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Trump fires Tillerson, picks CIA Chief Pompeo to succeed him

WHITE HOUSE — President Donald Trump has fired his Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and picked CIA director Mike Pompeo to replace him. Trump has also nominated Gina Haspel, the current deputy...

Storm blasts winter-weary Northeastern US

The third major winter storm in two weeks is lashing the northeastern United States, plunging more than 260,000 homes and businesses in eastern Massachusetts into darkness. Meteorologists confirmed blizzards in Newport, Rhode...

US maintains ‘maximum pressure’ on North Korea ahead of possible summit

UNITED NATIONS / WASHINGTON — The U.S. national security adviser said Monday that Washington is "determined" to keep up its policy of maximum pressure on North Korea aimed at its denuclearization. General...

Iran accuses US of supporting IS in Afghanistan; Washington denies allegation

ISLAMABAD — Iran has accused the United States of helping Islamic State militants in Afghanistan to fuel regional terrorism and threaten neighboring countries. Visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif made the...

Haley: Syria ceasefire a failure; US proposes new resolution

UNITED NATIONS — U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley is denouncing the Syrian government and Russia for the failure of a cease-fire in Syria that the U.N. Security Council...

Uncertain fate awaits civilians hiding in underground shelters in E. Ghouta

Civilians in eastern Ghouta are facing an uncertain fate, as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government and its allies are tightening their grip on the area. Eastern Ghouta, one of the last rebel-held...

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