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Family Of US Synagogue Shooter Describe Him As "Evil"
The parents of the teenager accused of shooting dead one worshipper and wounding three others at a California synagogue denounced his actions on Monday as "evil" and said they had no clue what motivated him.
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US Seeks To Reassure Beijing After Donald Trump Call With Taiwan Leader
The White House said on Monday it had sought to reassure China after President-elect Donald Trump's phone call with Taiwan's leader last week, which the Obama administration warned could undermine progress in relations with Beijing.
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Hillary Clinton Urges Disappointed Backers To Give Donald Trump A 'Chance To Lead'
Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that her crushing loss to Donald Trump exposed the nation's deep and difficult divisions, but she urged her backers to give him "a chance to lead."
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Iran Holds 10 US Sailors; US Officials Expect Prompt Return
Ten sailors aboard two U.S. Navy boats were seized by Iran in the Gulf on Tuesday, and Tehran told the United States the crew members would be promptly returned, U.S. officials said.
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Negotiators Should Return if Iran Not Engaged: White House
The United States and its partners have never been closer to an agreement with Iran on its nuclear programme but US negotiators should come home if Tehran is unwilling to resolve sticking points, the White House said on Friday.
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Afghan Delegation to Meet Taliban Representatives in Islamabad
A delegation from Afghanistan's president is meeting representatives of the Taliban in the Pakistani capital, officials said, in the first publicly acknowledged talks with the insurgents fighting to topple the government in Kabul.
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Israel, Palestinians May Have Committed War Crimes in Gaza: UN Report
The report said Israeli political and military leaders did not alter their actions in the war, despite much evidence of lethal devastation in built-up Gaza neighbourhoods, and this raised questions about potential war crimes.
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US Probes Islamic State Link to Texas Shooting
US investigators probed the background of two slain gunmen on Tuesday after the Islamic State group claimed it had ordered an attack targeting an exhibit of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed.
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Nepal Earthquake: Barack Obama Calls Prime Minister Sushil Koirala, Offers 'Deep Condolences'
US President Barack Obama called Nepal's prime minister on Wednesday to express his "deep condolences" for the loss of life in a massive earthquake that has devastated the Himalayan nation.
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US Raises Concerns Over Russia Lifting Ban on Missiles to Iran
US Secretary of State John Kerry raised concerns with his Russian counterpart over Russia's decision to lift a ban on missile deliveries to Iran, the White House said on Monday.
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Iran, US Negotiate All Night Chasing Nuclear Deal
US Secretary of John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart huddled all night until early dawn today negotiating face-to-face as they sought to clinch a hard-fought deal to curtail Iran's nuclear programme.
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Nuclear Talks to Resume as Russia, Iran Eye Breakthrough
Russia and Iran claimed a breakthrough in talks on a framework deal cutting back Tehran's nuclear programme, but the US denied everything had been agreed as discussions were due to resume today.
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US Department of Homeland Security Facing Shutdown
A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown grew increasingly likely on Monday, with lawmakers fighting over funding for the US agency amid a bitter standoff about President Barack Obama's immigration reform plan.
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Seeking to Confirm Authenticity of Video: US President Barack Obama
US President Barack Obama offered condolences to the people of Jordan and King Abdullah II for the killing of a Jordanian pilot by Islamic State militants and declared that the US and its allies are determined to see the militants and their "hateful ideology banished to the recesses of history."
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Pushback Over Reported Obama Plan to Block Deportations
US Republicans were left seething today over growing expectation that President Barack Obama may soon act unilaterally to shield millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation.
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Family Of US Synagogue Shooter Describe Him As "Evil"
The parents of the teenager accused of shooting dead one worshipper and wounding three others at a California synagogue denounced his actions on Monday as "evil" and said they had no clue what motivated him.
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US Seeks To Reassure Beijing After Donald Trump Call With Taiwan Leader
The White House said on Monday it had sought to reassure China after President-elect Donald Trump's phone call with Taiwan's leader last week, which the Obama administration warned could undermine progress in relations with Beijing.
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Hillary Clinton Urges Disappointed Backers To Give Donald Trump A 'Chance To Lead'
Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that her crushing loss to Donald Trump exposed the nation's deep and difficult divisions, but she urged her backers to give him "a chance to lead."
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Iran Holds 10 US Sailors; US Officials Expect Prompt Return
Ten sailors aboard two U.S. Navy boats were seized by Iran in the Gulf on Tuesday, and Tehran told the United States the crew members would be promptly returned, U.S. officials said.
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Negotiators Should Return if Iran Not Engaged: White House
The United States and its partners have never been closer to an agreement with Iran on its nuclear programme but US negotiators should come home if Tehran is unwilling to resolve sticking points, the White House said on Friday.
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Afghan Delegation to Meet Taliban Representatives in Islamabad
A delegation from Afghanistan's president is meeting representatives of the Taliban in the Pakistani capital, officials said, in the first publicly acknowledged talks with the insurgents fighting to topple the government in Kabul.
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Israel, Palestinians May Have Committed War Crimes in Gaza: UN Report
The report said Israeli political and military leaders did not alter their actions in the war, despite much evidence of lethal devastation in built-up Gaza neighbourhoods, and this raised questions about potential war crimes.
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US Probes Islamic State Link to Texas Shooting
US investigators probed the background of two slain gunmen on Tuesday after the Islamic State group claimed it had ordered an attack targeting an exhibit of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed.
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Nepal Earthquake: Barack Obama Calls Prime Minister Sushil Koirala, Offers 'Deep Condolences'
US President Barack Obama called Nepal's prime minister on Wednesday to express his "deep condolences" for the loss of life in a massive earthquake that has devastated the Himalayan nation.
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US Raises Concerns Over Russia Lifting Ban on Missiles to Iran
US Secretary of State John Kerry raised concerns with his Russian counterpart over Russia's decision to lift a ban on missile deliveries to Iran, the White House said on Monday.
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Iran, US Negotiate All Night Chasing Nuclear Deal
US Secretary of John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart huddled all night until early dawn today negotiating face-to-face as they sought to clinch a hard-fought deal to curtail Iran's nuclear programme.
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Nuclear Talks to Resume as Russia, Iran Eye Breakthrough
Russia and Iran claimed a breakthrough in talks on a framework deal cutting back Tehran's nuclear programme, but the US denied everything had been agreed as discussions were due to resume today.
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US Department of Homeland Security Facing Shutdown
A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown grew increasingly likely on Monday, with lawmakers fighting over funding for the US agency amid a bitter standoff about President Barack Obama's immigration reform plan.
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Seeking to Confirm Authenticity of Video: US President Barack Obama
US President Barack Obama offered condolences to the people of Jordan and King Abdullah II for the killing of a Jordanian pilot by Islamic State militants and declared that the US and its allies are determined to see the militants and their "hateful ideology banished to the recesses of history."
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Pushback Over Reported Obama Plan to Block Deportations
US Republicans were left seething today over growing expectation that President Barack Obama may soon act unilaterally to shield millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation.
