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Kiyoshi Ota – Pool/Getty Images(TOKYO) — Standing on the sacred mound inside the sumo wrestling arena, President Donald Trump hoisted the massive 70-pound President’s Cup into the arms of a person befitting such a trophy: […]

iStock/Zzvet(NEW YORK) — A British man has died on Mount Everest, marking the tenth death in two months as mountaineers eager to take advantage of a brief window of good climbing weather encounter bottlenecks and […]

iStock/MicroStockHub(WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration on Friday said it would sell $7 billion-worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates with getting congressional approval, citing Iran as an urgent threat.  The move […]

iStock/Zzvet(NEW YORK) — A total of five people have died this week on Mount Everest, as crowds of climbers experienced bottlenecks in the rush to take advantage of a short window of good weather to […]

midesi69/Twitter(LYON, France) — An explosion in the French city of Lyon on Friday left eight people with minor injuries, local officials said on social media. The blast occurred at the corner of Victor Hugo Street […]

DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images(LONDON) — Julian Assange has always been a lightning-rod for controversy, but the latest charges against him have journalism watchdog groups crying foul. Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, was charged by U.S. authorities Thursday […]

Leon Neal/Getty Images(LONDON) — U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday announced her resignation, putting an end to months of speculation over her future because of her handling of Brexit. “It is now clear to […]

Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan (US Department of Defense)(WASHINGTON) — U.S. Central Command is requesting additional defensive capabilities that could lead to as many as 5,000 to 10,000 additional troops being sent to the […]

sasacvetkovic33/iStock(PRETORIA, South Africa) — Big 5 hunters are rejoicing after two Southern African countries scrapped or relaxed their hunting laws. Five years after outlawing elephant hunting, Botswana has backtracked its decision, claiming an increased population […]

Chirag Wakaskar/Getty Images(LONDON) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed victory in the country’s general election on Thursday, as early vote counts showed his Bharatiya Janata Party on course for a significant win. Early data […]