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Florida State Senate Votes Against Arming Most Classroom Teachers
Senators approved the legislation after an amendment removed a provision to arm most teachers. That was designed in part to increase support from many parents, law enforcement officials and lawmakers in both parties - including Republican Governor Rick Sc...
Uncertain Future for 'Dreamer' Immigrants as Deadline Passes
The hopes of hundreds of thousands of "Dreamers" were on hold Monday as lawmakers missed an initial deadline for resolving the fate of immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children.
'Fatherland' or 'Homeland'? German Anthem in Gender Row
In 2012, Austria substituted "sons" with "daughters and sons" in parts of its national anthem. Canada too announced plans last month to make its anthem more gender neutral, changing the words "all thy sons" to "all of us".
Chinese President Xi Jinping Praises CPC Rule, Says Multiparty Democracy Promotes Nasty Competition
Xi is already regarded as the most powerful leader of China after Chairman Mao Zedong as he held the posts of head of the CPC, the military and the Presidency.
Investigators Looking at Whether Kushner Business Talks Affected U.S. Policy, Says Report
Special Counsel Robert Mueller has asked witnesses about Kushner's attempts to secure financing for his family's real estate ventures, focusing specifically on his talks with people from Qatar and Turkey, as well as Russia, China and the United Arab Emira...
NATO Says Russian Warnings Against Allies 'Unacceptable'
Already angry at NATO's expansion eastwards into its old Soviet sphere of influence, Putin said in a speech on Thursday that any attack on Moscow's allies would be regarded as an attack on Russia itself and draw an immediate response.
Philippine Police Say 400 Officers Dismissed Under Rodrigo Duterte Government
Most dismissals were for robbery, extortion, or absences, while serious crimes, such as kidnapping and protecting drug dealers, figured in some others, Chief Superintendent John Bulalacao said in a statement.
'Baby A66' Born on British Roadside as Snow Freezes Couple's Hospital Dash
The child was named Sienna but quickly earned her own social media hashtag "#A66snowbaby", referencing the name of the road in northern England where her mother Daniella Waring gave birth on Thursday morning with the help of her husband Andrew, after heav...
Deadly Blizzards Lash Europe, Air Travel Disrupted by Snow
The death toll Europe-wide climbed to more than 55, as another three people perished in Poland, taking the number of victims there to 21, most of them rough sleepers.
German Government Under Cyber Attack, Shores up Defences
Facing criticism from lawmakers that they were kept in the dark about the attack, which security officials said they learned of some time ago but authorities first confirmed on Wednesday, Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said the hack was technically...
Syrian Government Ground Forces Attack Ghouta Despite Russian Truce Plan
Damascus appears to be applying tried and tested military means, combining air strikes and bombardment with ground assaults, as it did to win back eastern Aleppo in 2016.
Lebanon's Hezbollah Launches Syria War Video Game on Lines of 'Call of Duty'
With a life of 12 hours, the first-person shooter game is a low-cost spin-off of bestseller "Call of Duty" that glorifies the group's battles in the ongoing Syrian conflict.
Belt and Road Initiative Could Improve Chinese Military Posture, Says US Top General
"Its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which includes the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), could serve as a stabilising, profit-generating project in the region, but could also improve China's military posture," General Joseph Votel, Commander of th...
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman Says Corruption Purge Supports Budget: Report
You have a body that has cancer everywhere, the cancer of corruption. You need to have chemo, the shock of chemo, or the cancer will eat the body," Prince Mohammed told Washington Post
Shahbaz Sharif Becomes Interim Chief of Ruling PML-N
Shahbaz, 66, has been elected as the party's president for 45 days by its central working committee (CWC) in a meeting held in Sharif's Model Town Lahore residence on Tuesday.
Comcast Challenges Murdoch with $31 Billion Offer To Buy Sky
The proposed offer pits Comcast against Murdoch, who helped to launch Sky in Britain, and also against Walt Disney which has agreed to buy a string of assets from Fox once the deal is done, including Sky.