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Top Trump homeland security appointments improper, U.S. government watchdog says
The appointments of two top homeland security officials in the Trump administration were improper, a U.S. government watchdog said on Friday in a decision that could complicate the administration's efforts to defend immigration policies in court.
U.S. vice president calls for Colombia's Uribe to be released from house arrest
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Friday called for former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe, who is under investigation for alleged witness tampering, to be released from house arrest.
The Latest: India cases cross 2.5 million with another jump
NEW DELHI Indias confirmed coronavirus cases have crossed 2.5 million with another biggest single-day spike of 65,002 in the past 24 hours.
Judge refuses to reconsider GM lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler
A federal judge in Detroit said Friday that he will not reconsider his July dismissal of General Motors racketeering lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.
Argentina sticks with COVID-19 lockdown focused in and around Buenos Aires
Argentina extended until Aug. 30 restrictions taken against the coronavirus, President Alberto Fernandez said on Friday, affirming that the country's lockdown would continue in its current form in an around capital city Buenos Aires.
Cleric extradited from Jamaica to NYC on terrorism charges
A radical Islamic cleric already behind bars in Jamaica has been brought to New York City to face allegations he plotted to recruit followers and fighters for the Islamic State group, prosecutors said Friday.
France pays homage to six French aid workers killed in Niger
Prime Minister Jean Castex paid homage on Friday to six French aid workers killed last week in Niger, saying they were likely victims of the same kind of hate behind the 2015 terror attack on a French music hall.
Minneapolis mayor proposes keeping vacant 100 police jobs
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Friday announced plans to hold open 100 police officer positions next year as part of a hiring freeze to help manage a 2021 budget and as activists are clamoring to shift money away from traditional policing.
Putin proposes seven-way online summit to avoid 'confrontation' over Iran - Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday proposed holding a sevenway online summit of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council together with Germany and Iran, to outline steps aimed at avoiding a confrontation over the Iran arms embargo.
Thailand commutes death sentences in killings of UK tourists
Two migrant workers from Myanmar convicted in the 2014 killings of two young British tourists on a Thai holiday island have had their death sentences reduced to life imprisonment.
Brazil's Bolsonaro gains more popular approval, says Datafolha poll
The approval rating of Brazil's farright president, Jair Bolsonaro, has risen to 37%, the highest level since he arrived in power in January 2019, a poll by Datafolha showed on Friday.
Slew of church abuse lawsuits hinges on state court decision
Pennsylvania's Roman Catholic dioceses have been hit with about 150 lawsuits from people who say they were sexually abused as children by priests and hope a state court decision last year has shown a way around time limits for legal claims.
China attacks new US demand to register Confucius Institutes
China accused the United States on Friday of trying to demonize and stigmatize relations between the two countries, in a scathing attack on the Trump administration's designation of Chinesefunded language and culture programs in the U.S. as foreign missio...
Plane carrying four passengers crashes in dense forest in eastern Congo
A plane carrying four passengers crashed late on Thursday in dense forest in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities said.
Factbox: How Trump followed through on his immigration campaign promises
U.S. President Donald Trump took a hard line on immigration in the 2016 election, making it his signature campaign issue. Now, as he runs for reelection, he is highlighting the promises he says he kept and warning that his Democratic challenger Joe Biden...
Kenyan all-female wildlife ranger team breaks down barriers
On the sweeping plains at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, a group of female wildlife rangers is making history by defying patriarchal norms that have been passed down for centuries, patrolling against poachers instead of doing household chores.