US mulls sending more troops to Middle East
US military requests the deployment of about 5000 additional troops amid mounting tensions with Iran
British PM May’s final Brexit gambit was in tatters after her offer of a vote on a second referendum.
Tehran and Washington have escalated rhetoric against each other in recent weeks as the US has tightened sanctions.
Turkey’s defense minister said it was preparing for potential US sanctions over its purchase of Russian S-400 missile defense systems.
As states like Alabama pass strict anti-abortion laws, others are seeing efforts to repeal restrictions or to limit the government’s say
Officials say he still supports global jihad
Exit polls have predicted an outright majority for Indian PM’s alliance in the seven-phase election.
The move forms part of a last-ditch effort to secure Brexit
Half of all Americans believe that the US-Iran war is imminent, according to a Reuters/Ipsos public opinion poll.
The risk of nuclear weapons being used is at its highest since World War Two, a senior UN security expert said.
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Fire fighters douse flames of the burning Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France April 15, 2019. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
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Fire fighters douse flames of the burning Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France April 15, 2019. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
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Smoke billows as fire engulfs the spire of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France April 15, 2019. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
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People watch as fire fighters douse flames of the burning Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France April 15, 2019. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
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French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Edouard Philippe react as they watch the fire at the Notre DameCathedral as its burns in Paris, France, April 15, 2019. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/Pool
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Sparks fill the air as Paris Fire brigade members spray water to extinguish flames as the Notre Dame Cathedral burns in Paris, France, April 15, 2019. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer
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People pray and sing religious songs next to Notre Dame Cathedral after a fire broke out, in Paris, France April 15, 2019. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
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People pray next to Notre Dame Cathedral after it suffered heavy damage from a fire, in Paris, France April 15, 2019. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
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Firefighters work at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, April 16, 2019. A massive fire consumed the cathedral on Monday, gutting its roof and stunning France and the world. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
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Saved treasures from Notre-Dame Cathedral are seen in a room at Paris city hall after a massive fire devastated large parts of the gothic cathedral in Paris, France, April 16, 2019. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
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Debris is seen at the scene where Britain's Prince Philip was involved in a traffic accident, near the Sandringham estate in eastern England, Britain, January 18, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Radburn
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Mexican senator Martha Cecilia Marquez Alvarado of the National Action Party (PAN) holds her son as she talks with other senators after attending a plenary session at congress in Mexico City, Mexico January 15, 2019. Picture taken January 15, 2019. REUTERS/Alberto Gonzalez
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Workers protest in front of Shyang Jhuo Yue Co., Ltd, a Taiwanese owned sports shoe manufacturer, which supplies German sportswear brand Adidas, after the sudden factory shut down left 700 without work, in Yangon, Myanmar, January 18, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Wang
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Members of a Palestinian marching band parade outside the Church of the Nativity inBethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank January 18, 2019. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma
