'Abhorrent' anti-vaccination movement blamed for worst Minnesota measles outbreak in decades
The US state of Minnesota is dealing with its worst measles outbreak in over three decades. There are now more measles cases in Minnesota than there were across the entire United States in 2016.
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Trump Reviewing Whether to Block Comey Testimony to Senate
The White House is reviewing whether to invoke executive muh privilege to prevent former FBI Director James Comey from testifying before a congressional panel next week.
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US calls North Korea ‘clear & present’ threat, urges China to deal with Pyongyang
The US defense secretary has called North Korea a “clear and present” threat, urging China to recognize Pyongyang as a “strategic liability.” The statement comes after the UN extended sanctions against North Korea over its repeated missile tests.
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UN clamps fresh targeted sanctions on North Korea for ballistic missile tests
The UN Security Council (UNSC) has agreed to expand the list of targeted sanctions on North Korean entities in order to increase pressure on Pyongyang over repeated missile tests. The latest blacklisting imposes a travel ban and asset freeze on four entities and 14 individuals.
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Up to 20 dead after 3 explosions target mourners at funeral in Kabul
Up to 20 people have been killed and 87 injured in three successive explosions centered around a funeral taking place in downtown Kabul Saturday, reports the TOLO news network.
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Kurdish YPG says 'major operation' on Syria's Raqqa to start in days
A U.S.-backed operation by Syrian forces to capture Islamic State's Syrian "capital" of Raqqa will start in the next "few days", the spokesman for the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said on Saturday.
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Philippines' Duterte says Islamic State not behind casino attack
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said on Saturday that Islamic State militants were not behind the deadly attack at a casino in the capital Manila on Friday.
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Pakistan claims killing five Indian soldiers in retaliatory attack
The Pakistani military said on Saturday its troops had killed five Indian soldiers in retaliation to Indian firing along the Line of Control in disputed Kashmir.
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Rock am Ring festival resumes in Germany after 'terrorism' scare
One of Germany's biggest music festivals is to resume a day after the site had to be evacuated because of a "potential terrorist threat".
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Tories vow not to increase income tax for UK's richest
The Conservatives have ruled out raising income taxes on the highest earners – despite having refused to make the same pledge for taxpayers on lower incomes.
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