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WILD NATURE 1 day ago

Only two chicks survive as colony of 40,000 penguins suffer breeding tragedy

A colony of about 40,000 Adélie penguins in Antarctica suffered a “catastrophic breeding event” after French scientists discovered only two chicks survived at the start of the year -- the second time in the past four years the population has been ravished by starvation, reported The Guardian.

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Haqqani captors killed child, raped wife, Canadian ex-hostage says

After landing in Canada with his family Friday night, Canadian ex-hostage Joshua Boyle told reporters some frightening news about his family's ordeal in Afghanistan.

isis 1 hr ago

ISIS fighters surrender in Syria, others killed in Afghanistan

Around 100 fighters from the Islamic State group have surrendered since Friday in Raqqa, with the Syrian city said to be on the brink of falling to a U.S.-led coalition.

Iran 8 hrs ago

Trump decertifies Iran nuclear deal, slaps sanctions on IRGC in broadside at ‘radical regime’

President Trump announced Friday he will decertify the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, saying he believes the “radical regime” has committed multiple violations of the agreement as he ...

Iran 9 hrs ago

Trump was right to put the Iran nuclear deal on death row

I would have preferred President Trump to announce a clean withdrawal from the nuclear agreement, but I support his decision to give Congress and European leaders a final chance to ...

 

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Iran 10 hrs ago

Judith Miller: Trump's Iran Deal decision -- it could have been worse

You could almost hear the collective sigh of relief from America's allied capitals when President Donald Trump announced that he was kicking the Iran nuclear deal over to Congress ...

United Kingdom 14 hrs ago

Student falls to death while posing for photo on Seven Sisters cliff

A 23-year-old exchange student from South Korea fell to her death while posing for a photo.

Iran 14 hrs ago

Trump's Iran deal decision means that North Korea comes out as the real winner

When then candidate Donald Trump declared his America First foreign policy doctrine, there were those in the national security community that were, well, disturbed.

Midterm Elections 14 hrs ago

Alabama’s Roy Moore to Christian summit: We need to make America good again

Roy Moore, the Republican nominee for the Senate in Alabama, struck a dark tone in an address to a gathering of Christian conservatives in Washington on Friday, lamenting the lack ...

Iran 15 hrs ago

Trump decertifies Iran nuclear deal: Politicians react

President Trump announced that he would decertify the 2015 Iran nuclear deal on Friday, setting off a series of reactions from politicians and lawmakers.

Iran 15 hrs ago

Iran nuclear deal: What is it?

President Donald Trump announced that he will decertify the Iran nuclear deal and accused the “radical” and “fanatical” regime of violating the agreement multiple times.

North Korea 16 hrs ago

North Korea may have destabilized nuclear testing grounds, experts say

Experts studying Friday's earthquake in North Korea say the rogue nation may have unintentionally destabilized its nuclear test site due to the toll of repeated atomic trials.

North Korea 17 hrs ago

Kim Jong Un builds his own 'Mar-a-Lago' as North Korean people starve

Kim Jong Un wants his own version of Mar-a-Lago.

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Haqqani captors killed child, raped wife, Canadian ex-hostage says

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Sears Canada granted OK to liquidate remaining stores

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Venezuela extends expired passports for two years amid paper and ink shortages

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Iranian parliament speaker: spiking nuke deal insult to UN

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First recording emerges of high-pitched 'sonic weapon' linked to attacks on US Embassy workers in Cuba

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ENVIRONMENT

AP PHOTOS: 3 rhino calves survive Indian floods, sent to zoo

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Freighter sinks off Philippine coast; 11 crew missing

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Pakistani Taliban kill journalist they accuse of spying

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Thai elephants in tribute to late king at ancient capital

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India's top court delays ruling on Rohingya deportation

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Brother on trial for complicity in France killings testifies

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The Latest: Egypt protests UNESCO chief vote Qatari leads

CONFLICTS

French prosecutor closes probe targeting Macron's close ally

RELIGION

Swiss to hold referendum on banning face-covering garments

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France and Qatar get to final of UNESCO chief vote

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The Latest: Egypt protests UNESCO chief vote Qatari leads

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The Latest: Kenya police shoot dead 2 opposition protesters

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Migrant rescues raise concerns that Libya corridor reopening

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Kenya police use tear gas on opposition protests over vote

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South Africa court backs reinstating Zuma corruption charges

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Terrified civilians fleeing IS holdouts in Syria's Raqqa

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The Latest: Egypt protests UNESCO chief vote Qatari leads

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France and Qatar get to final of UNESCO chief vote

TERRORISM

Man stopped at Vienna airport gets 2 years for IS membership

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Spain drops extradition of Turkish-German writer to Turkey

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Crocodile suspected of killing Australia woman with dementia

Australia

Woman who swam in crocodile-infested creek feared dead

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Australia's foreign minister visits Korean border

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Australian court verdict pending on deputy leader's future

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An Australian court considers: Can dual citizens make laws?

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VIDEO 17 hrs ago

Rep. Kinzinger on Iran deal: We have time, but must act

Republican lawmaker from Arizona on how Congress will respond to Trump's decision on Iran nuclear deal.

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VIDEO 17 hrs ago

Trump: We cannot and will not make Iran certification

The president speaks on his decision on the nuclear agreement.

World 17 hrs ago

Terrified civilians fleeing IS holdouts in Syria's Raqqa

Scores of civilians including women and children are fleeing the last few remaining neighborhoods held by the Islamic State group in Syria's northern city of Raqqa, ahead of an ...

World 17 hrs ago

Sears Canada granted OK to liquidate remaining stores

Sears Canada has received court approval to liquidate all its remaining stores, putting 12,000 employees out of a job.

United Kingdom 18 hrs ago

Teen sexually assaulted three separate times in under an hour

A 17-year-old girl was sexually assaulted three times in the span of an hour as she walked home from a night out in London, police said.

World 18 hrs ago

Brother on trial for complicity in France killings testifies

The older brother of a French jihadi who killed Jewish schoolchildren and soldiers in 2012 says he had no idea what his sibling was plotting.

02:26

VIDEO 18 hrs ago

Newt Gingrich: Iran has been our mortal enemy

President Trump to announce he will not recertify the nuclear deal.

Afghanistan 18 hrs ago

American Caitlan Coleman, family leave Pakistan after five years held by militants

An American woman, her Canadian husband and their three children -- who were freed from a Taliban-affiliated group after five years of captivity -- left Pakistan on Friday, one day ...

05:56

VIDEO 19 hrs ago

President Trump passing Iran policy to Congress?

Trump expected to not recertify the Iran nuclear deal, giving Congress 60 days to take action.

World 20 hrs ago

The Latest: Egypt protests UNESCO chief vote Qatari leads

The Latest on the election of a new director for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, known as UNESCO (all times local): 4:25 p.m. Egypt's foreign ...

CONFLICTS 20 hrs ago

French prosecutor closes probe targeting Macron's close ally

A French prosecutor has decided to close the case of Richard Ferrand, a political ally to French President Emmanuel Macron who faced an investigation for alleged conflict of ...

RELIGION 20 hrs ago

Swiss to hold referendum on banning face-covering garments

The Swiss government says voters will decide whether to ban face-covering garments like masks or Muslim burqas and niqabs.