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5da751e1f781c217b44885fca0172e54 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/12/20/russia-president-vladimir-putin-annual-news-conference/2373305002/ | Russia's Putin hails Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria | Russia's Putin hails Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria
President Donald Trump is “right” to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, Russia’s leader said Thursday.
Vladimir Putin's remarks came as part of his end-of-year news conference, a pageantry-laden and heavily-scripted annual event in Moscow where the ... |
544178ca491b77897a7b8d109b8ffda5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/03/russia-indicts-american-paul-whelan-spying-charges/2471725002/ | Russia indicts American Paul Whelan on spying charges | Russia indicts American Paul Whelan on spying charges
American Paul Whelan, detained in Moscow last week, was indicted on espionage charges, Russia's Interfax news agency reported Thursday.
The agency, citing what it called an informed source, said Whelan denied claims in the indictment. Whelan, a former Marine, was ar... |
f198ba12ac15ace2f37f836cbfe0dd70 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/06/us-syria-withdrawal-bolton/2495341002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories | US withdrawal from Syria depends on conditions, John Bolton says | US withdrawal from Syria depends on conditions, John Bolton says
JERUSALEM – President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton, said Sunday that the U.S. military withdrawal from northeastern Syria is conditioned on defeating the remnants of the Islamic State group, and on Turkey assuring the safety of Ku... |
2e4b6265d03f261e80902513ba6b1546 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/07/rahaf-mohammed-al-qunun-saudi-woman-seeking-asylum-thailand/2500241002/ | U.N. agency cleared to visit Saudi woman whose plea to seek asylum went viral on Twitter | U.N. agency cleared to visit Saudi woman whose plea to seek asylum went viral on Twitter
The U.N. Refugee Agency said it has been granted access to an 18-year-old Saudi woman who traveled to Thailand to seek asylum.
In a statement released Monday, the agency said it will assess whether Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun will requi... |
08ebc4551ec95c59e297b745ce42b548 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/09/kim-jong-un-heads-home-after-beijing-visit/2522720002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories | Kim Jong Un heads home on special train after 2-day visit to Beijing | Kim Jong Un heads home on special train after 2-day visit to Beijing
BEIJING – A special train believed to be carrying Kim Jong Un departed Beijing on Wednesday after a two-day visit by the North Korean leader to the Chinese capital.
Kim could not be seen, but he was presumed to be on board the long train as it crossed... |
88667670199b068f495e1f05f1529cee | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/09/u-s-navy-veteran-has-been-held-iran-jail-since-july-mother-says/2522728002/ | U.S. Navy veteran has been held in Iranian jail since July, mother says | U.S. Navy veteran has been held in Iranian jail since July, mother says
An American Navy veteran from California has been imprisoned in Iran since July on unknown charges, according to reports.
Michael R. White, 46, was arrested months ago while visiting his Iranian girlfriend, The New York Times reports. White should ... |
5c523ba691b8f834f9e706804fa1b32a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/10/mike-pompeo-trump-has-rebuilt-middle-east-alliances-after-obama/2524433002/ | 'The age of self-inflicted American shame is over,' Pompeo declares in rebuke of Obama's policy | 'The age of self-inflicted American shame is over,' Pompeo declares in rebuke of Obama's policy
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered a blistering rebuke to former President Barack Obama’s Middle East policy Thursday and argued that the Trump administration has "reinvigorated" America’s leadership role in the region... |
7983602a9cbd67188617c16db1f8db47 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/11/easter-island-statue-mystery-may-have-been-solved-researchers/2548626002/ | Researchers may have solved a mystery of the Easter Island statues | Researchers may have solved a mystery of the Easter Island statues
Researchers say they've solved one of the mysteries behind the statues on Easter Island.
A study published in the peer-reviewed journal PLoS One found the Rapa Nui, the ancient people who lived on Easter Island, built the location's iconic monuments nea... |
9d2118622c4708e626a60f950abb8497 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/11/north-koreas-harsh-human-rights-record-could-undermine-deal-u-s/2545940002/ | North Korea's harsh human rights record could undermine US nuclear deal, UN official says | North Korea's harsh human rights record could undermine US nuclear deal, UN official says
SEOUL — As momentum builds for another summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the harsh reality of North Korean human rights issues threatens to undermine any potential peace or denuclearization... |
b8a5d61c2c8d419c9f1272eec2e988fa | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/14/climate-change-antarctic-ice-melting-accelerating/2575410002/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=amp&utm_campaign=speakable | Antarctic ice melting 6 times faster than it did in '80s | Antarctic ice melting 6 times faster than it did in '80s
The ice in Antarctica is melting six times faster than it did 40 years ago, according to a new study.
This acceleration of the ice loss is a clear indication of human-caused climate change, the study authors said.
Lead author Eric Rignot, an ice scientist at the ... |
a11c59942cc47646cc20ca4dd28f6df6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/14/indonesia-jet-crash-boeing-737/2567946002/ | Voice recorder of doomed Boeing 737 flight in Indonesia recovered | Voice recorder of doomed Boeing 737 flight in Indonesia recovered
The cockpit voice recorder from the Lion Air flight that crashed into the Java Sea on Oct. 29 has been recovered, Indonesian officials said Monday, a discovery that should help investigators piece together the details of the doomed flight that killed all... |
f370834a9532f417a83aa617155f16b0 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/16/food-report-3-b-malnourished-radical-changes-worlds-diet-urged/2594455002/ | What to eat to save the planet: Report urges 'radical changes' to world's diet -- less meat, more veggies | What to eat to save the planet: Report urges 'radical changes' to world's diet -- less meat, more veggies
Around the world, people eat far too much red meat and sugar, and nowhere near enough nuts, fruits and vegetables, according to a report released Wednesday.
The report, published by the British medical journal The ... |
2a637e4959dc37dcd4e9b97caa93ef3f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/16/pence-north-korea-concrete-steps-denuclearization/2599588002/ | Pence: US is still waiting for North Korea to take 'concrete steps' toward denuclearization | Pence: US is still waiting for North Korea to take 'concrete steps' toward denuclearization
SEOUL – North Korea has not taken “concrete steps” to dismantle its nuclear weapons program, Vice President Mike Pence told a group of U.S. diplomats on Wednesday.
Speaking to about 180 U.S. ambassadors at a conference in the St... |
26a5743201ee37c9f373ff021acfd730 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/17/mcjesus-sculpture-removed-haifa-museum-kalisch-rotem-says/2604432002/ | 'McJesus' sculpture to be removed from museum after violent protest, mayor says | 'McJesus' sculpture to be removed from museum after violent protest, mayor says
A sculpture of a crucified Ronald McDonald will be removed from an art museum in Israel after the display sparked violent protests, the mayor of Haifa said.
The artwork by Finnish artist Jani Leinonen, titled "McJesus," shows Ronald McDonal... |
0f7e018ad67154596ac7a5d907b0d961 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/21/north-korea-missiles-csis-report-secret-missile-base/2641579002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories | New CSIS report reveals another of 20 undisclosed North Korean missile sites | New CSIS report reveals another of 20 undisclosed North Korean missile sites
SEOUL — Researchers have discovered another secret ballistic missile base in North Korea, one of an estimated 20 that the communist state has not declared.
The base, called Sino-ri, was disclosed in a report released Monday by the Center for S... |
3fec98696d6bbe81933c188cc6161136 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/24/russia-warns-trump-against-military-intervention-venezuela/2665555002/ | Putin warns against 'destructive interference' in Venezuela after Trump recognizes Juan Guaido | Putin warns against 'destructive interference' in Venezuela after Trump recognizes Juan Guaido
WASHINGTON – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday warned against "destructive interference" in Venezuela from outside forces and called President Nicolas Maduro to reaffirm Moscow's support for the embattled leader – ... |
ddfd8028b1e203d446470cbdb9091f08 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/25/like-trump-irelands-ambassador-u-s-start-day-tweet/2552089002/ | President Trump, Irish ambassador Daniel Mulhall have similar Twitter addictions | President Trump, Irish ambassador Daniel Mulhall have similar Twitter addictions
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump and Irish Ambassador Daniel Mulhall have at least one thing in common: They like to start the day with a tweet.
But while the U.S. president’s online missives are often meant to punch and provoke, Mulhal... |
7f3273367c0e9c30206e26cde4d9aa86 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/26/melania-trump-british-paper-apologizes-first-lady-pays-damages/2687536002/ | British paper apologizes to Melania Trump, pays 'substantial damages' over article | British paper apologizes to Melania Trump, pays 'substantial damages' over article
London's Daily Telegraph apologized to first lady Melania Trump on Saturday and said it had agreed to pay her "substantial damages" for publishing false statements regarding her family and her modeling career.
It was at least the third t... |
a1dce0449d1066c82e1ad420eca67505 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/28/brazil-dam-collapse-scores-dead-hundreds-remain-missing/2698628002/ | Brazil dam collapse: Scores dead; hundreds remain missing | Brazil dam collapse: Scores dead; hundreds remain missing
BRUMADINHO, Brazil – Firefighters are carefully moving over treacherous mud, sometimes walking, sometimes crawling, in search of survivors or bodies left by a dam collapse that buried mine buildings and surrounding neighborhoods with iron ore waste.
The confirme... |
9f74e96b9606f7698c86f299ed7aa8b4 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/28/huawei-china-urges-us-end-unreasonable-crackdown/2707836002/ | China calls on US to end ‘unreasonable bashing’ of Huawei, other Chinese firms | China calls on US to end ‘unreasonable bashing’ of Huawei, other Chinese firms
Beijing fired back Tuesday over criminal charges against Chinese telecom giant Huawei, calling them politically motivated and urging the United States to stop the “unreasonable bashing” of Chinese companies.
The U.S. Department of Justice an... |
04c51c606fdcee5613fcb3c70d8c090a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/28/us-envoy-cites-framework-us-taliban-deal-nyt/2698894002/ | US-Taliban deal may be close, but future of Afghanistan remains bleak | US-Taliban deal may be close, but future of Afghanistan remains bleak
Encouraging comments from the U.S. envoy to Afghanistan on "significant progress" in talks with the Taliban heightened hopes for peace, but the envoy and experts on the region warned that major obstacles remain.
Even if a deal is reached, the battle-... |
7caceeccdcc7a5a114df1547367741ea | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/28/worlds-loneliest-duck-dies-after-dog-attack-pacific-island/2699187002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories | Trevor, 'world's loneliest duck,' dies after being attacked by dog | Trevor, 'world's loneliest duck,' dies after being attacked by dog
Trevor, once dubbed the "world's loneliest duck," has died.
The lone mallard that lived near a puddle on the tiny Pacific island of Niue was found dead after being attacked by a dog, a fan page for Trevor announced Friday.
Last year, Trevor's story gain... |
4a0958165697e39f2250cef52f6a6c81 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/29/north-korea-nuclear-weapons-dan-coats/2708911002/ | Intelligence chiefs' threat assessment omits border, says North Korea won't give up nukes | Intelligence chiefs' threat assessment omits border, says North Korea won't give up nukes
WASHINGTON – Although the Trump administration often touts the progress being made in denuclearization talks with North Korea, U.S. intelligence chiefs told senators Tuesday that Kim Jong Un's regime is "unlikely to completely giv... |
338a7fc5998adb3a55499acda43f135b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/31/botswana-offers-u-s-valuable-lesson-achieving-racial-harmony/2731108002/ | As U.S. marks Black History Month, Botswana offers a valuable lesson about racial harmony | As U.S. marks Black History Month, Botswana offers a valuable lesson about racial harmony
OKAVANGO DELTA, Botswana — This country in the middle of the Kalahari Desert of southern Africa is a lure for safari tourists eager to spot the wild animals that roam freely. Yet visitors can’t help but notice something else about... |
a9b166607e0d5a36a536df9a89c0a1ba | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/02/04/paris-apartment-fire-kills-injures/2775205002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatodaycomworld-topstories | Paris apartment fire in high-end area kills 10; arson suspected | Paris apartment fire in high-end area kills 10; arson suspected
Paris’ deadliest fire in over a decade claimed 10 lives Tuesday, sending fleeing residents to the roof as flames engulfed their apartment building before dawn.
A 40-year-old female resident of the building, said to have a history of psychiatric problems, w... |
747e4395cba209072267ed8cd7c903b1 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/02/12/insect-species-threatened-extinction-more-than-40-study-says/2836115002/ | More than 40 percent of insect species declining, could have 'catastrophic' results, study says | More than 40 percent of insect species declining, could have 'catastrophic' results, study says
More than 40 percent of the world's insect species could go extinct over the next several decades leading to "catastrophic" results for the planet's various ecosystems, a new study says.
The study published in the April edit... |
a8fb82a957d054c4c2a56cfff6ed27ea | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/02/14/pompeo-pence-kushner-in-poland-for-middle-east-summit/2867885002/ | Pence: Europe must withdraw from Iran nuclear deal | Pence: Europe must withdraw from Iran nuclear deal
WARSAW, Poland – Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took the White House's aggressive anti-Iran message to a U.S.-sponsored meeting in Poland on peace and security in the Middle East that concluded Thursday.
Pence used his address to the confe... |
f8a381927f04cd6150c5b36c36c8ed23 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/02/24/unvaccinated-boy-measles-costa-rica-first-case-5-years/2973582002/ | Unvaccinated French boy brings measles to Costa Rica for the first time in five years | Unvaccinated French boy brings measles to Costa Rica for the first time in five years
An unvaccinated French boy is suspected of bringing measles back to Costa Rica, a country which had been free of the disease for five years.
The 5-year-old boy arrived with his parents for vacation on Feb. 18, Costa Rica’s Ministry of... |
d8f36b3bc99f3889574bb8ed860f92d8 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/02/28/benjamin-netanyahu-indictment-israel-ag-reveal-decision/3015131002/ | Israel attorney general to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges | Israel attorney general to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges
After more than two years of intense investigations, Israel's attorney general announced Thursday he intends to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on bribery, fraud and breach of trust charges pending a final hearing.
The mu... |
2f65f767820c2c04c7771a7c18388e59 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/02/28/edda-pug-sold-ebay-caught-legal-battle-german-town/3016845002/ | Edda the pug, sold on eBay, is caught in middle of legal battle between family, buyer and German town | Edda the pug, sold on eBay, is caught in middle of legal battle between family, buyer and German town
A German town was already facing backlash for seizing a family's prize pug and selling it on eBay. Now, the pooch's buyer is threatening to sue, per local news reports, adding another ripple to the sad saga.
It all sta... |
0f6128233b9fce9c61b8f4d24176428c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/03/01/osama-bin-ladens-son-hamza-emerging-new-al-qaeda-leader/3025709002/ | Osama bin Laden's son Hamza emerging as new al-Qaeda leader | Osama bin Laden's son Hamza emerging as new al-Qaeda leader
One of the sons of the late al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is emerging as the new leader of the militant group, according to the State Department.
The United States is offering a reward for information on Hamza bin Laden, thought to be about 30 years old and ... |
ff27b26df7ab84c0acb1a8b14f00943a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/03/06/putin-says-russian-security-services-nabbed-600-foreign-spies-last-year/3081976002/ | Russian security services nabbed 600 foreign spies last year, Putin says | Russian security services nabbed 600 foreign spies last year, Putin says
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that his security service in 2018 had uncovered almost 600 operatives and agents from foreign intelligence agencies, which he charged were stepping up their efforts to steal Russian secrets.
"We see ... |
cd42d2ffe6072e1e014ae7d682c4aa05 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/03/07/s-korea-vietnam-china-leading-dog-eaters-but-attitudes-changing/2912988002/ | South Koreans still eat a million dogs a year, but changing attitudes have cut demand | South Koreans still eat a million dogs a year, but changing attitudes have cut demand
HONGSEONG, South Korea – Jasmine, Hector, Winnie and dozens more like them barked, whined and paced in their cages. Most were undernourished, with patchy and matted fur, and shivered in the biting cold of a February day.
Some cowered ... |
26447b0618b66b4367f14778d07d930b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/03/08/chelsea-manning-jailed-refusing-testify-jury-wikileaks/3103289002/ | Chelsea Manning jailed for contempt after refusing to testify in WikiLeaks grand jury investigation | Chelsea Manning jailed for contempt after refusing to testify in WikiLeaks grand jury investigation
WASHINGTON – Chelsea Manning, the former Army intelligence analyst who spent four years in prison for providing information to WikiLeaks, was jailed Friday after she refused to testify before a grand jury investigating t... |
3f8c2c83abff69e74552dfc588ea807d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/03/14/new-zealand-mosque-shootings-gunman-livestreamed-attack-facebook/3171238002/ | Social media scrambles to remove videos of New Zealand Christchurch mosque shooting | Social media scrambles to remove videos of New Zealand Christchurch mosque shooting
Facebook said it quickly removed videos of a gunman opening fire inside a New Zealand mosque on Friday who appeared to have live-streamed his attack in a 17-minute video that looked to be recorded on a helmet camera.
The Facebook video ... |
0f82cadecdebf38375cca8f9531bf134 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/03/16/milo-yiannopoulos-australia-bans-tour-wake-new-zealand-massacre/3184724002/ | Australia bans tour by alt-right star Milo Yiannopoulos over New Zealand massacre remarks | Australia bans tour by alt-right star Milo Yiannopoulos over New Zealand massacre remarks
Australia — home of the suspected gunman in the killing of at least 50 people at a New Zealand mosque — has banned alt-right firebrand Milo Yiannopoulos from touring the country over his social media response to the massacre.
Yian... |
31bcacfd39cad970bdf2db6fa1a1c3a0 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/03/17/sen-fraser-anning-australian-premier-sides-egg-boy/3193563002/ | Australian premier sides with teen who cracked egg on senator who blamed Muslims for New Zealand attack | Australian premier sides with teen who cracked egg on senator who blamed Muslims for New Zealand attack
CANBERRA, Australia – Australia’s prime minister on Sunday suggested an anti-Muslim senator should be charged after he slapped a teen who cracked a raw egg over the legislator’s head.
Sen. Fraser Anning has been wide... |
b9bd0bf75f05b00cfc9b1352fc42d621 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/03/18/new-zealand-ardern-stop-accused-gunman-quest-fame/3209314002/ | 'You won't hear me speak his name': Ardern urges public to deny accused gunman's quest for fame | 'You won't hear me speak his name': Ardern urges public to deny accused gunman's quest for fame
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — New Zealand’s prime minister declared Tuesday she would do everything in her power to deny the accused mosque gunman a platform for elevating his white supremacist views after the man dismissed hi... |
90e1011405a34e1d5f05d09fc489a11e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/03/19/meteor-exploded-over-bering-sea-biggest-blast-since-2013-says-nasa/3211856002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-techtopstories | Scientists explain why we're just now learning about a giant meteor that exploded over Earth last year | Scientists explain why we're just now learning about a giant meteor that exploded over Earth last year
A huge meteor exploded over the Bering Sea in December in the largest recorded event since a 2013 incident in Russia.
The explosion was recorded by government sensors on Dec. 18, according to a NASA tracker for fireba... |
6623617bd7bb7d7cbe5378bc3f921dc5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/03/19/new-zealand-jacinda-ardern-wins-praise-handling-mosque-shootings-prime-minister/3209576002/ | Jacinda Ardern leads New Zealand in aftermath of killings police say could have been worse | Jacinda Ardern leads New Zealand in aftermath of killings police say could have been worse
She has vowed to cover the funeral costs. She has offered financial assistance to grief-stricken families. She has pledged swift action on gun control but also delicately consoled and embraced and mourned in a Muslim-style headsc... |
4e0ddb3bb32f9d016388728cc0306446 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/03/20/cannabis-and-pyschotic-disorders-strong-marijuana-linked-psychosis/3221102002/ | Smoking strong pot daily raises risk of psychosis, study finds | Smoking strong pot daily raises risk of psychosis, study finds
Chances of developing psychosis are enhanced five times by smoking high-potency marijuana daily, a new study suggests.
The study from King's College London studied 901 people who had been diagnosed as having a first episode of psychosis at sites across Euro... |
8ea74431eb0a0077364586f3203b64dc | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/03/21/new-zealand-guns-ban-prime-minister/3231471002/ | Hells Angels, street gangs vow to defend mosques as New Zealand braces for Friday prayers | Hells Angels, street gangs vow to defend mosques as New Zealand braces for Friday prayers
Street gangs and motorcycle clubs across New Zealand offered to protect the nation's mosques during Friday prayers, but at least one Muslim leader suggests the groups come inside and pray instead.
A gunman's rampage at two Kiwi mo... |
2480435b68c0fcc6d44bf88fb0f72294 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/03/23/islamic-state-syria-american-forces-baghouz/3254079002/ | American-backed Syrian force declares victory over Islamic State | American-backed Syrian force declares victory over Islamic State
The Islamic State group has lost its final sliver of territory in Syria, the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said Saturday in declaring victory over the extremists.
However, the announcement came with warnings that the group remains a threat.
Mustafa... |
e18c953d0c3e35789470c574741ab541 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/03/23/new-zealand-mosque-shooting-country-bans-terror-suspects-manifesto/3254937002/ | New Zealand bans terror suspect's racist manifesto; citizens told to 'destroy any copies' | New Zealand bans terror suspect's racist manifesto; citizens told to 'destroy any copies'
New Zealand's government on Saturday banned a racist, angry manifesto written by the suspected gunman of two recent mosque shootings in Christchurch that killed 50 people, arguing that the 74-page document "promotes murder and ter... |
d05a90f8de654f4f0dccf8dc480a6c92 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/03/24/new-zealand-mosque-shootings-free-speech-debate-manifesto-ban/3264886002/ | New Zealand debates free speech after ban of accused mosque shooter's manifesto | New Zealand debates free speech after ban of accused mosque shooter's manifesto
DUNEDIN, New Zealand – New Zealanders are debating the limits of free speech after their chief censor banned the 74-page manifesto written and released by the man accused of slaughtering 50 people at two mosques in the city of Christchurch.... |
3ed0053de691987b5e6bf7676c2302f4 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/03/25/how-donald-trump-and-benajmin-netanyahu-israel-benefit-close-relationship/3249644002/ | Trump-Netanyahu: How two leaders reap political rewards from their cozy relationship | Trump-Netanyahu: How two leaders reap political rewards from their cozy relationship
WASHINGTON – If President Donald Trump has a true political bromance with any foreign leader, it's probably Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Sure, Trump says he “fell in love” with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, and he’s clearly ... |
be5347d8b0bebeee315d06cc13c24f0f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/03/26/fabiana-rosales-juan-guaido-wife-emerges-force-venezuela/3285352002/ | The wife of Venezuela's opposition leader is on a mission: 'I want to change my country' | The wife of Venezuela's opposition leader is on a mission: 'I want to change my country'
CARACAS, Venezuela – With her youthful energy and globe-trotting, the 26-year-old wife of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido is emerging as a prominent figure in his campaign to bring change to the crisis-wracked country.
Fab... |
a99b65435ade88ece3f72e8eacbe0d94 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/04/03/american-kidnapped-uganda-500-k-ransom-demanded/3351149002/ | American woman kidnapped in Uganda; $500K ransom demanded | American woman kidnapped in Uganda; $500K ransom demanded
A massive search-and-rescue effort was underway Wednesday in Uganda after an American tourist and a local guide were ambushed and kidnapped by four armed men demanding a $500,000 ransom, Ugandan police said.
The attack took place Tuesday in the Queen Elizabeth N... |
fa3c2da9a6fb7f955b87cbd20dfc01eb | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/04/10/no-war-iran-rand-paul-warns-pompeo-during-tense-senate-grilling-central-america-north-korea/3418794002/ | 'You do not have our permission to go to war in Iran,' Sen. Rand Paul warns Pompeo at hearing | 'You do not have our permission to go to war in Iran,' Sen. Rand Paul warns Pompeo at hearing
WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was on Capitol Hill Wednesday to defend the Trump administration’s budget request for fiscal year 2020. But lawmakers grilled him on a host of other hot spots around the world – from... |
cdf15ee485e06a0c27e2ff66646543bf | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/04/12/julian-assange-arrest-extradition/3445061002/ | Swedish prosecutors considering request to reopen Julian Assange rape case | Swedish prosecutors considering request to reopen Julian Assange rape case
Prosecutors in Sweden are considering reopening an investigation into sexual assault allegations against Australian WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who was arrested in London’s Ecuadorian Embassy after a seven-year standoff and faces an extrad... |
7fc26c0326f484846061a2c555b594fe | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/04/15/3-d-heart-human-tissue-printed-world-first-israel-scientists/3472200002/ | Israeli scientists 3D-print heart with human tissue in world first | Israeli scientists 3D-print heart with human tissue in world first
A team of Israeli scientists "printed" a heart with a patient's own cells in a world first, researchers say.
Past researchers had been able to print simple tissues without blood vessels, the team said. This development was the first time "anyone anywher... |
9fe131ed2df04b1b387b33a27ad903e3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/04/16/notre-dame-cathedral-fire/3481868002/ | Day after devastating Notre Dame Cathedral fire, millions in donations pour in | Day after devastating Notre Dame Cathedral fire, millions in donations pour in
PARIS — A day after a devastating fire erupted in the beloved Notre Dame Cathedral, the French people — and much of the world — vowed to restore an iconic church that's served as the symbol of Paris for 850 years.
More than $700 million in c... |
9b6ab9a9ae4503dc68675509bf93c2fd | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/04/18/notre-dame-cathedral-france-hold-daylong-tribute-firefighters/3505452002/ | Report: Likely cause of Notre Dame Cathedral fire an electrical short-circuit | Report: Likely cause of Notre Dame Cathedral fire an electrical short-circuit
An electrical short-circuit most likely sparked the inferno at the Notre Dame Cathedral, a French police official told the Associated Press on Thursday. —
The official, who spoke anonymously because of the ongoing probe, said investigators ma... |
b43b466b1e51ffc16fe1b7d79d82652a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/04/23/new-philippines-earthquake/3547227002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories | New 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits Philippines, a day after temblor kills 11 | New 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits Philippines, a day after temblor kills 11
PORAC, Philippines – A new powerful earthquake hit the central Philippines on Tuesday, a day after a magnitude 6.1 quake rattled the country’s north and left at least 16 people dead, including in a collapsed supermarket, where rescuers scramble... |
8e462262742795c8f37fcebe19c20e63 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/04/23/sri-lanka-bombings-isis-local-militants-radical-islamic-terror-carried-out-deadly-attacks-and-why/3550024002/ | Sri Lanka bombings: ISIS and local terrorists at work, but much still murky about attack | Sri Lanka bombings: ISIS and local terrorists at work, but much still murky about attack
WASHINGTON – Two terrorist groups – one small and obscure, the other sizable and well-known – are at the center of the Sri Lankan attacks that killed more than 300 people on Easter Sunday.
But even as the Islamic State claimed resp... |
e60cbc5e595613e666395c94e9cb3985 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/04/23/voters-extend-egypt-president-abdel-fattah-el-sisis-rule-2030/3553271002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories | Voters extend Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's authoritarian rule to up to 2030 | Voters extend Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's authoritarian rule to up to 2030
CAIRO – Voters in Egypt approved constitutional amendments allowing President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi to remain in power until 2030, election officials said Tuesday, a move that critics fear will cement his authoritarian rule eight ye... |
37f5c07848227f2708408b51d04de583 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/04/24/sri-lanka-bombings-president-says-attack-warnings-went-unheeded/3559702002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories | Sri Lankan president shakes up defense forces, says attack warnings went unheeded | Sri Lankan president shakes up defense forces, says attack warnings went unheeded
In a major shake-up of the country's defenses, Sri Lanka’s president has demanded that the defense secretary and national police chief resign after security forces failed to heed warnings of threats against churches before the Easter suic... |
9c4b8459df9ce2f41ef7421b3b448ed8 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/04/25/sri-lanka-attacks-masses-canceled-amid-fears-more-suicide-bombings/3571865002/ | 'We are nervous': Sri Lankan PM warns of suspects with bombs at large amid fears of new attacks | 'We are nervous': Sri Lankan PM warns of suspects with bombs at large amid fears of new attacks
Sri Lanka's leader said Thursday that suspects in Easter Sunday's bombing attack that killed at least 253 people, including 30 foreigners, at churches and luxury hotels in the country were still at large and might be carryin... |
c61de1b0ad564ecfda9aeb27f39acb3c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/04/26/military-sri-lanka-gun-battle-suspected-bombers/3587554002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories | Sri Lankan authorities in gun battle with suspected bombing terrorists | Sri Lankan authorities in gun battle with suspected bombing terrorists
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – A military spokesman says soldiers have exchanged gunfire with suspects after attempting to raid a building in Sri Lanka's Eastern Province as part of the ongoing investigation into the Easter Sunday suicide bomb attacks.
Brigad... |
ab185d86667f1b1d44e8e4d04b7860fa | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/04/26/trump-administration-seeks-dismiss-lawsuit-hoda-muthana-father-isis-bride/3579664002/ | ISIS bride case: Muthana lawsuit should be dismissed, Trump administration lawyers argue | ISIS bride case: Muthana lawsuit should be dismissed, Trump administration lawyers argue
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration on Friday asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the father of Hoda Muthana, the American-born woman who fled Alabama in 2014 to marry an Islamic State fighter in Syria.
Hoda's fat... |
cae30615b4b3fa9ab139d1a9d8dc5827 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/04/29/isis-leader-abu-bakr-al-baghdadi-appears-video-first-time-years/3617933002/ | ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi purportedly appears in video for first time in five years | ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi purportedly appears in video for first time in five years
The Islamic State terrorist group released a video Monday purportedly showing its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, for the first time in nearly five years.
In the video, Baghdadi praised the Sri Lanka attackers and called those dead... |
a2620d208ffeb16d0c029aceade24cb9 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/04/30/venezuela-maduro-often-uses-colectivos-rather-than-his-military/3616362002/ | Venezuelan President Maduro often uses 'colectivos' rather than military to maintain order | Venezuelan President Maduro often uses 'colectivos' rather than military to maintain order
When rolling blackouts once again left millions without water and electricity recently in Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro called not on his military but loyal armed groups “to defend the peace of every neighborhood” and “ever... |
f8464708206bbddca9e4240dd41dc5f5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/04/30/venezuela-officials-say-government-fighting-coup-attempt-amid-uprising/3624820002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories | Officials for Venezuelan President Maduro say government fighting 'coup' as opposition calls for uprising | Officials for Venezuelan President Maduro say government fighting 'coup' as opposition calls for uprising
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was prepared to flee Venezuela amid an uprising by opposition forces but changed his mind at the last minute after Russian officials persuaded... |
368971c4d9533447c9b42a1fd945b489 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/05/01/julian-assange-wikileaks-skipping-bail/3637390002/ | WikiLeaks' Julian Assange given 50-week jail sentence for skipping bail | WikiLeaks' Julian Assange given 50-week jail sentence for skipping bail
LONDON – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was sentenced to 50 weeks in jail for skipping bail in Britain seven years ago and seeking refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy.
Deborah Taylor, the judge at London’s Southwark Crown Court, said Assange’s time ... |
21d4dbf28e60ce4abf681e412825af95 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/05/02/julian-assange-wikileaks-founder-resists-us-extradition-in-court/3638113002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories | 'Not for doing journalism’: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said he does not want to surrender to US | 'Not for doing journalism’: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said he does not want to surrender to US
LONDON – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, appearing before a British court Thursday, said he would not surrender to a U.S. extradition request as he defended his efforts to steal classified American government records... |
3128b78e8a93ff1ad7ac50803f41a409 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/05/03/cyclone-fani-india/3660637002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories | At least three killed as Cyclone Fani hits India’s east coast; 1.2 million evacuated | At least three killed as Cyclone Fani hits India’s east coast; 1.2 million evacuated
KOLKATA, India – At least three people were reported killed on Friday as Cyclone Fani tore through India’s eastern coast as a grade 5 storm, lashing beaches with rain and winds gusting up to 127 miles per hour and affecting weather as ... |
779e68808d51bdf94607898c0f9b7fcb | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/05/04/trump-north-korea-missile-launch-deal-kim-jong-un/1100423001/ | After North Korean missile launch, Trump still has confidence in deal with Kim Jong Un | After North Korean missile launch, Trump still has confidence in deal with Kim Jong Un
WASHINGTON – After North Korea fired a barrage of missiles early Saturday, its first tests in more than a year, President Donald Trump said he remains confident in negotiations with Kim Jong Un and that a nuclear deal is still possib... |
e63a945f0da49a22c0537507c16f6616 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/05/07/bubonic-plague-deaths-marmot-meat-mongolia-spark-quarantine/1126785001/ | After eating raw rodent’s kidney for 'good health,' couple die of bubonic plague, spark quarantine | After eating raw rodent’s kidney for 'good health,' couple die of bubonic plague, spark quarantine
A Mongolian couple died from the bubonic plague after eating raw marmot meat, sparking a quarantine that trapped tourists for days, officials said Monday.
According to AFP, the couple died May 1 in a remote area of the co... |
77868a5b4bfa88bcaea9c3d214b2586c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/05/08/united-nations-443-dead-2110-wounded-tripoli-libya-offensive/1144542001/ | United Nations says 443 died in Libya since offensive began against Tripoli in last month | United Nations says 443 died in Libya since offensive began against Tripoli in last month
UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. health agency says 443 people have died and 2,110 have been wounded in violence in Libya's capital since the head of the self-styled Libyan National Army launched an offensive against Tripoli last month.
... |
c3abd663511536fa3158f5333218b7bb | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/05/13/sabotage-attacks-hit-two-oil-tankers-saudi-arabia-says/1186447001/ | Saudi Arabia says 2 oil tankers damaged by sabotage attacks | Saudi Arabia says 2 oil tankers damaged by sabotage attacks
FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates – Saudi Arabia said Monday two of its oil tankers were sabotaged off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in attacks that caused "significant damage" to the vessels, one of them as it was en route to pick up Saudi oil to take to... |
bf3765f14fc47efb0f06d22caf60d92b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/05/14/iran-trump-bolton-dragging-tehran-devastating-and-unnecessary-war/3664144002/ | Iran says Trump playing 'very dangerous game,' risking 'devastating war' | Iran says Trump playing 'very dangerous game,' risking 'devastating war'
LONDON – The United States is playing a "very dangerous game" as it attempts to "drag Iran into an unnecessary war," a senior Iranian official said Tuesday.
Hamid Baeidinejad, Iran’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, said the Trump administration ... |
e73770956277b7ca33d90ed2e6d83050 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/05/15/vintage-2-2-million-ferrari-stolen-possible-buyer-later-recovered/3678081002/ | Potential buyer turns test drive for vintage $2.2 million Ferrari into grand theft auto | Potential buyer turns test drive for vintage $2.2 million Ferrari into grand theft auto
BERLIN – When someone wants to test drive the vehicle you're selling you're very cautious. Right? Especially when the car is worth $2.2 million.
Yet, German police recovered a valuable 1980s Ferrari stolen during a test drive and ar... |
f5bde0980205de0778edf40360d86eed | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/05/16/john-bolton-pushing-donald-trump-and-u-s-into-war-iran/3694406002/ | Trump says he doesn't want war with Iran. Is John Bolton driving the US into a conflict anyway? | Trump says he doesn't want war with Iran. Is John Bolton driving the US into a conflict anyway?
WASHINGTON – "Is John Bolton the most dangerous man in the world?"
That headline leaped from the pages of a British newspaper on Thursday, which declared the U.S. "is closer to war with Iran than it has been since the Bush y... |
00fdf1d0a78a6f2cc2156ecd4ad11480 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/05/17/gop-lawmaker-says-iran-threats-were-kill-and-kidnap-us-soldiers-michael-mccaul/3708808002/?utm_source=Eye+on+Iran%3A+Trump%27s+Sanctions+On+Iran+Are+Hitting+Hezbollah%2C+And+It+Hurts&utm_campaign=eye-on-iran&utm_medium=email | GOP lawmaker on Iran threat: Directive was to 'kill and kidnap American soldiers' | GOP lawmaker on Iran threat: Directive was to 'kill and kidnap American soldiers'
WASHINGTON – A top Republican lawmaker said Friday that the threat from Iran picked up by U.S. intelligence – which sparked a U.S. military deployment to the Middle East and heightened tensions across the region – was very specific and in... |
84a97d33ad3ff94ea17b2191fdfb7b6c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/05/20/julian-assange-sweden-requests-detention-order-for-wikileaks-founder/3738760002/ | Sweden requests detention order for Julian Assange | Sweden requests detention order for Julian Assange
COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Swedish authorities on Monday issued a request for a detention order against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is now jailed in Britain, a Swedish prosecutor said.
Prosecutor Eva-Marie Persson says if the Swedish court decided to detain Assang... |
ebe2e6d2332b262ca3cd33c259102849 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/05/20/trump-iran-us-tensions-war/3738740002/ | Trump says war would lead to 'end' of Iran | Trump says war would lead to 'end' of Iran
President Donald Trump issued a strong warning to Iran early Monday, saying it would face its "official end" if a war broke out between the two countries.
"Never again threaten the United States," Trump said in a tweet shortly after a rocket landed overnight near the U.S. Emba... |
fddecba861127da101754eb58d13eaf0 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/05/21/iran-threat-military-deployments-not-intended-provoke-war-trump/3749101002/ | How real is Iran threat? Democrats fear Trump administration using intel to justify conflict | How real is Iran threat? Democrats fear Trump administration using intel to justify conflict
WASHINGTON – Top Trump administration officials told lawmakers Tuesday that U.S. military deployments in the Middle East were purely defensive and not aimed at provoking a war with Iran, amid growing concerns in Congress about ... |
c327d0c953e2c64cef3cc0f82b2ebbca | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/05/22/british-prime-minister-theresa-may-under-pressure-quit-over-brexit/3771540002/ | British Prime Minister Theresa May resists pressure to resign over tattered Brexit deal | British Prime Minister Theresa May resists pressure to resign over tattered Brexit deal
LONDON – British Prime Minister Theresa May dug in Wednesday against a relentless push by rivals and former allies to remove her from office as her attempts to lead Britain out of the European Union appeared to be headed for a dead ... |
85267a759d29d27cb30c5a02bdeae278 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/05/24/theresa-may-resigns-uk-premiership-amid-brexit-deadlock/3768204002/ | Britain's embattled leader Theresa May resigns premiership amid Brexit deadlock | Britain's embattled leader Theresa May resigns premiership amid Brexit deadlock
LONDON – Britain's embattled leader Theresa May resigned her premiership Friday, although she will stay on as caretaker prime minister for now, amid a barrage of criticism and mounting pressure over her failed efforts to steer the nation ou... |
07ca087e3662dd19e52af8ba3e951a2a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/05/24/trump-friend-boris-johnson-leading-race-replace-theresa-may/1202769001/ | Trump 'friend' Boris Johnson, who was born in the US, is the favorite to replace British Prime Minister Theresa May | Trump 'friend' Boris Johnson, who was born in the US, is the favorite to replace British Prime Minister Theresa May
LONDON – A U.S.-born British politician who once told USA TODAY in an interview that the chance of him becoming prime minister was about as likely as finding Elvis on Mars or being reincarnated as an oliv... |
965160a969242a231830625a61f33d01 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/05/27/japan-stabbing-attack-children-injured-dead/1255388001/ | Knife-wielding man attacks schoolgirls in Japan, killing 2 | Knife-wielding man attacks schoolgirls in Japan, killing 2
KAWASAKI, Japan – A man carrying a knife in each hand and screaming “I will kill you!” attacked a group of schoolgirls and adults near a bus stop just outside Tokyo on Tuesday, killing two and injuring 16 before killing himself, officials said.
Most of the vict... |
69d4360a06412615c15776c1bdfe187a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/05/28/mount-everest-deaths-christopher-kulish-dies-amid-overcrowding/1256051001/ | 'Passed away doing what he loved': Second American dies on Mount Everest in crowded year | 'Passed away doing what he loved': Second American dies on Mount Everest in crowded year
A second American died after reaching the summit of Mount Everest as the world's tallest peak faces a growing death toll amid dangerous overcrowding this climbing season.
Christopher Kulish, 62, a Boulder, Colorado, attorney, died ... |
66a856234ab68bf9448156eaaefe450c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/05/28/rare-albino-giant-panda-photographed-wolong-national-nature-reserve/1256232001/ | Rare all-white panda with red eyes caught on camera in nature reserve | Rare all-white panda with red eyes caught on camera in nature reserve
BEIJING – A rare all-white giant panda has been photographed for the first time, according to a nature reserve in southwestern China.
Wolong National Nature Reserve in Sichuan province released a photo this past weekend showing the panda crossing thr... |
84431e4549f7b5b4d66be2bcaaa3b67e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/05/29/israels-netanyahu-fails-form-coalition-forcing-new-election/1278648001/ | Trump's son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner meets with Israeli leader amid political chaos | Trump's son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner meets with Israeli leader amid political chaos
Senior Trump administration officials, including the president's son-in-law Jared Kushner, met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday even as Israel faced an unprecedented political stalemate.
Netanyahu failed t... |
16881cbf77a20f31773a015eb23f1233 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/05/29/mount-everest-deaths-traffic-jam-blame-why-such-deadly-season/1258092001/ | What's causing Mount Everest's deadly season? Overcrowding, inexperience and a long line to the top | What's causing Mount Everest's deadly season? Overcrowding, inexperience and a long line to the top
Eleven people have died scaling the peaks of Mount Everest this year in a particularly crowded season atop the world's highest mountain.
Government officials in Nepal blamed bad weather limiting the number of days people... |
74e4a4d1004cf9902bfa182d77d5b219 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/05/29/raccoon-dogs-hissing-screaming-terrorizing-english-village/1279994001/ | Two 'screaming and snarling' raccoon dogs are running loose in a small village in England | Two 'screaming and snarling' raccoon dogs are running loose in a small village in England
Authorities are warning residents of a small village in England to be on the lookout for a pair of raccoon dogs that are on the loose.
The Nottinghamshire Police warned those living in Clarborough that the animals went missing fro... |
5d9e51a9a7f039e78380a912f4f26e35 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/05/30/france-senate-paris-notre-dame-cathedral-restored-old-state/1283721001/ | France Senate: fire-damaged Notre Dame cathedral must be restored to 'last known visual state' | France Senate: fire-damaged Notre Dame cathedral must be restored to 'last known visual state'
Should you try to modernize one of most beautiful landmarks the world?
No, says the French Senate, which has adopted legislation mandating that the partially burned Notre Dame cathedral be restored to exactly the way it was b... |
b36e34702f67a29412f5205c054a6bc7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/05/30/trump-administration-bolton-roles-iran-clash-parallel-iraq-war/3750623002/ | Iran drone strike: Escalating Iran crisis looks a lot like the path US took to Iraq war | Iran drone strike: Escalating Iran crisis looks a lot like the path US took to Iraq war
The U.S. military's guided bombs brought "shock and awe" to Baghdad in 2003 when American forces invaded Iraq 16 years ago to hunt for weapons of mass destruction. They never found any. Many observers, today, consider that war a fai... |
e36b926db4b8d41c368a23b13681e5b3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/05/31/mount-everest-after-deaths-traffic-jam-bad-weather-season-ending/1296722001/ | Mount Everest's historic climbing season ending after deaths, traffic jams of climbers | Mount Everest's historic climbing season ending after deaths, traffic jams of climbers
The climbing season at Mount Everest may be coming to a close, but the past few weeks have been historic for the world's tallest mountain.
Avid Everest blogger Alan Arnette wrote Thursday that one of the last known teams on the mount... |
ce800958173ae196d5b7d73d97fc28a1 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/06/04/republican-lawmakers-warn-trump-against-tariffs-on-mexico/1337664001/ | 'A giant game of chicken': GOP lawmakers warn against Trump's threatened tariffs on Mexico | 'A giant game of chicken': GOP lawmakers warn against Trump's threatened tariffs on Mexico
WASHINGTON – Top Republicans warned the Trump administration Tuesday against imposing new tariffs on all Mexican imports, saying the president risks an embarrassing congressional reversal if he goes through with the plan.
Preside... |
f146ac14a86e501c1f281f4e4c34ac76 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/06/04/tiananmen-square-30-years-later-u-s-and-china-clash-over-protest/1337164001/ | 30 years after Tiananmen Square made history, US and China still clash over protest | 30 years after Tiananmen Square made history, US and China still clash over protest
Thirty years after the "June 4th incident," as the crackdown on Tiananmen Square protests is known in China, that nation and the U.S. remain at odds over what it meant then and what it means now.
In the West, the clash is better known a... |
c553d5242f776c82b1998d1145031597 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/06/05/saudi-arms-sale-bipartisan-senators-including-graham-rebuke-trump/1350645001/?csp=chromepush | 'Not the time to do business as usual' with Saudis: Senators to rebuke Trump over arms sales | 'Not the time to do business as usual' with Saudis: Senators to rebuke Trump over arms sales
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of senators will force 22 votes aimed at rebuking the Trump administration for its planned sale of American weapons to Saudi Arabia and its allies.
The unusual move, announced Wednesday morning b... |
126239d3f38e151e43982c62035f57c8 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/06/06/d-day-photos-normandy-mark-75th-anniversary-d-day-invasion/1365312001/ | D-Day: 17 stunning photos from 1944 show how hard the Normandy invasion really was | D-Day: 17 stunning photos from 1944 show how hard the Normandy invasion really was
On June 6, 1944, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy in Nazi-occupied France during World War II, forever reshaping the progress of the war and history during the D-Day operation.
Thousands of ships, planes and soldiers from th... |
68c510e01a69cc0740327efa8bd6984e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/06/06/japan-high-heels-workplace-kutoo-campaign/1368039001/ | Kick it: Japanese women start #KuToo against dress code requiring high heels in workplace | Kick it: Japanese women start #KuToo against dress code requiring high heels in workplace
Japan's labor minister indicates that he will not back a petition to ban dress codes that force women in Japanese offices to wear high heels at work.
"It's generally accepted by society that (wearing high heels) is necessary and r... |
bcee9d91976a4efe17d93e8fd827b6b6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/06/06/trump-faces-more-congressional-backlash-over-mexico-tariff-threat/1366320001/ | Congressman threatens to block Donald Trump's tariffs as talks with Mexico enter second day | Congressman threatens to block Donald Trump's tariffs as talks with Mexico enter second day
WASHINGTON – The chairman of a key congressional committee warned Thursday that he would take steps to block new tariffs against Mexico if President Donald Trump follows through on his plans to impose the duties early next week.... |
272897032d862d4fbf1a00706e90ef16 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/06/07/mexico-tariffs-trumps-demand-asylum-changes-flashpoint-talks/1370610001/ | Countdown to US-Mexico tariff deadline: Trump says there's 'good chance' a deal can be reached | Countdown to US-Mexico tariff deadline: Trump says there's 'good chance' a deal can be reached
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Friday there is a good chance the U.S. and Mexico will reach a deal to avoid new tariffs on Mexican imports, but he warned that the duties will take effect as planned on Monday if the ... |
d17cf3c64c3bdab31546b56890e7601d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/06/08/trumps-deal-over-migrants-mexico-self-made-crisis-critics-say/1391843001/ | Trump is avoiding a crisis of his own making with US-Mexico migrant deal, critics say | Trump is avoiding a crisis of his own making with US-Mexico migrant deal, critics say
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump kept American business leaders, GOP lawmakers and Mexican negotiators on a knife's edge for eight anxiety-filled days with his threat to slap an escalating series of tariffs on all Mexican imports i... |
be269f9969afb32bb2a89a23dd9b1692 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/06/09/hong-kong-hundreds-thousands-protest-extradition-bill/1402089001/ | Hundreds of thousands are protesting an extradition bill in Hong Kong. Here's why | Hundreds of thousands are protesting an extradition bill in Hong Kong. Here's why
Hundreds of thousands of protesters flooded the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday to demonstrate against proposed amendments to an extradition bill, which would allow the transfer of those accused of crimes to mainland China.
The massive dem... |
818d81df99f41a58e1cadf2fe0143b47 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/06/11/30-000-year-old-severed-wolf-head-found-siberia/1426761001/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=amp&utm_campaign=speakable | The 30,000-year-old severed head of a wolf, with teeth and fur, has been found in Siberia. And it's gnarly | The 30,000-year-old severed head of a wolf, with teeth and fur, has been found in Siberia. And it's gnarly
The severed head of a wolf that may have died more than 30,000 years ago has been unearthed in permafrost in eastern Siberia.
The wolf, whose fur and fangs are still intact, was between 2 and 4 years old when it d... |
239ee4b2aceb77386b3b50be9b75b86f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/06/11/kim-brother-north-korean-leaders-slain-brother-cia-operative/1417153001/ | Was North Korean leader Kim's slain half brother a CIA source? | Was North Korean leader Kim's slain half brother a CIA source?
Kim Jong Nam, the half brother of North Korea’s leader who was murdered in a Malaysia airport two years ago, was a Central Intelligence Agency source who met on several occasions with agency operatives, the Wall Street Journal reports.
The Journal, citing a... |
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