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Iran imposes sanctions on Donald Trump, Mike Pompeo 2021-01-19 16:30:47TEHRAN, Iran — Iran on Tuesday imposed sanctions on President Donald Trump and a number of members of his administration over their alleged role

UK lawmakers debate 'genocide' clause to China trade 2021-01-19 13:42:16LONDON (AP) - Lawmakers in Britain were set to vote Tuesday on a proposal aimed at preventing the U.K. from making trade deals with any country deemed

U.S. declares China engaged in genocide against Uighurs 2021-01-19 12:15:48The U.S. government on Tuesday declared that China's communist government is guilty of carrying out genocide and crimes against humanity against Uigh

Survey: Major European allies optimistic about Biden admin 2021-01-19 12:06:50BERLIN (AP) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will assume office amid a surge in optimism among major European allies, and at home, about the future of

Iran imposes symbolic sanctions on President Trump 2021-01-19 11:53:59TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran on Tuesday imposed sanctions on President Donald Trump and a number of members of his administration over their alleged role

Russia: Gas pipeline to Germany at risk after 2021-01-19 11:12:46MOSCOW (AP) - Russian state gas company Gazprom acknowledged there is a risk that its undersea pipeline to Germany could be suspended or canceled afte

Antony Blinken, Joe Biden's pick for secretary of 2021-01-19 10:56:08President-elect Joseph R. Biden’s pick to lead the State Department, Antony Blinken, on Tuesday appeared to take aim at the Trump administration

Kremlin brushes aside Western calls to release Navalny 2021-01-19 07:48:49MOSCOW (AP) - The Kremlin on Tuesday brushed aside calls from the West to release opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who was arrested upon his return t

Libya rivals meet in Egyptian resort for talks 2021-01-19 07:04:04CAIRO (AP) - Libyan officials from rival administrations began talks Tuesday in an Egyptian Red Sea resort on constitutional arrangements laying the l

Panel: China, WHO should have acted quicker to 2021-01-19 04:45:40GENEVA (AP) — A panel of experts commissioned by the World Health Organization has criticized China and other countries for not moving to stem t

Iran kicks off ground forces drill on coast 2021-01-19 02:43:38TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s military kicked off a ground forces drill on Tuesday along the coast of the Gulf of Oman, state TV reported, th

Giuseppe Conte, Italian prime minister, job threatened by 2021-01-18 21:35:22ROME — Italy’s pro-U.S. government is hanging on by a thread, battered by criticism about its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and how it

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Mets fire GM after he sent explicit texts 2021-01-19 08:55:36New York Mets general manager Jared Porter was fired Tuesday after sending graphic, uninvited text messages and images to a female reporter in 2016 wh

Biden picks transgender Pennsylvania official for Senate-confirmed health 2021-01-19 08:18:57President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of health, leaving her poised to become

Scientists are racing to understand the new COVID-19 2021-01-19 04:00:00The more opportunities the coronavirus has to replicate, the more it will evolve, potentially creating a new variant that won't be mitigated by curre

Montreal servers hosted TheDonald, far-right site blamed for 2021-01-19 04:00:00The servers provided a temporary home to TheDonald, a forum for right-wing extremists, after it was shut down by Reddit over racist, violent content a

District of trepidation: Fear of violence upends U.S. 2021-01-19 04:00:00Fear of violence has upended Washington, D.C., ahead of Wednesday's presidential inauguration as residents of the city, and the country, grapple with

Canadian snowbirds getting the COVID-19 vaccine in Florida face 2021-01-19 04:00:00Canadians who made the journey to Florida this winter are being offered the COVID-19 vaccine. But they also face a backlash from some Floridians who a

Thai court gives record 43-year sentence for insulting 2021-01-19 03:24:38A court in Thailand on Tuesday sentenced a former civil servant to a record prison term of 43 years and six months for breaching the country's strict

What security in Washington, D.C., looks like ahead 2021-01-18 19:29:00Following the deadly violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 by pro-Trump rioters, security measures for Joe Biden's Jan. 20 inauguration have ramped

Under house arrest after contested election, Uganda's Bobi 2021-01-18 17:03:36Two days after Uganda’s electoral commission announced that President Yoweri Museveni had decisively won last week’s ballot, challenger Bo

Russian judge jails Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny for 2021-01-18 15:54:12A Russian judge remanded Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in pre-trial detention for 30 days on Monday for violating the terms of a suspended jail senten

FBI investigating whether computer was stolen from Pelosi's 2021-01-18 15:29:34U.S. law enforcement is investigating whether a woman took a laptop computer or hard drive from U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's

Pre-inauguration event to honour culture and contribution of 2021-01-18 14:53:45The resiliency, culture and heroism of Black Americans and the African diaspora will be the central theme of a virtual event on Tuesday that will cele

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After Homeland Security nominee's hearing, Hawley slows down 2021-01-19 17:16:35As Homeland Security secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas would oversee immigration as well as counter-terrorism, emergency management and cybersecurity.

Biden inaugural committee invites you to honor COVID-19 2021-01-19 17:06:17Today at 2:30 p.m. Pacific, Americans will participate in a memorial to honor the 400,000-plus individuals who have died from COVID-19.

The National Guard often responds to natural disasters. 2021-01-19 13:50:39Nearly 25,000 National Guard troops are in Washington to provide security after the Capitol attack and to protect President-elect Joe Biden's inaugur

He condemned journalists and hailed Trump's achievements: A 2021-01-19 06:00:51Five takeaways from Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo's Twitter victory lap. The Tweet-a-Thon says as much about Trump foreign policy as Pompeo's

In the lowest moment of Trump's presidency, tens 2021-01-19 05:00:50Since the U.S. Capitol insurrection, President Trump has suffered greater losses in support than ever before. Still, his popularity among his base is

Iranians demand a COVID-19 vaccine, not politics, from 2021-01-19 04:00:30Iran's top leader has banned Western-made COVID-19 vaccines but is facing mounting fury from a populace devastated by the coronavirus.

Tense Virginia gun rally draws everyone from Proud 2021-01-18 20:25:30Despite security concerns on the eve of the inauguration, armed Virginia gun rights advocates staged rally

FBI seeks woman accused of taking Pelosi laptop 2021-01-18 12:45:01A manhunt was underway for a Pennsylvania woman suspected of stealing a laptop from the offices of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during the Capitol attac

Photos: Nationwide protests of Trump supporters fail to 2021-01-17 23:08:43Security remained tight around state houses throughout the country as fears of major protests by armed, far-right supporters of President Trump outsid

Nationwide protests authorities feared by Trump supporters fail 2021-01-17 19:46:29Protests by armed right-wing groups erupted at some state capitols, but remained small and peaceful

Feeding an army in D.C.: Chef José Andrés 2021-01-17 10:18:50World Central Kitchen's Nate Mook and José Andrés realized their expertise in feeding large groups at a moment's notice could help fee

On social media, amateur digital sleuths try to 2021-01-17 08:00:38Amateur detectives working to identify violent rioters that stormed the U.S. Capitol don't want the process to turn into an online witch hunt.

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Trump touts record of 'no new wars', standing 2021-01-19 16:37:44US President Donald Trump said in a farewell address Tuesday, his last full day in office, that he was the first president in many years to have

US death toll from Covid-19 tops 400,000 on 2021-01-19 15:24:11More than 400,000 people have died from Covid-19 in the United States since the pandemic began, according to Johns Hopkins University on Tuesday, the

French gentleman thief series 'Lupin' tops 'Queen's Gambit' 2021-01-19 13:33:28The Netflix-produced series "Lupin", a sly modern take on France's beloved gentleman thief, is on track for 70 million views worldwide in its first

Debunked: The so-called 'doctor' claiming Bill Gates wants 2021-01-19 13:08:20Does Bill Gates really want to eliminate 3 billion people, most of them African, to decrease the global population? That’s what controversi

China defends early actions on Covid-19 outbreak after 2021-01-19 12:55:06China on Tuesday defended its early actions taken to fight the COVID-19 outbreak, saying that it immediately notified the World Health Organization an

Countdown to inauguration: Washington under lockdown for Trump-Biden 2021-01-19 12:45:50On the eve of Joe Biden's inauguration as the 46th US president, we bring you a special edition of the France 24 Debate from a heavily fort

France's Macron says success in Sahel enables operational 2021-01-19 12:44:10French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday opened the door to withdrawing some troops from the Sahel region saying that Paris was able to a

EU regulator to clear Boeing 737 MAX to 2021-01-19 11:54:25The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) plans to clear the Boeing 737 MAX to fly again next week, 22 months after the plane was grounded foll

Troop vetting for Biden’s inauguration tackles racism in 2021-01-19 11:35:56The FBI vetting of National Guard troops deployed for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration amid fears of an insider attack has put the

Trump supporters rally for gun rights in Virginia 2021-01-19 09:30:28Security has been ramped up in state capitals across the United States ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration on Wednesday. In Virginia, just two hours'

Biden’s first 100 days: What to expect on 2021-01-19 05:55:50US President-elect Joe Biden is set to issue a flurry of executive orders following his inauguration at noon on Wednesday as well as le

Oxygen supplies are running low in Brazilian town 2021-01-19 04:43:40The mayor of the small Brazilian town of Iranduba imposed a daily curfew of 2pm last week to fight the spread of the coronavirus. The streets may

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Ex-Guantanamo chief prosecutor calls for ‘DOMESTIC WAR ON 2021-01-19 17:38:17 Retired US Air Force Col. Moe Davis spent years prosecuting alleged Islamist terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, but now his sights are set on domestic thr

12 US Army National Guard members kicked off 2021-01-19 17:17:46 A dozen of the 25,000 National Guard troops tasked with providing security for president-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony have been remo

‘The movement we started is only just beginning’ 2021-01-19 16:10:33 US President Donald Trump struck an optimistic and defiant note in his farewell address, vowing his movement was here to stay and praising his admini

CNN airs guide to DEPROGRAM MAGA SUPPORTERS as 2021-01-19 16:09:08 As calls to “deprogram” Trump supporters mount, CNN has hosted a former Moonie-turned-professional deprogrammer who suggested the whole n

‘Islamic State-inspired’ US soldier arrested over alleged plot 2021-01-19 15:34:54 An American soldier has been arrested on terrorism charges, including suggesting wiring explosives into buildings as part of an Islamic State plot to

Olympic swimming champion apologizes for role in Capitol 2021-01-19 15:04:27 Former Olympic swimmer Klete Keller has apologized for taking part in the US Capitol riot, but leftists are still demanding the unprecedented step of

Prost! Bavarian court overturns statewide open-air alcohol ban 2021-01-19 14:56:52 Covid-19 is no reason to deny oneself a jug of beer or glass of wine in the great outdoors, a Bavarian court has ruled, overturning a statewide ban o

Biden’s Treasury pick Yellen urged to use sanctions 2021-01-19 14:52:15 Janet Yellen, Biden’s pick to lead the Treasury Department, has been urged by the Democrats to sanction the US’ adversaries even more agg

CIA director Gina Haspel resigns a day before 2021-01-19 14:09:58 The Trump-appointed director of the CIA, Gina Haspel, has left her post after 36 years with the intelligence agency, announcing her resignation on Tu

‘El Nino has become El Hombre!’: Football fans 2021-01-19 14:06:22 One year and a half on from his retirement, former Atletico Madrid, Liverpool and Chelsea star Fernando Torres doesn't seem to have neglected his fi

China’s treatment of Uighur Muslims in labor camps 2021-01-19 13:49:50 Outgoing US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has used his last full day in office to accuse China of genocide and crimes against humanity over its alle

Close call: McGregor and Khabib ‘come within SECONDS’ 2021-01-19 13:40:41 What began in a Brooklyn parking lot, and then in (and out) of a cage in Las Vegas, almost had a third chapter on Fight Island this week as warring r

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Kremlin dismisses calls to free Navalny, warns against 2021-01-19 11:38:32The Kremlin on Tuesday dismissed Western demands to free top opposition politician Alexei Navalny and said his calls to stage mass protests were troub

Russia says its second Covid vaccine is 100% 2021-01-19 11:35:28

China's Covid outbreak worst since March 2020 2021-01-19 10:44:55China is battling the worst outbreak of Covid-19 since March 2020, with one province posting a record daily rise in cases, as an independent panel rev

Pentagon ramps up efforts to root out far-right 2021-01-19 09:56:32

Turkey hits Twitter, Pinterest with advertising bans 2021-01-19 09:43:54The social media legislation passed last year meant networks with over a million users had to appoint an envoy to handle court orders to remove offend

Tunisia rocked by fourth night of street riots 2021-01-19 09:36:43More than 600 people had been arrested by Monday over the disturbances in which teenagers and adolescents have hurled rocks and Molotov cocktails at p

Dubai, party haven amid pandemic, faces its biggest 2021-01-19 09:00:01With peak tourism season in full swing, coronavirus infections are surging to unprecedented heights. Daily case counts have nearly tripled in the past

Thail court gives record 43-yr sentence for insulting 2021-01-19 08:22:05The Bangkok Criminal Court found the woman guilty on 29 counts of violating the country's lese majeste law for posting audio clips to Facebook and Yo

Biden has set sky-high expectations. Can he meet 2021-01-19 08:02:12

Trump mulling pardons on last full day in 2021-01-19 07:16:07Trump is also set to announce a dramatic shift away from Trump's "America First" ideology, taking the United States back to its traditions of allia

California becomes first state to top 3m virus 2021-01-19 06:51:59California has become the first state to record more than 3 million known coronavirus infections. ​​That's according to a tally Monday by

Pakistan approves Chinese Sinopharm Covid -19 vaccine for 2021-01-19 05:16:50 The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap) on Monday approved Chinese state-owned firm Sinopharm's Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, the sec

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Far-right ‘Oath Keepers’ militia members arrested for role 2021-01-19 17:00:24Thomas Edward Caldwell, 65, of Clarke County, Virginia, is one of several members of the Oath Keepers named in a criminal complaint as having particip

‘Shameful’: U.S. coronavirus deaths surpass 400K as Trump 2021-01-19 16:52:20In Trump's final hours in office, after a year of presidential denials of reality and responsibility, the pandemic's U.S. death toll has eclipsed 40

Durham residents ready for U.S. inauguration day 2021-01-19 16:41:04The United States will have a new leader Wednesday with the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th president.

Stocks climb as Yellen, Biden’s pick for Treasury 2021-01-19 16:31:42At her confirmation hearing Tuesday, Janet Yellen said the benefits of a big package outweigh the costs of a higher debt burden.

Trump touts administration’s accomplishments, wishes Biden ‘luck’ in 2021-01-19 16:29:38The speech comes less than a day before President-elect Joe Biden will be sworn-in to office.

China’s policies on Uighurs, ethnic minorities amount to 2021-01-19 15:32:19Pompeo's determination does not come with any immediate repercussions although the legal implications mean the U.S. must take it into account in form

Experts temper Pfizer vaccine concerns after elderly deaths 2021-01-19 15:18:02While it's far from unusual that new drugs come with side effects and potential safety concerns, the deaths of elderly people in Norway have stirred

Capitol rioter allegedly threatened to kill family if 2021-01-19 14:30:18The Texas militia member allegedly bragged about storming the U.S. Capitol, then became worried about the FBI a few days later.

Trump expected to issue flurry of pardons on 2021-01-19 14:28:28It remains unclear whether Trump will pardon Steve Bannon, his former top strategist, or offer pre-emptive reprieves to his attorney, Rudy Giuliani.

Vaccine rollout blues: Germany’s Merkel complained about comparisons 2021-01-19 13:59:10German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she's being criticized by the German media because Canada's doing better with the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

2 Texas men arrested in connection with U.S. 2021-01-18 17:46:10More than 125 people have been arrested so far on charges related to the violent insurrection led by supporters of President Donald Trump at the Capit

Experts say cancelled Keystone XL pipeline expansion won’t 2021-01-18 17:27:20Some 200 kilometres of pipe have already been installed for the expansion, including across the Canada-U.S. border.