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Trump administration flies 10-year-old back from Cuba amid custody fight
President Trump's Department of Justice sent a plane this week to Cuba to return a 10-year-old from Utah who is at the center of a custody fight involving the c...
Iranians are leaving the country just to access the internet
Iran has cut off its access to the global internet. To find an internet connection, some Iranians are traveling across the border with Turkey — even just to mak...
Ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz. And, VA voters approve redistricting effort
Two ships came under attack in the Strait of Hormuz, hours after Trump extended the ceasefire with Iran. And, Virginia voters approved a measure allowing Democr...
Ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz after ceasefire extension
Two vessels came under fire in the Strait of Hormuz, just hours after the U.S. and Iran failed to meet in Pakistan for talks to end the war and as President Tru...
U.S.-Iran ceasefire nears its end. And, Fed chair nominee faces tough hearing
The ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is set to expire tomorrow. Peace talks between the countries remain uncertain. And, Trump's pick to lead the Federal Res...
Gunman at Mexican pyramids carried materials related to Columbine massacre
The gunman who killed a Canadian tourist and left at least 13 people injured at Mexico's iconic Teotihuacan pyramids carried materials that were apparently rela...
Cuba confirms meeting with US officials on island, wants energy blockade lifted
Cuba's government confirmed that it had recently met with U.S. officials on the island as tensions between the two sides remain high over the U.S. energy blocka...
Japan approves scrapping a ban on lethal weapons exports
The approval clears a final set of hurdles for Japan's postwar arms sales and facilitate its future sale of weapons such as a next-generation fighter jet and co...
Peace talks in doubt as U.S. seizes Iranian ship
President Trump said a U.S. delegation will head to Pakistan to resume talks to end the war with Iran, but Tehran expressed reluctance after the U.S. seized one...
Iran says it may boycott second round of peace talks with the U.S.
President Trump announced a second round of Iran talks in Pakistan while warning of renewed strikes if diplomacy fails, but Tehran signals it may boycott negoti...
A humanoid robot sprints past the human half-marathon world record in Beijing race
The winner from Honor, a Chinese smartphone maker, completed the race in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, running faster than the human world record in a show of Chin...
U.K police investigating if attacks in London are the work of Iranian proxies
U.K. police said Sunday they are investigating whether a string of arson attacks on Jewish sites in London are the work of Iranian proxies, the latest of which...