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President Donald Trump on Thursday said he will skip the annual international conference at Davos, Switzerland if a government shutdown caused by the row over his demand for a US-Mexico wall isn’t resolved. Trump…

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States would withdraw its troops from Syria while continuing to finish the battle against ISIL. Speaking at a joint news conference with his Egyptian counterpart…

France on Thursday challenged the outcome of Democratic Republic of Congo’s presidential election, saying the declared victory of opposition chief Felix Tshisekedi was “not consistent” with the results and that his…

Paris’ first naked restaurant has closed its doors after just 15 months in business due to a lack of customers.O’Naturel’s opening in November 2017 made global headlines but its infamy seems to have done nothing for its shelf…

President Trump stormed out of a White House meeting with congressional leaders on Wednesday after Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she would not fund a border wall even if he agreed to reopen the government, escalating a…

A Cambodian court jailed a man on Wednesday for three years for insulting the king in Facebook posts. It was the second known conviction under a new ‘lese majeste’ law enacted last year, which rights groups fear could be…

Police in Australia said on Wednesday they are investigating several suspicious packages sent 14 embassies and consulates, which media reports and other officials said included the U.S. and British missions. The…

A Saudi teenager who fled from her “abusive” family has been declared a legitimate refugee by the United Nations, the Australian government has said. Rahaf Alqunun, who fears being killed by her relatives if she…

A hammer-wielding man wounded 20 children in an attack at an elementary school in Beijing Tuesday with three suffering serious injuries, local authorities said.A male suspect was brought “under control” and the wounded pupils…

The Netherlands will give Britons a 15-month grace period to apply to stay after Brexit if Britain crashes out of the European Union without a deal, a Dutch minister has said. The Dutch move is aimed at calming…

An Uber driver who went on a shooting spree that killed six people in the Midwestern US state of Michigan pleaded guilty to all charges Monday. In a surprise turn as the trial was scheduled to begin, Jason Dalton…

Norway got rich by selling oil—but it believes the fuel doesn’t have a future on its own roads. The country plans to end sales of all gasoline-powered cars by 2025.Based on the latest data from 2018, it seems to be heading in the…

President Donald Trump stood firm Sunday on his demand for billions of dollars to fund a border wall with Mexico, which has forced a shutdown of the US government now entering its third week.“We have to build the wall,” Trump…

Senior Trump administration officials and Democratic congressional staffers failed on Saturday to break a deadlock over a proposed border wall and end a two-week-old partial government shutdown, but will meet again…

Police in California on Saturday said three people were killed and four were injured in a shooting at a bowling alley near Los Angeles. Sergeant Ronald Harris of the Torrance Police Department confirmed to AFP that officers…

The owner of a Japanese sushi restaurant chain on Saturday set a record by paying more than $3 million for a bluefin tuna in the New Year tuna auction at Tokyo’s new fish market. Kiyoshi Kimura, who owns the Sushizanmai chain,…

Kao Xiong, a California man has pleaded guilty to sending more than 150 threatening or hoax letters in 2017 to President Donald Trump and to former presidents, FBI offices and other individuals and businesses. Prosecutors say…

Police in Phoenix, Arizona, United States are investigating how a woman in coma for more than 14 years gave birth at Hacienda Healthcare, a nursing facility.A local CBS News affiliate, Arizona’s Family, first reported the…

President Donald Trump remained defiant on Friday about his Mexico wall and said he was prepared to keep the US government shut down for as long as it takes — months or even years — to force Congress to provide the billions of…

After two weeks stranded at sea and battered by winter storms, migrants onboard a rescue ship are growing frustrated as European countries refuse to offer a safe port of call. Supplies on the rescue ship are…

A Democratic congresswoman kicked off her term with an expletive-laced vow to impeach President Donald Trump, triggering Republican outrage and testing party discipline barely a day after Democrats regained the House. As a…

The Democrat-controlled US House of Representatives has voted to end a partial government shutdown – but the move looks certain to be vetoed by President Trump. Mr Trump has said he will reject any measure that…

Democratic Representative Nancy Pelosi was elected as Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, returning her to a position she last held in January 2011, for her third term. The 78-year-old veteran…

Thirteen citizens of Canada have been detained in China since Huawei Technologies Co Chief Financial Officer, Meng Wanzhou, was arrested last month in Vancouver at the request of the United States, the Canadian…