Chile president declares state of emergency after violent protests
Chile's president declared a state of emergency in Santiago Friday night and gave the military responsibility for security after a day of violent...
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Trump says Erdogan told him he wants ceasefire to work
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President Donald Trump said Friday that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had assured him that he wants the "ceasefire" with Kurdish militants in northern Syria to work.
'Most overrated general' Mattis takes swipe at Trump
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Former US defence secretary James Mattis said he was honoured to be the "world's most overrated general" in a swipe at his former boss Donald Trump who insulted him earlier this week.
Trump Twitter photo attack backfires as Pelosi owns it
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President Donald Trump's Twitter attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi following an acrimonious White House meeting appears to have backfired spectacularly.
After energetic debate, key questions on 2020 Democratic race
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An ascendant Elizabeth Warren seized the spotlight and faced repeated attacks in Tuesday's Democratic debate as Joe Biden often faded into the background, highlighting a shakeup in the 2020 nomination race.
Hunter Biden admits error in judgment but insists no wrongdoing
15 Oct  News
Hunter Biden denied any wrongdoing in his business dealings in Ukraine and China but acknowledged he exercised poor judgment and cashed in on the fame of his last name.
Texas police officer charged with murder for shooting black woman
15 Oct  News
A white policeman who shot dead a black Texas woman as she played video games at home with her young nephew has been charged with murder, police said Monday.
Trump violently attacks media figures in supporter event meme: New York Times
14 Oct  News
A brutal video clip depicting Donald Trump shooting and stabbing media characters and political opponents was shown at a conference for his supporters, the New York Times reported Sunday.
Pentagon says up to 1,000 US troops to withdraw from northern Syria
13 Oct  News
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday that President Donald Trump had ordered the withdrawal of up to 1,000 troops from northern Syria...
Impeachment probe overshadows US 2020 Democratic race
13 Oct  News
Joe Biden faces scrutiny over Ukraine, Elizabeth Warren is surging and Bernie Sanders had a heart attack, but recent developments in the Democratic...
Facebook researchers use maths for better translations
13 Oct  News
Designers of machine translation tools still mostly rely on dictionaries to make a foreign language understandable. But now there is a new way: numbers.
Trudeau wears bulletproof vest at Canada rally
13 Oct  News
Canadian leader Justin Trudeau wore a bulletproof vest and was surrounded by heavy security during an election campaign rally after receiving a security threat, sources told the national broadcaster.
Southern California wildfires burning unchecked
12 Oct  News
Gusting winds fueling a fast-moving wildfire in southern California showed no signs of abating Saturday as a blaze that forced the evacuation of some 100,000 people kept burning out of control.