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SOUTH KOREA – A Russian cargo ship captain was drunk when his ship hit a cruise liner and later crashed into a bridge on South Korea’s coast Thursday. South Korean authorities said it was unclear whether the captain was at the…

WASHINGTON – Saudi Arabia revoked citizenship for Osama Bin Laden’s son Friday, less than a day after the U.S. State Department put a $1 million bounty on his head, Reuters reports. The U.S. offered the reward for…

ISLAMABAD – Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan announced he will release a captured Indian pilot, a move he is calling a “peace gesture” after the two nuclear powers engaged in their first aerial combat in nearly five decades.…

RUSSIA - A U.S. citizen accused of espionage by the Russian government has been in prison for two months and may face an additional three months due to what some speculate is a ploy by Moscow to facilitate a prisoner swap. Paul…

WASHINGTON – While China has pushed for communist-based economic reforms in the East, Vietnam has chosen to approach the North Koreans at this weeks summit in Hanoi with a very different sentiment. The summit will play host to…

BOGOTA – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence reinforced the Trump administration’s commitment to ousting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to make way for Juan Guaido, the opposition party leader who claimed the presidency last…

UKRAINE - A Ukrainian actor and comedian who portrays the country’s president in a television series is running to be Ukraine’s real president — and a Monday poll shows him leading the incumbent by roughly 5 percentage points. …

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump took to Twitter Sunday to confirm reports that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold a summit at Mar-a-Lago following successful trade talks between U.S. and Chinese officials. “I am…

NEW YORK - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticized Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on “Fox News Sunday” for blocking international aid to citizens dying under his rule. “The Venezuelan people are speaking loudly and clearly.…

WASHINGTON - Fidel Castro’s reign over Cuba ended after his brother Raul Castro was officially named as the country’s president on Feb. 24, 2008 – 11 years ago. Raul Castro received limited powers to rule over the country after…

BOCA RATON - Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu prepared for the upcoming April elections by trying to form workable coalitions within his government that would not only back his re-election but support his policies after his…

BRAZIL - The first shipment of humanitarian aid crossed the border from Brazil to Venezuela Saturday, Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said, but getting aid to the people of Venezuela continues to be beyond difficult. “This…

WASHINGTON - Negotiators with the United States and China continue to haggle over the terms of a potential trade deal as President Donald Trump’s deadline of March 1 creeps closer. If no deal is reached by the deadline, Trump may…

WASHINGTON - An Alabama woman who joined the Islamic State and then defected from the terrorist network will not be allowed to return to the U.S. despite pleas for re-entry. “Ms. Hoda Muthana is not a U.S. citizen and will not be…

MIAMI - National Security Adviser John Bolton shared a menacing message to Venezuela’s military Tuesday evening on Twitter as the country’s dictator Nicolas Maduro clings to power in the struggling socialist country. “Any actions by…

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump could bring a big bargaining to his upcoming summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un: Officially ending the Korean War, which the U.S. has technically been involved in since 1950. Trump was…

A former U.S. Air Force intelligence specialist accused of espionage for Iran, Monica Witt, was allegedly radicalized in part during a stint at a Washington university that has taken $100 million from Saudi Arabia and other Muslim…

EUROPE – The Vatican announced Saturday that it defrocked former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick after an investigation into years-old sexual abuse allegations against him were found credible. McCarrick cannot appeal the…

POLAND - Vice President Mike Pence paid respects on Friday to the more than one million Jews who perished in the Auschwitz concentration camp, during his trip to Poland. Pence and Poland’s President Andrzej Duda, along with their…

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump expects court challenges over declaring a national emergency to secure border wall funding, but pointed out it rarely happens and believes he should not be sued, according to a Friday press…

WASHINGTON - China envisions becoming an industry innovator of producing drugs and medical devices, but the country “lags far behind” the U.S. when it comes to the pharmaceutical industry, according to a report released Tuesday by…

WASHINGTON – Tony Evers of Wisconsin has become the latest of four newly-elected Democratic governors who have pledged to adhere to the goals set out in the Paris climate accord, bucking President Donald Trump’s opposition to the…

NEW YORK - Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas floated the possibility Tuesday of using the seized assets of convicted drug cartel kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán to help build a wall at the southern border. “America’s justice…

BOCA RATON - Guess what? American spooks believe that Iran is now in compliance with the deal it made with President Obama. And that is all fine and dandy with the Mullahs who constantly declare their intentions of laying waste to our…

RUSSIA - Dozens of polar bears invaded a small Russian military town nestled on the southern end of the Arctic islands of Novaya Zemlya, forcing authorities to declare a state of emergency. Since December, 52 polar bears have…

JAPAN - A thief or group of thieves has stolen $118,000 worth of bonsai trees including a prized 400-year-old Shimpaku tree from a bonsai master’s garden near Tokyo, Japan. Seiji Iimura’s family has been creating and tending bonsai…

EUROPE - Pope Francis will visit a Moroccan training center for imams at the end of March to promote moderate Islam and efforts to combat Islamic extremism. The pontiff will visit Morocco March 30 to 31 in the wake of his visit…

FRANCE - Rival groups associated with the so-called Yellow Vest movement were involved in what appears to be a street brawl Saturday during the 13th week of protests against French President Emmanuel Macron. “A Right-wing group of…

RUSSIA - A Russian woman was eaten alive by her own pigs after suffering an epileptic seizure and collapsing in their pen, local media reports. The woman’s husband reportedly went to bed early the previous day as he felt ill, but…

SOUTH AMERICA – Another two major oil discoveries have been made off the shore of Guyana, all but assuring the impoverished South American nation an immense flow of wealth. ExxonMobil announced two big oil discoveries in a…