Donald Trump has moved to take over the financial apparatus of the Republican National Committee, despite tensions within the party over his role as the presumptive presidential nominee. ... More


Canada has announced it will back a United Nations declaration to protect the rights of the world’s more than 370 million indigenous peoples.... More


The so-called Panama Papers scandal has widened as an international team of journalists published a searchable database of documents online.... More


At least 50 people have been killed in floodings and landslides caused by heavy rains in Ethiopia. ... More


China has denounced the United States for sending yet another warship close to an island in the South China Sea, saying the move "threatened peace and stability."... More


Human Rights Watch says Turkish border guards are continuing to shoot and beat Syrian refugees trying to cross into Turkey, calling on the country to investigate abuses.... More


London's newly-elected Muslim mayor, Sadiq Khan

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says his proposed ban on Muslims from entering the United States might not apply to London's newly-elected Muslim mayor, Sadiq Khan.... More


As president of the only country to have used nuclear weapons, Barack Obama will make an historic visit to Hiroshima, Japan, where Washington first dropped the atomic bomb nearly 71 years ago.... More


Denis Baupin, the French lawmaker and former member of France's Green Party

The deputy speaker of the French parliament has announced his resignation over allegations of sexual harassment made by fellow politicians.... More


The International Monetary Fund, the IMF, says oil producers in the Middle East lost USD 390 billion in revenue last year... More


A former U.S. intelligence linguist in Florida says U.S. organizations are standing up to Washington's "imperialism and tyranny." ... More


Colombia's Constitutional Court is presently examining whether the use of a plebiscite to approve a final peace deal with the FARC is constitutional.... More


Mexican authorities said the transfer of the infamous drug lord Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman does not mean extradition to the U.S. was imminent.... More


A group of experts in risk management visiting Ecuador praised the response by the country's government to the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the country on April 16.... More


The anonymous source who revealed the Panama Papers broke his silence and issued a manifesto saying income inequality was his motive to leak now not-so-secret Panama Papers.... More


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