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Trump news – live: President lashes out after economic gloom deepens as experts warn...
Donald Trump has renewed his criticism of the Federal Reserve, accusing it of “moving like quicksand” compared to Germany’s central bank, despite insisting the...
White House hails ‘ally’ Denmark as US officials scramble to repair damage from Trump’s...
The White House has praised Denmark as a US ally, as American officials scramble to repair the damage from Donald Trump's cancellation of his...
Banned at home but thriving abroad: China’s social media campaign
More than 78 million Facebook users follow the page of the state-run China Daily, where they are served a diet of largely positive --...
Man punches his own lawyer in court
A defendant standing trial for attacking a corrections officer punched his own lawyer during a hearing in an Arizona courtroom.Footage of Lamont Payne's violent...
Too late for new Brexit deal, France’s Macron tells Johnson
French President Emmanuel Macron told Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday that there was not enough time to wholly rewrite Britain's Brexit divorce deal...
Tiger by the tail: Pakistan’s militant challenge in Kashmir
Pressure is mounting on Pakistan to contain militants itching for a fight with arch-nemesis India amid growing calls for action in its escalating dispute...
Russia sends ‘Fedor’ its first humanoid robot into space
Russia on Thursday launched an unmanned rocket carrying a life-size humanoid robot that will spend 10 days learning to assist astronauts on the International...
Syrian jailed for Germany knife killing that sparked far-right protests
A 24-year-old Syrian man was sentenced to nine and a half years in jail Thursday for a knife killing that sparked racist street violence...
Iran displays domestically built mobile missile defense system
Iran displayed what it described as a domestically built long-range, surface-to-air missile air defense system on Thursday, at a time of rising tension with...
The NRA’s Wayne LaPierre: Washington’s all-powerful gun man
After a surge in mass shootings and reports of scandalous spending on his own luxury needs, Wayne LaPierre's time as Washington's preeminent power-broker appeared...
