Tillerson says it's clear Assad rule of Syria 'coming to an end'
At the two-day meeting, which started on Monday in Lucca, central Italy, the leaders of the United States and Britain expressed their intention to incorporate additional sanctions against Russian Federation for supporting Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime in a joint statement to be adopted by the G-7 leaders on Tuesday.
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'Daily Show' Comedian to Host White House Correspondents' Dinner
After President Donald Trump announced he would not be attending this year's White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner, some might have though the organizers would be pulling out all the stops when it came to the night's entertainment.
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White House Sees No Way for Syria's Assad to Stay in Power
But Syria has denied using any chemical agents and Russian Federation says the USA has failed to provide evidence Syria has chemical weapons. It remains unclear, however, whether the United Kingdom would go any further than offering verbal and diplomatic support if the US takes further military action against Syria.
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Kremlin, angry at Syria missile strike, says Putin won't meet Tillerson
Russian President Vladimir Putin denounced the U.S. strike as "act of aggression" and said it violated worldwide law. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meanwhile plans to meet with G-7 foreign ministers in Europe next week before going on to Moscow.
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'Blue Alert' issued by Newcomberstown Police, police officer mis
The Times-Reporter of Dover-New Philadelphia reports the officer was shot in the chest and arm and was wearing a ballistic vest. The officer is in good condition. The Tuscarawas County Sheriff's Office told FOX 8 Gillilan was a suspect in the shooting. They are armed with a shotgun and handguns, the attorney general's office said.
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United Kingdom urges Putin to end support for 'toxic' Assad
Assad "has changed very much" and Mr. Tillerson said "steps are underway" to organise a coalition to remove him from power. "Now is the right moment to talk about how we can push for a peace process in Syria within the worldwide community - with Russian Federation, with Iran, with Saudi Arabia, with Europe, with the United States", he said as he arrived.
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Hillary Clinton says 'misogyny played a role' in United States presidential election loss
There will be people who say, it's not our fight, we don't care, what difference does it make, we're not involved. We've got to once again start recognizing norms of behavior in our own country and globally are just as important to keeping peace and preventing atrocities as any law that is written down.
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North Korea Warns of 'Catastrophic Consequences' After US Deploys Navy Strike Fleet
Former MI6 head John Sawers has said that there needs to be a joint US-China response to deal with North Korea in order to avoid conflict on the peninsula. McMaster said of the deployment on Fox News Sunday. China has balked at the deployment, fearing that the system's powerful radar could hurt its strategic security interests.
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Uber Smartphone Apps Provisionally Banned in Italy
In Italy , the cab companies got a much better outcome when a court banned Uber from having a presence in the country, Reuters reports. Don't count on taking an Uber from Prati to Trastevere anytime soon - or anywhere else in the entire country of Italy , for that matter.
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Student, teacher killed in US classroom shooting
Police suspect 53-year-old Cedric Anderson of carrying out the shooting at North Park Elementary, which left his estranged wife, Karen Smith , 53, and an 8-year-old student in her special-needs class dead. The woman said she could see her daughter on the other side of the fence and said she was "crying" as she held hands with her classmates. Arianna Mejia's mom said her daughter was told she was going on a field trip by her teacher to shield her from the horror at school.
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Obama to join Merkel at Protestant gathering in Berlin
Former US Barack Obama (left) formed a close working relationship with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during his tenure. It is unclear if Merkel, who the media has called the new leader of the free world since Trump assumed office, will attend the summit.
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India warns Pakistan against executing retired naval officer
A Pakistani statement described Jadhav, who allegedly used the alias Hussein Mubarak Patel, as an Indian Naval officer attached to the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW). "I would caution the Pakistan government to consider the consequences for our bilateral relationship if they proceed on this matter", she said, pointing out that there was no evidence of any wrongdoing by the alleged spy.









