Russiangate | Trump assails ‘witch hunt’ after naming of special counsel

President Donald Trump lashed out at the appointment of a special counsel to investigate allegations that his campaign collaborated with Russia to sway the 2016 election,

This Day in History | 1974 – Giscard d’Estaing voted French president

Valery Giscard d’Estaing has been elected President of France, winning the second round of elections by a narrow margin to defeat Francois Mitterrand, the communist-backed socialist.

Offbeat | Munich council rejects Oktoberfest beer price cap plan

Munich’s city council has rejected an attempt to take the froth off beer prices at the annual Oktoberfest. Deputy mayor Josef Schmid, who oversees the Bavarian

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SAUDI ARABIA, hoping to dazzle U.S. President Donald Trump on the first stop of his first overseas visit as chief executive, is hosting a line-up of summits and

The Buzz | Portugal seizes 10 metric tons of hashish in Mediterranean

Portuguese police say they have seized about 10 metric tons of hashish from a vessel in the Mediterranean after a yearlong investigation that involved five European countries and

WannaCry | What we currently know about the global cyberattack

The danger from a global cyberattack that spread to some 150 nations continues to fade, and that’s only some of the good news. After two

Russiangate | Israel lauds US security ties following Trump disclosures

Israeli officials yesterday sought to downplay any damage caused by President Donald Trump’s disclosure of classified information to senior Russian officials that was provided by Israel,

This Day in History | 1991 Sharman becomes first Briton in space

Britain’s first astronaut, 27-year-old Helen Sharman from Sheffield, has blasted into orbit. The Soviet Soyuz TM-12 space capsule made a textbook launch from the Baikonur cosmodrome

Offbeat | Social media abuzz as flying insects swarm part of London

Social media users in London are buzzing about an apparent swarm of flying insects that has descended on one part of the city. Videos posted to

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US-RUSSIA Israeli officials yesterday sought to downplay any damage caused by President Donald Trump’s disclosure of classified information to senior Russian officials that was provided by Israel, and

Trump defends sharing terrorism ‘facts’ with Russians 

President Donald Trump yesterday defended his right to share “facts pertaining to terrorism” and airline safety with Russia, saying in a pair of tweets he has “an absolute right”

Tax and spend: UK Labour Party releases its election pledges

UK Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn pledged to raise taxes on businesses and the wealthy to pour more money into health, education and infrastructure. The election

US, Turkey to work toward finding Syria consensus

President Donald Trump is welcoming Turkey’s president to the White House for their first face-to-face meeting, even as Turkish officials fumed over a U.S. decision to

This Day in History | 1974 – Bombs devastate Dublin and Monaghan

Three car bombs have exploded in Dublin, killing 23 people and injuring more than 100 others during rush hour. Five more people died and another

Offbeat | Deliveryman takes pizza to riders on stalled Amtrak train

A pizza delivery man in Delaware got an order from an unusual address: a stalled Amtrak train from New York on its way to Washington. Passenger

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CHINA-PHILIPPINES Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said yesterday that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping resolved to strengthen their countries’ friendship during their meeting in Beijing, with China pledging

The Buzz | Marathon mistake sends some runners an extra half-mile

Organizers of a Maine marathon are apologizing for a course error that caused many runners to go an extra half-mile, costing some a chance to run in next year’s

Many ‘77 rock kings still touring

It’s more than a feeling: Many of the rock ‘n’ roll bands that were huge in 1977 will comprise a big part of the summer concert

Famine ‘not fake news’: WFP head laments media’s Trump focus

The former South Carolina governor who now heads the U.N.’s World Food Program says the media’s focus on President Donald Trump is taking away attention

USA | Lawmakers urge president to avoid picking a partisan for FBI job

As President Donald Trump considers a replacement for fired FBI Director James Comey, lawmakers are urging the president to steer clear of appointing any politicians.

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