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Veterans express fears and mixed emotions as Afghanistan 2021-04-18 21:12:47American troops have fought and died in Afghanistan for two decades, and now veterans of the conflict are watching and sorting through mixed emotions

U.S. to monitor Afghanistan after troop withdrawal 2021-04-18 20:06:04President Biden has put a date certain on the U.S. military's withdrawal from its 20-year mission in Afghanistan, but that might be the only thing ce

Russia expels Czech diplomats, says Prague took hostile 2021-04-18 16:36:11MOSCOW (AP) - Russia on Sunday ordered 20 Czech diplomats to leave the country within a day in response to the Czech government's expulsion of 18 Rus

Albania: Airport opens at former site of war 2021-04-18 15:59:35TIRANA, Albania (AP) - Albania opened a low-cost airport Sunday at the site of a former refugee camp to boost tourism in one of its poorest northeaste

Saudis, Iranians deny report of first direct talks 2021-04-18 11:25:27Saudi and Iranian officials held secret talks in Iraq earlier this month to try to tamp down a raging regional struggle for influence, the Financial T

U.S.: Russia could face 'consequences' over treatment of 2021-04-18 10:48:07The Biden administration said Sunday it is weighing possible punishments on Russia amid reports of the deteriorating condition of jailed Russian oppos

Chad army claims it has stopped rebel drive 2021-04-18 10:47:49N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) - The Chadian military said it had halted an advance by rebels coming from neighboring Libya, but the rebel group said Sunday th

U.S. will keep tabs on terror threat even 2021-04-18 10:02:58President Biden remains on high alert to the threat of global terrorism threat even as the U.S. and allied troops prepare to exit Afghanistan, his top

Military officials: Fighting rages in two Yemeni provinces 2021-04-18 07:15:44SANAA, Yemen (AP) - Fighting between forces of Yemen’s internationally recognized government and Houthi rebels raged in the provinces of Marib a

Refugees win rare victory in landmark Serbia pushback 2021-04-18 04:08:24BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Hamid Ahmadi still can feel the cold of the February night when Serbian police left him and two dozen other refugees in a fore

U.S., China agree to cooperate on climate crisis 2021-04-17 21:31:48SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States and China, the world’s two biggest carbon polluters, have agreed to cooperate with other count

Navalny's doctor: Putin critic 'could die at any 2021-04-17 19:32:12MOSCOW (AP) — A doctor for imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is in the third week of a hunger strike, says his health is

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At least 11 killed, dozens injured in Egypt 2021-04-18 14:38:26Egyptian authorities say at least 11 people have been killed and almost 100 others injured in a passenger train derailment north of Cairo.

The U.S. is awash in vaccine supply. Its 2021-04-18 04:00:00With some U.S. states now boasting more than one dose of COVID-19 vaccine for every adult, the newest concern involves demand: Will enough Americans g

U.S. safety regulator issues warning about Peloton's Tread+ 2021-04-17 19:06:45U.S. safety regulators warned people with kids and pets Saturday to immediately stop using a treadmill made by Peloton after one child died and nearly

Health of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny worsening amid 2021-04-17 17:08:25Dr. Yaroslav Ashikhmin said Saturday that test results he received from Navalny's family show him with sharply elevated levels of potassium, which ca

MP William Amos speaks out: Leaked naked photo 2021-04-17 12:11:49The Liberal MP who inadvertently flashed his parliamentary colleagues says the fact that a screenshot of him in the nude was leaked to the media sends

Chauvin trial highlights and takeaways 2021-04-16 19:45:00CBC's Susan Ormiston takes a look back at 14 days of testimony at the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is charged

Biden will lift refugee cap in May after 2021-04-16 19:13:04Facing swift blowback from allies and aid groups, the White House on Friday said U.S. President Joe Biden plans to lift his predecessor's historicall

MIT researchers turn spider webs into musical forms 2021-04-16 18:20:00Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology put spider web formations through computer algorithms, creating melodic tones, chords and dis

Russia to expel 10 U.S. diplomats in response 2021-04-16 16:30:48Russia said it would expel 10 U.S. diplomats and take other retaliatory moves in a tense showdown with Washington in response to a barrage of new U.S.

Castro era ending in Cuba as Raúl announces 2021-04-16 14:52:03Raúl Castro confirmed he was handing over the leadership of Cuba's all-powerful Communist Party, ending an era of formal leadership by hi

Peaky Blinders, Harry Potter actor Helen McCrory dead 2021-04-16 12:15:24Britain's Helen McCrory, who starred in Harry Potter films and the TV series Peaky Blinders, has died after a battle with cancer, her husband, a

U.S. preparing for COVID-19 booster shots, as Pfizer 2021-04-16 10:17:46The United States is preparing for the possibility that a booster shot will be needed between nine to 12 months after people are initially vaccinated

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The dilemma in pausing J&J vaccine over risk 2021-04-16 19:19:11A CDC advisory panel is grappling with the best way to "do no harm" regarding Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine and its risk of blood clots.

Litman: Want more gun control? Don't make it 2021-04-16 19:18:52Widespread support for background checks and smart gun technology could push enough GOP senators out of lockstep on gun control.

Garland rescinds Trump-era restrictions on federal investigations of 2021-04-16 19:16:02Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland rescinded Friday restrictions on Justice Department's use of consent decrees to force police departments to reform.

What time is Prince Philip's funeral? How to 2021-04-16 18:00:56Prince Philip's funeral will be streamed and televised on most major networks Saturday. But you'll have to wake up early to see it.

Free food and tickets: How China's trying to 2021-04-16 17:22:29While China pushes a complacent population toward vaccination, a health official's suggestion to mix vaccines broaches sensitive political territory

Biden keeps Trump's cap on refugee admissions, prompting 2021-04-16 12:49:34Biden signs emergency determination that leaves the annual cap of 15,000 refugees in place, but outrage from Democrats brings a White House reversal.

Column: Bernie Madoff wanted to beat the Wall 2021-04-16 06:00:31 It's unlikely Bernie Madoff ever got into cryptocurrency from his prison cell, but he might have appreciated the logic.

'La Gran Madre' helps child migrants separated from 2021-04-16 05:00:47Nicaraguan American Nora Sandigo helps children who have crossed the border on their own to join families in the U.S.

What's different about Johnson & Johnson's vaccine that 2021-04-15 15:51:25Why might some COVID-19 vaccines pose a small risk of blood clots while others don't? Scientists suspect it's related to their use of adenoviruses.

Long Beach wants to help Biden house immigrant 2021-04-15 09:00:27In their rush to help unaccompanied immigrant children, some critics question whether Long Beach leaders understand what they are getting themselves i

The Dead Sea is dying. Drinking water is 2021-04-15 05:00:41Climate change means Jordanians may soon not have enough water to drink. Others will face a similar scarcity.

Biden announces Russia sanctions, says U.S. not looking 2021-04-15 00:16:25Biden announces sanctions on Russia for hacking federal agencies and interfering to help Trump in the 2020 presidential election.

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Half of US adults now inoculated with at 2021-04-18 16:56:58Half of all adults in the U.S. have received at least one COVID-19 shot, the government announced Sunday, marking another milestone in the nation&rsqu

Russia expels 20 Czech diplomats in retaliation for 2021-04-18 16:03:38Russia on Sunday announced the expulsion of 20 Czech diplomats a day after Prague's "unprecedented" decision to expel 18 Russian diplomats identifi

UEFA says will ban breakaway clubs competing in 2021-04-18 12:47:07UEFA and English, Spanish and Italian football authorities announced on Sunday that any clubs who take part in a so-called European Super League would

How Black Lives Matter put slave reparations back 2021-04-18 10:51:31The US House of Representatives’ Judiciary Committee voted Wednesday to advance a bill that would create a commission to study the idea of repar

Police taken hostage by Pakistani Islamists after days 2021-04-18 10:45:29At least seven Pakistan police officers and special rangers were taken hostage Sunday by supporters of a radical Islamist party, officials said, after

Now playing: The Barista! Movie posters at Paris cinemas 2021-04-18 09:16:27Parisian cinemas are displaying movie posters of local heroes – like real-life baristas, bakers, grocers and hairdressers – as m

Several civilians killed in armed raid on funeral, 2021-04-18 09:03:57Nineteen civilians were killed when armed men raided a village in west Niger close to the border with Mali, a local official told AFP on Sunday, in th

France pledges more than €1 billion in aid 2021-04-18 07:08:03French Prime Minister Jean Castex on Saturday pledged more than one billion euros in aid for farmers and winemakers reeling from the worst frost in de

Ukrainian soldiers sceptical that Western sanctions will deter 2021-04-18 06:41:03On the frontline in Ukraine's east, battle-weary soldiers are sceptical that US sanctions against Moscow and Kiev's appeal for NATO help will deter

French unions sound alarm over hospital interns’ suicides, 2021-04-18 05:40:51After a year working brutally long hours on the "Covid front-line", hospital interns in France are at breaking point, to the extent that some of the

Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny risks imminent death amid 2021-04-18 05:08:51Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny risks cardiac arrest at "any minute" as his health has rapidly deteriorated, doctors warned Saturday, urging im

Pakistan PM says 'abusing' prophet Mohammed equivalent to 2021-04-18 04:49:53Western governments should treat people who insult the Prophet Mohammed the same as those who deny the Holocaust, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan s

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‘We can and should get out earlier’: Trump 2021-04-18 17:58:53 Donald Trump has blasted President Joe Biden for not sticking to the former administration’s May 1 withdrawal from Afghanistan and instead usin

Spanish police raid illegal 3D-printed weapons workshop capable 2021-04-18 17:18:15 Spanish police have seized weapons, including a replica assault rifle and explosives, in a raid on what has been called the first illegal 3D-printed

More than half of all Americans now partially 2021-04-18 16:58:37 More than half of all American adults have had at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, and a third have been fully inoculated. Yet some groups are s

Jesus joins QAnon?! ‘Passion of the Christ’ star 2021-04-18 16:08:44 ‘Passion of the Christ’ actor Jim Caviezel is being aligned with the QAnon movement by critics after delving into what he called “a

‘Hideous’: Gary Neville hammers Chelsea’s Roman Abramovich and 2021-04-18 15:35:49 In an extraordinary rant on live TV, Gary Neville has slated owners of top clubs including Roman Abramovich and asked for Man United, who he played f

NBA warns teams to be ‘prepared to postpone 2021-04-18 14:59:07 The NBA has warned teams to be prepared to potentially cancel upcoming games amid fears of civil unrest related to the verdict in the Derek Chauvin t

Russia tells 20 Czech diplomats to leave by 2021-04-18 14:50:50 Twenty Czech diplomats have been declared personae non-gratae and must now leave Russia before the end of April 19, the Russian Foreign Ministry said

Brian Stelter says there was no ‘cover-up’ after 2021-04-18 14:21:46 CNN anchor Brian Stelter shot down suggestions that the network had covered up an incident of its news crew being assaulted by violent protesters, wh

‘I asked him if he was trying to 2021-04-18 14:09:41 British driver George Russell has detailed his testy words for Formula 1 rival Valtteri Bottas after the pair were involved in a huge collision durin

Fauci blasted for deeming gun violence ‘public health 2021-04-18 14:07:17 White House advisor Anthony Fauci is being blasted by critics for attacking Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy while continuing to promote restrictions even

3 killed in ongoing shooter situation in Austin, 2021-04-18 13:55:03 Police in Austin, Texas have been attending an active shooter situation in which three people were pronounced dead. Read Full Article at RT.com

Football in crisis: UEFA threatens bans over mutiny 2021-04-18 13:27:39 Manchester United legend Roy Keane has condemned plans for a European Super League as "pure greed" and Premier League winner Micah Richards has lab

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Deadly clashes in Pakistan's Lahore after Islamists take 2021-04-18 14:24:27Police in Pakistan said a hardline Islamist group had taken six security personnel hostage at its headquarters in Lahore on Sunday after a week of vio

Allies of jailed Kremlin critic Navalny call for 2021-04-18 12:49:37RUSSIA-POLITICS/NAVALNY-PROTEST (URGENT)Allies of jailed Kremlin critic Navalny call for protests on April 21

French WWII Normandy landings hero dies aged 106 2021-04-18 11:42:41

Pak reports single-day virus spike with over 6,000 2021-04-18 09:13:32The country on Sunday reported 6,127 new cases, pushing the country's infection tally to 756,285. The death toll rose to 16,243 with 149 more fatalit

Israel rescinds outdoor coronavirus mask requirement 2021-04-18 08:23:22Israel rescinded the mandatory wearing of face masks outdoors and fully reopened schools on Sunday in the latest return to relative normality, boosted

'Saudi, Iranian officials held talks to patch up 2021-04-18 07:47:36

Charles Geschke, co-founder of Adobe, dies at age 2021-04-18 07:03:23Charles "Chuck" Geschke - the co-founder of the major software company Adobe Inc. who helped develop Portable Document Format technology, or PDFs -

Japanese PM Suga asks Pfizer for additional vaccine 2021-04-18 06:32:13

AstraZeneca: Canada records 2nd case of rare blood 2021-04-18 05:46:55The patient, who lives in the western province of Alberta and received a version of the AstraZeneca vaccine supplied by the Serum Institute of India,

Australia in no hurry to reopen borders: PM 2021-04-18 05:13:16Australia closed its borders to all non-citizens and non-residents in March 2020 and has been permitting only limited international arrivals in recent

'Earth Day summit a chance for Biden to 2021-04-18 04:31:04

Germany to mourn 80,000 pandemic victims at memorial 2021-04-18 04:18:32

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Alexei Navalny’s team calls for massive protests amid 2021-04-18 08:58:01``Our patient could die at any moment,'' said doctor Yaroslav Ashikhmin.

Armed patrol group joins Daunte Wright protests in 2021-04-18 07:17:48Hundreds of people have gathered outside the heavily guarded Brooklyn Center police station every night since Sunday.

3 dead, 2 injured after shooting at tavern 2021-04-18 07:03:22The shooting happened at Somers House Tavern in the Village of Somers, Kenosha County Sgt. David Wright said.

Indianapolis’ Sikh community calls for U.S. gun reforms 2021-04-18 00:29:52The attack was another blow to the Asian American community a month after authorities said six people of Asian descent were killed by a gunman in the

Experts find more evidence COVID-19 is airborne, that 2021-04-17 22:43:04A report published from leading experts found evidence that the disease was spreading through aerosols -- tiny airborne particles that come from peopl

Canada troubled by China’s targeting of pro-democracy activists 2021-04-17 19:40:37A total of nine advocates were given jail terms after they were found guilty earlier this month of organizing and participating in a massive protest i

India records over 200K COVID-19 cases in a 2021-04-17 15:44:50In recent weeks, festivals, political rallies in India attracted thousands of people, few of whom followed COVID-19 safety protocols.

Prince Philip funeral: Trudeau announces $200K donation to 2021-04-17 14:19:35Philip was a ``devoted public servant whose contributions changed countless lives around the world, especially those of young people,'' Trudeau said

Princes Harry, William, mourn grandfather Philip during funeral 2021-04-17 13:16:33Prince Harry travelled from California to attend the funeral of his grandfather, Prince Philip.

Meghan Markle reportedly watching Prince Philip’s funeral at 2021-04-17 10:59:02The funeral, held at the St George's Chapel, where Harry and Meghan married in 2018, marked the first time the prince met his family since the Oprah

Watch Live: Prince Philip’s funeral at Windsor Castle 2021-04-17 08:56:18You can watch Global News' live coverage of Prince Philip's funeral here at 9 a.m. ET.

Prisoners in Myanmar pardoned by military junta, unclear 2021-04-17 07:49:26The move comes as daily protests against the Feb. 1 ouster of the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi continue, as does the use of deadly force aga