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German police arrest alleged Daesh extremist in ice rink truck attack plot

German police arrested a 29-year-old man they said was an active member of Daesh who was plotting a truck attack on…

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Trump, May host first call after Twitter dust up

US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Theresa May spoke for the first time since a row over his retweets…

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Saudi Arabia to spend big after economy shrinks

Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday its economy contracted for the first time in eight years due to painful austerity measures…

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White House blames North Korea for cyber attack

The White House on Tuesday publicly accused North Korea of launching a massive cyber attack that hit 150 countries last…

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UN envoy seeks to break deadlock over Syria talks

The UN’s mediator on Syria asked the Security Council on Tuesday to help break the deadlock in peace talks by…

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Trump slams China, Russia in ‘America First’ security strategy

President Donald Trump’s first National Security Strategy pillories China and Russia as "revisionist powers" bent on rolling back American interests,…

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Billionaire Pinera to return as Chile’s president: election results

Billionaire Sebastian Pinera will return to power as Chile's president next year, according to near-complete results from a runoff election…

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Honduran helicopter crash kills six, including president’s sister

The sister of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez and five others died when the helicopter they were travelling in crashed…

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California battling third-largest wildfire since 1932

California is battling its third-largest wildfire since 1932, and winds and dry conditions may help the blaze grow even further,…

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