Kim Hjelmgaard
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Tensions and disputes roil NATO alliance meetings in London
NATO leaders gather in London amid public infighting between some of the military alliance's biggest member nations. → Read More
Trump in Britain for NATO meetings. Macron talks may be more important
President Donald Trump's visit to Britain's capital for NATO meetings may be overshadowed by talks with France's President Emmanuel Macron. → Read More
NATO meeting comes as cracks in alliance's armor – beyond Trump's criticisms – begin to show
A NATO leaders' meeting in London comes amid heightened frictions over the powerful military alliance, its direction and leadership. → Read More
'Amazing bravery': Stories of London Bridge attack heroes emerge
Two people killed Friday in a terror attack in London have not been named. The stories of heroes who stepped in to prevent more deaths are emerging. → Read More
'You have to make the best of it': How US Navy sailors celebrate Thanksgiving at sea
At remote forward operating bases in Afghanistan, Iraq or Syria, America's military can spend months planning for Thanksgiving meals. → Read More
'Tool of repression': Iran and regimes from Ethiopia to Venezuela limit Internet, go dark online
The Internet blackout in Iran is part of a trend where governments try to shut their citizens off from the world when it suits them. → Read More
They have different causes and aims but mass protests from Iran to Hong Kong accelerate
Mass protests around the world that have broken out, for different reasons, in recent months. On Sunday, Iran imposed a near total Internet blackout. → Read More
American ISIS fighter stranded in no-man's to be repatriated to U.S., Turkey says
Turkish media identified the Islamic State group fighter as Mohammad Darwis B. and said he was an American citizen of Jordanian background. → Read More
Israeli airstrike kills Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza home
The Israeli strike killed Bahaa Abu el-Atta and his wife, setting off a furious barrage of dozens of rocket attacks reaching as far as Tel Aviv. → Read More
Taliban to free American, Australian hostages in prisoner swap, Afghan president says
The Taliban kidnapped American Kevin King in 2016 along with Timothy Weeks, an Australian national, outside the American University of Afghanistan. → Read More
Iran starts injecting uranium gas into centrifuges, further unraveling nuclear accord
President Hassan Rouhani says Iran will inject uranium gas into centrifuges, weakening a nuclear deal with world powers that has all but collapsed. → Read More
Iran announces nuke deal violations 40 years after U.S. Embassy takeover, hostage crisis
The announcement of new nuclear deal violations comes as Iran marks the anniversary of the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover and ensuing hostage crisis. → Read More
Islamic State group names new leader, confirms Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's death
The announcement was reported by the Site Intelligence Group, which monitors the online content of extremist groups. → Read More
British lawmakers vote to hold rare December election. Why? Brexit
Most polls show Boris Johnson is likely to comfortably win the Dec. 12 vote. → Read More
British lawmakers reject new election as EU agrees Brexit delay
The development comes just three days before Britain was due to become the first country ever to leave the 28-nation bloc on Oct 31. → Read More
Boris Johnson to seek election amid Brexit deadlock
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he will likely ask Parliament to approve an election as part of an effort to break a Brexit deadlock. → Read More
As Parliament votes, it's 'do or die' time for Boris Johnson's Brexit deal
Boris Johnson will ask lawmakers Tuesday to support his Brexit deal and to push the agreement through Parliament before a Halloween deadline. → Read More
Boris Johnson pushes for Brexit vote after British Parliament's snub
Boris Johnson wants lawmakers to vote on and pass a Brexit deal after an earlier attempt was sabotaged by opposition and rebel parliamentarians. → Read More
Rebel British lawmakers force Boris Johnson to ask for Brexit delay. He refused
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he won't ask for a Brexit delay that Parliament legally forces him to request. → Read More
Acrimony, divisions, frustration: UK's 3-year Brexit battle nears end but it's not over
After three years of acrimony and frustration related to Britain's EU divorce battle, Brexit's end may be near but the ordeal is not over. → Read More