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White House denies Iran ransom payment

by Andrew BEATTY WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The White House on Wednesday denied renewed accusations that it paid Iran…

US Air Force declares F-35A fighter jet ‘combat ready’

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US Air Force on Tuesday declared an initial squadron of F-35A stealth fighters as…

Obama says Trump ‘unfit’ to be president

by Andrew BEATTY WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- In a searing and virtually unprecedented presidential rebuke, Barack Obama declared embattled…

Trump says ‘much easier’ to get Purple Heart as gift from vet

ASHBURN, United States (AFP) - Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump on Tuesday courted controversy when he said receiving a Purple…

Vets, Republicans repudiate Trump clash with hero’s family

  by Michael Mathes WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Veterans groups and Republicans Monday savaged Donald Trump's war of words with…

Singapore’s Lee says understands TPP “politically difficult” in U.S. election year.

WASHINGTON, United States (Reuters) -- Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, on a landmark visit to Washington D.C., said on…

Zika travel warning issued for Miami neighborhood: US

  by Leila Macor Kerry Sheridan MIAMI, United States (AFP)   Zika fears prompted US health authorities on Monday to issue…

Warren Buffett challenges Donald Trump to exchange tax return

NEBRASKA, United States (Reuters) -- U.S. investor Warren Buffett, speaking at a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton,…

Trump feud with slain soldier’s parents roils White House race

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - by Michael Mathes Donald Trump's confrontation with the parents of a slain Muslim American soldier…

Clinton’s ‘Rust Belt’ tour courts white working class

by Ivan Couronne PITTSBURGH, United States (AFP) -- Hillary Clinton took a bus tour across the US "rust belt" region…

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