Pence's Mideast visit presents key allies with a conundrum
Egyptian, Jordanian leaders can't risk tight ties with D.C. -- nor can they afford to be seen as abandoning the Palestinian cause
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Dozens die as flames engulf bus
Authorities in former Soviet state of Kazakhstan say 52 people perished but 5 survived and were being treated for their injuries
Trump says Russia is helping North Korea avoid sanctions
President spoke to Reuters Wednesday and also said the North is getting closer to being able to reach the U.S. with a long-range missile
At Stanford, Tillerson talks about Syria, Trump's tweets
The secretary of state said his staff often prints out the president's tweets for him
American, Canadian investors kidnapped in ambush
The two foreigners were traveling in Nigeria when they were ambushed by gunmen, according to a Nigerian police spokesman
Protests plans and pessimism as Trump eyes Davos
He'll be 1st sitting U.S. leader to attend the economic summit in decades, as organizers note a "deteriorating geopolitical landscape"
Ex-Nazi death camp guard's final bid to avoid prison reportedly rejected
Doctor has said "Accountant of Auschwitz" Oskar Groening, 96, still fit to serve prison sentence
Rappler shut down after reports critical of Philippine leader
Media observers said the move is an act to muzzle the free press
2 dead as bitter cold freezes eyelashes in Siberia
Schools closed as temperature drops to minus 88.6 degrees Fahrenheit
North, South Korea agree on 1st ever joint Olympic team
2 Koreas press ahead with cooperation on Olympics in Pyeongchang, as U.S. warns Americans to be "sober" about possibility of war
Robot, possible divers to probe sunken Iranian tanker
China says it will try to plug holes in Sanchi, which went down in flames carrying 32 crew members
Asian nation bans women from buying alcohol
Senior Sri Lanka official says reinstating the ban is in line with the country's values
Chinese-American journalist says wife kidnapped by China
New-York based editor says wife held for months after he interviewed exiled businessman about corruption in Communist Party
China accuses U.S. of "Cold War thinking" with N. Korea summit
Beijing slams meeting hosted by U.S. and Canada for not including "major parties to the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue"
With ISIS out, American "muscle" returns to Iraq's roads
For Iraqis passionate about vintage vehicles, defeat of terror group is a win on many levels
House finds "decades-long failures" as Epstein preyed on victims
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Dad who stopped school shooting says he went into "mission mode"
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Susie Wiles' old lobbying firm in crosshairs of MAGA feud
How well did Kalshi predict the midterms? We crunched the data.
Reported Iran threat sees U.S. moves planes from second U.K. base
Inflation remained elevated in October, CPI report shows
Nvidia, CEO Jensen Huang face shareholder suit over affair
Congo court sentences 66 soldiers to death for cowardice, mutiny
