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US, Mexico, Canada announce joint bid for World Cup 2026

In a rare show of unity, the US, Mexico and Canada have announced a joint bid to stage the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

North Korea

North Korea ready for 'any mode of war'

North Korea warns US to stop provocation

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Amnesty International blasts Beijing as global death penalty toll falls

Amnesty International has released its global death penalty report, with China, Iran and Saudi Arabia the world’s top executioners.

USA

Pulitzers 2017: The Washington Post and New York Times win prizes for work on Trump and Putin

An investigation into Donald Trump’s election campaign by The Washington Post and a series of articles by The New York Times on president Vladimir Putin’s efforts to project Russia power abroad, were

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Passenger dragged off overbooked United Airlines flight

Video footage of a man being forcibly removed from a United Airlines flight have sparked outrage on social media.

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Three die in California primary school shooting

Police in California have identified the gunman who shot dead a teacher and wounded two pupils, one of the fatally.

USA

USA: gunman kills woman and himself at San Bernardino school

The man reportedly targeted a teacher in the California classroom, injuring two children before turning the gun on himself.

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Disturbing footage of United Airlines dragging man from his overbooked flight

Video has emerged of a United Airlines passenger being dragged from his overbooked flight to make room for an airline employee.

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Trump's choice Neil Gorsuch sworn in as Supreme Court judge

Donald Trump’s pick for the US Supreme Court has been sworn in to the lifetime post in a ceremony at the White House.

USA

China and South Korea threaten tougher sanctions on North Korea

Tension is mounting as the US diverts one of its navy vessels towards the Korean peninsula.

USA

Sergio García wins first major at US Masters, congratulations flood in

García won the Masters, his first major title, after staging a sensational comeback against his friend and European Ryder Cup team mate Justin Rose.

Iran

Iran warns US not to repeat attack on Syria

Iran warns US not to attack again

USA

Sergio García wins first major at US Masters, congratulations flood in

García won the Masters, his first major title, after staging a sensational comeback against his friend and European Ryder Cup team mate Justin Rose.

USA

Trump's national security adviser in move to Singapore

President Donald Trump’s deputy national security adviser, KT McFarland, has reportedly been asked to step down just three months in the job.

USA

Farewell to rock 'n' roll legend Chuck Berry

Family and friends gathered at the Pageant Theater in St.

Syria

Russia: US strikes on Syria 'play into hands of extremists'

Russia’s foreign minister has said that last week’s US missile strikes on a Syrian military airbase plays “into the hands of extremists” and further threaten regional and global…

Korea

US warships are sent to the Korean peninsula

An aircraft-carrier led navy strike group was rerouted towards the western Pacific amid concerns about Pyongyang's weapons programme.

Syria

Russia 'increases naval presence off Syrian coast'

Russia has reportedly sent a warship armed with Kalibr cruise missiles to join a pre-existing battle group off the coast of Syria.

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First Ladies visit Florida school

US First Lady Melania Trump and China’s First Lady Peng Liyuan visited a middle school on Friday in West Palm Beach, Florida, not far from President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago…

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Syrian Americans divided over Trump after US missile strikes

Syrians living in the United States have reacted in different ways to the American missile strikes on a military airbase in their home country.

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