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UK Theresa May resigns after Brexit failure

UK Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday announced her resignation as Conservative leader, clearing the way for a new PM to pick up the formidable challenge of delivering Brexit and reuniting a shattered Tory party. May said in an emotional statement in Downing Street that she would resign as Tory …

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Accused New Zealand mosque shooter charged with terrorism

New Zealand police on Tuesday filed a terrorism charge against the man accused of killing 51 people at two Christchurch mosques. Australian Brenton Harrison Tarrant, 28, was already facing murder and attempted murder charges from the March 15 shootings. The new charge comes with a maximum penalty of life imprisonment …

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Venezuela braces for unrest as Maduro clamps down

Venezuela braced Saturday for another day of nationwide protests after President Nicolas Maduro clamped down further on opposition leader Juan Guaido, locking up his deputy in a military prison following a dramatic arrest. Edgar Zambrano, deputy speaker of the opposition-majority National Assembly, is being held in preventive detention for “the …

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Boeing 737 plane skids off runway into water

A US Department of Defense Boeing 737 plane from Guantanamo Bay skidded off a runway into shallow water in Jacksonville, Florida, late Friday, but officials said there were no serious injuries, according to a report by ABC News. Jacksonville Fire and Rescue said 21 passengers were transported to the hospital, …

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