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'Don't be a tough guy,' Trump warned Erdogan over offensive in Syria

The US president cautioned Erdogan: "History will look upon you favorably if you get this done the right and humane way. It will look upon you forever as the devil if good things don't happen."

16/10/2019

USA

Euroviews. The fake Trump shooting video is the result of decades of media demonization by conservatives ǀ View

Trump didn't start this fire, but he stoked the flames as the antagonizer-in-chief, bringing us to a dangerous new low in American life.

16/10/2019

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Seattle’s 'gum wall' delights and disgusts in equal measure

Seattle's Pike Place Market attracts throngs of tourists every day but follow a cobbled street down beneath the market and you'll discover something altogether less wholesome...Seattle's infamous 'Gum Wall'.

15/10/2019

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Christopher Columbus statue vandalised with red paint in San Francisco

Several Christopher Columbus statues were vandalised with red paint and messages against the 15th-century Italian navigator on Monday when the US holiday named after one of the first Europeans to reach the Americas was being celebrated.

15/10/2019

USA

Trump imposes sanctions on Turkey over its military operation in Syria

US President Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on Turkey over its military operation in Syria — a move Democrats are calling "too little, too late".

15/10/2019

China

Euroviews. Who has the hottest stealth drones and hypersonic missiles? Not the US

Despite starting technologically well behind America, China has developed new systems faster and more cheaply to fend off the U.S. in East Asia.

14/10/2019

United Kingdom

US crash suspect does not have diplomatic immunity: UK Foreign Office

The Foreign Office said that, having gone home, Anne Sacoolas no longer has immunity.

13/10/2019

USA

Kevin McAleenan out at Homeland Security

Trump said McAleenan "has done an outstanding job."

12/10/2019

USA

US actress Jane Fonda arrested in Capitol climate protest

The 81-year-old activist and actress was arrested alongside 15 others. They all face up to 90 days in prison.

11/10/2019

World News

UN facing record cash crisis with member states not paying bill

UN chief António Guterres warned the organisation was facing the worst cash crisis in nearly a decade, and runs the risk of not being able to pay staff and suppliers.

10/10/2019

USA

Euroviews. Trump's Syria policy isn't America first — it's America alone ǀ View

Given ample evidence that the terror organization still poses a deadly threat, it is clear that the military mission in Syria is not complete.

09/10/2019

Syria

Why is Turkey fighting Syria's Kurds and how is the US involved?

Here's why Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw 50 US special forces troops from northern Syria could have huge geopolitical ramifications.

08/10/2019

USA

Euroviews. One minute it's cancerous, next it's fine? What red meat studies really tell us ǀ View

Everyone has heard the message that meat is unhealthy. But many people aren’t listening, and it’s not even clear they should.

08/10/2019

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Hot air balloons float in New Mexico skies at annual fiesta

The annual event kicked off on Saturday, but balloons were mostly tethered to the ground because of fog.

07/10/2019

World News

North Korea ends nuclear talks with US in Sweden

North Korea's chief nuclear negotiator, Kim Myong Gil, blamed the US for their inflexibility, saying the negotiators from Washington would not "give up their old viewpoint and attitude."

06/10/2019

World News

Pompeo condemns Turkey over 'unacceptable' drilling in Cypriot waters

Pompeo condemns Turkey over drilling in Cypriot waters

05/10/2019

Business

US tariffs: EU vows to retaliate

In a move that threatens to ignite a transatlantic trade war the US is set to impose tariffs on 6.8 billion euros of EU goods.

04/10/2019

USA

Man fatally shoots son-in-law who was paying a surprise visit

The incident was "a horrible accident that should have never happened," the Santa Rosa County sheriff said.

04/10/2019

USA

US and UK agree to speed data access in criminal cases

The agreement allows law enforcement officials to go directly to tech companies in the other's country to seek electronic evidence in cases of terrorism, child sexual abuse and cybercrime.

04/10/2019

USA

Euroviews. Trump's two faces on foreign policy exposed by call with Ukraine president ǀ View

Something important was missing from the phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy: any sign of what we think of as Trumpian nationalism.

02/10/2019