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World2 days ago

Iran warns that US bases and aircraft carriers are within range of its missiles: Report

Iran has said that U.S. bases in Afghanistan, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and American aircraft carriers in the Persian Gulf are within range of its missiles, according to a report.

Brexit1 hour ago

EU endorses Brexit divorce deal, as fierce fight lies ahead in British parliament

In a bittersweet landmark, European Union leaders on Sunday approved an agreement on Britain's departure next year — the first time a member country will have left the 28-nation bloc.

World1 hour ago

Zimbabwe’s Mugabe, 94, no longer able to walk, successor says

Robert Mugabe, a former president of Zimbabwe who was the world’s oldest head of state before he was ousted from power last year, is no longer able to walk due to declining health, his successor said Saturday.

Europe2 hours ago

Ecumenical Patriarch blesses Romania cathedral, 1000s attend

Tens of thousands of Romanians gathered Sunday for the blessing of a grandiose Orthodox cathedral consecrated to mark 100 years since modern-day Romania was created in the aftermath of World War I. Believers from all over the country and beyond stood outside the "Salvation of the People" cathedral to watch the service transmitted on giant screens on a misty morning in the capital.

Africa2 hours ago

Ugandan divers pull bodies from Lake Victoria boat accident

Ugandan diving teams are retrieving bodies from Lake Victoria where police say at least 30 people died in a boat accident near the capital, Kampala.

Asia2 hours ago

Sri Lankan president: PM-related investigations to continue

Sri Lanka's president on Sunday assured non-interference in ongoing investigations into abductions, killings of journalists and other crimes allegedly committed by those connected to the new prime minister and his Cabinet.

Middle East3 hours ago

In South Sudan, a new approach in ending child soldiers' use

After coming face to face with "unpredictable" gun-waving children almost 25 years ago, the former commander of the failed U.N. peacekeeping mission during the Rwandan genocide dedicated his life to eliminating the use of children as weapons of war.

Brexit4 hours ago

EU set to endorse Brexit deal but hard work lies ahead

Asia10 hours ago

Taiwanese reject legalizing same-sex unions in referendum

Voters in Taiwan passed a referendum asking that marriage be restricted to one man and one woman, a setback to LGBT couples hoping their island will be the first place in Asia to let same-sex couples share child custody and insurance benefits.

The Americas

The Americas13 hours ago

Incoming Mexico gov't: No deal to host US asylum-seekers

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VIDEO16 hours ago

Report: Caravan migrants preparing to march on border

Middle East22 hours ago

US, Britain mourn loss of Syrian activists

The Americas22 hours ago

US soldier, 2 Afghan troops killed in Afghanistan

Asia

Asia2 hours ago

Sri Lankan president: PM-related investigations to continue

Asia10 hours ago

Taiwanese reject legalizing same-sex unions in referendum

RELIGION20 hours ago

Pakistan arrests 1100 supporters of detained cleric

Africa22 hours ago

Zimbabwe's Mugabe no longer able to walk, president says

Europe

Brexit1 hour ago

EU endorses Brexit divorce deal, as fierce fight lies ahead in British parliament

Europe2 hours ago

Ecumenical Patriarch blesses Romania cathedral, 1000s attend

Brexit4 hours ago

EU set to endorse Brexit deal but hard work lies ahead

United Kingdom15 hours ago

Farmer crushed to death after his dog pushed forklift lever

Africa

Africa2 hours ago

Ugandan divers pull bodies from Lake Victoria boat accident

Middle East3 hours ago

In South Sudan, a new approach in ending child soldiers' use

Africa22 hours ago

Zimbabwe's Mugabe no longer able to walk, president says

Africa1 day ago

Nigeria's military acknowledges major attack by extremists

Middle East

Middle East3 hours ago

In South Sudan, a new approach in ending child soldiers' use

Middle East13 hours ago

The Latest: Syrian rebels dismiss poison-gas claims

Middle East22 hours ago

US, Britain mourn loss of Syrian activists

EXECUTIVE1 day ago

CIA was 'proved wrong before,' Saudi ex-intel boss says after report on MBS, Khashoggi murder

Australia

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VIDEO2 days ago

American tourist rescued after boat capsizes off Australia

Australia3 days ago

Australia wants it easier to strip extremists of citizenship

Middle East4 days ago

Australian PM accuses Muslim leaders of denying threat

Australia4 days ago

Australian drug smuggler banned from Indonesia after release

World1 day ago

The week in pictures, Nov. 17-Nov. 23

Take a look at and enjoy some of the most evocative, momentous images captured around the world in the past seven days.

The Americas13 hours ago

Incoming Mexico gov't: No deal to host US asylum-seekers

Mexico's incoming government denied a report Saturday that it plans to allow asylum-seekers to wait in the country while their claims move through U.S. immigration courts, a deal the Trump administration has been pursuing for months.

Middle East13 hours ago

The Latest: Syrian rebels dismiss poison-gas claims

The Latest on the Syrian conflict (all times local): 12:45 a.m.

United Kingdom15 hours ago

Farmer crushed to death after his dog pushed forklift lever

Derek Mead died in June 2017 after his Jack Russell Terrier knocked over a lever in his forklift truck causing it to move forward and crush him against a gate.

United Kingdom16 hours ago

Spain agrees to back Brexit deal after securing concessions from Britain, EU

Spain on Saturday agreed to support a Brexit deal but only after the U.K. and E.U. agreed to give Spain a say in the the disputed British territory of Gibraltar’s future.

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VIDEO18 hours ago

Farmer crushed to death after dog pushed forklift lever

A farmer was killed after his dog allegedly pushed a forklift lever causing it to crush him against a gate

Europe18 hours ago

Thousands of French protesters clash with police, call for Macron’s resignation over gas taxes

Thousands of French protesters flooded the nation’s capital Saturday to demonstrate against President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial fuel tax increase -- clashing with policies as they called for Macron’s resignation.

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VIDEO19 hours ago

Police and protesters clash in Paris over gas prices

Demonstrators angered by French President Macron's push to raise gas taxes; Ryan Chilcote reports from London.

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VIDEO19 hours ago

Gas-price protesters burn scaffolding in Paris

Demonstrators demanding lower gas prices blockade the Champs Elysees; reaction from Steve Forbes, Forbes Media editor-in-chief.

WILD NATURE20 hours ago

Otter terrorizes famous Chinese Garden in Vancouver, kills 7 cherished koi carp

A belligerent otter eating cherished koi carp in a famous Chinese garden in the Canadian city of Vancouver is evading capture since it appeared last weekend, with staff distraught over the loss of fish.

RELIGION20 hours ago

Pakistan arrests 1100 supporters of detained cleric

Police in an ongoing crackdown arrested some 1100 supporters of a detained radical Islamic cleric, who disrupted daily life with nationwide rallies following the acquittal of a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy, officials said Saturday.

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VIDEO21 hours ago

Merkel takes veiled swipe at Trump over nationalism

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says opponents of a multinational approach to solving the global migrant crisis are supporting 'nationalism in its purest form'; reaction from Fox News national security strategist and former deputy assistant to the president, Dr. Sebastian Gorka.

Europe21 hours ago

German man, 95, accused of being accessory to murder of 36,223 people at Nazi death camp

A 95-year-old German has been accused of being a guard at an Austrian Nazi death camp and charged with being an accessory to the murder of tens of thousands of people.

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