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The NATO allies have been at a headlock over the withdrawal given Turkey's plans to take down the Kurdish fighters, following the takeover of the Syrian base.

Trump said on Friday he would not declare a national emergency "right now" to end a standoff over border security that has idled about a quarter of the US government.

Harris, 54, is being seen as a potential strong contender to get Democratic presidential nomination to challenge Donald Trump in the 2020 elections.

Rosenstein made the surprise appointment of Mueller to lead an independent investigation into whether Trump's election campaign colluded with Moscow in the 2016 presidential election on May 17, 2017.

The contentious amendment was passed by 308 votes in favour to 297 against, a day after MPs delivered another blow to Prime Minister Theresa May by voting to scupper a no-deal Brexit.

Several foreign consulates have been evacuated in Melbourne as Australian officials note they are responding to multiple "hazardous material" events in the city.

The incident triggered reviews by state agencies and led to the resignation of the facility's CEO Bill Timmons.

The president of the Washington-based World Bank has always been an American citizen nominated by the United States, which is the largest shareholder of this multilateral financial institution.

The woman said she was trying to flee her family, who subjected her to physical and psychological abuse.

The UAE government's financial assistance comes as Pakistan is negotiating a $8 billion bailout package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to overcome a severe balance-of-payments crisis that threatens to cripple the country's economy.

The information, which comprised home addresses, mobile phone numbers, letters, invoices and copies of identity documents, was published via Twitter in December but inexplicably only came to light this week.

The western state has been torn by violence once again since early December, when fighting intensified between government forces and the Arakan Army, which wants more autonomy for the Buddhist Rakhine ethnic minority.

The naval warships are a part of a major bilateral arms deal between the two countries. China is Pakistan's largest weapon supplier.

Accused Kazuhiro Kusakabe reportedly told the police that he was acting in 'retribution for the death penalty' without giving more precise details.

The migrants sent out a distress call, 117 nautical miles southwest of Malta and a Maltese navy vessel was sent to their aid.

The pilgrims shall be allowed in groups of a minimum of 15 people and Pakistan shall issue special permits to them. The recommendations further say that all visitors shall be required to obtain a security clearance certificate from Indian authorities.