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McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan dismissed calls for a bipartisan special committee.

Social Democrat Party (PSD) of Liviu Dragnea won elections despite two year suspended sentence.

Child murderer vents fury at the judiciary for stalling Brexit, in a letter written from prison.

Residents in North Kivu region fear fighters could commit human rights violations and attack civilians.

Source close to Diane Abbott tells IBTimes UK that Britain does have 'controls' as Hilary Benn weighs in.

US follows suit by imposing sanctions on two officials.

Examining data pollsters gauge the impact of what they're calling the 'Comey effect'.

Met Police insists it has an 'appropriate policing plan' in place as court makes Article 50 verdict.

Yahya Jammeh lost to Adama Barrow of the UDP opposition party in presidential election held on 1 December.

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President-elect hints at approving Keystone XL pipeline and speeding up energy projects.

Wilders' PVV party is now the most popular in the Netherlands, poll shows.

Brexit might revive the stalled world trading system – but it's still depicted as a matter of immigration.

House of Lords' EU Committee urged Whitehall and Brussels to recognise 'unique' relationship.

The President-elect accused President Obama of being 'too busy' to receive the updates in 2014.

Crisis facilitator Benjamin Mkapa said Burundi's controversial government is legal and legitimate.

The conflicting messages are reportedly indicative of cultural differences between the CIA and the FBI.

Unless there is an easy way out the president will almost be 'forced to stay' says Pragmora think tank

May will back the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of anti-Semitism.

The appointment is seen as part of efforts by new Pakistan army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa to build his own team.

Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn will receive updates on foreign policy, judicial, personnel and economic affairs.

Japan said China's actions were regrettable and harmed the improvement of relations between Tokyo and Beijing.

Rodrigo Duterte says the weapons deal is based on a 25-year grant from China.

But the New Jersey governor did not get offered the position he was after - Attorney General.

The advertisement was posted on the liquor brand's Facebook page a day after President Park's impeachment.

Spencer's account was suspended in November amid Twitter's crackdown on online harassment and hate speech.

An editorial in the Global Times warned Trump 'to listen clearly, the One China policy cannot be traded'.

John Bolton claimed the intelligence community has been politicised under Obama.

The definition was agreed in May 2016 at a conference of the Berlin-based intergovernmental organisation IHRA.