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Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (AFP) - BRICS leaders meeting in Rio de Janeiro from Sunday are expected to decry Donald Trump's hardline trade policies, but are struggling to bridge divides...

Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump signed his flagship tax and spending bill into law Friday, capping a pomp-laden White House Independence Day ceremony featuring a stealth bomber fly-by....

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Mark Snow, a composer of music for television -- including the distinctively eerie theme for "The X Files" -- has died at age 78,...

Houston (AFP) - At least 13 people were dead after flash flooding hit south-central Texas early Friday, officials said, with more than 20 girls at a summer camp still unaccounted...

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (AFP) - BRICS leaders will meet in Rio de Janeiro from Sunday, with the bloc depleted by the absence of China's Xi Jinping, who is skipping the...

New York (AFP) - Competitive eater Joey Chestnut recaptured his title at the Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest on Friday in Brooklyn, downing 70. 5 hot dogs and buns...

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Russia on Friday said that it sees no immediate diplomatic way out of the war in Ukraine, hours after pummelling the war-torn country with its largest...

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Russia launched its largest-ever drone and missile attack on Ukraine overnight on Friday just hours after a telephone call between the US and Russian presidents ended...

Des Moines (United States) (AFP) - US President Donald Trump boasted of a "phenomenal victory" to cheering supporters at a rally in Iowa on Thursday after Congress narrowly passed his...

(AFP) - While the US stock market has fully recovered from a spring rout, the relentless drop in the dollar is prompting currency experts to warn of greater financial market...