Security forces end 10-hour siege in Somali capital
Although the number of hostages was unconfirmed as of Thursday, the group is known to kill its hostages instead of holding them ransom. While al-Shabab claimed to have attacked the neighboring Posh Treats restaurant, which is frequented by the city's elite and was damaged in the blast, security officials said the Pizza House was targeted instead.
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Bombings at market in Pakistan kill 15
At least 40 people were killed and almost 100 wounded Friday in four separate bomb and gun attacks in three major Pakistani cities, officials said. At least 40 people have been killed and almost 100 wounded in four separate bomb and gun attacks in three major Pakistani cities.
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Will America Wage War with a Nuclear-Armed North Korea?
She said the USA would be consulting with China on implementation of U.N. Security Council resolutions that are meant to restrict revenue and technology for the North's nuclear and missile programs. She said he was in tears after Warmbier died. Warmbier was detained at the Pyongyang airport in January 2016 after a short tour of North Korea. Before any talks, the U.S.
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Parsing through the details of the GOP's health care bill
The bill proposes phasing out Medicaid's expansion program and capping Medicaid spending, repealing Obamacare taxes and restructuring subsidies to insurance customers. In New Hampshire, "we're just beginning to see the benefits of having the expansion of Medicaid to provide treatment for people", Shaheen added. "If you've got employer coverage, they're coming for you too", he said.
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Two Canadians among those sought by US authorities over attack on protesters
USA prosecutors have charged a dozen Turkish security and police officers with assault after an attack on protesters in Washington during Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's visit to the US capital last month, officials said on Thursday.
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Iran misses targets in missile attack on Syria
Khamenei asked Abadi not to trust the Americans in their fight against the Islamic State, as "they and their regional allies (Saudi Arabia) have created Daesh with their money and do not wish to fully eliminate them" in Iraq . The ministry also called on the USA military to provide a full account of why it made a decision to shoot down the Syrian SU-22. Russia, which supports the government of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad militarily, called the downing of the Syrian plane an "act of ...
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North Korea says United States student's death a 'mystery to us as well'
South Korea and the United States agreed to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) system in response to the growing missile threat from North Korea. President Donald Trump's administration worked to secure his return, and upon doing so, learned Warmbier could not speak or move voluntarily. Mr.
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Hundreds mourn student who'd been held in North Korea
However, the doctors in Cincinnati said they found no signs of botulism. Otto Warmbier knew everyone on campus as a student at the University of Virginia , and he had an "insane" tie collection. "The devastating loss of Otto Warmbier's life has led us to reconsider our position on accepting American tourists", the company said on its website.
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Coalition says 'would welcome' al-Baghdadi death
The Russian defense ministry claims to have killed Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a May 28 airstrike in Raqqa, Syria . USA defense officials say they are aware of reports of the strike and is looking for information to confirm it.
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Nevada's Heller is fifth GOP senator to oppose health-care bill
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell unveiled the Bill at a closed-door session with party faithful on Thursday. Toomey also lauds the bill's curbs on federal Medicaid spending, and says it doesn't pull the rug out from anyone who's covered.
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Senate approves new sanctions over Russia's meddling in United States election
For one, new sanctions would be imposed on those linked to "malicious cyber activity" or Russian intelligence or defense services and even for allocating weapons to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government. "These additional sanctions will also send a powerful and bipartisan statement to Russian Federation and any other country who might try to interfere in our elections that they will be punished".
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'Time running out' for Stormont talks - Sinn Féin
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, DUP chief whip at Westminster, confirmed his party wanted extra funding as part of any agreement, but dismissed the £2bn figure as "wild speculation" and "wide of the mark" in an interview with BBC Newsline . But the source said agreement before Wednesday's State Opening of Parliament could not entirely be ruled out if there was movement in the talks between the parties.





