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Pentagon chief Mattis visits Guantanamo Bay 21 Dec 2017 - 05:33 pm
U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Spain ready to fight 'fake news' in Catalonia vote 21 Dec 2017 - 01:22 pm
Voters cast their ballots at polling station for the Catalan regional parliamentary elections, between separatists and pro-unity Catalans, in Barcelona, Spain on December 21, 2017. ( Burak Akbulut - Anadolu Agency ).
Catalans vote in bid to solve independence crisis 21 Dec 2017 - 11:26 am
Catalonia's deposed regional president Carles Puigdemont said that the EU
Trump threatens to cut aid to U.N. members over Jerusalem vote 20 Dec 2017 - 07:43 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary James Mattis, holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 20, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Mexico bus crash kills 12 tourists including foreigners 20 Dec 2017 - 11:52 am
Mexican police officers and paramedics work in the scene of a road accident, where a bus driving tourists to Chacchoben archaeological zone overturned between El Cafetal and Mahahual, in Quintana Roo state, Mexico on December 19, 2017. / AFP.
Divided Catalans prepare to vote in close-run election 20 Dec 2017 - 11:47 am
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US House to vote again on tax bill, Trump on verge of win 20 Dec 2017 - 10:20 am
An image of Senate Finance Committee chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) speaking at the press conference after the senate vote of the tax reform bill on December 20, 2017 in Washington, DC.  Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images/AFP
White House blames North Korea for cyberattack 19 Dec 2017 - 08:29 pm
Tom Bossert, homeland security adviser to President Donald Trump, holds a press briefing to publicly blame North Korea for unleashing the so-called WannaCry cyber attack at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 19, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Half of California wildfires contained 19 Dec 2017 - 04:02 pm
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White House temporarily removes petition tool 19 Dec 2017 - 12:58 pm
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Derailed US train was going 80 mph in 30 mph zone: Transport authority 19 Dec 2017 - 12:20 pm
Rescue personnel and equipment are seen at the scene where an Amtrak passenger train derailed on a bridge over interstate highway I-5 in DuPont, Washington, US December 18, 2017. Reuters/Steve Dipaola
Three dead, 100 hurt in US train derailment: police 19 Dec 2017 - 10:19 am
The scene where an Amtrak passenger train derailed on a bridge over interstate highway I-5 in DuPont, Washington, U.S. December 18, 2017. REUTERS/Steve Dipaola TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY.
At least three dead as train derails over Washington state highway 19 Dec 2017 - 10:10 am
Rescue personnel and equipment are seen at the scene where an Amtrak passenger train derailed on a bridge over interstate highway I-5 in DuPont, Washington, U.S. December 18, 2017. REUTERS/Steve Dipaola.
Trump sends mixed message with 'America First' security strategy 19 Dec 2017 - 10:08 am
US President Donald Trump takes a sip of water while speaking on his national security strategy at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC on December 18, 2017. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN
65 journalists and media workers killed globally in 2017: RSF 19 Dec 2017 - 09:08 am
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Trump's year of shattered norms leaves world on edge 19 Dec 2017 - 08:58 am
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US vetoes UN resolution rejecting Trump's Jerusalem decision 19 Dec 2017 - 08:15 am
An image of the US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley vetos an Egyptian-drafted resolution regarding recent decisions concerning the status of Jerusalem, during the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, inc
Amtrak train hurtles off overpass; at least 6 people killed 18 Dec 2017 - 10:04 pm
An Amtrak passenger train derailment over interstate highway (I-5) is seen in this Washington State Patrol image moved on social media in DuPont, Washington, U.S., December 18, 2017. Courtesy Brooke Bova/Washington State Patrol