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Thai rescue mission: All boys, soccer coach are out of Thai cave
MAE SAI, Thailand — The last four boys and their coach were rescued from a cave in northern Thailand on Tuesday, the third day of operations to rescue the Wild Boars team from the flooded cavern where they were trapped for more than two weeks. The Thai navy SEALs announced the news on Facebook, saying the SEALs that stayed with…
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Trump nominates Brett Kavanaugh to Supreme Court
President Trump nominated appeals court judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court Monday night to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy, ending a days-long guessing game that began the moment Kennedy announced his retirement and setting the stage for a grueling confirmation fight. In televised remarks from the East Room of the White House, the president…
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Germany, China seek closer alliance over trade spat with US
Government consultations between Germany and China in Berlin on Monday aim to send a signal of closer bilateral cooperation in light of a worsened trade spat with the US. But some hurdles have yet to be overcome. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang held talks on closer economic cooperation in Berlin on…
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Israel’s security agencies hold emergency meeting as earthquakes rock north
Shoygu, Liberman, Eizenkot Ariel Hermoni, Israel Ministry of Defense Liberman blamed Cabinet for stalling a five-year plan formulated by the Home Front Command Israel’s security establishments called an emergency meeting Monday on earthquake preparedness and response, as an uptick in seismic activity in the region sparked concern over a larger quake striking imminently. An earthquake of…
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Hundreds march from Italy border to UK in migrant solidarity
Charity workers and volunteers arrive in London after retracing the steps of refugees and migrants heading through France to reach Great Britain. A solidarity march for migrants has reached its final destination in London, 10 weeks after setting off from the Italian border. Hundreds of charity workers and volunteers, who retraced the steps of refugees…
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5 things to watch as Trump heads to NATO summit
President Trump will arrive in Brussels on Tuesday night with an eye toward pushing allied members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to boost their defense budgets. Despite Trump’s push, the heads-of-state confab risks being overshadowed by growing tensions between the U.S. president and European allies, Trump’s policies outside of NATO and his summit with Russian President Vladimir…
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Turkey sacks 18,500 state employees over alleged ‘terror’ links
More than 8,998 police officers and 3,077 army soldiers among public employees dismissed by emergency decree. Some 18,632 people have been sacked, including 8,998 police officers, 3,077 army soldiers [Burak Kara/Getty Image] Turkish authorities have ordered the dismissal of more than 18,500 state employees over alleged links to “terrorist” organisations, according to an emergency decree published…
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Trade rocks already unstable U.S.-China relations
FILE – In this Nov. 9, 2017, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands during a news conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Trump’s trade battle with China will exacerbate relations with Beijing that are already fraying on several fronts as the U.S. takes a…
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