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Dakota oil pipeline gets final go-ahead
The Army Corps of Engineers grants a permit for the controversial oil pipeline to cross the Missouri river in a blow to the Standing Rock Sioux tribe.

The Army Corps of Engineers grants a permit for the controversial oil pipeline to cross the Missouri river in a blow to the Standing Rock Sioux tribe.

The government and the country's second-largest rebel group launch formal peace talks in Ecuador.

Students take to the streets of New York City to protest against President Donald Trump’s policies.

Monstrous tornadoes rip through US state of Louisiana, destroying homes and cutting power.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls on the nation to vote in favor of bolstering his presidential powers as the country’s post-coup purge continues.

John McCain censures Donald Trump's recent comparison of the US and Russia, saying the two countries are not morally comparable.

NATO deployed hundreds of German troops to Lithuania as part of its multinational battalion aimed at bolstering its eastern flank against Russia.

A US federal appeals court begins a hearing over the future of President Donald Trump's travel ban.

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer is parroting hollow threats against Iran in an effort to market the Trump administration as a tough one.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ spokesman says he "was horrified" by a report of security forces raping Rohingya Muslims in Myannmar.

The US Senate confirms Donald Trump’s pick via a tie-breaking vote by Vice President Mike Pence, marking the first time in US history that a VP changes a 50-50 vote.

British lawmakers vote against parliamentary veto power over Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal.

Facebook is facing legal action by a Syrian refugee whose picture with German Chancellor Angela Merkel was used in fake news items.

The UK government is “complicit” in Saudi Arabia’s war crimes in Yemen, says an academic in London.

An author says the United States still occupies Japan, Germany and Italy based on agreements with their governments following WWII.

Brazil's army troops manage to reestablish control over Espirito Santo state after three days of bloody violence.

Moise took the oath during a ceremony at the National Assembly in Port-au-Prince on Tuesday.

The Saudi soldiers were killed in the village of al-Tuwal in the kingdom’s southwestern Jizan Region bordering Yemen.