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Trump calls for increased military response after Orlando shooting

  (REUTERS)  Donald Trump on Monday said the United States needs to increase its military response against Islamic State in…

IS claims Orlando shooting in radio bulletin

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) --The Islamic State group on Monday claimed responsibility for the Orlando shooting that killed 50 people, saying in a…

China’s Xi sends ‘deep ‘condolences’ over US club massacre

BEIJING , China (AFP) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping called his US counterpart Barack Obama on Monday to express "deep…

Eiffel Tower to don US colours after Orlando killings

PARIS , France (AFP) -- The Eiffel Tower will be lit up Monday night in the red, white and blue…

Trade disputes loom over Merkel’s China visit

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Tensions over trade and Chinese investment in a German robotics firm dominated Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit…

Gunmen kill two, wound six at Mexico baseball game

PUEBLA, Mexico (AFP)--Two people were killed and at least six others seriously wounded in Mexico when armed men opened fire on…

Grief mixes with defiance as a shaken Orlando deals with attack

ORLANDO, United States (AFP) --The people of Orlando grieved and remembered the dead after a gunman murdered 50 people at a gay…

Australia pledges $1 billion to help save the Great Barrier Reef

LIZARD ISLAND, Australia (Reuters) -- Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Monday (June 13) pledged $1 billion in assistance for…

Top human rights activist rearrested in Bahrain: family

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- Leading Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab was rearrested on Monday by security forces…

Orlando shooter homophobe and wife beater: reports

ORLANDO, United States (AFP) -- People close to the gunman behind the attack on a gay nightclub in Florida that…

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