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Sorry, but when I decide who to vote for on Election Day, it will be the person I think can best represent the country, not the candidate that will most impress my boyfriend.

Theresa May shuns calls to resign after shock result

Britain's PM apologises for losing Conservatives' majority after snap election, but vows to continue despite anger. People living in Britain are waking up to uncertainty as Prime Minister Theresa May ignored calls to stand down after the ruling Conservative Party lost an overall majority in...

Al-Shabab Militants Attack Kenya Base Used by Kenyan, U.S. Forces

Al-Shabab Militants Attack Kenya Base Used by Kenyan, U.S. Forces
Heavy gunfire reported at Camp Simba army bases that hosts US & Kenya soldiers NAIROBI — Somalia's Islamist group al Shabaab on Sunday attacked a military base in Lamu county in Kenya that is used by both U.S. and Kenyan forces, a source and al...

Apple Unveils iPhone X and 8 Models as It Upgrades TV Set-Top Box

By BRIAN X. CHEN, FARHAD MANJOO and VINDU GOELUPDATED 3:31 PM Apple unveiled iPhone X, its first premium-tier phone, at an event in Cupertino, Calif., on Tuesday. Here’s what else the company had to say. • iPhone X is priced at $999, the most expensive ever...

Catalonia launches strike in bid to pressure Spain to recognise secession vote

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Authorities in the Spanish region of Catalonia have launched a strike in protest against the central government's forceful opposition to the region's secession vote. Nearly 900 people were injured as hundreds of riot police attempted to shut down polling stations on October 1. Catalans held...

China:The richest village in China is one of the most mysterious places on earth

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The citizens of this 240-acre "communist utopia" are very wealthy but aren't allowed to speak to the press.

What’s the reason behind recent media attacks against Qatar? – Inside Story

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Leaked emails from the UAE ambassador to the US show a sustained campaign against Qatar and Kuwait. Qatar's official news agency was hacked last week and fake remarks critical of USforeign policy were posted on its website, wrongly attributed to Qatar's leader. Now, a series of...

Donald Trump suggests he wants US law to limit free speech in wake of publication of explosive new book

President says that if legislation on libel was stronger 'you wouldn’t have things like that happen where you can say whatever comes into your head' President Donald Trump has hit out at “very weak” libel laws in the US as he branded an explosive new book detailing...

Somali citizens count cost of surge in US airstrikes under Trump

The Guardian has investigated scores of reports of US-led strikes targeting al-Shabaab, which have risen to unprecedented levels Dozens of civilians have been killed and wounded in Somalia as US-led airstrikes against Islamist militants increase to unprecedented levels, a Guardian investigation has found, raising fears that Washington’s...

Turkey, US suspend visa services in tit-for-tat fallout

Turkish and US missions mutually restrict services, say they need to reassess each other's commitment to staff security. Turkey on Sunday suspended non-immigrant visa services at all Turkish diplomatic facilities in the United States, in a tit-for-tat move amid escalating tensions between the NATO allies. Just...

Russian envoy to Turkey shot dead in Ankara

Russia's Turkey envoy Karlov dies after being shot at Ankara exhibit, Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman announces ANKARA-Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov has died after being shot multiple times at an art exhibition in Turkey's capital Ankara on Monday evening. The announcement came from Russia's Foreign...