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Ireland's Lowry on top after first round of RBC Heritage

Shane Lowry was convinced his game was on the rise, despite his poor scoring. He finally showed that Thursday in the RBC ...

What to watch in the leading soccer leagues in Europe

What to watch in the leading soccer leagues in Europe this weekend: ITALY Aiming to quickly move on from its Champions League ...

US wins WTO case against China over grain exports

The World Trade Organization handed the United States a win Thursday in a trade dispute with China, ruling that Beijing did ...

Facebook bans several UK far-right groups and individuals

Facebook says it has banned several British far-right groups and their leaders for spreading hatred. Groups including the ...

Notre Dame fire raises fears for UK's crumbling Parliament

For some Britons who watched Notre Dame burn so fiercely in Paris, the horror was mixed with apprehension. What happened to ...

Tensions flare with Italy's ruling coalition over corruption

Italy's deputy transport minister has been placed under investigation in a corruption probe, becoming the latest political ...

Portugal says all 29 dead in bus crash were German

All the 29 people killed in a tour bus crash on Portugal's Madeira Island were German, Portugal's foreign ministry confirmed ...

Jerrold Nadler

10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. A DAY 2 YEARS IN ...

Miguel Diaz-Canel, Daniel Ortega, Nicolas Maduro

Trump cracks down on Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela

The Trump administration on Wednesday intensified its crackdown on Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, rolling back Obama ...

66 minutes: The frantic race to save Notre Dame

Fueled by a lattice of centuries-old timbers, the fire moved hungrily across Notre Dame's rooftop toward the cathedral's ...

Mike Pompeo

The Latest: US sanctions on Venezuelan bank aimed at Maduro

The Latest on the Trump administration's position on Cuba (all times local): 2:15 p.m. The U.S. says it's imposing sanctions ...

Greek PM says he will revive bid for German WWII reparations

Greece's prime minister said Wednesday his government "promptly" will formally revive a long-standing demand for Germany to ...

UK climate protesters block roads, glue themselves to train

Climate change protesters glued themselves to a train and blocked major London intersections Wednesday, on the third day of ...

Govt opponent confirmed as Istanbul mayor, objection pending

Turkish authorities on Wednesday confirmed the opposition's candidate, Ekrem Imamoglu, as the mayor of Istanbul, ending more ...

Portuguese gas stations run dry amid truckers' strike

Gas stations across Portugal began to run dry Wednesday as a truckers' strike over pay and working conditions entered its ...

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Pelosi: Brexit must not imperil Irish peace accord

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi got a standing ovation following an address to members of the Irish parliament in which she ...

Solar car startup Sono to build in Sweden, starting in 2020

Munich-based startup Sono Motors plans to build the first mass produced solar electric vehicle in Sweden, starting next year.

Solskjaer to begin much-needed rebuilding job at United

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has spent much of his time as Manchester United manager harking back to the club's trophy-laden past ...

German government halves 2019 growth forecast to 0.5%

The German government on Wednesday slashed its 2019 economic growth forecast for the country for the second time this year, ...

Spain allows NGOs to sail with aid supplies for migrants

Spain has reluctantly allowed humanitarian aid vessels to depart for the Greek islands where they want to deliver aid ...