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Trump says Taliban talks back on, months after declaring them 'dead'

"The Taliban wants to make a deal, and we're meeting with them," the president said during an unannounced trip to Afghanistan on Thursday.

29/11/2019

USA

Police respond to 'incident' on London Bridge

A nearby terminus for commuters from across the southeast of England was closed due to an "emergency services incident."

29/11/2019

USA

Iraq's prime minister submits resignation as deadly protests sweep country

The PM announced his intention to step down live on television the day after more than 40 protesters were killed in clashes with security forces.

29/11/2019

USA

K-pop stars get prison terms for sexual crimes

A South Korean court found two stars, Jung Joon-young and Choi Jong-hoon, guilty of illicit sexual relations with a woman.

29/11/2019

USA

Euroviews. Black Friday Amazon deals' costs: Workers' health, climate change and your own taxes ǀ View

The e-commerce giant's convenience comes with hidden surcharges: The social cost of its retail dominance manifests in workers’ battered bodies, the mental exhaustion of brutal production quotas, a sprawling carbon footprint and lavish tax subsidies that come out of consumers’ pockets.

29/11/2019

USA

What 2020 Democrats can (and can't) learn from Obama's historic Iowa win

"I wouldn't run the same campaign today, in this environment, as I ran in 2008," Obama said recently.

29/11/2019

USA

U.K. prime minister skips climate debate so TV station replaces him with block ice

The broadcaster's head of news and current affairs, Dorothy Byrne, described the prime minister as "a known liar" in a major industry speech in August.

29/11/2019

USA

In test of 'fake news' laws, Singapore tells Facebook to correct user's post

The government issued the order after a post containing accusations about the arrest of a supposed whistleblower and election rigging.

29/11/2019

USA

Trump makes surprise Thanksgiving visit to troops in Afghanistan

The trip comes almost a year after the president made a surprise visit to troops stationed in Iraq, his first to a combat zone since he took office.

28/11/2019

USA

DOJ inspector general draft report says FBI didn't spy on Trump campaign

Trump has long insisted that his campaign was spied on.

28/11/2019

USA

Thanksgiving Day winter storms cause travel woes across U.S.

The National Weather Service warned the snowfall could make travel "very difficult to impossible" for parts from the western United States to the Central Plains.

28/11/2019

USA

Gordon Sondland denies sexual misconduct allegations

NBC News has not confirmed the allegations, the most recent of which occurred nearly a decade ago.

28/11/2019

USA

Euroviews. Thanksgiving honors refugees who made a new home in America. Trump's policies do the opposite ǀ View

Instead of welcoming asylum seekers with open arms, the president has posited that our country is full. He couldn't be more wrong.

28/11/2019

USA

America's top general 'optimistic' U.S.-Taliban talks will resume

"I think we're in a better place than we've been, doesn't mean we are there yet though," said Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley.

28/11/2019

USA

China lambastes U.S. after Trump signs laws backing Hong Kong rights

"We urge the U.S. to not continue going down the wrong path, or China will take countermeasures," the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.

28/11/2019

USA

49-carat diamond among nearly 20 jewels stolen in German museum heist

Dresden's Grünes Gewölbe museum confirmed 17 items, including pieces belonging to Bavarian queens, were stolen in Monday's heist.

28/11/2019

USA

Iran condemns burning of its consulate by Iraqi protesters

The protesters accuse Iraq's Shiite-led government of being corrupt, and also decry growing Iranian influence in Iraqi state affairs.

28/11/2019

USA

Harvey Weinstein loses bid to dismiss sexual assault charges

A New York judge has rejected Harvey Weinstein's request to dismiss two sexual assault charges against him.

28/11/2019

USA

Judge puts brief hold on McGahn testimony order

House lawyers told the judge that a longer stay that lasted throughout the appeals process "would impair the House's ongoing impeachment inquiry."

27/11/2019

USA

Trump says he didn't direct Giuliani's Ukraine efforts. Witnesses say otherwise.

"No, I didn't direct him," Trump said in an interview on Tuesday, appearing to distance himself from his personal lawyer.

27/11/2019

USA

Trump admin projected it would separate 26,000 migrant kids at border, says DHS watchdog

A new DHS inspector general reporter also says the Trump administration knew it lacked the technology to track and reunite children with their parents.

27/11/2019

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Musical's cast sings happy birthday to Tina Turner

Turner turned 80 on Tuesday.

27/11/2019

USA

Judge delays sentencing for ex-Trump aide Michael Flynn

Flynn's lawyers and U.S. prosecutors said a report from the DOJ's inspector general on the FBI's investigation of the Trump campaign could contain material relevant to his sentencing.

27/11/2019

USA

Hong Kong police to enter university as hunt for protesters turns up empty

The red-brick university on Kowloon peninsula was turned into a battleground in mid-November.

27/11/2019

USA

Democrats are making big gains in the suburbs. Here's why that may not be enough to beat Trump.

Analysis: Recent election results in Kentucky and Louisiana could be clues to 2020.

27/11/2019

USA

First of 39 bodies found in U.K. truck repatriated to Vietnam

So far 16 bodies have been returned to families in Hanoi two days after the suspect trucker pleaded guilty to assisting in plotting illegal immigration.

27/11/2019