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85c3e7583ccbcd54473da7c3c831056e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/05/09/jerusalem-embassy-move-ceremony-tel-aviv/594478002/ | U.S. Embassy to open in Jerusalem amid Palestinian outcry | U.S. Embassy to open in Jerusalem amid Palestinian outcry
JERUSALEM – On the road to the soon-to-open U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, groundskeepers planted red, white and blue flowers underneath American and Israeli flags for Monday's inauguration of the controversial new location that has sparked Palestinian outrage.
For ... |
c17cc59446936cac00f60cf552c984f4 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/05/09/north-korea-kim-jong-un-free-3-american-citizens/582094002/ | 'God Bless America': Freed American prisoners thankful after being released from North Korea | 'God Bless America': Freed American prisoners thankful after being released from North Korea
The release Wednesday of three Americans once held as prisoners by North Korea is the latest goodwill gesture by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before he holds a historic summit with President Trump in the coming weeks.
The th... |
c7cba014ae5933c90b5a9794b7c929f6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/05/09/trump-iran-nuclear-deal-withdrawal-fallout/593490002/ | Iran lawmakers shout 'death to America,' burn U.S. flag after Trump nixes nuclear deal | Iran lawmakers shout 'death to America,' burn U.S. flag after Trump nixes nuclear deal
Iranian lawmakers shouted "death to America" and set fire to a paper U.S. flag during angry scenes at the country's parliament in Tehran, a day after President Trump pulled out of the nuclear deal.
The protest came as Iranian officia... |
f5d8d115f9aa25954958bdbeb5c114fe | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/05/10/south-korea-moon-jae-approval-rating-popularity-north-korea/597557002/ | South Korea's Moon Jae-in is more popular than ever | South Korea's Moon Jae-in is more popular than ever
SEOUL — South Korean President Moon Jae-in and President Trump are working closely on diplomacy with North Korea, but the two leaders are starkly different in their approaches.
Trump has built a career on being a boastful, over-the-top presence. Whereas, Moon has cult... |
c34d1b09dcb5674ef56f4a8a7b897475 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/05/11/australia-mass-shooting-family-7-dead-including-4-children/601181002/ | Family of 7 dead in what could be Australia's worst mass shooting in 22 years | Family of 7 dead in what could be Australia's worst mass shooting in 22 years
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A family of seven including four children was found dead with gunshot wounds Friday at a rural property in southwest Australia in what could be the country's worst mass shooting in 22 years, police and news media sa... |
25eac564006237ed76e47a02d95c03ed | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/05/14/us-embassy-jerusalem-gaza-protests/606627002/ | Scores killed as violence greets dedication of U.S. Embassy in Israel | Scores killed as violence greets dedication of U.S. Embassy in Israel
JERUSALEM – More than 50 Palestinians were killed Monday in mass protests along the border with Gaza while Israel celebrated the U.S. Embassy's contentious move to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv.
The demonstrations have gone on for weeks and reached a viole... |
b0f07fa8359b0d58bc5107cf2d3124a0 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/05/18/french-government-says-foiled-attack-brothers-held/622220002/ | French government says it foiled terror attack; 2 brothers held | French government says it foiled terror attack; 2 brothers held
PARIS – France’s interior minister says authorities have thwarted a possible attack using ricin or explosives and arrested two brothers.
Interior Minister Gerard Collomb told BFM television Friday that authorities were tracking extremist activity on social... |
209ba163d2ff23d67055148c1ea89b34 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/05/18/how-chinas-military-expansion-threatens-u-s-interests/621385002/ | How China's military expansion threatens U.S. interests | How China's military expansion threatens U.S. interests
WASHINGTON — China is developing a navy twice the size of the U.S. Navy and working to replace the United States as the major global power, analysts told a House committee.
China will have about 550 warships by 2030 — nearly double the size of today’s U.S. Navy, s... |
dccce64e842362fa96bb01b03351a06a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/05/26/putin-complains-probe-around-trump-hurting-u-s-russian-relations/647171002/ | Putin complains that probe around Trump hurting U.S.-Russian relations | Putin complains that probe around Trump hurting U.S.-Russian relations
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that investigations swirling around President Trump are interfering with improved relations with Moscow, noting he has had little contact with the U.S. president.
“We are hostages to this internal strif... |
3a5b870568b9c56d072ef3b95c859e2d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/05/27/chelsea-clinton-trump-degrades-what-means-american/648240002/ | Chelsea Clinton: Trump 'degrades what it means to be an American' | Chelsea Clinton: Trump 'degrades what it means to be an American'
The Trump administration is laden with "cruelty and incompetence and corruption," and President Trump's actions degrade America, Chelsea Clinton said in an interview with a British media outlet.
The daughter of former president BillClinton and former sen... |
43c5c8699ac5cc91ff0e4355033755f8 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/05/28/france-rewards-migrant-hero/649408002/ | French President Emmanuel Macron rewards migrant hero who saved dangling child | French President Emmanuel Macron rewards migrant hero who saved dangling child
PARIS – President Emmanuel Macron on Monday lauded as a hero a migrant from Mali who scaled an apartment building to save a young child dangling from a balcony, and rewarded him with French nationality and a job as a firefighter.
“Bravo,” Ma... |
e262d3cdde090ad1d303a232a3960507 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/06/04/north-korea-isolation-crumbling-donald-trump-singapore-summit/668839002/ | North Korea's isolation crumbling as Trump abandons 'maximum pressure' campaign | North Korea's isolation crumbling as Trump abandons 'maximum pressure' campaign
President Trump’s overtures to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have produced a small wave of diplomatic openings, dismantling the isolation he promoted a year ago as part of his “maximum pressure campaign” to battle the North’s nuclear weap... |
7a7764e508e0303247e818a7af2ab0f7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/06/05/united-nations-tells-u-s-stop-separating-children-parents/673090002/ | U.N. Human Rights office to U.S.: Halt Trump policy separating kids from parents at border | U.N. Human Rights office to U.S.: Halt Trump policy separating kids from parents at border
GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations human rights office called on the Trump administration Tuesday to "immediately halt" its accelerating policy of separating children from their parents after they cross the U.S. border with Mexico,... |
5d11f94e2bcb12de16bbbfa7a7f2e829 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/06/12/china-sanctions-relief-north-korea-trump-kim-summit/693750002/ | China suggests sanctions relief for North Korea after Trump-Kim summit | China suggests sanctions relief for North Korea after Trump-Kim summit
Singapore — Tuesday’s summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un drew quick reactions from nearby countries, with China immediately seizing the opportunity to suggest sanctions relief for North Korea.
China is North Ko... |
316af514f12defa6329acdba554bbf3c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/06/12/trump-kim-summit-denuclearization-real-estate-condos-hotels/693445002/ | Trump to Kim Jong Un: 'You could have the best hotels in the world' if you give up nukes | Trump to Kim Jong Un: 'You could have the best hotels in the world' if you give up nukes
When in doubt, stick with what you know. For President Donald Trump, that means real estate.
In a session Tuesday with journalists in Singapore when he was asked about North Korea's human rights record and what Pyongyang could look... |
2d302484d4f419727c7d57e84ddc7810 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/06/15/greece-officially-change-name-northern-macedonia/705495002/ | Why all the furor over Macedonia name change? It goes back to Alexander the Great | Why all the furor over Macedonia name change? It goes back to Alexander the Great
ATHENS — Greek lawmakers debated a no-confidence motion against the government Friday over its preliminary agreement to end a long-running dispute with Macedonia over that country’s name.
The Greek government is expected to survive the vo... |
55e77e8d24b668278deb038c893b00ca | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/06/19/marine-le-pen-must-repay-350-000-eu-court-rules/713169002/ | European Union court rules Marine Le Pen must repay $350,000 in misspent funds | European Union court rules Marine Le Pen must repay $350,000 in misspent funds
The European Union's General Court on Tuesday upheld a European Parliament decision to recover almost $347,000 from French far-right politician Marine Le Pen for misspent EU funds.
Following an investigation by the EU's Anti-Fraud Office, th... |
e7366242557482e9eba4a268f65c24df | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/06/26/supreme-court-travel-ban-decision-what-we-know-now/734906002/ | Supreme Court upholds Trump's controversial travel ban: What we know now | Supreme Court upholds Trump's controversial travel ban: What we know now
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld President Donald Trump's controversial and much-litigated order limiting travel into the United States from several countries, most of them Muslim-majority.
The ruling restricts entry and tightens vetting for tr... |
0a28c1da29e24af8d256cfe887fa7d15 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/06/27/benghazi-leader-deadly-raid-gets-22-years-terrorism-charge/739337002/ | Leader of deadly Benghazi raid sentenced to 22 years in prison on terrorism charge | Leader of deadly Benghazi raid sentenced to 22 years in prison on terrorism charge
Ahmed Abu Khatallah, the organizer of the deadly 2012 raid on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, that left four Americans dead, was sentenced on Wednesday to 22 years in prison on terrorism and other charges, the Justice De... |
d478cb6544b711842da04bd2071a7d71 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/06/29/fosta-sex-workers-leave-twitter-switter-after-us-law/744989002/ | Sex workers leave Twitter for Switter after controversial US law | Sex workers leave Twitter for Switter after controversial US law
Sex workers have been a mainstay on social networks for more than a decade. Twitter in particular handed escorts a number of tools that allowed them to protect themselves ― a way to screen clients, anonymity, the ability to find customers without taking t... |
4f79b63b5617da6304b2d0a4c0b3e081 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/07/02/france-smoking-cigarettes-taxes-costs/738565002/ | The French still love their cigarettes. But the once chic image is going up in smoke | The French still love their cigarettes. But the once chic image is going up in smoke
PARIS – The glamorous image of cool Parisians lighting up Gauloises while lingering at an outdoor cafe may soon go up in smoke. The French government is stubbing out the country’s love affair with tobacco.
"In France, tobacco kills 200... |
b5cf714b0b002e10ebb54cc782b9e628 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/07/06/trump-trade-war-opioid-epidemic-china/762986002/ | What a U.S.-China trade war could mean for opioid epidemic | What a U.S.-China trade war could mean for opioid epidemic
The American struggle to curb opioid addiction could become collateral damage in President Donald Trump’s showdown on trade.
Trade tensions with allies were heightened by the White House announcement in March of tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. On Friday,... |
37f9222d1d02eed8702ed7179db7c958 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/07/10/thailand-cave-rescue-soccer-team-what-we-know/770405002/ | Thai cave rescue operation saves boys, coach: What comes next | Thai cave rescue operation saves boys, coach: What comes next
The last four young soccer players and their coach were pulled from a flooded cave in northern Thailand on Tuesday as attention turned to the physical and psychological health of the team known as the Wild Boars.
"We are not sure if this is a miracle, a scie... |
60a7f11da3aa882d70cf8af284198192 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/07/16/tourists-bricks-auschwitz/787621002/ | Tourists tried to steal 'souvenir' bricks from Auschwitz death camp | Tourists tried to steal 'souvenir' bricks from Auschwitz death camp
Two Hungarian tourists have been handed suspended jail terms after they were caught trying to steal bricks from the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz in German-occupied Poland.
The pair said they wanted to bring home a "souvenir," according to police.
The t... |
ec04d70819d6ffad650b198af3e6d334 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/07/18/thai-soccer-team-leaves-hospital/794889002/ | 'It was magical': Thai soccer boys recount drama of cave rescue | 'It was magical': Thai soccer boys recount drama of cave rescue
Members of a youth soccer team on Wednesday recounted their harrowing, two-week ordeal in a flooded Thai cave and the "magical" moment when rescuers emerged from the murky waters and assured them help was on the way.
The 12 boys and their coach ultimately ... |
c2235ebbad34a80a4401677d1f6b50e0 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/07/19/egypt-sarcophagus-what-they-found-massive-ancient-tomb/802720002/ | Archaeologists opened a mysterious Egyptian sarcophagus. Here's what they found | Archaeologists opened a mysterious Egyptian sarcophagus. Here's what they found
When Egyptian archaeologists opened an ancient sarcophagus dating back 2,000 years, they found three skeletons and a lot of red, liquid sewage, the country's antiquities ministry said Thursday.
Discovered earlier this month, the mysterious ... |
622c83b14335ca51f3e7700e84dc562a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/07/24/pakistan-one-worlds-leading-victims-global-warming/809509002/ | Pakistan is ground zero for global warming consequences | Pakistan is ground zero for global warming consequences
Pakistan contributes less than 1 percent of the world's greenhouse gases blamed for causing global warming, yet its 200 million people are among the world's most vulnerable victims of the growing consequences of climate change.
The nation is facing ever-rising tem... |
cc99abb693a22cf9adc3f9cf04831c03 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/07/25/record-breaking-heat-july-japan-sweden-algeria-canada/832826002/ | It's hot! Record July temperatures heating up world | It's hot! Record July temperatures heating up world
This summer is shaping up to be a record sizzler from Algeria's deserts to Japan's bustling cities.
With the United Kingdom poised for historic heat Friday, countries across four continents smashed their own temperature marks this month.
In the past 30 days, there hav... |
366bf7e4cd611bcdc86f42b88bc1cac9 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/07/25/swedish-student-elin-ersson-stops-plane-deporting-afghan-man-leaving/832071002/ | Swedish student stops plane deporting Afghan man from leaving | Swedish student stops plane deporting Afghan man from leaving
As passengers know, a plane cannot take off until all on board have taken their seats and buckled their seat belts. On Monday, a young Swedish activist named Elin Ersson used that rule to keep a flight carrying a 52-year-old Afghan man being deported to Kabu... |
4617dae42a80d2e3effb0e09cfc9a6fa | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/07/26/isis-attacks-syria-death-toll-climbs/839969002/ | Death toll in devastating ISIS attacks in Syria climbs to 216 | Death toll in devastating ISIS attacks in Syria climbs to 216
BEIRUT – The death toll from coordinated attacks by Islamic State fighters on a usually peaceful southern city and surrounding countryside has climbed to 216, a local health official said Thursday, in the worst violence to hit the area since the country’s co... |
685e32149306690e928ebaaee74a3f20 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/07/26/mary-ellis-one-last-women-pilots-world-war-ii-dies-101/840223002/?fbclid=IwAR1J8E5ugwt0c4JC18zrLCMO7K4k2q_ro6NGatc2bMIQ0wgo5aRsyswtBt8 | 'A legend': Mary Ellis, one of the last women pilots from World War II, dies at 101 | 'A legend': Mary Ellis, one of the last women pilots from World War II, dies at 101
Mary Ellis, who played a vital part in defeating Germany in the battle for Britain’s skies during World War II, has died at 101.
Ellis, one of the last surviving female aviators from the United Kingdom’s wartime forces, delivered fighte... |
3727ab9418e681958dd46d484c718bc0 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/07/26/report-us-plane-leaves-north-korea-pick-up-us-war-remains/846651002/ | North Korea hands over remains said to be US soldiers from Korean War, White House says | North Korea hands over remains said to be US soldiers from Korean War, White House says
SEOUL – North Korea on Friday returned the remains of what are believed to be U.S. soldiers killed in the Korean War, the White House said.
A U.S. cargo plane arrived at an American air force base in South Korea on Friday morning, a... |
235b2b296b79037283962a82f2bc2611 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/07/27/un-verifies-over-7-000-child-casualties-syria-since-2013/850376002/ | UN verifies over 7,000 child casualties in Syria since 2013 | UN verifies over 7,000 child casualties in Syria since 2013
UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations has verified that more than 7,000 children have lost their lives or been injured in the Syrian conflict since 2013 – and cites unverified reports putting the number “way beyond 20,000,” a U.N. envoy said Friday.
Virginia Gam... |
311f84e9ac42b817a0bd38ba8b989c86 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/07/27/worlds-oldest-person-chiyo-miyako-dies-japan-age-117/847607002/ | World's oldest person, Chiyo Miyako, dies in Japan at age 117 | World's oldest person, Chiyo Miyako, dies in Japan at age 117
The oldest person in the world has died at age 117, officials in her home state in Japan confirmed Friday.
Chiyo Miyako, who was known to her family members as “the goddess,” died Sunday, said officials in Kanagawa prefecture, south of Tokyo.
Guinness World ... |
aea68ace81464f198f74bc0aab1b6e91 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/08/01/burqa-ban-comes-into-effect-denmark/878286002/ | Controversial 'Burqa Ban' comes into effect in Denmark amid protests | Controversial 'Burqa Ban' comes into effect in Denmark amid protests
A controversial ban on face coverings known as the “Burqa Ban” went into effect in Denmark Wednesday, as some Muslim women vowed to take to the streets wearing their Islamic veils in protest.
The ban, which was presented by the center-right governing ... |
74f27cb1148854bb26430062627f7aa6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/08/13/spain-boardwalk-collapse/974559002/ | Hundreds injured when boardwalk collapses into the sea at Spanish festival | Hundreds injured when boardwalk collapses into the sea at Spanish festival
Hundreds of people were injured when a wooden boardwalk collapsed into the sea at a music and urban sports festival in northwestern Spain, authorities said Monday.
Regional health chief Jesus Vazquez Almuina told Antena 3 television that 313 peo... |
ae3beb3215c97447acef77eef3dc3741 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/08/21/pope-francis-expected-meet-abuse-victims-ireland-vatican/1050129002/ | Amid fallout from Pennsylvania report, Pope Francis to meet with abuse victims in Ireland | Amid fallout from Pennsylvania report, Pope Francis to meet with abuse victims in Ireland
Pope Francis is expected to meet with victims of sexual abuse during an upcoming weekend trip to Ireland, less than two weeks after a bombshell grand jury report found Catholic priests in Pennsylvania abused more than 1,000 childr... |
073a56297cfbbec605dd45df6eede791 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/08/23/trump-tweet-sparks-angry-response-south-african-government/1078645002/ | Trump tweet sparks angry response from South African government | Trump tweet sparks angry response from South African government
WASHINGTON — The South African government on Thursday slammed President Donald Trump’s tweet calling for the U.S. to examine South Africa’s land and “farm seizures” from white farmers.
Trump tweeted on Wednesday night that he had asked Secretary of State M... |
05d1bc39592f55fa186a81c53496bdf3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/08/24/sex-boxes-make-legal-prostitution-safe-zurich-switzerland-europe/1083444002/ | Sex in the city: Zurich’s prostitution 'sex boxes' deemed success in Switzerland | Sex in the city: Zurich’s prostitution 'sex boxes' deemed success in Switzerland
ZURICH – Each night, a beeline of cars forms on the way to a drive-in in this Swiss city’s Strichplatz area, but the customers are not lining up for fast food. Rather, they are waiting for a service of another kind: to spend time with the ... |
394bfd71d8b8ab96a245ec9b9f51fbdd | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/08/24/trump-administration-yanks-200-million-aid-gaza-and-west-bank/1088489002/ | Trump administration yanks $200 million in economic aid from Gaza and West Bank | Trump administration yanks $200 million in economic aid from Gaza and West Bank
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration will revoke more than $200 million in economic aid for the West Bank and Gaza, the State Department announced Friday.
The move came after a State Department review examining whether the funding was in “... |
ea5979abc09e035b2b620277e004fc44 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/08/31/trump-administration-nix-funding-u-n-palestinian-refugee-program/1161342002/ | Trump administration to nix funding to U.N. Palestinian refugee program | Trump administration to nix funding to U.N. Palestinian refugee program
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration announced Friday it will zero out funding for the United Nations’ aid program for Palestinian refugees, part of a broader effort to rein in foreign aid and restrict assistance to the West Bank and Gaza.
State D... |
0f4b5721ff5569c0a86f8b9b97daea76 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/09/04/trump-syria-russia-iran-dont-recklessly-attack-rebel-stronghold/1189289002/ | Trump tweets warning on Syria as offensive targets last rebel stronghold | Trump tweets warning on Syria as offensive targets last rebel stronghold
The Kremlin on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump's warning that an attack on the last major enclave of Syrian rebels would be a "grave humanitarian mistake," saying the Idlib rebels are hindering efforts at a diplomatic solution to the crisi... |
1a66b6644d37dc99cdff2a10c82cb9a6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/09/05/french-school-cellphone-ban-students-return-class-without-devices/1199937002/ | France cellphone ban takes effect as kids return to school without devices | France cellphone ban takes effect as kids return to school without devices
French children are saying “bonjour” to the new academic year — and “au revoir” to their cellphones during school hours.
That’s because a new law has come into effect which outlaws phone use by students up to the age of 15. The legislation, whic... |
ce57af4038a36310a5a62f06aff44725 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/09/12/trump-signs-executive-order-punish-foreign-meddling-u-s-elections/1279596002/?csp=chromepush | Trump signs new order to sanction countries that meddle in U.S. elections | Trump signs new order to sanction countries that meddle in U.S. elections
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order Wednesday authorizing U.S. sanctions on any foreign individual or country that tries to interfere in U.S. elections.
“This is intended to be a very broad effort to prevent fore... |
a4f360e6845520eb60d487af76fca3dd | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/09/16/sex-abuse-victims-china-social-media-gives-them-voice-speak-out/1279302002/ | Social media gives sexual abuse victims in China voice to speak out | Social media gives sexual abuse victims in China voice to speak out
BEIJING – After spending two months late last year nudging university officials to punish her former adviser for trying to pressure her and others into sex, Luo Xixi found unlikely help on China’s heavily censored internet.
She published a post on Weib... |
112ea8461c28e5ffa267caef185d6a05 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/09/19/kim-jong-un-moon-jae-sign-agreement-peace/1355006002/ | North Korea agrees to dismantle missile test site as Kim Jong Un, Moon Jae-in sign deal | North Korea agrees to dismantle missile test site as Kim Jong Un, Moon Jae-in sign deal
SEOUL – South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a broad agreement in Pyongyang on Wednesday that both said would usher in a new era of peace on the Korean Peninsula.
North Korea agreed to take f... |
f01ab023b60a5bd721bfbb8513868faf | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/09/21/trump-administration-lacks-resources-fight-russian-fake-news/1292089002/ | Trump's State Department lacks money, clear mandate to fight Russian disinformation, 'fake news' | Trump's State Department lacks money, clear mandate to fight Russian disinformation, 'fake news'
WASHINGTON – Daniel Kimmage may have one of the most daunting jobs in Washington.
He’s charged with countering Russian disinformation across the globe from his perch in a small corner of the State Department. He also has to... |
89b435fe67f2cab15bf4eee6483fadc0 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/09/22/russia-protests-thousands-decry-putin-plan-raise-pension-age/1394112002/ | Thousands of Russians protest Putin plan to raise retirement ages | Thousands of Russians protest Putin plan to raise retirement ages
MOSCOW – For yet another weekend, thousands rallied across Russia on Saturday to protest the government’s plan to raise the eligibility age for retirement pensions by five years.
Several thousand people attended a Moscow rally organized by the Communist ... |
92e07e2bd0cedb22e9a07b37e81a8dfe | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/09/25/trumps-boast-united-nations-prompts-laughter-world-leaders/1420238002/ | Trump's boast at the United Nations prompts laughter from world leaders and ridicule on Twitter | Trump's boast at the United Nations prompts laughter from world leaders and ridicule on Twitter
NEW YORK – President Donald Trump’s opening remarks at the United Nations Tuesday created an awkward and unexpected moment, with other world leaders laughing or grumbling at the American president’s boast about his administr... |
272c3a59f0bfe2abdd837fcc67661518 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/09/26/un-meeting-trump-says-china-meddling-u-s-midterm-elections/1430538002/ | Trump accuses China of meddling in US midterm elections, blasts Iran, at UN Security Council meeting | Trump accuses China of meddling in US midterm elections, blasts Iran, at UN Security Council meeting
NEW YORK – President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused China of interfering in the U.S. midterm elections as a way to undermine his aggressive trade policies.
“Regrettably, we found that China has been attempting to int... |
d52468f2d9c4d02ace044f431ddfe980 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/10/01/indonesia-death-toll-earthquake-and-tsunami-climbs/1484699002/ | Burials begin in Indonesia as rescue need becomes desperate | Burials begin in Indonesia as rescue need becomes desperate
PALU, Indonesia – A mass burial of earthquake and tsunami victims began in a hard-hit city Monday as the need for heavy equipment to dig for survivors of the disaster that struck a central Indonesian island grows increasingly desperate.
The toll of more than 8... |
b0dd3b84d2ae0f6df47ad57a84a962b8 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/10/02/trump-halts-visas-same-sex-partners-diplomats-un-employees/1495218002/ | Trump administration halts visas for same-sex partners of diplomats, UN employees | Trump administration halts visas for same-sex partners of diplomats, UN employees
President Donald Trump's administration began denying visas to the unmarried, same-sex partners of foreign diplomats and officials and employees of the United Nations this week — making marriage a requirement to be eligible for a visa.
Th... |
0526270fc4957ff52bb913da7077beab | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/10/11/astronauts-emergency-landing/1598317002/ | Astronauts in good condition after emergency landing, NASA says | Astronauts in good condition after emergency landing, NASA says
An American and a Russian astronaut made an emergency landing Thursday after the Russian rocket they were aboard malfunctioned en route to the International Space Station.
NASA said its astronaut, Nick Hague, and Alexey Ovchinin of the Russian space agency... |
171248666bbfae248793f128e764d4e9 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/10/13/metoo-setback-austrian-politician-guilty-libel-sex-abuse-claim/1630364002/ | #MeToo setback: Austrian politician convicted of libel for accusing man of sexual harassment on Facebook | #MeToo setback: Austrian politician convicted of libel for accusing man of sexual harassment on Facebook
In a setback for the global #MeToo movement, a former member of Austria’s parliament was convicted this month of libel against a man she publicly accused of sexually harassing her on Facebook.
In an unprecedented ca... |
0bb209a5beebd71a4670848965077626 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/10/15/trump-order-end-tps-leaves-legal-immigrants-daunting-decision/1272334002/ | Thousands of legal immigrants face daunting decision after their ‘Temporary Protected Status’ ends | Thousands of legal immigrants face daunting decision after their ‘Temporary Protected Status’ ends
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Ronyde Christina Ponthieux, an 11-year-old U.S. citizen who lives in this South Florida suburb, spends most days alternating between two agonizing thoughts.
Some days, she ponders the possibility of ... |
ec8c55bb6b9d8c69ead51572bfa915d3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/10/16/trump-boosts-deportations-mauritania-where-slavery-culture-remains/1649202002/ | Trump increases deportations to Mauritania, where slavery dominates culture | Trump increases deportations to Mauritania, where slavery dominates culture
During a meeting in the White House last week to launch a task force designed to stop human trafficking and modern-day slavery, President Donald Trump vowed to do everything in the federal government's power to stop the scourge.
"Our country wi... |
da2c8f5080ca79f251aa23555a2ab1e9 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/10/17/mexican-government-sends-federal-police-stop-caravan-u-s-bound-migrants/1674954002/ | Mexican government sends federal police to intercept caravan of U.S.-bound migrants | Mexican government sends federal police to intercept caravan of U.S.-bound migrants
MEXICO CITY — The government of Mexico dispatched two 727 Boeing planes filled with federal police officers to its southern border with Guatemala on Wednesday to intercept a caravan of Central American migrants who are trying to reach t... |
7083d4b36bbcf89eb5d4642e5710cfde | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/10/20/migrant-caravan-honduras-migrants-mexico-border/1709896002/ | 'There's no turning back': Migrant caravan stuck on Mexico border vows not to be deterred | 'There's no turning back': Migrant caravan stuck on Mexico border vows not to be deterred
About 1,000 Central American migrants on a desperate trek to reach the U.S. remained stuck Saturday on Mexico's southern border as authorities refused to let the group cross en masse, but many remained undaunted.
The migrants, who... |
3e6ee55d7d9e6aabc83726e491eaab23 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/10/21/migrant-caravan-united-states-increases-despite-donald-trump-threats/1719819002/ | 'You can’t even walk, there’s just so many people': Migrant caravan bound for US swells despite Trump threats | 'You can’t even walk, there’s just so many people': Migrant caravan bound for US swells despite Trump threats
A caravan of Central American migrants marching into Mexico bound for the United States grew to at least 5,000 people Sunday despite threats from President Donald Trump to use the U.S. military to seal the bord... |
74a8aeb6080d2dcb7cf689675c872ff1 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/10/23/jamal-khashoggi-killing-investigation/1736644002/ | Turkey says Jamal Khashoggi 'ferociously murdered' by Saudi Arabian hit squad | Turkey says Jamal Khashoggi 'ferociously murdered' by Saudi Arabian hit squad
Saudi Arabia started planning journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder days before he vanished inside its consulate in Istanbul, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday as he revealed details about the investigation into Khashoggi's k... |
5d369afd7ca2bac75db3fd6ff3665c1d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/10/25/central-american-migrant-caravan-where-they-now/1760236002/ | Central American migrant caravan: Where are they now? | Central American migrant caravan: Where are they now?
MAPASTEPEC, Mexico – The controversial Central American migrant caravan, which President Donald Trump has turned into a U.S. midterms elections issue, crawled through southern Mexico on Thursday amid conflicting reports about whether it’s growing or shrinking.
One t... |
3ae6bf1f1947eed3a8eea0d48059c652 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/10/28/jair-bolsonaro-wins-brazil-presidency-after-rough-campaign/1803383002/ | Jair Bolsonaro, stabbed while campaigning last month, wins Brazil presidency | Jair Bolsonaro, stabbed while campaigning last month, wins Brazil presidency
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) — Far-right congressman Jair Bolsonaro won the presidency of Latin America’s largest nation Sunday as voters looked past warnings that the brash former army captain would erode democracy and embraced a chance for radical... |
8a90b9e96b554330a0057a3b1a34f893 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/10/29/jair-bolsonaro-brazils-new-president-has-said-many-offensive-things/1804519002/ | Brazil's new President Jair Bolsonaro has said many offensive things | Brazil's new President Jair Bolsonaro has said many offensive things
Brazilian politics lurched to the far right Sunday after congressman Jair Bolsonaro won the presidency of Latin America’s largest nation. Bolsonaro, 63, is a former army captain who has appalled critics and thrilled supporters over his views on aborti... |
248543058dc22f7da76bf6d1080f44a8 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/10/30/birthright-citizenship-explained-president-donald-trump-immigration/1817034002/ | US birthright citizenship explained: What is it, how many people benefit | US birthright citizenship explained: What is it, how many people benefit
President Donald Trump is trying to follow through on one of his campaign promises by ending birthright citizenship, a 150-year-old law established in the Constitution that grants U.S. citizenship to anybody born on U.S. soil.
The law has been the... |
64d5a7d609d36ad49166e1cfd2b0d6ba | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/10/31/afghan-army-helicopter-crash/1829982002/ | Afghan army helicopter crashes, killing all 25 on board | Afghan army helicopter crashes, killing all 25 on board
KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan army helicopter crashed Wednesday in bad weather in the western Farah province, killing all 25 people on board, including the deputy corps commander of the western zone, a provincial spokesman said.
Mohammad Naser Mehri, spokesman fo... |
5ffff366037318d3fd2946285ce9de1a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/10/31/migrant-caravan-what-we-know-monday-trump-military-troops-us-mexico-border/1829374002/ | Central American migrant caravan: What we know | Central American migrant caravan: What we know
A caravan of Central American migrants continues its journey north Wednesday, having reached the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, far from the U.S.-Mexico border. The caravan remains a hot-button issue in the U.S., where President Donald Trump has seized on the mass of mi... |
cb797ddd028c5a35d55b47fd5b7a693d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/11/03/nigerian-army-deletes-tweet-trump-speech-justify-violence/1873056002/ | Nigerian military deletes tweet that appears to justify killing protesters with Trump's words | Nigerian military deletes tweet that appears to justify killing protesters with Trump's words
The Nigerian military has deleted a tweet which appeared to use President Donald Trump’s words to justify its use of lethal force against a group of protesters last week.
The army, which has come under fire for alleged human r... |
1ab91794e9fbe1344d712be70bb67da8 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/11/04/migrant-caravan-donald-trump-honduras-immigration-southern-mexico-us-mexico-border-military-troops/1885039002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatodaycomworld-topstories | Migrant caravan: Weary, frustrated participants face long, dangerous road ahead | Migrant caravan: Weary, frustrated participants face long, dangerous road ahead
ISLA, Mexico – Thousands of migrants set out early on Sunday from this city of pineapple farms in the Gulf Coast state of Veracruz, but signs of division and frustration are emerging as the large group tries to get to the U.S.-Mexico border... |
92b18fc50949c4cf26bb8916cb3e883c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/11/05/iran-foreign-minister-interview-us-nuclear-deal-mohammad-javad-zarif-trump-administration/1892350002/ | Read transcript of USA TODAY interview with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif | Read transcript of USA TODAY interview with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif
A transcript of USA TODAY’s interview with Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. USA TODAY foreign correspondent Kim Hjelmgaard interviewed Zarif in Antalya, a resort town on Turkey’s southwestern Mediterranean coast, wher... |
768742fad2966b8018549411b1dd0be1 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/11/05/iran-united-states-president-donald-trump-nuclear-deal-foreign-minister-mohammad-javad-zarif/1859375002/ | Exclusive: Iran open to talks with US if Trump changes approach to nuclear deal, top diplomat says | Exclusive: Iran open to talks with US if Trump changes approach to nuclear deal, top diplomat says
ANTALYA, Turkey – As Iranians braced for the full restoration of economic sanctions imposed Monday by the Trump administration, their government signaled it would be open to talking to the United States about a new nuclea... |
6736584ae3b1083e6ce1659686cb60c7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/11/05/lion-air-crash-plane-had-airspeed-problem-4-flights/1889396002/ | Lion Air jet’s airspeed indicator malfunctioned on 4 flights | Lion Air jet’s airspeed indicator malfunctioned on 4 flights
JAKARTA, Indonesia – The “black box” data recorder from a crashed Lion Air jet shows its airspeed indicator malfunctioned on its last four flights, investigators said Monday, just hours after distraught relatives of victims confronted the airline’s co-founder... |
720d7b4c7c3feefd99be0654ccb693de | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/11/14/donald-trump-reassigns-deputy-national-security-adviser-mira-ricardel/2006621002/ | President Trump reassigns Mira Ricardel, the deputy national security adviser the first lady wanted fired | President Trump reassigns Mira Ricardel, the deputy national security adviser the first lady wanted fired
WASHINGTON – The White House announced Tuesday that Mira Ricardel – the deputy national security adviser targeted by first lady Melania Trump – will step down from her current post and be moved to a different job i... |
11bcf76934d675db837a1f0369c95eff | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/11/19/federal-judge-blocks-trumps-new-asylum-rules-migrant-caravan/2060994002/ | Federal judge blocks Trump's new asylum rules: 'He may not rewrite the immigration laws' | Federal judge blocks Trump's new asylum rules: 'He may not rewrite the immigration laws'
A federal judge in San Francisco blocked new rules put into place by President Donald Trump that limit the ability of immigrants to request asylum, a legal blow to the administration’s efforts to curb legal immigration that opens t... |
2e1900c36fb6b6fe4ecb01f9c2373ece | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/11/22/indian-police-struggle-get-body-american-killed-north-sentinel/2085267002/ | Indian police struggle to get body of American killed by isolated tribe on North Sentinel island | Indian police struggle to get body of American killed by isolated tribe on North Sentinel island
NEW DELHI – Indian authorities were struggling Thursday to figure out how to recover the body of an American killed last week after wading ashore on an isolated island cut off from the modern world.
John Allen Chau was kill... |
ee60036740b6ad0926b76a48836cf667 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/11/23/humans-didnt-cause-animal-extinctions-africa-science-study-says/2090400002/ | Humans didn't cause mass animal extinctions in Africa, like previously thought, study says | Humans didn't cause mass animal extinctions in Africa, like previously thought, study says
A new study disagrees with a longstanding view that humans wiped out large animals that previously occupied Africa.
In research published in the journal Science on Friday, authors analyzed records on megaherbivore communities in ... |
236f3018d66a762f52be82c97d213c23 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/11/23/jamal-khashoggi-congress-donald-trump-saudi-arabia/2091709002/ | Jamal Khashoggi: Lawmakers promise scrutiny of Trump's refusal to rebuke Saudis over journalist's murder | Jamal Khashoggi: Lawmakers promise scrutiny of Trump's refusal to rebuke Saudis over journalist's murder
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump may have poked a congressional bear with his repeated refusal to condemn Saudi Arabia for its role in the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
Lawmakers have until... |
7e201fc1bd12576dee91f1f8d643d487 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/11/23/type-2-diabetes-patients-no-insulin-access-2030-study/2078076002/ | Lack of insulin could affect 40 million people with diabetes by 2030, study finds | Lack of insulin could affect 40 million people with diabetes by 2030, study finds
Insulin use is expected to rise 20 percent by 2030, and many people who need it for Type 2 diabetes won't have access, a study from Stanford University suggests.
Globally, 511 million adults are expected to have Type 2 diabetes in 12 year... |
2534a7a5b1bce99ce5274d51bbee91bf | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/11/25/migrant-asylum-seekers-deal/2107726002/ | Incoming Mexican government says there is no 'Remain in Mexico' deal on migrants | Incoming Mexican government says there is no 'Remain in Mexico' deal on migrants
The incoming Mexican administration of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said there is no deal with the United States that would allow asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their cases are decided after reports indicated such an agreement had b... |
04eac28c83bd203070ee30d280453d53 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/11/26/first-gene-edited-babies-claimed-china/2112299002/ | AP Exclusive: First gene-edited babies claimed in China | AP Exclusive: First gene-edited babies claimed in China
HONG KONG – A Chinese researcher claims that he helped make the world’s first genetically edited babies – twin girls born this month whose DNA he said he altered with a powerful new tool capable of rewriting the very blueprint of life.
If true, it would be a profo... |
0f784e73992e8a1e36b722aa56a5b767 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/11/27/emissions-gap-widens-carbon-dioxide-levels-increased-2017/2125879002/ | Global carbon emissions rose in 2017, dimming hopes to rein in climate change | Global carbon emissions rose in 2017, dimming hopes to rein in climate change
Humanity's reliance on fossil fuels shows few signs of letting up.
After three years of decline, the amount of carbon dioxide humans emitted increased in 2017, the United Nations announced in a report Tuesday.
Although "humanity is starting t... |
79f4143d443bc8980657cac0dbc91e75 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/11/27/john-allen-chau-body-india-island-researcher-made-trip-decades-ago/2123942002/ | Anthropologist visited remote North Sentinel tribe decades ago and survived | Anthropologist visited remote North Sentinel tribe decades ago and survived
An anthropologist who visited the remote Indian island where police say a remote tribe killed an American missionary using a bow and arrow formed a kind of relationship with the isolated Sentinelese people between the 1960s and '90s.
T.N. Pandi... |
155fd5075ab27ab50933f6d85fbf15b9 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/11/29/global-warming-2018-4th-hottest-year-record/2154183002/ | U.N. says 2018 will be Earth's 4th-warmest year on record, predicts a 5- to 9-degree temperature rise this century | U.N. says 2018 will be Earth's 4th-warmest year on record, predicts a 5- to 9-degree temperature rise this century
The globe continued to bake in 2018, and still more warming is predicted in the decades to come.
2018 is expected to be the fourth-warmest year on record for the Earth, the United Nations' World Meteorolog... |
88999be0aa0cb1657ab106e0a9185944 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/11/29/lion-air-crash-indonesian-investigators-say-jet-airworthy/2146800002/ | Indonesian investigators say doomed Lion Air jet was ‘airworthy’ | Indonesian investigators say doomed Lion Air jet was ‘airworthy’
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Investigators of the Oct. 29 crash of a Lion Air flight into the Java Sea say the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft was deemed airworthy when it made its final takeoff from Jakarta.
The officials summoned reporters Thursday to clarify comments ... |
631400360fc74b547fe5aed1cbc287b5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/11/29/scientists-world-still-isnt-ready-gene-edited-babies/2146788002/ | Chinese government orders end to controversial research on gene-edited babies | Chinese government orders end to controversial research on gene-edited babies
The Chinese government has ordered a team of medical researchers to cease its controversial work in helping produce the world’s first gene-edited babies, the Associated Press reported Thursday.
Chinese Vice Minister of Science and Technology ... |
8cf4adf85d994d3faedb23d018b9ee74 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/11/30/dutch-church-holds-non-stop-service-save-family-seeking-asylum/2160344002/ | A Dutch church is holding a non-stop service for migrant family seeking asylum, and they're still going | A Dutch church is holding a non-stop service for migrant family seeking asylum, and they're still going
Over 800 hours of worship, and counting.
A Dutch church has enlisted the support of volunteers to hold a non-stop service since late October to protect an Armenian family who fled political persecution in their home ... |
a4362e4e4d9a33778d0cf14440bb15c7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/11/30/saudi-crown-prince-gets-high-five-handshake-putin-g-20/2161307002/ | With viral handshake, Saudi crown prince gets warm welcome from Vladimir Putin at G-20 summit | With viral handshake, Saudi crown prince gets warm welcome from Vladimir Putin at G-20 summit
BUENOS AIRES – If Saudi Arabia’s crown prince was worried about getting the cold shoulder from world leaders at the G-20 summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin gave him a warm welcome.
In a moment that quickly went viral, Pu... |
2401059cd9eff27890a65ae13c940829 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/12/02/riot-paris-emmanuel-macron-tours-damaged-arc-de-triomphe/2183540002/ | Emmanuel Macron tours damaged Arc de Triomphe after Paris riots | Emmanuel Macron tours damaged Arc de Triomphe after Paris riots
PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron visited the graffiti-damaged Arc de Triomphe monument and held an emergency meeting on security Sunday, a day after central Paris was hit by France’s worst riot in a generation.
Macron, who was meeting with his prim... |
a1c32a12a32048efbbabe9e34f511cd0 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/12/03/jamal-khashoggi-cia-gina-haspel/2199162002/ | CIA director Gina Haspel to brief lawmakers on Jamal Khashoggi killing | CIA director Gina Haspel to brief lawmakers on Jamal Khashoggi killing
WASHINGTON – CIA Director Gina Haspel is headed to Capitol Hill to brief Senate leaders Tuesday on the slaying of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi as senators weigh their next steps in possibly punishing the longtime Middle East ally over the killin... |
1c60bb9fe358fdc8b08137c8d2469f46 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/12/04/france-yellow-jacket-tax-protests/2200073002/ | France suspends fuel-tax hike that led to violent 'Yellow Jacket' protests | France suspends fuel-tax hike that led to violent 'Yellow Jacket' protests
After more than two weeks of protests that have led to blocked roads, torched cars, looting and chaos in some of Paris' wealthiest neighborhoods, France's prime minister suspended Tuesday a fuel-tax hike that triggered the demonstrations.
Edouar... |
14b7fca8e38ef10645c119acf10154a1 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/12/04/gene-editing-world-health-organization-seeks-clear-guidelines/2200110002/ | WHO seeks 'clear guidelines' on gene editing after claims of babies with altered DNA | WHO seeks 'clear guidelines' on gene editing after claims of babies with altered DNA
The head of the World Health Organization said gene editing "cannot be done without clear guidelines" after a Chinese researcher claimed to lead a team that altered the DNA of twin babies.
Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus sa... |
e76da99396100fda9a0438f535313cf9 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/12/04/sen-lindsey-graham-says-saudi-prince-complicit-jamal-khashoggi-murder-senate-trump-administration/2199104002/ | Saudi crown prince ‘complicit’ in Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, key GOP senator says after CIA briefing | Saudi crown prince ‘complicit’ in Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, key GOP senator says after CIA briefing
WASHINGTON – Key Senate leaders emerged from a briefing Tuesday with CIA Director Gina Haspel convinced that Saudi Arabia’s crown prince was complicit in the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi and that C... |
4350bf53fee30804d23d01a6a12e0ddf | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/12/04/ukraine-says-cargo-traffic-has-resumed-sea-azov/2200078002/ | Ukraine says cargo traffic has resumed in Sea of Azov following standoff with Russia | Ukraine says cargo traffic has resumed in Sea of Azov following standoff with Russia
KIEV, Ukraine – Ukraine says traffic has resumed to and from its ports on the Sea of Azov following a standoff with Russia.
Ukraine’s Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan said merchant ships were moving through the Kerch Strait li... |
49ac9f56ba09f807a9e62830993c881c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/12/05/carbon-dioxide-earths-atmosphere-soars-highest-level-millions-years/2215508002/ | Emissions of carbon dioxide into Earth's atmosphere reach record high | Emissions of carbon dioxide into Earth's atmosphere reach record high
Emissions of carbon dioxide – the greenhouse gas most responsible for global warming – reached an all-time high in 2018, scientists announced Wednesday.
Global carbon dioxide levels in our atmosphere "are now higher than they’ve been for millions of ... |
5644cdd55609474b5f0a8718a4c6a89d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/12/05/first-baby-born-using-uterus-transplant-dead-donor/2212444002/ | First baby born using uterus transplant from dead donor, doctors say | First baby born using uterus transplant from dead donor, doctors say
The world's first baby has been born using a uterus transplanted from a deceased donor, according to Brazilian doctors.
The healthy baby girl was delivered last December to a 32-year-old woman who wasn't born with a uterus. The mother used the uterus ... |
6e2299684650a7eb1c0a3db7919d51e5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/12/05/greenland-ice-sheet-melting-unprecedented-rate-off-charts/2216223002/ | Greenland's ice sheet melt has 'gone into overdrive' and is now 'off the charts' | Greenland's ice sheet melt has 'gone into overdrive' and is now 'off the charts'
The icy realm of Greenland is getting hot under the collar.
The melting of Greenland's massive ice sheet has now accelerated, scientists announced Wednesday, and shows no signs of slowing down, according to a new study.
"Melting of the Gre... |
33bc10b2f37bfca6a8d97447c4d24062 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/12/07/nikki-haley-donald-trumps-harsh-north-korea-rhetoric-leverage/2237944002/ | 'I can’t stop him.' UN ambassador Nikki Haley used Trump's harsh North Korea rhetoric as leverage | 'I can’t stop him.' UN ambassador Nikki Haley used Trump's harsh North Korea rhetoric as leverage
WASHINGTON – Outgoing United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley said she used President Donald Trump's unpredictability and bellicose rhetoric to persuade other world leaders they had to crack down on North Korea or the U.S. w... |
d812854dcb99414f5e5a56b9dd1df83f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/12/07/trump-administration-immigration-green-cards-immigrants/2204107002/ | How new Trump rules could leave tens of thousands of immigrants ineligible for green cards | How new Trump rules could leave tens of thousands of immigrants ineligible for green cards
MIAMI – When Hurricane Michael tore through north Florida in October, it completely destroyed a car wash business owned by a Palestinian immigrant. The Category 4 storm also caused significant damage to his house and an office bu... |
7eb41f5c8e0eb4437fb2aa7fe4a2ca76 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/12/09/meng-arrest-angry-china-summons-us-ambassador-over-case-tech-exec/2257457002/ | Angry China summons US ambassador over arrest of tech exec Meng Wanzhou | Angry China summons US ambassador over arrest of tech exec Meng Wanzhou
The Chinese foreign ministry on Sunday summoned U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad to protest the detention of a senior tech executive by the Canadian authorities "at the unreasonable behest of the United States."
Vice Foreign Minister Le Yuch... |
623801f96a8bf2d73c5f2e69082c82ae | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/12/13/donald-trump-senate-votes-end-u-s-support-yemen-war-jamal-khashoggi/2296155002/ | In rebuke to Trump, Senate votes to halt US support for Saudi-led war in Yemen, names crown prince as responsible for Khashoggi death | In rebuke to Trump, Senate votes to halt US support for Saudi-led war in Yemen, names crown prince as responsible for Khashoggi death
WASHINGTON – In a historic bipartisan rebuke of the president and a marked shift in the long-standing U.S. alliance with Saudi Arabia, the Senate voted Thursday to try to force the Trump... |
4158b94f20f283605aeb1ff157713b98 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/12/20/new-trump-plan-forces-asylum-seekers-stay-mexico-bans-us-entry/2374603002/ | New Trump administration policy requires asylum seekers to remain in Mexico, bans US entry | New Trump administration policy requires asylum seekers to remain in Mexico, bans US entry
The Department of Homeland Security announced a new policy Thursday banning asylum seekers from entering the USA and requiring them to stay in Mexico, a change that upends the way migrants fleeing persecution have been welcomed i... |
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