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Boris Johnson Will Do a Great Job as British PM, Straighten Out Brexit, Says Donald Trump
Trump also said that the outgoing Prime Minister, Theresa May, had done a very bad job with Brexit.
Mexican President Calls Drug Lord El Chapo's Jail Conditions 'Inhumane'
El Chapo will spend the rest of his days behind bars in the United States after a judge sentenced him on Wednesday to life in prison plus 30 years. A jury found him guilty in February after an 11-week trial.
Gulf Tensions Refuelled as Trump Says US Ship 'Destroyed' Iranian Drone
It was the first US military engagement with Iran following a series of increasingly serious incidents.
Pakistan’s Anti-graft Body Arrests Former Prime Minister Abbasi in Corruption Case
Abbasi, who served as the Prime Minister from August 2017 to May 2018, is facing probe for alleged corruption in a contract to import LNG from Qatar given during his tenure.
'They Gave You Nobel Prize for What?' Trump Learns of Yazidi Activist Nadia Murad at Oval Office Meeting
After Nadia Murad explained how her mother and six brothers were killed and that 3,000 Yazidis remained missing, Trump said, 'And you had the Nobel Prize? That's incredible. They gave it to you for what reason?'
Rs 5.52 Crore Spent in 1 Day on Malaysia ex-PM's Credit Cards, Court Hears
Former prime minister Najib Razak, his family members and inner circle are accused of stealing billions of dollars from Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB in a fraud that stretched around the world.
Afghan Radio Station Shuts Down After Threats by Suspected Taliban Over Women Presenters
The incident comes as the Taliban are discussing a peace deal with the United States that could see them re-joining mainstream society, and that has brought new scrutiny of their attitudes to issues like women's rights and the media.
South Korea's Moon Jae-in Calls Japan's Claim of North Korea Sanctions Breach 'Grave Challenge'
President Moon Jae-in warned at a meeting with senior aides that Japan's recent imposition of curbs on exports of high-tech materials to South Korea would inflict greater damage on the Japanese economy.
'Sparks Flying Everywhere': 11-year-old Girl's iPhone Catches Fire While She was Holding it
The 11-year-old girl from California said that she was sitting down when sparks started flying from the phone, which she was holding.
Atleast One Dead, Hundreds Evacuated After 7.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Indonesian Island
The shallow quake struck about 165 kilometres (100 miles) south-southwest of the town of Ternate in North Maluku province at 6:28 pm.
'Ready to Hold Talks With America Today, Right Now, Anywhere,' Says Hassan Rouhani; Pompeo Skeptical
Iran has made any talks conditional on first being able to export as much oil as it did before the US withdrew from the nuclear pact with world powers in 2018, while Mike Pompeo dismissed the idea as the same offer made to the previous administration.
Syria Gas Pipeline Hit by Sabotage Attack: State Media
The pipeline transports gas from the government-controlled Shaer field, the country's largest, in the central province of Homs to the Ebla plant
International Arbitration Court Imposes $5.97 Billion Penalty on Cash-strapped Pakistan
The Tethyan Copper Company had filed claims for international arbitration before the World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes in 2012 after the Balochistan government rejected a leasing request from the company.
51 Injured As 5.8 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Southern Philippines
The 5.8-magnitude shallow quake struck the northeast coast of Mindanao island at 4:42 am (2042 GMT Friday), with the Philippine seismology office recording seven less intense aftershocks.
Trump Seen Kissing Former Aide in Video, His Team Says It's Not 'Forceful'
Johnson, a former Trump campaign staffer who lives in Alabama, alleged in a lawsuit filed in February that Trump grabbed her hand and forcibly kissed her without her consent in Florida in August 2016.
Donald Trump Confirms Round Up of Undocumented Immigrants to Begin This Weekend
According to media reports, the raids are expected to take place in 10 major cities, pursuing people for whom courts have already issued removal orders.