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US President-elect Donald Trump on Thanksgiving has prayed for the nation to come together after one of the most acrimonious campaigns that the country saw in decades.

America Maria Hernandez, who was born in Colombia in 1917 and was brought to the US by one of her daughters in 1988, signed her naturalization certificate and took the oath of allegiance during a ceremony on Wednesday in her living room.

A London-based British Muslim couple has been jailed for over four years for funding their nephew who was fighting in Syria for ISIS terror group.

Most believe that the Trump wall will be just an extension of the metal fencing which already covers most of the border.

NATO called for more transparency on military activities "to avoid incidents and the risk of misunderstandings."

In an unprecedented move, President-elect Donald Trump today indicated that he would like to have Nigel Farage, leader of the Brexit movement, as the next British Ambassador to the US.

The ministry will continue random inspections, disclose inspection results in a timely manner, and better publicise relevant rules and regulations.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 shook western Japan on Saturday but there was no immediate reports of damage and a tsunami warning was not issued.

The first from "Explorers on the Moon", widely regarded as one of the two best Tintin adventures, could fetch up to USD 1 million.

US President-elect Donald Trump has offered retired Lieutenant General Michael Flynn the position of White House national security adviser, a senior Trump official said on Thursday.

US Vice President-elect Mike Pence met with House Speaker Paul Ryan and Democratic Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.

Indians living in China cannot deposit the scrapped currency notes of Rs 500 and 1,000 at Indian bank branches here.

A powerful quake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale stuck Indonesia's resort island of Bali and East Java province, triggering panic, officials said on Thursday.

It has been largely respected despite undiminished US-Iranian tensions throughout the Middle East, including their support for rival sides in Syria and Yemen's civil wars.

Ankara claims Gulen, who is living in self-imposed exile in the US, was the alleged mastermind of the failed military coup in Turkey. Gulen has denied any involvement.

Excavators arrived early with Israeli soldiers to the East Jerusalem districts of Silwan and Jabal Mukkaber, where they demolished agricultural structures.