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Russia ready for quick extension of last arms 2021-01-18 07:46:35MOSCOW (AP) - Moscow is ready for a quick deal with the incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden to extend the last remaining arms co

Japan urges South Korea to drop wartime compensation 2021-01-18 06:11:05TOKYO (AP) - Japan's foreign minister accused South Korea on Monday of worsening already strained ties by making “illegal” demands for co

Italy court weighs extradition to Vatican in fair 2021-01-18 05:34:39ROME (AP) - A Milan court on Monday begins weighing whether to extradite an Italian woman to the Vatican to face embezzlement-related charges in a cas

Italian PM Conte seeks to save his government 2021-01-18 05:23:30ROME (AP) — Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Monday acknowledged errors in fighting the unprecedented pandemic, but in a speech aimed at

Navalny's arrest adds to tension between Russia and 2021-01-18 03:46:59MOSCOW (AP) — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's arrest as he arrived in Moscow after recovering from his poisoning with a nerve agent

German and Turkish foreign ministers to meet in 2021-01-18 03:11:02ISTANBUL (AP) - Germany’s foreign minister is scheduled to meet his Turkish counterpart in the Turkish capital, following a tumultuous year in T

Moon urges Biden to learn from Trump's N. 2021-01-18 02:34:57SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea’s president on Monday urged the incoming Biden administration to build upon the achievements and learn fro

China economy grows in 2020 as rebound from 2021-01-17 21:06:59BEIJING (AP) — China eked out 2.3% economic growth in 2020, likely becoming the only major economy to expand as shops and factories reopened rel

Joe Biden's burden grows as Russia moves to 2021-01-17 16:01:05President-elect Joseph R. Biden's foreign policy to-do list just got a little longer after Russia announced late last week with was following the Tru

B-52 bombers patrolling over Middle East 2021-01-17 10:41:32For the second time in as many weeks, the Air Force has flown B-52 bombers over the Middle East in what are known as “presence patrols,” o

Death toll from violence in Sudan's West Darfur 2021-01-17 05:07:49CAIRO (AP) - The death toll from tribal violence between Arabs and non-Arabs in Sudan’s West Darfur province climbed to at least 83, including w

Iran asks watchdog not to publish 'unnecessary' nuke 2021-01-17 03:58:03TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran urged the United Nations' nuclear watchdog to avoid publishing “unnecessary” details on Tehran’s nuclear p

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Twitter suspends Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene over 2021-01-17 19:57:03Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene gained large followings on social media in part by posting incendiary videos and comments and has also embraced

Barrier-breaking college football player Sarah Fuller invited to 2021-01-17 19:37:33Sarah Fuller, the first woman to score in a Power Five conference football game, says she's been invited to attend U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's

Biden indicates plans to cancel Keystone XL pipeline 2021-01-17 18:36:55U.S. president-elect Joe Biden has indicated plans to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline permit on his first day in office, sources confirmed to CBC News

Trump allies involved in rally that ignited U.S. 2021-01-17 16:46:24Members of U.S. President Donald Trump's failed presidential campaign played key roles in orchestrating the Washington, D.C., rally that spawned a de

Right-wing demonstrators rally at U.S. statehouses amid heavy 2021-01-17 13:15:12Small groups of right-wing protesters — some of them carrying rifles — gathered outside heavily fortified statehouses around the United St

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny detained upon arrival back 2021-01-17 12:59:30Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was detained at a Moscow airport after returning from Germany on Sunday, the prison service said.

Harris to be sworn in as U.S. vice-president 2021-01-17 11:09:06Vice-president-elect Kamala Harris will be sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Wednesday, a history-making event in which the first B

Canadian aunt and uncle of Kamala Harris reflect 2021-01-17 11:00:00In the aftermath of the deadly siege on Capitol Hill nearly two weeks ago, vice-president-elect Kamala Harris took some time to call her aunt and uncl

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the 2021-01-17 09:13:22New Brunswick announced 36 new cases, a single-day high since the start of the pandemic. The cases include 24 in the Edmundston region, whic

Airlines face stiff public relations headwind as they 2021-01-17 04:00:00Canadian carriers are rolling out new safety campaigns and policies to ease public skepticism about the 737 Max as they ready for the jet's first Can

Indonesian rescuers find more bodies, clear roads after 2021-01-16 17:54:49Indonesian rescuers retrieved more bodies from the rubble of homes and buildings toppled by a 6.2 magnitude earthquake, raising the death toll to 56 o

Biden to use executive actions to roll back 2021-01-16 17:35:42In his first hours as president, Joe Biden plans to take executive action to roll back some of the most controversial decisions of his predecessor and

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Police and National Guard scramble to secure D.C. 2021-01-16 22:27:15Ahead of right-wing protests planned for Sunday, law enforcement stepped up security at capitols around the nation.

Fleeing the pandemic and two hurricanes, thousands of 2021-01-16 18:54:12Biden's election has raised hopes in Central America — devastated by hurricane-driven floods, in addition to chronic issues of poverty and gang

Photos: Security measures heightened at U.S. and state 2021-01-16 11:19:57Michigan, Virginia, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Washington are among the states that have activated their National Guards to strengthen security.

U.S. rebukes Mexico for releasing evidence in drug 2021-01-16 11:14:53The U.S. Department of Justice said Mexico violated a treaty by releasing evidence the U.S. collected in a drug case against a former Mexican defense

How the new COVID-19 vaccine rules could help 2021-01-16 09:00:38Health officials set aside carefully considered plans for rolling out COVID-19 vaccines and made the shots widely available. That may hasten the pande

Column: There's no need to hurry Trump's impeachment 2021-01-16 07:00:19If Senate Democrats want to have any serious hope of convicting Trump, their best strategy is to slow the process down.

A small narcotic leaf brings big comfort — 2021-01-16 04:00:49Chewing qat, a green narcotic leaf, is so widespread and ritualistic that even the fighting in Yemen's civil war can fall silent in the afternoons.

Biden plans early legislation to offer legal status 2021-01-16 02:50:05During his first days in office, President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a legislative proposal that would include a path to citizenship for 11 mill

Capitol rioters aimed to 'capture and assassinate' officials, 2021-01-15 20:07:47Prosecutors allege rioters planned to "capture and assassinate" lawmakers in Jan. 6 insurrection at U.S. Capitol.

This Blackwater guard pleaded guilty. He atoned. But 2021-01-15 14:01:36Jeremy Ridgeway, a former Blackwater guard, pleaded guilty to the massacre in 2007 in Nissor Square in Baghdad. He testified against the other guards.

Mexican president accuses U.S. of fabricating drug case 2021-01-15 11:08:34Mexico's president accuses the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration of fabricating drug allegations against ex-defense chief Salvador Cienfuegos.

Some workers don't want a COVID-19 vaccine. Can 2021-01-15 09:00:11Many teachers, grocers and even some hospital employees are wary of the COVID-19 vaccine and don't want it. The question of mandatory vaccine require

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Kremlin critic Navalny decries ‘mockery of justice’ as 2021-01-18 08:13:47Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Monday his treatment was beyond a "mockery of justice" as he was brought before a hastily organised co

Covid-19: UK vaccinating 140 people per minute but 2021-01-18 05:58:46Britain's vaccine rollout is limited by a "lumpy" manufacturing process with production changes by Pfizer and a delay by AstraZeneca that could lea

French Muslim council draws up charter to combat 2021-01-18 05:02:10Muslim leaders in France have agreed on a "charter of principles" requested by President Emmanuel Macron in his bid to eradicate sectarianism and ex

France begins Covid-19 vaccination rollout for people over 2021-01-18 04:13:19France began a nationwide campaign to inoculate people over 75 on Monday as officials sought to ease concerns about deliveries of coronavirus vac

FBI vets National Guard troops amid fears of 2021-01-18 02:22:08US defense officials say they are worried about an insider attack or other threat from service members involved in securing President-elect Joe B

Video: How will people remember the Trump years? 2021-01-18 01:52:39"The worst president ever" and someone who has divided the country "like never before".... With Donald Trump's time in office set to co

Rioters in Tunisia clash with security forces for 2021-01-18 01:34:07Clashes broke out for a third consecutive night on Sunday in several Tunisian cities, pitting stone-throwing youths against security forces despite a

China enters 2021 on rebound after recording lowest 2021-01-17 23:50:23China’s economy picked up speed in the fourth quarter, with growth beating expectations as it ended a rough coronavirus-striken 2020 in remarkab

Guatemalan security forces beat back caravan of Honduran 2021-01-17 23:13:52Guatemalan police and soldiers launched tear gas and wielded batons and shields against a group of Honduran migrants that tried to push through their

Brazil approves two Covid-19 vaccines, kicking off long-delayed 2021-01-17 22:26:21Brazil’s health regulator gave emergency approval Sunday for two coronavirus vaccines, kicking off a mass inoculation campaign amid a devastatin

Death toll of Indonesian earthquake rises as more 2021-01-17 20:06:11Indonesian rescuers on Sunday retrieved more bodies from the rubble of homes and buildings toppled by a strong earthquake, raising the death toll to 7

US state capitals largely quiet after bracing for 2021-01-17 19:51:07Law enforcement officers far outnumbered protesters at state capitol grounds on Sunday, as few Trump supporters who believe the president’s fals

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‘Capitol Hill supermax’? Make DC security fence PERMANENT, 2021-01-18 17:34:16 With the US Capitol walled off behind security fencing ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration, one Democratic Congressman wants to seal lawmakers of

‘Help is coming’: Conservatives howl as Covid fight-touting 2021-01-18 16:49:47 Conservatives on Twitter are mocking the apparent cognitive dissonance between President-elect Joe Biden’s plan to fight a Covid pandemic while

'Global pandemic alert system not fit for purpose': 2021-01-18 16:02:42 China, other governments and the WHO itself didn't act fast and decisively enough against the novel coronavirus, allowing it to become a pandemic, a

Guatemala police start clearing US-bound migrant caravan camp 2021-01-18 15:16:36 Police in Guatemala have started breaking up a caravan of hundreds of mostly Honduran migrants who had camped on a street while trying to reach the U

White, male, Trump-voting troops MAY BETRAY Biden at 2021-01-18 15:07:28 With the FBI screening National Guard troops for potential animosity toward Joe Biden, Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen reckons the soldiers’ gender

Former data scientist & coronavirus crusader Rebekah Jones 2021-01-18 14:49:10 A fired data scientist who accused Florida officials of manipulating coronavirus statistics to open up the state sooner has turned herself in and bee

‘He’s going to be world champion’: Khabib coach 2021-01-18 14:18:51 While the future of the most prominent fighter in the Nurmagomedov clan remains unresolved for now, AKA head coach Javier Mendez says there is some s

Ukrainian Railways records losses of up to $500 2021-01-18 13:53:13 The lack of railway connection between Moscow and Kiev has so severely affected the state-owned Ukrainian Railways company that its losses may have r

'Deepest concerns': South Africa Covid-19 variant binds more 2021-01-18 13:34:12 The so-called South Africa Covid-19 variant binds more easily to human cells with a stronger mechanism, allowing it to spread more easily between its

‘Evil never wins!’: Patrick Mahomes’ MOM slams Browns’ 2021-01-18 13:33:04 There will be more than a few shredded fingernails in Kansas City today after the Chiefs' superstar QB Patrick Mahomes was injured in Sunday's game

Reports blame men firing 'artillery shells' as one 2021-01-18 13:30:21 Rescuers are working to find skiers buried in a deadly snowdrift at a Russian resort in the Caucasus Mountains, with one person confirmed to have bee

Most ancient supermassive black hole ever discovered powers 2021-01-18 13:13:48 In a milestone breakthrough, astronomers have discovered the oldest supermassive black hole ever seen. The extraordinary find dates back to the early

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China dismisses US charge against Wuhan's bio-lab as 2021-01-18 17:28:01China on Monday vented out its anger against outgoing US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo calling him "Mr. Liar" and dismissed as "conspiracies and l

UK PM on Covid: Things will be very 2021-01-18 15:49:05

Imran Khan under 'immense pressure' to resign by 2021-01-18 13:37:37Rejecting the claims about the federal government's pressure on the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) spokespe

World facing 'catastrophic' moral failure on vaccines: WHO 2021-01-18 12:22:46The world is on the "brink of a catastrophic moral failure" if rich countries hog Covid-19 vaccine doses while the poorest suffer, the head of the W

Kremlin critic Navalny decries 'mockery of justice' at 2021-01-18 11:45:29

Afghanistan army kills 8 Taliban terrorists in Takhar 2021-01-18 11:19:08

China to sanction US officials for 'nasty' behaviour 2021-01-18 10:56:22US officials who have engaged in "nasty" behaviour over Chinese-claimed Taiwan will face sanctions, China's foreign ministry said on Monday, after

Pakistani raid kills Taliban suspected of slaying of 2021-01-18 10:47:13

Nepal reports 3 cases of coronavirus UK variant 2021-01-18 10:28:47Nepal has confirmed three cases of a new coronavirus strain, which was detected in the UK late last year, the country's health ministry said on Monda

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China likens Pompeo to a 'mantis' after latest 2021-01-18 06:59:37Pompeo, one of the Trump administration's most vociferous China hawks, has spent his final days in office unveiling a host of measures targeting Beij

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

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

New York’s Cuomo asks Pfizer to sell coronavirus 2021-01-18 17:03:32Pfizer, however, said that such a proposal would first require approval by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Speakers at Martin Luther King Jr. Day service 2021-01-18 16:11:58The coronavirus pandemic forced the annual King Day service at Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church online during the 35th celebration of his birthday a

Pro-Trump rioter, 22, wanted in search for Pelosi’s 2021-01-18 15:59:22Riley June Williams is wanted in connection with the U.S. Capitol riot and the whereabouts of Nancy Pelosi's missing laptop.

Biden, Harris take break from inaugural preparations to 2021-01-18 15:44:07As Biden and Harris took breaks from their inaugural preparations to honour Martin Luther King Jr., Trump remained out of public view at the White Hou

Biden works a weakened U.S. hand to negotiate 2021-01-18 15:11:42Even before the Capitol riot this month, upheaval at home threatened to weaken the U.S. hand internationally, including in the Middle East's nuclear

Woman, 70, accused of poisoning husband’s coffee on 2021-01-18 14:26:47The woman allegedly put roach killer in the victim‘s coffee on multiple occasions, according to the District Attorney for Queens, N.Y.

Will Trump maintain longstanding tradition of U.S. presidential 2021-01-18 13:51:47President Donald Trump's refusal to accept the results of November's election makes it doubtful Trump will leave behind any handwritten, friendly ad

Biden virtual inaugural event to celebrate resiliency, heroism 2021-01-18 13:38:34The event will pay homage to the rich history of the nation's historically Black colleges and universities, as well as Black sororities and fraternit

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican QAnon supporter, 2021-01-17 16:32:14Greene is a businesswoman and political newcomer who’s gained large followings on social media in part by posting incendiary videos and comments

‘Most dangerous crime’: Democrats build impeachment case against 2021-01-17 14:15:07The House voted to impeach Trump last Wednesday, one week after the violent insurrection that ransacked the Capitol and has left Congress deeply shake