AMMAN (Reuters) - The Syrian opposition began negotiations with Russian officers about an agreement to restore state sovereignty over rebel-...
Afghan president orders troops to resume operations against Taliban
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani declared a formal end to his government's ceasefire with the Taliban on Saturday but cal...
North Korea has increased nuclear production at secret sites, say US officials - NBCNews.com
NBCNews.com North Korea has increased nuclear production at secret sites, say US officials NBCNews.com WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligenc...
Trump administration may seek to detain migrant families longer than previously allowed - Washington Post
Washington Post Trump administration may seek to detain migrant families longer than previously allowed Washington Post The Trump ad...
Prankster Calls the President, and the White House Puts Him Right Through - New York Times
New York Times Prankster Calls the President, and the White House Puts Him Right Through New York Times The president of the United ...
Mother charged with murder, torture in death of 10-year-old son - NBCNews.com
NBCNews.com Mother charged with murder, torture in death of 10-year-old son NBCNews.com An attorney representing the family of the b...
Obama in Bay Area for Atherton fundraiser where tickets go up to $237300 - The Mercury News
The Mercury News Obama in Bay Area for Atherton fundraiser where tickets go up to $237300 The Mercury News In one of his first appea...
Former Capital Gazette Editor Says He Warned Newsroom About Suspect, but Police Said They Couldn’t Arrest Him
Worried About Roe v. Wade? These Activists Have Been Coping With Severe Abortion Restrictions for Years
‘This Is a Moment of Great Urgency.’ Former President Barack Obama Tries to Mobilize Democrats at Fundraiser Event
The ‘Abolish ICE’ Movement Is Growing. Here’s Why the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency Was Created
Luxury’s Chess Masters Prepare for a New Game
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Ed Sheeran sued for second time over Marvin Gaye 'rip-off'
Singer faces $100m lawsuit over claims Thinking Out Loud copied 1973 hit Let’s Get It On Ed Sheeran has been sued for a second time over a...
Canada: Syrian children's choir turns down US festival trip over border fears
Toronto’s Nai Kids choir makes decision to stay home in wake of Trump’s travel ban and says it’s ‘not something we wanted to risk’ A Canadi...
America gave me a good immigrant award. Oh, how bittersweet | Maeve Higgins
My award proves many Americans know how essential immigrants are to our society. If only this understanding reached the White House I’m not...
Why is Trump still so popular? He gives his base what they want | Cas Mudde
A recent Gallup poll showed that, at the 500 days mark, Trump was the second most popular US president among his own constituency. How is th...
Our natural world is disappearing before our eyes. We have to save it | George Monbiot
The creatures we feared our grandchildren wouldn’t see have vanished: it’s happened faster than even pessimists predicted It felt as disori...
America’s most insidious union-buster? Its own government | Sandeep Vaheesan
What do ice skating coaches, organists, public defenders and property managers have in common? The government has sued them all for trying t...
Donald Trump’s nominee for the supreme court will have to be resisted | Jill Abramson
The campaign against the president’s zealots will be a major test of strength for civil rights and abortion rights groups. A new Democratic ...
American 12-year-olds can't buy cigarettes. Why can they work in tobacco fields? | Reid Maki
US law allows children to work for wages in toxic tobacco fields. We urge the tobacco industry to raise the minimum age to 18 It’s no surpr...
Minnesota United midfielder Collin Martin comes out as gay
Midfielder, 23, announces he’s gay ahead of team’s Pride Night Martin becomes only active out male athlete in major pro sports Minnesota...
Larry Nassar indicted on six counts of sexual assault at Karolyi Ranch
Jailed doctor faces six counts of sexual assault of a child Former trainer Debbie Van Horn charged with one count Disgraced ex-sports do...
Serena Williams offered kind return by Wimbledon draw
• Ex-champion plays Dutchwoman Arantxa Rus in first round • Johanna Konta to play Russia’s Natalia Vikhlyantseva As Gareth Southgate knows,...
As LeBron James enters free agency, a gnawing joylessness prevails | Les Carpenter
The NBA’s best player could be on his way out of Cleveland (again) after declining his player option on Friday, but there’s something hollow...
Comedian claims he tricked Trump with prank call onboard Air Force One
Podcast appears to include conversation with the president in which comedian poses as a senator Donald Trump appears to have returned a pra...
Trump to announce supreme court pick on 9 July
President announced he has five finalists, including two women, and may interview two contenders this weekend Donald Trump said on Friday h...
General Motors warns Trump: tariffs could lead to 'smaller GM' and fewer jobs
Car giant, which employs 180,000 people worldwide, follows Harley-Davidson in warning Trump that tariffs policy is mistake General Motors w...
More than 700 anti-Trump protests planned across all 50 states
Mass events, spurred by immigration policy and supreme court, urge unity in trying times: ‘It’s not about red or blue’ Organizers of demons...
Faang-tastic five: can US tech giants continue their stellar rise?
Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google have so far dodged impact of trade war They are just five companies but they are together worth...
Investors hopeful Mexico's Lopez Obrador will veer to the center
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mexican assets are poised to strengthen even if leftist front-runner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador wins Sunday's pres...
Secret U.N.-Myanmar deal on Rohingya offers no guarantees on citizenship
YANGON/COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Rohingya refugees returning to Myanmar will have no explicit guarantees of citizenship or fre...
Jordan source reports south Syria truce; State Department cannot confirm
BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - A ceasefire has been agreed for southern Syria between the government and rebels, a Jordanian official source said ...
U.S. intelligence believes North Korea making more nuclear bomb fuel despite talks: NBC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence agencies believe North Korea has increased production of fuel for nuclear weapons at multiple secre...
Libyan coastguard says 100 migrants may have drowned near Tripoli
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - More than 100 migrants are feared to have drowned off Libya's western coast after their overloaded boat capsized, co...
Malaysia considers amending human trafficking law after U.S. report
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's new government said on Saturday it is considering amending laws on human trafficking and migrant smu...
Papering over cracks, EU leaders claim summit victory on migration
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders on Friday claimed success in reaching a hard-fought agreement to control immigration but it face...
Israeli forces kill two Palestinians in Gaza border protests: Gaza medics
GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli forces shot and killed two Palestinians, one of them a 14-year-old boy, and wounded 415 others with live fire and t...
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