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An increasingly isolated Trump joins the battle of his life 08 Jun 2017 - 09:41 am
U.S. President Donald Trump announces his $1 trillion infrastructure plan to the crowd during a rally alongside the Ohio River at the Rivertowne Marina in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. June 7, 2017. REUTERS/John Sommers II
Ex-FBI chief Comey tells US senators Trump pressured him on Russia probe 08 Jun 2017 - 08:17 am
(FILES) This file photo taken on May 3, 2017 shows FBI Director James Comey as he testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. AFP / JIM WATSON
Obama praises US cities, states, for climate change stand 07 Jun 2017 - 01:01 pm
File Photo: Reuters.
Before Comey testifies, US intel chiefs have their say 07 Jun 2017 - 10:39 am
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on worldwide threats on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 23, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas.
Fired warehouse worker kills five before killing himself in Florida 05 Jun 2017 - 08:48 pm
A law enforcement official wipes her eyes at the entrance to the shooting crime scene in Orlando, Florida on June 5, 2017. AFP / Gregg Newton
Burn victim from Venezuela protest dies 04 Jun 2017 - 11:26 pm
An opposition supporter rally against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, June 2, 2017. Reuters/Christian Veron
Comey to be pressed on whether Trump interfered with Russia probe 04 Jun 2017 - 10:00 pm
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Putin’s dinner with Michael Flynn: “I didn’t even really talk to him” 04 Jun 2017 - 09:00 pm
FILE PHOTO: Michael Flynn arrives to meet with Donald Trump at Trump Tower in the Manhattan borough of New York City, November 17, 2016 (REUTERS / Mike Segar)
Trump points to travel ban after reports of London attacks 04 Jun 2017 - 01:35 pm
A Police coroners's van is driven onto London Bridge in London on June 4, 2017, as police continue their investigations following the June 3 terror attack.  AFP / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS
Banging on empty pots, Venezuelans protest food shortages 03 Jun 2017 - 09:22 pm
Demonstrator reacts against riot security forces during the 'march of the empty pots' against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas, Venezuela, June 3, 2017. (REUTERS/Marco Bello)
Trump critics, backers march around globe over climate and Russia 03 Jun 2017 - 08:31 pm
People hold signs at the March for Truth on June 3, 2017 in New York. The marchers are calling for a fair and impartial investigation into alleged Russian influence in 2016 US elections and for US President Donald Trump to release his tax returns. (AFP /
US Supreme Court to hear Muslim travel ban case 03 Jun 2017 - 01:00 pm
File Photo: AFP.
US asks visa applicants for social media handles 03 Jun 2017 - 11:38 am
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Isolated US lashes out at climate critics 03 Jun 2017 - 11:31 am
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt (R) joins White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer (L) for the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 2, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
'I knew them all': Confident Ananya Vinay wins spelling bee 03 Jun 2017 - 11:21 am
Ananya Vinay of Fresno, CA. won the 2017 Scripps National Spelling Bee by spelling the word
Venezuela leader promises constitution referendum to calm crisis 03 Jun 2017 - 09:23 am
A supporter of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro demonstrates against Attorney General Luisa Ortega and her new stance against the government, during in a rally in Caracas, on June 2, 2017.   AFP / LUIS ROBAYO
US man gets nine years in prison for aiding Bali murder 03 Jun 2017 - 08:57 am
Heather Mack (L) and Tommy Schaefer (R) of the U.S. sit in a prison bus at Denpasar court following their verdicts on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on April 21, 2015. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside/File Photo
Brazil's Workers Party looks to Lula to rise from ashes 03 Jun 2017 - 08:49 am
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, gestures during opening ceremony of the national congress of the Workers' Party in Brasilia, Brazil, June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino