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All illegal foreign troops must leave Syria: Putin
All foreign military forces illegally stationed in Syria must withdraw from the country, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published on Saturday.
4 dead in shooting at illegal gambling site in Brooklyn
Gunfire broke out inside an illegal gambling club in Brooklyn early Saturday, police said, leaving four people dead, three wounded, and investigators trying to piece together what prompted the bloodshed.
Iran threatens to respond to oil tanker attack in Red Sea
A senior Iranian security official said on Saturday that Iran will respond to the recent attack on its oil tanker in the Red Sea, official IRNA news agency reported.
2 dead, 70 injured as Typhoon Hagibis makes landfall in Japan
Typhoon Hagibis made landfall on the Izu Peninsula on Japan's main island at 7:00 p.m. Saturday local time, bringing heavy downpours and winds, while the country's weather agency issued heavy rain emergency warnings for more prefectures.
NASA and SpaceX hope for manned mission to ISS in early 2020
SpaceX could launch US astronauts to the International Space Station as early as next year if tests on the company's long-delayed Crew Dragon capsule prove conclusive.
Big avocado earns Hawaii family Guinness World Records honor
A Hawaii family has won a place with the Guinness World Records for the world's heaviest avocado.
Egypt unveils 18th dynasty industrial zone in Luxor
Renowned Egyptian Egyptologist Zahi Hawass announced on Thursday the unearthing of first ancient industrial zone in Egypt, which dates back to the 18th Dynasty from 1549/1550 to 1292 BC.
One dead as Typhoon Hagibis takes aim at Japan
Powerful Typhoon Hagibis on Saturday claimed its first victim even before making landfall, as potentially record-breaking rains and high winds sparked evacuation orders for more than 1.6 million people.
UNSC president welcomes awarding of Nobel Peace Prize to Ethiopian PM
South Africa's UN ambassador, in his capacity as Security Council president for the month of October, on Friday welcomed the awarding of this year's Nobel Peace Prize to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali.
Pigeon pair of white lion cubs born in east China
A pigeon pair of rare white lion cubs were born earlier this month in east China's Shandong Province.
S. Africa improves economic competitiveness ranking: report
South Africa rose seven places in terms of economic competitiveness on a ranking released Wednesday by World Economic Forum (WEF), which, said President Cyril Ramaphosa, serves as an acknowledgement of the country's structural reforms.
Elderly woman dies after hippo attack in S. Africa
An elderly woman was killed after being attacked by a hippo in Limpopo, the northernmost province of South Africa, authorities said Thursday.
McAleenan, acting Homeland Security secretary, stepping down
Kevin McAleenan, a career civil servant who became the unlikely point man for President Donald Trump's hardline immigration policies, is stepping down as acting Homeland Security secretary after six months on the job.
Judges block green card denials for immigrants on public aid
Federal judges in three states on Friday temporarily blocked Donald Trump's policy to deny green cards to many immigrants who use Medicaid, food stamps and other government benefits.
U.S. deploying 3,000 more troops to Saudi Arabia: Pentagon
The Pentagon said Friday it has approved the deployment of 3,000 additional troops and military hardware to Saudi Arabia, boosting the country's defenses after attacks on its oil installations blamed on Iran.
Former envoy defies Trump, testifies he pushed to oust her
Testifying in defiance of President Donald Trump's ban, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch said that Trump himself had pressured the State Department to oust her from her post and get her out of the country.
Turkish forces advance in Syria as US troops come under fire
Turkish forces faced fierce resistance from U.S.-allied Syrian Kurdish fighters on the third day of Ankara's offensive in northern Syria.
Trump attacks Biden, slams impeachment probe at Minn. rally
​President Donald Trump was defiant in the face of an impeachment probe as he sought to convert the threat to his presidency into a weapon on the campaign trail, with biting and unsupported attacks on Joe Biden.
Putin warns of threats from U.S. military buildup
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the leaders of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) on Friday of the threats posed by the U.S. military buildup to global security.
French minister says sanctions against Turkey "on the table"
European leaders would mull sanctions on Turkey over its military campaign in Syria during next week's European Union summit, France's European Affairs Minister Amelie de Montchalin said on Friday.