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United Kingdom1 day ago

UK election: Johnson's Conservatives pick up massive majority, wreak havoc in Labour heartlands

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party was swept back into government Friday after the country's general election handed it an overwhelming parliamentary majority, as Labour Party strongholds across the country swung dramatically to the Tories in a historic election night -- making Britain's departure from the E.U. a near-certainty, and immediately bringing a promise of a new trade deal from President Trump.

ISIS1 day ago

Niger terror attack: ISIS-linked militants claim responsibility for massacre

Islamic State (ISIS)-linked militants claimed responsibility for an attack on a military installation in western Niger near the border of Mali on Wednesday, which killed 71 people and left 12 injured.

AP Photo/Mark Baker

New Zealand1 day ago

New Zealand mission to recover bodies from 'highly volatile' volcano island gets underway

A daring mission to retrieve the bodies of eight victims of the New Zealand volcano eruption got underway early Friday, even though scientists said they believe there is a risk for another eruption.