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US bombers strike Islamic State camps in Libya

Thursday, 19 January 2017, 14:33 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

U.S. Air Force B-2 bombers attacked Islamic State military camps in Libya in a move aimed at eliminating extremists who had escaped the former IS stronghold of Sirte, a defense official said...

Anxious European leaders seek an early audience with Trump

Thursday, 19 January 2017, 09:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

European leaders, anxious over Donald Trump's unpredictability and kind words for the Kremlin, are scrambling to get face time with the new American president before he can meet with Russian President...

So long from White House: Obama aims final messages at Trump

Thursday, 19 January 2017, 06:16 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Barack Obama stepped behind the White House podium for the last time Wednesday, fielding questions from the crush of journalists crammed in for the occasion and offering assurances to Americans...

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange retreats from extradition pledge

Thursday, 19 January 2017, 06:06 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange retreated from his pledge to accept extradition to the U.S. if Chelsea Manning was granted clemency, arguing Wednesday via his lawyers that what he was really asking...

UK, EU take contrasting messages from May's Brexit speech

Wednesday, 18 January 2017, 12:51 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

British Prime Minister Theresa May's promise of a clean but friendly exit from the European Union drew strikingly different responses Wednesday: optimism in Britain, skepticism on the other side of...

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