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Democrats, activists rally against Trump's family separation policy
ELIZABETH, N.J. (Reuters) - Democratic lawmakers joined hundreds of protesters outside an immigration detention facility in New Jersey on Sunday for a Father's Day demonstration against the Trump administration's practice of separating chil...
Democrats, activists rally against Trump's family separation policy
ELIZABETH, N.J. (Reuters) - Democratic lawmakers joined hundreds of protesters outside an immigration detention facility in New Jersey on Sunday for a Father's Day demonstration against the Trump administration's practice of separating chil...
Pro-EU lawmaker in Conservative party - 'We could collapse government'
LONDON (Reuters) - A leading pro-European Union lawmaker in Britain's ruling Conservative Party warned on Sunday that a row over parliament's influence on the Brexit process could collapse the government, but said he hoped to find a way to...
Eid ceasefire proved 'wide support' for Afghan Taliban, they say
KABUL (Reuters) - The Afghan Taliban said their three-day Eid ceasefire, which ends on Sunday, proved the unity of their movement and its "wide national support" as the presidential palace extended its own ceasefire with the militants by 10...
Afghan president extends ceasefire with Taliban by 10 days
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's office on Sunday extended a unilateral ceasefire with Taliban militants, due to end on Wednesday June 20, by 10 days.
Box Office: 'Incredibles 2' shatters records with heroic $180 million opening
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - The opening weekend of "Incredibles 2" was, well, incredible.
Taliban, roaming Afghan cities amid Eid euphoria, say ceasefire ends at midnight
KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban militants headed into cities across Afghanistan on Sunday as they celebrated their Eid ceasefire with feasts and selfies, raising questions about what happens when the ceasefire ends at midnight (1930 GMT).
International fund managers turn to financials, tech as trade worries rise
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The rising tensions over global trade policy are prompting some top-performing international fund managers to look for the companies that can emerge as winners.
Pro-EU lawmaker in Britain's Conservative party: 'We could collapse government'
LONDON (Reuters) - A leading pro-European Union lawmaker in Britain's ruling Conservative Party warned on Sunday that a row over parliament's influence on the Brexit process could collapse the government, but said he hoped to find a way to...
Taliban, roaming Afghan cities amid Eid euphoria, rule out ceasefire extension
KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban militants headed into cities across Afghanistan on Sunday as they celebrated their Eid ceasefire with feasts and selfies, raising questions about what happens when the ceasefire ends at midnight.
Serenades and selfies with stars tempt TV's Emmy voters
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Broadway musical impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber wowed more than 600 Emmy voters on a recent Monday night in Hollywood, playing piano as acclaimed singer Sara Bareilles performed a song from NBC's production of his hit roc...
May says need to ensure parliament does not overturn Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday it was important to ensure that parliament could not block Brexit, defending her approach to passing the legislation that will end Britain's membership of the European Union.
May pledges 20 billion extra pounds for healthcare post-Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May pledged on Sunday to increase funding for the National Health Service (NHS) by 20 billion pounds after Brexit, partly from tax hikes and partly from money that will no longer be going to the Europ...
South Korea, U.S. to announce suspension of major military drills this week: Yonhap
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea and the United States are expected to announce the suspension of "large-scale" military drills this week, with the provision that they would restart if North Korea failed to keep its promise to denuclearize, ne...
Taxi plows into Moscow crowd including soccer fans, injuring seven
By Jack Stubbs, Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Maria Kiselyova
May to pledge 20-billion-pound health service cash boost - reports
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May will pledge a cash boost to the National Health Service, to be funded partly from tax hikes and partly from money that will no longer be going to the European Union after Brexit, newspapers report...
Afghanistan Eid car bomb, claimed by Islamic State, kills 26
KABUL (Reuters) - A car bomb killed at least 26 people at a gathering of Taliban and Afghan armed forces in the eastern city of Nangarhar on Saturday, an official said, as soldiers and militants celebrated an unprecedented Eid ceasefire.
UK authorities release confiscated cannabis after boy hospitalised
LONDON (Reuters) - British authorities have released the medicinal cannabis oil they had confiscated from an epileptic boy who was later hospitalised suffering from seizures, the boy's mother said on Saturday.
British boy hospitalised after medicinal cannabis confiscated
LONDON (Reuters) - An epileptic boy has been hospitalised in London days after the authorities confiscated his cannabis oil medication in a case that has stirred debate about the medicinal use of the illegal drug.
U.S. judge sends ex-Trump campaign head Manafort to jail until trial
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's former election campaign manager, Paul Manafort, was sent to jail pending trial on Friday after being charged with witness tampering, the latest episode in his long fall from grace.