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Cardinal: Nicaragua talks at impasse, suspended indefinitely

Talks between President Daniel Ortega's administration and opposition and civic groups on resolving weeks of deadly unrest ...

Donald Trump, Rod Rosenstein, Thomas Homan

Seething over Russia probe, Trump tears into 'spygate'

President Donald Trump has branded his latest attempt to discredit the special counsel's Russia investigation as "spygate," ...

The Latest: Justice to hold bipartisan briefing Thursday

The Latest on President Donald Trump and the Russia investigation (all times local): 10:40 p.m. Intelligence leaders will ...

Syria state-run media reports US-led airstrike on army posts

A Syrian government-run media outlet reported early Thursday that U.S.-led coalition airstrikes hit Syrian army positions in ...

FBI seeks to thwart major cyberattack on Ukraine

The FBI has put a spoke in the wheel of a major Russian digital disruption operation potentially aimed at causing havoc in ...

Donald Trump

The Latest: Trump orders probe of tariffs for cars, trucks

The Latest on President Donald Trump and the auto industry (all times local): 9 p.m. President Donald Trump is directing the ...

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ May 20 The Japan News questions if French President ...

US man gets 15 years in prison for illegal handgun exports

A Montana man was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to illegally exporting high-caliber ...

France's Macron takes on Facebook's Zuckerberg in tech push

French President Emmanuel Macron took on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other internet giants Wednesday at a Paris meeting ...

Asian shares mixed after Fed gives Wall Street a boost

Shares were mixed in Asia on Thursday after U.S. stocks reversed early losses and finished higher as investors appraised the ...

Wael Abbas

Egypt detains activist blogger amid new wave of arrests

An Egyptian activist and blogger known for documenting police abuse was detained Wednesday, security officials said in the ...

French government orders evacuation of Paris migrant camps

Police are preparing to dismantle makeshift camps holding close to 2,500 migrants in the French capital, France's interior ...

Turkish central bank raises key rate and helps lift currency

Under pressure to act, Turkey's central bank sharply raised its key lending rate Wednesday to try to stem an outflow of ...

Italy steps toward populist government as Conte gets mandate

Italy's president asked political neophyte Giuseppe Conte to try to form a government Wednesday, giving the euroskeptic ...

Yulia Skripal says recovery from poisoning 'slow, painful'

Yulia Skripal, who was poisoned with her ex-spy father in a nerve agent attack, said Wednesday her recovery has been "slow ...

Donald Trump, Alex Azar

US health chief pledges more action if Ebola spreads

President Donald Trump's top health official said Wednesday that the U.S. and global partners will "take the steps necessary" ...

Mariano Rajoy, Soraya Saenz de Santamaria

Spain PM gets budget backing in test of separatist strength

The Spanish parliament narrowly passed a new national budget Wednesday, giving the government of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy ...

US Ambassador to Israel says Trump peace plan months away

The U.S. Ambassador to Israel says the Trump administration's Middle East peace plan is months away. David Friedman spoke ...

Jaroslaw Kaczynski

Aides: Hospitalized chief still controls Polish ruling party

Aides to the hospitalized leader of Poland's right-wing ruling party say Jaroslaw Kaczynski has retained full control and no ...

The Latest: Premier-designate confirms Italy's place in EU

The Latest on discussions to form a new government in Italy (all times local): 7:40 p.m. The law professor tapped as Italy's ...