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Wedding bells to ring for world leader who juggles motherhood and running country

The politician once joked that she wanted to put TV star Clarke Gayford "through the pain and torture of having to agonize" about popping the question.

USA

Powerful cyclone lashes eastern India with 124 mph gusts

One million people were evacuated along the low-lying coast before the storm made landfall.

USA

Designating Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization? Bad idea, say experts

"There is not a single American expert on the Muslim Brotherhood who supports designating them" as a terrorist organization, one expert said.

USA

Death toll from Christchurch attacks grows to 51 after Turkish man dies

He had been in intensive care since a gunman opened fire on worshippers on March 15.

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India prepares for 'extremely severe' Bay of Bengal cyclone

Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated.

USA

Thai king marries ex-flight attendant he'd previously appointed as general

Some observers and foreign media had linked Suthida romantically with the monarch, but the palace had never previously acknowledged their relationship.

USA

Trump admin expands collecting biometric data from migrants

DHS has stepped up the collection of biometric data from migrants families, with a DNA testing pilot program and the fingerprinting of children.

USA

Prime Minister Theresa May fires defense secretary over leaks from secret government meeting

Prime Minister Theresa May's office says May has "lost confidence" in Gavin Williamson.

United Kingdom

UK police say Huawei leak does not amount to criminal offence

UK police said that a leak from a National Security Council meeting does not amount to a criminal offence,

USA

Israel and U.S. put financial squeeze on Palestinian Authority

A police officer in Gaza said his wages were slashed by 65 percent in March. "Salary cuts? Please say: catastrophic cuts."

USA

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sentenced for skipping bail in England

Assange failed to report to a police station when he was fighting extradition to Sweden to face charges of sexual assault and rape.

USA

The husband of 'Saudi Arabia's Rosa Parks' has been detained. She refuses to be silent.

It is not known why Ayman al-Drees was arrested last month. But the Bowling Green State University graduate is married to a prominent feminist.

USA

Japan's new emperor takes throne day after his father abdicates

The nation is in a festive mood celebrating an imperial succession that occurred by retirement rather than by death.

USA

Two HIV positive after getting 'vampire facial'

The state is asking for clients of VIP Spa in Albuquerque to come in for testing.

USA

Suspected San Diego area synagogue gunman appears in court

"Anyone who commits a heinous act like we saw this past weekend will be held accountable," the San Diego County district attorney said.

Green News

Seaweed water pouches, peaceful protests and a vegan royal baby to-be

All the positive news from throughout April, to celebrate the work we're already doing to battle climate change

USA

Cyclone survivors in Mozambique struggle without badly needed supplies

This is the first time two cyclones have struck the southern African nation in a single season, just six weeks apart.

USA

India's army says it has discovered 'mythical' yeti's footprints

Mount Makalu is the world's fifth highest mountain and is located about 12 miles south of Mount Everest.

Venezuela

Guaido calls for fresh protests, Maduro remains defiant

Venezuelan National Assembly chief Juan Guaido renewed calls for his supporters to protest on Wednesday for what he pledged would be the “largest march” in the country’s history.

USA

Pope Francis warns hair stylists: Thou shall not gossip

The pope told some 230 Italian Catholic hair cutters, stylists and beauticians on a group pilgrimage to Rome to avoid the temptation of gossip.