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Russian President says US-Russia ties worse under Trump
Russian President Vladimir Putin says relations with the US have worsened since President Donald Trump took office in January.
He told Russian TV that trust...
Corruption probes target nine Brazilian ministers
Brazil's corruption crisis struck the heart of President Michel Temer's government on Tuesday with the opening of probes into up to nine ministers and...
North Korea lashes out at US Navy strike group move
North Korea has said it will defend itself "by powerful force of arms" in response to the US deployment of a Navy strike group...
G7 foreign ministers reject UK drive for sanctions on Russia and Syria following suspected...
The G7 group of nations has failed to reach agreement over threatening new sanctions against Russia and Syria.
Foreign ministers were seeking a common position...
Russian arrested in Spain ‘over US election hacking’
Spanish police have arrested a Russian programmer for alleged involvement in "hacking" the US election, Spanish press reports have said.
Pyotr Levashov, arrested on April...
Egypt declares state of emergency after deadly church attacks
Egypt's President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has announced a three-month state of emergency after attacks on two Coptic churches that left at least 44 dead.
The...
Uruguay to sell cannabis in pharmacies from July
Uruguay will begin selling cannabis in pharmacies from July, the final stage in the country's pioneering regularization of the drug.
The South American country will...
Westminster Bridge attack victim dies
A Romanian woman who fell into the Thames during the Westminster terror attack in the UK has died, police have said.
Andreea Cristea is the...
Syria attaches conditions to UN inquiry into deaths of dozens of people from a...
The Syrian foreign minister has set out conditions for any UN investigation into the deaths of dozens of people from a chemical agent on...
Republicans change US Senate rules to clear way for confirmation of Trump Supreme Court...
US Senate Republicans have changed the chamber's rules to ram through confirmation of President Donald Trump's Supreme Court pick.
They invoked the "nuclear option" after...
