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Supreme Court blocks key Obama immigration plan

by Sébastien BLANC Jérôme CARTILLIER WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US Supreme Court blocked Barack Obama's bid to shield…

US election is about more than beating Trump: Sanders

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Senator Bernie Sanders on Thursday exhorted his millions of supporters to fight to implement…

Colombia, FARC rebels sign historic ceasefire

by Alexander Grosbois in Havana with Alina Dieste in Bogota HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- The Colombian government and FARC rebels…

Coast Guard recovers a body during search for missing boaters

Searchers have recovered the body of one of the family members whose sailboat went missing off the Florida coast three…

US House Democrats stage sit-in to demand action on guns

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- In one of the most extraordinary scenes in years on the US House floor, Democrats…

Trump heads to Scotland as ‘Brexit’ vote result looms

by Michael Mathes WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Donald Trump takes his first international trip since presumptively clinching the Republican…

Storms rip through parts of New Jersey

Storms as well as a possible tornado slammed parts of New Jersey on Tuesday (June 21), leaving a trail of…

Two L.A.-area wildfires merge after forcing evacuations

Two rapidly growing wildfires merged in the parched foothills just northeast of Los Angeles on Tuesday (June 21), forcing the…

Anti-terror operation underway at Brussels shopping center after bomb alert

by Alex PIGMAN BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- An anti-terror operation was under way at a shopping center in central Brussels…

US Senate rejects gun control measures after Orlando

by Ivan Couronne WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Following the Orlando club massacre, the Republican-controlled US Senate voted down four…

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