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President Trump slammed AG Letitia James’ suit against the group, calling it ‘a very terrible thing’. The National Rifle Association is fighting back against a lawsuit filed Thursday by New York’s attorney general by submitting its own civil suit against the state official, … Read More

The tremor struck Mindanao at a depth of 473 kilometers (293.91 miles) on Saturday (file photo) ( AFP via Getty Images ) A 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit the Philippines, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The tremor struck Mindanao at a depth … Read More

Sudan Much of Sudan is in recovery mode after torrential rains caused widespread flooding and landslides, killing at least 10 and damaging or destroying more than 3,300 homes. Almost two dozen schools and several mosques were also destroyed. The U.N. … Read More

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ruled late Friday that Nevada can impose tighter restrictions on churches than casinos while a legal dispute over its social distancing policies continues. The 5-4 ruling included dissents from conservative justices who said limiting church gatherings to 50 worshipers while allowing … Read More

Rise in consumer spending cheers bank but unemployment will double and GDP drop ‘significantly’ The Bank of England building. Photograph: Ray Tang/REX/Shutterstock The Bank of England has said Britain’s economy is recovering more quickly than initially feared from the coronavirus pandemic … Read More

Russia has deployed additional armed vehicles and soldiers to its border with Belarus amid an unprecedented escalation of tensions between Moscow and neighboring Minsk. On Wednesday, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has reported that over 3,000 troops … Read More

Reuters US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has outlined the steps he wants US companies to take to deal with “untrusted Chinese apps”. The measures go far beyond President Donald Trump’s current push to force the sale of TikTok to … Read More

German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a news conference after coalition meetings over stimulus measures to reboot post-coronavirus economy, at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany June 3, 2020. John Macdougall/Pool via REUTERS Germany will take the fight to China as an … Read More

Sundown could mean bright lights must go out in the future for German cities like capital Berlin. Germany is planning to ban floodlights from dusk for much of the year as part of its bid to fight a dramatic decline … Read More

President Trump warned that if states like Nevada are allowed to send mail-in ballots to all registered voters, it could take “years” to get the results from November’s election. In a wide-ranging interview with “Fox & Friends,” Trump claimed that the … Read More

The blast shattered windows and sent thick smoke billowing from the city center. A massive explosion shook Beirut on Tuesday, killing at least 70 people and injuring thousands of others while flattening much of the port, damaging buildings across the capital, and sending … Read More

Getty Images The European economy has fallen into its worst recession on record as strict quarantine measures earlier in the year to stop the spread of the coronavirus brought economic activity to an abrupt halt. According to figures released on Friday by … Read More

Collage sources: EU Website NEW YORK (IDN) – Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot” is a play featuring two characters waiting for a character, Godot, who never arrives. As such, it is a useful metaphor for the goings-on of the European … Read More