no
Trump says ‘common sense things can be done’ on guns
President Donald Trump on Friday called for “common sense” solutions to address gun violence without mentioning what specific measures he would support and saying the
Actor Danny Trejo of ‘Machete’ fame pulls young boy from overturned car
Hollywood actor Danny Trejo, known for his tough-guy roles in such films as Machete, helped rescue a young boy who was trapped in a car
Puerto Rico gets another governor after supreme court clears the way
Puerto Rico got its third governor in less than a week on Wednesday just hours after the bankrupt U.S. territory’s supreme court ruled that Pedro Pierluisi’s assumption
Canada police find two bodies believed to be teen fugitives
Canadian police said on Wednesday they found two bodies which they believe are of the teenage boys charged with killing a university lecturer and suspected
Trump visits shooting victims in Dayton amid protests
U.S. President Donald Trump met in Ohio on Wednesday with victims and first responders from one of last weekend’s two deadly mass shootings, while protesters
Heading to El Paso, Trump nixes assault weapons ban
U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed legislation to ban assault rifles as politically unfeasible on Wednesday as he prepared to visit the sites of two deadly