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U.S. to withdraw all remaining diplomatic personnel from Venezuela
The United States will withdraw all remaining diplomatic personnel from Venezuela this week, the U.S. State Department said late on Monday, citing the deteriorating situation in the country after months of political unrest.
Body of missing British woman found in Guatemala
Searchers have found the body of a 23-year-old British woman in Guatemala a week after she went missing, police in the Central American nation said on Monday.
Kazakhstan puts campaigner against Chinese camps under house arrest
A Kazakh court has placed an activist who campaigned on behalf of ethnic Kazakhs in China under house arrest on the charge of calling for a "jihad" against the Chinese, state prosecutors said.
Democrats pick Milwaukee for 2020 presidential convention
The Democrats on Monday chose Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to host the national convention where they will formally crown the party's nominee for U.S. president in 2020, four years after Hillary Clinton narrowly lost the once reliably blue state to Rep...
British Olympic team set to have more women than men: BBC
Great Britain's team for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is on course to contain more women than men for the first time, chief de mission Mark England has told the BBC.
In shadow of Ghosn, Nissan, Renault and Mitsubishi meet to hash out future
When the three leaders of the world's top car-making alliance gather in Japan on Tuesday, they will be looking to secure a partnership that was built by former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn and then possibly imperilled by his ouster.
U.S. says to withdraw all remaining diplomatic personnel from Venezuela
The United States is to withdraw all remaining diplomatic personnel from Venezuela this week, the U.S. State Department announced late on Thursday.
Bus passengers kidnapped in Mexico may be migrants: official
Twenty-two passengers kidnapped by armed men from a bus in northern Mexico last week may be migrants, a state government official said on Monday.
Election commission fines Jeb Bush Super PAC, Chinese company
The federal election oversight agency has levied a record fine against the Super PAC that backed former presidential hopeful Jeb Bush, who ran as a Republican in 2016, and a Chinese-owned corporation, according to a watchdog group that filed the init...
Senators ask U.S. border agency about reported tracking of journalists
Two senior U.S. senators asked U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Monday to provide information on a report that the agency inappropriately tracked seven American journalists covering the migrant caravan from Central America last year.
U.S. says 737 MAX safe to fly after Ethiopia crash; Boeing shares dip
The United States told airlines it was safe to fly 737 MAX 8 planes on Monday as investigators found two black box recorders that will help piece together the final moments of an Ethiopian Airlines jet before it plunged to the ground on Sunday.
Pound jumps, Asian shares rise after changes to Brexit deal
The pound jumped on Tuesday and Asian shares rose after the European Commission agreed to changes in a Brexit deal ahead of a vote in the British parliament on a divorce agreement.
Last chance? Theresa May wins Brexit assurances from EU on eve of crucial vote
Prime Minister Theresa May won legally binding Brexit assurances from the European Union on Monday in a last ditch attempt to sway rebellious British lawmakers who have threatened to vote down her divorce deal again.
Unilateral declaration by Britain on Brexit withdrawal deal
Britain issued on Monday the following unilateral declaration to accompany the package of documents on the country's withdrawal from the European Union:
Coast Guard officer pleads not guilty to weapon and drug charges
A U.S. Coast Guard lieutenant accused of stockpiling weapons and plotting to attack Democratic politicians and TV journalists pleaded not guilty to weapon and drug charges on Monday in a federal courtroom in Maryland.
Doomed with Democrats, Trump's budget boosts Pentagon, targets safety net
President Donald Trump called on Monday for spending more U.S. taxpayer money on the military and a U.S.-Mexico border wall, while overhauling social safety-net programs in a budget plan likely to die in Congress but live on in his 2020 re-election c...
Venezuela congress declares 'state of alarm' over blackout
Venezuela's opposition-run congress on Monday declared a "state of alarm" over a five-day power blackout that has crippled the OPEC nation's oil exports and left millions of citizens scrambling to find food and water.
Theresa May wins Brexit 'legally binding' assurances from EU ahead of crucial votes
Prime Minister Theresa May clinched legally binding Brexit assurances from the European Union on Monday in a last ditch attempt to win over rebellious British lawmakers who have threatened to vote down her divorce deal again.
U.S. transport chief: 'tight time frame' for $1 trillion infrastructure boost
The White House on Monday said it wanted Congress to approve legislation to boost U.S. infrastructure by at least $1 trillion, with a "tight time frame" to agree a bill to fund repairs of roads, bridges, airports and other projects.
Jacobs Technology wins $785 million U.S. defense contract: Pentagon
Jacobs Technology Inc, a unit of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc, has been awarded a $785 million U.S. defense contract for instructors, the Pentagon said on Monday.