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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/09/24/amnesty-international-china-must-end-re-education-camps-muslims/1395851002/
Amnesty International calls on China to end campaign forcing mostly Muslims into 're-education camps'
Amnesty International calls on China to end campaign forcing mostly Muslims into 're-education camps' WASHINGTON – Amnesty International is demanding China end its campaign of “systematic repression” and reveal the whereabouts of nearly 1 million predominantly Muslim people who have been “arbitrarily detained” in the c...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/09/24/donald-trump-says-he-soon-hold-2nd-summit-kim-jong-un/1413563002/
President Donald Trump: 2nd summit with N. Korean leader Kim Jong Un to happen soon
President Donald Trump: 2nd summit with N. Korean leader Kim Jong Un to happen soon WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Monday he would be holding a second summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un “in the not too distant future.” In New York for high-level meetings at the United Nations, Trump offered effusiv...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/09/26/mexico-takes-control-acapulco-police-force-over-alleged-drug-gangs/1429745002/
Mexico takes control of Acapulco police force over alleged drug gang infiltration
Mexico takes control of Acapulco police force over alleged drug gang infiltration Authorities in Mexico disarmed and took control of the entire police force of the violence-wracked Pacific coast resort town of Acapulco on Tuesday. Mexican marines alongside state and federal police took part in the operation, which also...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/09/28/u-s-closes-consulate-southern-iraq-following-attacks-blames-iran/1461122002/
U.S. closes consulate in southern Iraq following attacks, blames Iran
U.S. closes consulate in southern Iraq following attacks, blames Iran WASHINGTON — The State Department said Friday that it would temporarily close the U.S. consulate in the southern Iraqi city of Basra following a rocket attack earlier this month blamed on Iranian-backed militias. Diplomatic staff and their families w...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/09/30/indonesia-earthquake-tsunami-death-toll-tops-800/1478739002/
Dramatic rescues amid the rubble as death toll tops 800 from Indonesia quake, tsunami
Dramatic rescues amid the rubble as death toll tops 800 from Indonesia quake, tsunami Amid the horror of a magnitude 7.5 earthquake that triggered a tsunami in Indonesia, leaving more than 800 dead, came word Sunday of heroic rescue attempts in the rubble of a ravaged city. A 25-year-old woman was pulled alive from the...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/10/08/brazils-jair-bolsonaro-used-donald-trump-tactics-presidential-race/1565689002/
How Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro used Trump tactics to move to 2nd round of presidential race
How Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro used Trump tactics to move to 2nd round of presidential race SAO PAULO – Long before Sunday’s election that saw Jair Bolsonaro get 46 percent the vote in the first round of the presidential race, many observers flirted with the idea that the far-right congressman was a “tropical” Trump. Bols...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/10/08/u-s-china-tensions-flare-pompeo-meets-counterparts-beijing/1564772002/
US-China tensions flare as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with counterparts in Beijing
US-China tensions flare as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with counterparts in Beijing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tangled with his Chinese counterparts over trade, Taiwan and other contentious issues during a high-stakes stop Monday. With Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at his side, Pompeo said the two count...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/10/10/trump-officials-say-no-prior-knowledge-saudi-journalist-danger/1592159002/
Report: Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi never read texts sent to him while inside consulate
Report: Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi never read texts sent to him while inside consulate WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of 20 senators forced President Donald Trump on Wednesday to open an investigation into the fate of Jamal Khashoggi – a Saudi journalist and U.S. resident who has been missing for more than a wee...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/10/15/trump-presses-saudi-king-over-missing-journalists-fate/1646010002/
Trump floats ‘rogue killers’ theory in case of missing journalist following call to Saudi King
Trump floats ‘rogue killers’ theory in case of missing journalist following call to Saudi King WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump suggested Monday that “rogue killers’ may have been involved in the disappearance of dissident journalist and U.S. resident, Jamal Khashoggi. Speaking to reporters before departing for Flor...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/10/18/president-donald-trump-says-appears-jamal-khashoggi-dead/1687252002/
Trump says it appears Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is dead
Trump says it appears Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is dead WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Thursday it appears that Jamal Khashoggi, the missing Saudi journalist and U.S. resident, is dead. “It certainly looks that way to me, it’s very sad,” Trump said before boarding Air Force One for a trip to Missoula, ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/10/21/marijuana-canadas-craze-creates-shortages-days-after-sales-begin/1721651002/
No more marijuana? Canadian pot 'craze' creates shortages days after sales begin
No more marijuana? Canadian pot 'craze' creates shortages days after sales begin Days after recreational marijuana became legal in Canada, our neighbors to the north may already be running out. Long lines and swamped websites greeted the first day of marijuana sales Wednesday. SDQC, which manages sales in Quebec, recor...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/10/22/vladimir-putin-trump-must-explain-decision-nix-nuke-weapons-treaty/1726173002/
Trump: U.S. will build up nuclear arsenal after nixing landmark weapons treaty with Russia
Trump: U.S. will build up nuclear arsenal after nixing landmark weapons treaty with Russia WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Monday he would build up America's nuclear arsenal in response to what he portrayed as growing threats from Russia and China. "Until people come to their senses, we will build it up," Trum...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/10/24/migrant-caravan-president-donald-trump-immigration-mexico-honduras-central-america/1749296002/
Tracking the migrant caravan: Traveling town to town in journey to U.S. border
Tracking the migrant caravan: Traveling town to town in journey to U.S. border HUIXTLA, Mexico — The caravan of Central American migrants set out from this southern Mexican city in the predawn hours on Wednesday, inching up the coastal highway in the state of Chiapas toward the municipality of Mapastepec, roughly 40 mi...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/10/30/why-sen-todd-young-became-leading-critic-saudi-led-war-yemen/1738004002/
‘Stop starving people as instrument of war.' One Republican’s blunt message to Saudis — and Trump
‘Stop starving people as instrument of war.' One Republican’s blunt message to Saudis — and Trump WASHINGTON – Sen. Todd Young is an ex-Marine and staunch conservative not known for bucking President Donald Trump or the Republican party line. Except on one very controversial issue: Yemen’s horrific civil war. Or more p...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/11/17/pence-challenges-china-economic-summit/2036986002/
Mike Pence challenges China at Asia-Pacific economic summit
Mike Pence challenges China at Asia-Pacific economic summit SEOUL – Vice President Mike Pence laid out a forceful challenge to China’s growing global influence on Saturday, saying that the United States offered countries “a better option” for economic partnership and criticizing Chinese “authoritarianism and aggression...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/11/18/1-000-members-migrant-caravan-blocked-mexicali/2047858002/
Mexican police block buses of migrants from leaving Mexicali headed for Tijuana
Mexican police block buses of migrants from leaving Mexicali headed for Tijuana MEXICALI, Mexico – More than 1,000 Central American migrants crowded into shelters in the town of Mexicali on the California-Mexico border this weekend, after Mexican police blocked their buses from proceeding to Tijuana, where an additiona...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/11/20/dead-whale-indonesia-had-plastic-cups-flip-flops-stomach/2064300002/
Dead whale in Indonesia had 115 plastic cups, 2 flip-flops in its stomach
Dead whale in Indonesia had 115 plastic cups, 2 flip-flops in its stomach JAKARTA, Indonesia – A dead whale that washed ashore in eastern Indonesia had a large lump of plastic waste in its stomach, including drinking cups and flip-flops, a park official said Tuesday, causing concern among environmentalists and governme...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/11/21/baby-dies-bali-us-woman/2076655002/
Baby dies in Bali after US woman allegedly threw it from car
Baby dies in Bali after US woman allegedly threw it from car DENPASAR, Indonesia – An American woman allegedly threw her 2-month-old daughter from a moving car on the tourist island of Bali and then tried to kill herself by jumping from the vehicle, Indonesian police said Wednesday. South Denpasar police chief Nyoman W...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/11/24/u-s-mexican-government-reach-deal-handling-asylum-seekers-report/2101037002/
Trump says asylum seekers will wait in Mexico, won't be allowed in U.S. until courts approve
Trump says asylum seekers will wait in Mexico, won't be allowed in U.S. until courts approve WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump announced over Twitter Saturday evening that asylum seekers at the Southern border will wait in Mexico while their claims are processed in U.S. courts. "Migrants at the Southern Border will n...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/11/27/australia-cattle-knickers-steer-giant-internet-twitter-holstein-friesian/2125889002/
Meet Knickers, the internet's favorite giant Australian steer heftier than some cars
Meet Knickers, the internet's favorite giant Australian steer heftier than some cars A staggering steer in Australia has the internet – and the colossal cattle's owner – saying, "Holy cow." Meet Knickers: A beefy bovine from Western Australia towering nearly 6 feet, 4 inches and weighing over 3,000 pounds, according to...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/11/27/undocumented-immigration-immigrants-donald-trump-border-security-pew-research-center-build-wall/2125005002/
Number of undocumented immigrants in USA falls to 12-year low, researchers say
Number of undocumented immigrants in USA falls to 12-year low, researchers say The estimated number of undocumented immigrants living in the USA reached a 12-year low in 2016, continuing a decade-long decline in which that population fell from a high of 12.2 million in 2007 to 10.7 million in 2016, according to a repor...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/11/30/trump-and-putin-meet-briefly-their-feet-g-20-summit-kremlin-spokesman-says/2160372002/
Trump, Putin to meet briefly at G-20 summit, says Kremlin spokesman
Trump, Putin to meet briefly at G-20 summit, says Kremlin spokesman President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet briefly at the G-20 summit in Buenos Aires, albeit only "on their feet," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday, according to a Russian-state media outlet. According to a transl...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/11/30/trumps-russia-ties-new-scrutiny-amid-michael-cohen-plea/2149518002/
Trump’s business ties to Russia stretch back more than 30 years, from big building projects to beauty pageants
Trump’s business ties to Russia stretch back more than 30 years, from big building projects to beauty pageants An earlier version of this story mischaracterized Donald Trump Jr.'s testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee ​related to the timing of Trump Tower talks in Moscow. President Donald Trump’s interest in deve...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/12/05/body-found-costa-rica-thought-missing-florida-woman-carla-stefaniak/2212421002/
'What happened to Carla is just unimaginable': Security guard at Costa Rican resort arrested in Florida woman's death
'What happened to Carla is just unimaginable': Security guard at Costa Rican resort arrested in Florida woman's death A security guard at a Costa Rica Airbnb rental villa has been arrested for allegedly killing a South Florida woman who went missing last week, authorities said Wednesday. Carla Stefaniak, who had gone t...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/12/06/heather-nauert-named-next-un-ambassador-president-trump/1893811002/
Donald Trump to name Heather Nauert as next UN ambassador
Donald Trump to name Heather Nauert as next UN ambassador WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump will name Heather Nauert, a former Fox News anchor and the current State Department spokeswoman, as his next United Nations ambassador, according to two administration officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Trump m...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/12/07/china-moon-landing-change-4-mission-set-far-side-moon/2236709002/
China prepares mission to land spacecraft on moon’s far side
China prepares mission to land spacecraft on moon’s far side BEIJING – China launched a ground-breaking mission Saturday to land a spacecraft on the largely unexplored far side of the moon, demonstrating its growing ambitions as a space power to rival Russia, the European Union and the U.S. A Long March 3B rocket carry...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/12/10/mexico-pump-30-billion-into-central-america-halt-migrant-caravan-donald-trump-lopez-obrador/2272077002/?fbclid=IwAR1So2Xdo_idiQ0GxQpGVUFyJuNiEUYD_UfLwQ3ORYs8wV8824Ordkhb0Zo
Mexico to pump $30 billion into Central America to halt migrant flow
Mexico to pump $30 billion into Central America to halt migrant flow MEXICO CITY — The Mexican government has announced plans to spend $30 billion over the next five years on Central American development, an initiative designed to slow migration from some of the hemisphere's poorest and most violent countries through M...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/12/10/us-sanctions-north-korea-human-rights-abuses/2273733002/
US imposes new sanctions on three North Korea officials, including Kim Jong Un's right-hand man
US imposes new sanctions on three North Korea officials, including Kim Jong Un's right-hand man SEOUL – The United States imposed new sanctions on three top North Korean officials – including Kim Jong Un’s right-hand man – over the country’s continuing human rights abuses, brutal censorship and the death last year of A...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/12/19/border-patrol-outlines-new-rules-reporting-migrant-deaths/2363091002/
Border Patrol issues new rules to quickly notify Congress of any migrant deaths
Border Patrol issues new rules to quickly notify Congress of any migrant deaths U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued new guidelines this week requiring its agents to quickly inform CBP leadership, Congress, and the public of the death of people in its custody following intense criticism of the agency's response to...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/12/19/syria-troop-withdrawal/2361385002/?fbclid=IwAR1fPnR45XGRZ566cNZgA9oRFCRdHpzYHRPQoELfCfN0Qk4wGb_eY8vZn1E
Trump orders US troops out of Syria, declares victory over ISIS; senators slam action as mistake
Trump orders US troops out of Syria, declares victory over ISIS; senators slam action as mistake WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump called Wednesday for a U.S. withdrawal from Syria over the apparent objections of military advisers and a bipartisan group of lawmakers. The withdrawal of the more than 2,000 troops is ba...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/12/22/indonesian-tsunami-leaves-least-20-dead-165-wounded/2399661002/
Tsunami set off by volcano sweeps Indonesia coast, kills at least 222
Tsunami set off by volcano sweeps Indonesia coast, kills at least 222 CARITA BEACH, Indonesia – A tsunami believed to be triggered by a volcanic eruption killed at least 222 people in Indonesia during a busy holiday weekend, sweeping away hotels, hundreds of houses and a group of people attending a beach concert. More ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/12/29/terminally-ill-boy-whose-yemeni-mom-initially-denied-visa-dies/2439574002/
2-year-old whose Yemeni mother was initially denied a visa under Trump's travel ban dies in California hospital
2-year-old whose Yemeni mother was initially denied a visa under Trump's travel ban dies in California hospital A terminally ill 2-year-old boy, whose Yemeni mother had to sue the State Department to get a visa to join him in a California hospital, died Friday night of a rare brain condition, the Council on American-Is...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/01/paul-whelan-family-says-he-isnt-spy-russia/2456954002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories
American Paul Whelan was in Russia for wedding, not to spy, family says
American Paul Whelan was in Russia for wedding, not to spy, family says An American corporate security executive arrested in Russia on espionage charges was in Moscow to attend a wedding and is not a spy, his family said Tuesday. The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) announced Monday that Paul Whelan, 48, was deta...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/03/north-korea-warns-us-stop-meddling-south-korea/2478849002/
North Korea warns US to stop 'meddling' in its affairs with South Korea
North Korea warns US to stop 'meddling' in its affairs with South Korea SEOUL — North Korea sent a warning to the U.S. on Thursday to avoid “meddling” in its affairs with South Korea and criticized Washington’s “unreasonable attitude” and “hostile” policies. An editorial in the country’s state-run Rodong Sinmun newspap...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/03/why-china-reaching-dark-side-moon-such-big-deal/2470754002/
The far side of the moon: What is it, why we might grow potatoes there
The far side of the moon: What is it, why we might grow potatoes there It's sometimes referred to as the "dark side of the moon." Sorry, Pink Floyd fans, but there is plenty of light on what is typically known as the moon's far side. On Thursday, China's growing space program said it landed a spacecraft on the far side...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/05/paul-whelan-kremlin-russian-national-arrested-fbi/2489932002/
Kremlin says US arrested Russian businessman day after capture of alleged American spy
Kremlin says US arrested Russian businessman day after capture of alleged American spy The Russian foreign ministry said Saturday a Russian national was arrested on U.S. territory in December and transferred to Florida at the request of the FBI, but brushed off suggestions of any exchanges for an American being held in...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/14/poland-stabbing-mayor-hospitalized-after-attack-public-event/2567994002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories
Poland mayor stabbed onstage at charity event, fights for life
Poland mayor stabbed onstage at charity event, fights for life WARSAW, Poland — Polish blood donors were coming forward in droves on Monday in a bid to save the life of Gdansk’s mayor, who needs transfusions after being stabbed in the heart and the abdomen while on stage at a charity event. Doctors operated for five ho...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/14/south-korea-north-korea-relations-no-enemy-designation/2578073002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories
For first time since 2010, South Korea defense report doesn’t refer to North Korea as 'enemy'
For first time since 2010, South Korea defense report doesn’t refer to North Korea as 'enemy' SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea is no longer South Korea’s “enemy,” though Pyongyang’s nuclear program still poses a security threat, according to Seoul’s biennial defense document published Tuesday. It’s the first time since...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/15/brexit-tulip-siddiq-delays-birth-vote-against-theresa-mays-deal/2578196002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories
British lawmaker Tulip Siddiq delays birth for Brexit vote
British lawmaker Tulip Siddiq delays birth for Brexit vote A British member of parliament has delayed the birth of her son because she wants to vote on Brexit, the United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union. Tulip Siddiq, a Labour member of the U.K.'s House of Commons, was scheduled to welcome her baby boy o...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/15/china-sentences-canadian-death-drug-smuggling-charges/2578191002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories
Canadian man sentenced to death over drug smuggling charges in China
Canadian man sentenced to death over drug smuggling charges in China BEIJING — A Chinese court sentenced a Canadian man to death Monday in a sudden retrial in a drug smuggling case that is likely to escalate tensions between the countries over the arrest of a top Chinese technology executive. The court in northeastern ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/15/trump-repeatedly-mulled-leaving-nato-military-alliance-report/2578184002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories
Trump repeatedly mulled leaving NATO military alliance, report claims
Trump repeatedly mulled leaving NATO military alliance, report claims President Donald Trump repeatedly expressed to senior White House aides his desire to withdraw from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, according to a report. The military alliance created in the aftermath of World War II by the United States, Ca...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/16/coffee-extinction-global-warming-threatens-top-coffee-species/2597511002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories
Trouble brewing? World's most popular coffee species at risk of extinction due to global warming
Trouble brewing? World's most popular coffee species at risk of extinction due to global warming First beer, now coffee? About 60 percent of the world's wild coffee species are at high risk of extinction, a new study suggests. According to the new research, coffee species are facing a wide range of threats, from increa...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/16/north-korean-negotiator-visit-u-s-may-meet-pompeo/2595733002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories
Report: North Korea's top negotiator to visit US for possible meeting with Pompeo
Report: North Korea's top negotiator to visit US for possible meeting with Pompeo WASHINGTON – North Korea's top nuclear negotiator will arrive in Washington later this week for a meeting with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, a South Korean newspaper and other media outlets reported Wednesday. The State Department would...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/17/missile-defense-review-north-korea-still-poses-extraordinary-threat/2610585002/
Missile Defense Review: North Korea remains 'extraordinary threat' to US
Missile Defense Review: North Korea remains 'extraordinary threat' to US SEOUL – A Pentagon report released Thursday described North Korea’s missile and nuclear program as an “extraordinary threat” to the United States, warning that the U.S. must “remain vigilant” despite ongoing diplomatic engagement with the North. T...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/18/pentagon-identifies-three-four-americans-killed-syria-bombing/2612689002/
3 Americans killed in Syria suicide bombing claimed by ISIS have been identified
3 Americans killed in Syria suicide bombing claimed by ISIS have been identified The Department of Defense on Friday identified three Americans killed after a suicide bomber triggered a fiery explosion Wednesday at a market in northern Syria, less than a month after President Donald Trump declared victory over Islamic ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/21/greenland-melting-4-times-faster-than-did-just-16-years-ago/2638515002/
Greenland ice melting faster than scientists had thought, nears 'tipping point'
Greenland ice melting faster than scientists had thought, nears 'tipping point' Ice on Greenland is melting four times faster than it did just 16 years ago, a study reports. The melting, which is a result of the Earth's warming atmosphere and oceans, is happening much faster than scientists had thought and will likely ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/22/paul-whelan-russian-judge-denies-bail-accused-us-spy/2642483002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories
Family of accused spy Paul Whelan 'certain he was entrapped' by Russians
Family of accused spy Paul Whelan 'certain he was entrapped' by Russians Family members of Paul Whelan, an American held in Russia on charges of spying, said Tuesday that they are convinced he "was entrapped and is not guilty of espionage." Earlier Tuesday, a Russian judge refused to release Whelan on bail after a brie...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/24/american-detained-goes-missing-abroad-what-happens-next/2635705002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories
An American is detained or goes missing abroad. What happens next? Call President Trump?
An American is detained or goes missing abroad. What happens next? Call President Trump? WASHINGTON – Paul Whelan’s parents grew more and more anxious amid the silence. That same trigger set off alarms for Fred and Cindy Warmbier. And for Marc and Deborah Tice, who have heard nothing from their son for more than six ye...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/29/brexit-amendments-vote-theresa-mays-eu-deal/2708025002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories
Brexit vote: Theresa May survives Brexit vote in Parliament
Brexit vote: Theresa May survives Brexit vote in Parliament LONDON – British Prime Minister Theresa May survived an attempt by Parliament to more closely control the nation's exit from the European Union as lawmakers rejected a series of votes on amendments to her widely unpopular withdrawal agreement. Britain is due t...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/29/venezuela-state-department-travel-advisory/2709836002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories
State Department warns Americans not to travel to Venezuela
State Department warns Americans not to travel to Venezuela WASHINGTON – Americans should not travel to Venezuela, the U.S. State Department warned in a new advisory on Tuesday. Citing "crime, civil unrest, poor health infrastructure, and arbitrary arrest and detention of U.S. citizens," the State Department's guidance...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/30/most-corrupt-countries-in-the-world/38972543/
U.S. knocked out of 20 least corrupt countries list due to 'erosion of ethical norms'
U.S. knocked out of 20 least corrupt countries list due to 'erosion of ethical norms' The latest Corruption Perceptions Index from Transparency International indicates the failure of most countries to control corruption, and the organization believes this is leading to a "crisis of democracy around the world." In the n...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/02/02/russia-vladimir-putin-united-states/2752947002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories
Vladimir Putin: Russia will only deploy new missiles if United States does
Vladimir Putin: Russia will only deploy new missiles if United States does MOSCOW – Following in the footsteps of the U.S., Russia will abandon a centerpiece nuclear arms treaty but will only deploy intermediate-range nuclear missiles if Washington does so, President Vladimir Putin said Saturday. U.S. President Donald ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/02/04/egyptian-officials-discover-40-ancient-mummies/2765850002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories
Mummies, pottery discovery dating to Cleopatra reflects lives of middle-class Egyptians
Mummies, pottery discovery dating to Cleopatra reflects lives of middle-class Egyptians Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered burial chambers they say can shed light on the lives of "middle-class" ancients dating back more than 2,000 years. The country's Supreme Council of Antiquities said the tomb containing more tha...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/02/14/texas-hunter-pays-110-kill-rare-goat-enrages-animal-advocates/2868107002/
A Texas trophy hunter reportedly paid $110K to kill a rare mountain goat in Pakistan
A Texas trophy hunter reportedly paid $110K to kill a rare mountain goat in Pakistan A Texas man paid $110,000 to hunt a rare mountain goat called the markhor in Pakistan, according to reports. According to Pakistani newspaper Dawn.com, American Bryan Harlan paid the amount as a permit fee to hunt the animal at the Sas...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/02/18/7-lawmakers-quit-uk-labour-party-over-brexit-anti-semitism/2903147002/
7 lawmakers quit UK Labour Party over Brexit, anti-Semitism
7 lawmakers quit UK Labour Party over Brexit, anti-Semitism LONDON – Seven British lawmakers say they are quitting the main opposition Labour Party over its approach to issues including Brexit and anti-Semitism. Many Labour lawmakers are unhappy with the party’s direction under leader Jeremy Corbyn, a veteran socialist...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/02/19/north-korea-wont-give-up-nuclear-weapons-ahead-trump-kim-summit/2913031002/
North Korea won't give up nuclear weapons, former diplomat says
North Korea won't give up nuclear weapons, former diplomat says SEOUL – North Korea has no intention of giving up its nuclear weapons, a former North Korean diplomat warned ahead of next week’s summit between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un. “No money in the world will convince North Korea to give up its nuclear...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/02/20/golden-lobster-1-30-million-catch-scotland-stunning/2928289002/
Meet 'Goldilobs.' This rare, '1-in-30 million' golden lobster is just stunning
Meet 'Goldilobs.' This rare, '1-in-30 million' golden lobster is just stunning GLASGOW, Scotland – A lucky lobster has been saved from the boiling pot – because it is a rare one-in-30 million golden color. The incredible crustacean – nicknamed Goldilobs – was caught by a fishermen at Loch Fyne in Argyle and Bute, Scotl...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/02/22/hoda-muthana-isis-brides-family-file-lawsuit-against-trump-pompeo/2948575002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories
ISIS bride Hoda Muthana's family files lawsuit against Trump
ISIS bride Hoda Muthana's family files lawsuit against Trump The father of a woman who traveled from her home in Alabama to marry an Islamic State fighter filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump's administration as part of an effort to get her and his 18-month-old grandson returned to the United States. Lawyers ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/02/24/dog-rescued-river-estonia-actually-wolf/2971670002/
Workers in Estonia thought they rescued a dog from an icy river. It was actually a wolf
Workers in Estonia thought they rescued a dog from an icy river. It was actually a wolf Finally, a story out of Europe in which the wolf isn't the villain. Several men in Estonia who rescued what they thought might be a dog from an icy river found out later they had actually saved a wolf, according to news accounts and...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/02/25/javad-zarif-iran-top-diplomat-political-moderate-resigns/2984007002/
Iran's top diplomat, Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, abruptly resigns
Iran's top diplomat, Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, abruptly resigns Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, a relatively moderate politician who played a major role in negotiating the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, resigned on Monday, according to a post he made on his Instagram account. Zarif's resignat...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/02/25/venezuela-maduro-detains-univision-journalists-later-releases-them/2986857002/
Univision journalists detained during interview with Maduro, later released
Univision journalists detained during interview with Maduro, later released Embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ordered the detention of six Univision News journalists during an interview Monday, the network reported, following escalating conflict in the area this weekend. "After 17 minutes into the interview...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/02/26/800-year-old-mummy-head-stolen-ireland/2997801002/
'Sacrilegious': Vandals break into Dublin crypt, steal head of 800-year old mummy
'Sacrilegious': Vandals break into Dublin crypt, steal head of 800-year old mummy Vandals have stolen the head of an 800-year-old mummy from a historic church in Dublin. A guide at St. Michan’s Church found the crypt badly damaged on Monday while getting the site ready for visitors, the Church of Ireland said in a stat...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/02/26/univision-jorge-ramos-details-venezuela-detainment-expulsion/2998573002/
Univision's Jorge Ramos details detainment, expulsion from Venezuela
Univision's Jorge Ramos details detainment, expulsion from Venezuela Univision News anchor Jorge Ramos detailed in a pair of TV interviews Tuesday night how Venezuelan authorities detained him and his team during an interview and later deported them from the country. Ramos began Monday's interview with embattled Venezu...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/02/27/mohammad-javad-zarif-iran-president-hassan-rouhani-rejects-resignation/3001402002/
Iran President Hassan Rouhani rejects Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif's resignation
Iran President Hassan Rouhani rejects Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif's resignation Iran’s president formally rejected the surprise resignation of Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, effectively throwing his full support Wednesday behind the veteran diplomat who negotiated the country’s nuclear deal with world...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/02/27/pakistan-says-downed-2-indian-warplanes-captured-pilot/3001410002/
Pakistan claims it shot down 2 Indian warplanes in disputed Kashmir province
Pakistan claims it shot down 2 Indian warplanes in disputed Kashmir province Pakistan’s air force claimed it shot down two Indian warplanes on Wednesday along a tense border in the disputed province of Kashmir in a potentially major escalation of hostilities between the nuclear-armed neighbors and rivals. Pakistan said...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/02/28/north-korea-official-contradicts-trumps-account-failed-negotiations-nuclear-sanctions-summit-vietnam/3016828002/
North Korea contradicts Trump's account of negotiations. State Dept. official says NK is 'parsing words'
North Korea contradicts Trump's account of negotiations. State Dept. official says NK is 'parsing words' WASHINGTON – North Korea’s foreign minister on Thursday contradicted President Donald Trump's account of the failed negotiations in Hanoi. During a rare statement to the international media in Vietnam, Foreign Minis...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/03/05/czech-man-mauled-death-lion-backyard/3073253002/
Czech man mauled to death by lion he kept in his backyard
Czech man mauled to death by lion he kept in his backyard A man has been mauled to death by one of the lions he kept in cages near his home in the Czech Republic. Michal Prasek’s body was found inside the animal's homemade cage by his father, according to BBC, who told local media it had been locked from inside. Prasek...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/03/07/russian-lawmakers-pass-bill-punish-online-sites-fake-news/3090429002/
Russian lawmakers pass bill to punish online sites for spreading 'fake news'
Russian lawmakers pass bill to punish online sites for spreading 'fake news' Russian lawmakers passed a series of bills Thursday to punish online media and journalists for spreading "fake news" and for disrespecting authorities, including President Vladimir Putin. The State Duma adopted the bills in a third and final r...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/03/09/more-than-80-people-injured-ferry-accident-japan-reports-say/3114897002/
Reports: Ferry apparently collides with sea animal, injuring more than 80 people in Japan
Reports: Ferry apparently collides with sea animal, injuring more than 80 people in Japan TOKYO – A ferry collided with what apparently was a marine animal off a Japanese island on Saturday, injuring more than 80 people, local media reported. The accident happened just after noon off Sado Island, Kyodo News agency repo...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/03/15/north-korean-official-kim-jong-un-rethinking-us-talks/3171985002/
North Korea threatens to restart missile tests, end negotiations with Trump
North Korea threatens to restart missile tests, end negotiations with Trump Kim Jong Un may abandon diplomatic negotiations with the Trump administration and restart his regime's missile and nuclear tests, a senior North Korean official said Friday. Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui, addressing a meeting of diplomats ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/03/19/indonesia-floods-landslides-death-toll-rises/3209536002/
Death toll from Indonesia floods, mudslides rises to 89
Death toll from Indonesia floods, mudslides rises to 89 JAYAPURA, Indonesia – The death toll from flash floods and mudslides triggered by torrential downpours in Indonesia’s easternmost province has risen to 89, with dozens of others missing, officials said Tuesday. Floodwaters and landslides destroyed roads and bridge...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/03/19/new-zealand-first-funerals-mosque-shooting-victims/3220629002/
Syrian father, son remembered as New Zealand holds first funerals for shooting victims
Syrian father, son remembered as New Zealand holds first funerals for shooting victims CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand – A father and son who fled the civil war in Syria for “the safest country in the world” were buried before hundreds of mourners Wednesday, the first funerals for victims of shootings at two mosques in New Z...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/03/21/trump-recognize-israel-sovereignty-over-golan-heights/3234462002/
President Trump says U.S. should recognize Israel's sovereignty over disputed Golan Heights
President Trump says U.S. should recognize Israel's sovereignty over disputed Golan Heights WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Thursday that the U.S. should recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights, a controversial move that critics said would further inflame tensions in the Middle East. Trump made t...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/04/03/ecuador-says-julian-assange-violated-asylum-terms-london-embassy/3350973002/
Ecuador accuses Julian Assange of violating asylum deal in London embassy
Ecuador accuses Julian Assange of violating asylum deal in London embassy Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno has accused WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange of repeatedly violating the conditions of his seven years of asylum in Ecuador's embassy in Britain. In a speech to the Ecuadorian Broadcasting Association on Tuesday,...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/04/04/ancient-whale-had-four-legs-hooves-and-could-live-land-water/3364934002/
This ancient whale had four legs, hooves and could live on land or in water, study says
This ancient whale had four legs, hooves and could live on land or in water, study says The fossil of an ancient, four-legged whale with hooves uncovered in Peru gives scientists new insights into the evolution of the aquatic mammals, research published Thursday suggests. An international team of paleontologists made t...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/04/09/india-national-election-may-influenced-fake-news-social-media-narendra-modi/3409832002/
In India's election, voters feed on 'fake news' from social media, but take it seriously
In India's election, voters feed on 'fake news' from social media, but take it seriously NEW DELHI, India – New Delhi shop owner Ram Shankar Rai spends at least two hours a day going through political news and videos shared with him on social media. Rai looked intently at a flurry of videos and photos on WhatsApp about...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/04/12/migrants-force-way-guatemala-mexico-join-caravan-us-immigration-policy/3451674002/
Migrants break border gate, force their way from Guatemala to Mexico on way to U.S. border
Migrants break border gate, force their way from Guatemala to Mexico on way to U.S. border MEXICO CITY – Mexican authorities said a group of about 350 migrants broke the locks on a border gate Friday and forced their way into southern Mexico to join a larger group of migrants trying to make their way toward the United ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/04/17/notre-dame-cathedral-recovery-efforts-continue/3493655002/
'Paris needs Notre Dame': Donations to rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral near $1 billion
'Paris needs Notre Dame': Donations to rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral near $1 billion PARIS – Notre Dame Cathedral was perhaps only minutes away from total destruction when Monday's blaze swept through the medieval building, authorities said. At least 30 firetrucks, vehicles and even boats on Paris’ River Seine responded...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/04/17/notre-dame-fire-international-competition-planned-spire-redesign/3497250002/
France to hold international competition for redesign of Notre Dame's iconic spire
France to hold international competition for redesign of Notre Dame's iconic spire France will hold a competition among international architects to design a new spire for the Notre Dame Cathedral after the one atop the famed church collapsed in this week's fire, the country's prime minister said. Edouard Philippe said ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/04/18/kim-jong-un-north-korea-pushes-military-might-surprise-base-visit-donald-trump/3505346002/
Kim Jong Un turning up heat in North Korea with new military posturing
Kim Jong Un turning up heat in North Korea with new military posturing TOKYO – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is cautiously turning up the heat after his unsuccessful summit with President Donald Trump in Hanoi two months ago. Returning to military optics for the first time in five months, Kim on Tuesday paid a surpri...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/04/19/david-lama-jess-roskelley-hansjorg-auer-presumed-dead-banff-park/3517772002/
Trio of North Face climbers presumed dead in avalanche at Canada's Banff park
Trio of North Face climbers presumed dead in avalanche at Canada's Banff park A trio of professional climbers missing at Banff National Park are presumed dead after an avalanche, Canadian park officials and The North Face say. American Jess Roskelley and Austrians David Lama and Hansjörg Auer, all members of The North ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/04/30/migrant-journeys-months-end-mexico-where-wait-may-longer-us-border/3625803002/
Migrants cross oceans, jungles to Mexico to try to settle in the nation or even the U.S.
Migrants cross oceans, jungles to Mexico to try to settle in the nation or even the U.S. TAPACHULA, Mexico – Thousands fleeing conflict or poverty in Nigeria, Cameroon, Bangladesh, Haiti and Cuba have traveled across oceans, through the jungles and mountains of South America or up through Central America. It's a a rout...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/04/30/suspected-russian-spy-beluga-whale-lets-locals-pet/3625389002/
Suspected Russian spy, a beluga whale found with mysterious camera strap, lets people pet it
Suspected Russian spy, a beluga whale found with mysterious camera strap, lets people pet it A mysterious beluga whale with suspected ties to the Russian military has become an attraction in Norway after making friends with locals. While the rest of the world is speculating about the implications of militarized mammals...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/05/01/venezuela-crisis-pompeo-raises-possibility-military-action-guaido-maduro/3631409002/
'Military action is possible' in Venezuela, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says
'Military action is possible' in Venezuela, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday that U.S. military action "is possible" in Venezuela to bolster opposition leader Juan Guaido's bid to oust President Nicolas Maduro. “The president has been crystal clear and incre...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/05/03/donald-trump-putin-not-meddling-venezuela-contradicts-pompeo-bolton/1090693001/
Donald Trump contradicts top aides by suggesting Putin not meddling in Venezuela
Donald Trump contradicts top aides by suggesting Putin not meddling in Venezuela WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump contradicted his own top advisers Friday by suggesting Russian President Vladimir Putin was not meddling in Venezuela. "He is not looking at all to get involved in Venezuela, other than he’d like to see ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/05/05/palestinians-step-up-rocket-attacks-israel-strikes-gaza/1110702001/
Palestinians step up rocket attacks as Israel strikes Gaza
Palestinians step up rocket attacks as Israel strikes Gaza JERUSALEM — Gaza militants on Sunday intensified a wave of rocket fire into southern Israel, striking towns and cities and killing at least three people in one of the bloodiest rounds of fighting since the 2014 war. At least nine Palestinians, including a pregn...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/05/08/iran-nuclear-deal-tehran-stop-complying-after-trump-withdrawal/1138638001/
President Donald Trump hopes to 'sit down' with Iran over nuclear deal
President Donald Trump hopes to 'sit down' with Iran over nuclear deal Speaking during a campaign rally in Florida, President Donald Trump raised the prospect of holding talks with Iran over the nuclear deal he withdrew the U.S. from. "I hope to be able at some point, maybe it won't happen, possibly won't, to sit down ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/05/10/north-korea-missiles-recent-test-likely-were-supplied-russia/1163516001/
Were North Korea's recent test missiles provided by Russia? They look very similar
Were North Korea's recent test missiles provided by Russia? They look very similar TOKYO – The three new missiles North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has tested over the past week are eerily familiar to military experts: They look just like a controversial and widely copied missile the Russian military has deployed to Syri...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/05/19/brazil-officials-massacre-media-dead-bar/3736132002/
Brazil officials say 11 dead in ‘massacre' at Belém bar
Brazil officials say 11 dead in ‘massacre' at Belém bar RIO DE JANEIRO – A gang of gunmen reportedly attacked a bar in the capital of Brazil’s northern Pará state Sunday afternoon, killing 11 people. The state security agency confirmed late Sunday only that six women and five men died in the incident in the Guamá neigh...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/05/30/mount-everest-video-shows-traffic-jam-hikers-amid-climbing-deaths/1285603001/
Stunning video shows the packed peaks of Mount Everest amid deadly season
Stunning video shows the packed peaks of Mount Everest amid deadly season New video shows the crowded conditions climbers on Mount Everest face as they try to summit the world's tallest peak amid a record season. At least 11 people have died on Everest this season, the highest toll since 2015, as the government in Nepa...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/06/03/trumps-tariff-threat-sparks-fight-mexico-amid-immigration-crisis/1324596001/
Trump's tariff threat over migration prompts sharp response from Mexico: 'There is a clear limit'
Trump's tariff threat over migration prompts sharp response from Mexico: 'There is a clear limit' WASHINGTON – Mexico's ambassador to the United States and other top officials warned the Trump administration Monday against imposing tariffs as a way of punishing the country for the migration crisis – saying it will only...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/06/08/russian-investigative-reporter-ivan-golunov-hospitalized-after-arrest/1394312001/
Russian investigative journalist Ivan Golunov hospitalized 2 days after his arrest
Russian investigative journalist Ivan Golunov hospitalized 2 days after his arrest Ivan Golunov, a prominent Russian investigative journalist who has exposed corruption among Moscow's most powerful business and political elite, has been hospitalized with bruises and abrasions two days after his arrest for allegedly try...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/06/11/man-ordered-pay-ex-wife-179-k-27-years-housework/1426743001/
A lost career, household chores and divorce: Why a court ordered a man to pay $179K to his ex-wife
A lost career, household chores and divorce: Why a court ordered a man to pay $179K to his ex-wife A judge ordered an Argentinian man to pay his ex-wife about $179,000 after she left her career to raise their children and do household chores during their decades-long marriage, a landmark ruling in the South American co...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/06/15/hong-kong-extradition-bill-china-carrie-lam/1463796001/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=amp&utm_campaign=speakable
Hong Kong suspends controversial proposed bill allowing extraditions to China
Hong Kong suspends controversial proposed bill allowing extraditions to China Following days of protests and street clashes, Hong Kong's chief suspended a controversial bill indefinitely on Saturday that would allow extraditions to mainland China. Chief Executive Carrie Lam, who has claimed that the amendments are nece...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/06/19/trump-un-ambassador-pick-kelly-craft-face-tough-nomination-hearing/1489949001/
Trump's pick for UN post flips on climate change, breaks with White House: 'real risk' to planet
Trump's pick for UN post flips on climate change, breaks with White House: 'real risk' to planet WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s nominee to be United Nations ambassador publicly broke with the White House over climate change on Wednesday, calling it a "real risk" and promising to take the issue seriously if confi...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/06/23/british-judge-rules-woman-learning-disorder-have-abortion/1541955001/
A British judge dismissed 'society’s views' and ordered an abortion for a woman with learning disorder
A British judge dismissed 'society’s views' and ordered an abortion for a woman with learning disorder A British judge authorized doctors to perform an abortion on a pregnant London woman with learning and mood disorders after determining that it is in her best interests, according to reports. The woman, who has not be...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/06/24/iran-trump-administration-slaps-new-economic-sanctions-over-drone/1545557001/
President Trump imposes new sanctions on Iran as regime accuses US of 'economic' terrorism
President Trump imposes new sanctions on Iran as regime accuses US of 'economic' terrorism WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump announced new sanctions against Iran on Monday that he said would deny the regime's leaders access to financial instruments. "Today’s action follows a series of aggressive behaviors by the Iran...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/06/25/donald-trump-threatens-iran-overwhelming-force-if-attacks-u-s/1556587001/
Donald Trump threatens 'overwhelming force' against Iran if it attacks 'anything American'
Donald Trump threatens 'overwhelming force' against Iran if it attacks 'anything American' WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump threatened Tuesday to use "overwhelming force" against Iran if it attacks U.S. assets or personnel. "Any attack by Iran on anything American will be met with great and overwhelming force. In so...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/07/03/dalai-lama-apologizes-female-successor-more-attractive-sexist-remarks/1637106001/
Dalai Lama apologizes for sexist remarks that female successor must be ‘more attractive’
Dalai Lama apologizes for sexist remarks that female successor must be ‘more attractive’ The Dalai Lama walked back on his jokes made last week during an interview that a future female successor would have to be “more attractive.” In a statement released Tuesday, his office said that “His Holiness genuinely meant no of...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/07/04/north-korea-says-us-hell-bent-hostile-acts/1648787001/
Honeymoon over? North Korea says US 'hell-bent on hostile acts'
Honeymoon over? North Korea says US 'hell-bent on hostile acts' Three days after President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un shared a warm and fuzzy moment on North Korean soil, the despotic regime accused the U.S. of being "hell-bent on hostile acts" against the secluded nation. North Korea's mission to the U.N. released t...