US air strike on IS killed 105 civilians in Iraq's Mosul
The United States has admitted that at least 105 Iraqi civilians were killed in an air strike it carried out in Mosul in March.
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Gianforte wins Montana vote despite 'body slam' charge
US Republican Greg Gianforte has won a special congressional election in Montana, just hours after he was charged with assaulting a UK reporter.
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ICE agents waited until the employees cooked them breakfast. Then they arrested them
At least three people arrested in a Wednesday raid at an Ann Arbor, Michigan restaurant remain in custody after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents ate breakfast there and then entered the kitchen.
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Net neutrality: 'Dead people' signing FCC consultation
A campaign group has complained to the US Federal Communications Commission over its refusal to erase fake comments from a consultation on net neutrality.
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Trump reportedly calls Germans 'very bad,' threatens to end German car sales
German carmakers found themselves at the receiving end of renewed attacks by President Donald Trump, who reportedly chided them for selling too many vehicles in the U.S., contributing to a lopsided German trade surplus that’s hurting the U.S. economy.
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==Nuclear nightmare worse than Fukushima could hit US because of ignored risks – study=
The US has underestimated the risks to its nuclear safety as a single nuclear fuel fire could lead to fallout “much greater than Fukushima,” according to a new study. Researches slammed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for ignoring the potential danger.
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'Jihadi London' Wi-Fi hotspot forces pilot to ground Thomson flight to the UK
A Thomson Airways flight from Mexico to the UK never left the ground after passengers got spooked that a fellow traveller had named their Wi-Fi hotspot "Jihadist Cell London 1".
ibtimes.co.uk
Russia, China urge caution in countering North Korea's nuclear program
Russia and China agree that the development of North Korea's nuclear program should not be used as an excuse for deploying elements of a U.S. global anti-missile system on the Korean peninsula, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.
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Pentagon lacks ‘visibility & accountability’ over arms transfers to Iraq, Kuwait – govt watchdog
America’s Government Accountability Office (GAO) has said that the Defense Department has “limited visibility and accountability” over arms and equipment sent to Iraqi and Kuwaiti forces, fueling concerns over where US weapons ultimately end up.
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WikiLeaks’ Assange defies Ecuadorian warnings, will publish any evidence of corruption
Responding to comments from newly elected Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno warning Julian Assange not to ‘interfere’ in South American politics, WikiLeaks’ founder said Ecuador can be “confident” that any evidence of corruption will still be published.
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Masked gunmen kill 28 in attack on Christians in Egypt
Gunmen attacked a group of Coptic Christians traveling to a monastery in southern Egypt on Friday, killing 28 people and wounding 25 others, and many children were among the victims, Health Ministry officials said.
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