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Florida shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz: Guns, depression and a life in trouble By William Wan, David Weingrad, Fred Barbash and Mark Berman   https://youtu.be/4qYfSC73_OU He had been getting treatment at a mental health clinic, but he had...

Cuba welcomes new private property law   On Sunday, Cuba's National Assembly voted through a new constitution which recognises private property for the first time in decades. The constitution will be put to popular referendum later...

Polio reported in Venezuela decades after it was thought to be eradicated   Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria, are the only other countries that suffer from endemic polio, a childhood virus that can cause paralysis or death. The...

Russia launches massive war games in eastern Europe   Military drills involving nearly 13,000 troops are being carried out on the territory of Moscow’s ally Belarus. Russia on Thursday began huge joint military exercises with Belarus along...

Executive Order Prohibiting Certain Additional Transactions with Respect to Venezuela Foreign Policy Issued on: May 21, 2018     By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of...

Miami foot bridge collapse leaves at least six people dead   Ten people were also injured when a newly installed 950-tonne pedestrian bridge collapsed, trapping at least eight cars below, officials say. Aerial view shows a pedestrian...

Cuba's new leader vows to modernise economy but no return to capitalism   ♦ Successor to Raúl Castro promises no ‘capitalist restoration’ ♦ Miguel Díaz-Castro, 57, is first non-Castro to lead Cuba in 60 years Raúl Castro, right,...

Music from a rusty rababa becomes a lifeline for a father and son in Syria   War in the country has forced more than 12 million people out of their homes. Over half of them are...

North Korea threatens to cancel historic summit with US   North Korea cancelled a high-level meeting Wednesday with South Korea and threatened also to call off a historic summit planned later this month with the United...

Several dead, more than 70 injured in London fire A massive fire ripped through a 24-storey apartment building in West London, killing 12 people and injuring dozens after residents were trapped inside. London's fire commissioner...