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Trump Wants Military Parade 'Like the One in France' to Flaunt Firepower
Donald Trump — who has toyed with the idea of a parade in Washington since before being sworn in — has made the request to top officers, who are looking for a date.
Donald Trump Calls Democrats 'Treasonous' for Chilly State of the Union Reception
Treason is a capital offense and punishable by death in the United States.
Maldives President Abdulla Yameen Declares State of Emergency for 15 Days
The move gives sweeping powers to security forces to arrest and detain suspects, and comes amid a deepening political crisis in the Indian Ocean nation as Yameen refuses to comply with a Supreme Court order to release political prisoners.
'We Proudly Stand for National Anthem': Trump Warns Players Over Super Bowl Kneeling
US President Donald Trump said NFL owners should respond to players who kneel during the national anthem by saying, "Get that son of a b***h off the field right now, he's fired. He's fired!"
Iran Says US Nuclear Policy Brings World 'Closer to Annihilation'
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said US' new nuclear policy was "in violation" of the international Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
Arab Refugees March Against Hate in German City Hit by Rising Tensions
Last month, two Syrian teenagers injured a 16-year-old German boy with a knife and a group of three Syrians aged under 17 threatened a German couple with a knife outside a mall in Cottbus.
Father of Molested Girls Lunges at Disgraced USA Gymnastics Doctor in Court
The chaotic scene began minutes after sisters Lauren and Madison Margraves had concluded tearful victim statements on the second day of a sentencing hearing in Eaton County, following similar presentations by scores of other women through previous court s...
US Says Military Option not Believed to be Close for Solving North Korea Crisis
"Our policy is very much for the peaceful resolution of the North Korean nuclear crisis. We've said over and over again that what we want to see is dialogue," US special envoy Joseph Yun said.
Pakistan Court Rejects Sharif's Objections to Supplementary Case in Panama Papers Scandal
The court holding trial in graft cases against Sharif and his family decided that the supplementary case would be made part of the record in the Avenfield flats case.
UN Security Council Members Clear on Existence of Terror Safe Havens in Pakistan: Afghan Envoy
Afghanistan's UN Ambassador, Mahmoud Saikal, in an indirect reference to Pakistan, said his government has provided evidence to the UNSC about violations of its resolution by "a country in the region".
Kosovo Farmer Names One of His Wolves Trump
In a survey by Gallup International this month about how people rate the performance of United States government officials, Kosovo was ranked first in the world with 75 percent of Kosovars approving of Donald Trump's administration.
On the Stump at 92: Malaysia's Mahathir Woos Key Rural Voters
Mahathir was welcomed by cheering voters at a fishing village on Friday, in a late-night stop as he seeks to woo voters crucial to victory in polls that must be called by August.
Japan's Cryptocurrency Exchange to Refund $400 Million to Customers After Theft
The company said it will use its own funds to reimburse about 46.3 billion yen to all 260,000 customers who lost their holdings of NEM, the 10th biggest cryptocurrency by market capitalisation.
Eiffel Tower to go Dark in Solidarity With Afghan Victims
At least 102 people were killed and 158 others injured in the explosion of an ambulance near the crowded Sidarat Square in the Afghan capital.
Donald Trump Seeing the Light on Free Trade? Perhaps
Donald Trump went to the free-trade bastion World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland and offered the possibility that the US would rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
'Your Days Are Numbered': Soros to Google and Facebook at Davos
He predicted that tech giants would "compromise themselves" to access key markets like China, creating an "alliance between authoritarian states and these large, data-rich IT monopolies."