A proposed emergency tax on California billionaires to help fund the state's cash-strapped healthcare system has gathered enough signatures to trigger a referendum in November, the union behind the measure announced.
US President Donald Trump called Monday for comedian Jimmy Kimmel to be fired for likening First Lady Melania Trump to an "expectant widow," in a joke made days before a third alleged attempt to assassinate Trump.
Two trains collided outside the Indonesian capital Jakarta late Monday, killing at least four people, injuring dozens, and prompting a mammoth rescue effort.
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Jihadists and allied Tuareg separatists in Mali have seized the key northern town of Kidal after coordinated attacks on strategic junta positions, an ally of the local governor and local sources said on Monday.
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The death toll in a Colombian highway bombing blamed on cocaine-trafficking rebels has risen to 21, the government said Monday, in the country's worst attack on civilians in decades and just ahead of elections.
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The head of the UN's maritime agency said Monday there was "no legal basis" for imposing any fees for ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Oil prices rose and stock markets mostly retreated on Monday as peace talks between the United States and Iran stalled, ahead of a week full of central bank decisions and corporate earnings.
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This summer's World Cup risks being defined by "exclusion and fear" due to crackdowns on immigration, demonstrations and press freedom in the United States, Human Rights Watch warned on Monday.
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Tuareg separatists and their jihadist allies in Mali have seized control of the key northern town of Kidal after coordinated attacks on strategic junta positions, an ally of the local governor and local sources said Monday.
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Iran's top diplomat blamed Washington on Monday for the failure of Middle East peace talks during a visit to Russia, where President Vladimir Putin promised him Moscow's support in bringing the war to a close.
US First Lady Melania Trump lashed out Monday at comedian Jimmy Kimmel over a joke likening her to an "expectant widow," a jibe with eerie resonance after a shooting at a dinner attended by Donald Trump.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday announced the creation of Canada's first-ever sovereign wealth fund, beginning with a CAN$25 billion ($18.3) endowment he said will strengthen the economy amid a "crumbling" world order.
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Luka Modric fractured his cheekbone in a clash of heads during AC Milan's goalless draw with Juventus and will undergo surgery, his Serie A club said on Monday.
Signatories of the landmark nuclear non-proliferation treaty began a meeting at the UN on Monday as fears of a renewed arms race escalate, with atomic powers once again at loggerheads over safeguards.
A California man accused of storming a gala dinner attended by President Donald Trump was to appear in court Monday over a shooting that marked the latest spasm of political violence in deeply divided America.
Iran's top diplomat blamed Washington on Monday for the failure of Middle East peace talks during a visit to Russia, where President Vladimir Putin promised him Moscow's support in bringing the war to a close.
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