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A senior US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that monitoring of Islamic State social media indicates that even followers did not know much about Hashimi.

In "Triggered: How the Left Thrives on Hate and Wants to Silence US," the president's eldest son lets rip at the usual suspects: Hillary Clinton, special counsel Robert Mueller and the mainstream media.

De Blasio has said he is committed to diversifying the city’s leadership and improving relations with the police in black and Hispanic neighborhoods, yet he has repeatedly opted for old-guard leaders for the Police Department.

Last month, the United States slapped a 25%-tariff on Scotch whisky and other European products in retaliation for European Union subsidies on large aircraft.

The lawmaker said that there are far more radicalised individuals now than there were at the time of 9/11.

Authorities opened a criminal case, saying the woman had tried to smuggle out the gold at the request of a Chinese citizen.

Journalist Nazli Ilicak was also to be released after having her own life sentence overturned, Anadolu said.

The Taliban have a strong presence in the province and usually target Afghan security forces in and around Puli Khumri.

Lindsay Hoyle, Bercow's deputy since 2010, is the odds-on favourite to fill his shoes but other political heavyweights are also vying for the job.

The bus skidded off the road in Sindhupalchowk district, northwest of the capital Kathmandu, and plunged 50 metres down into the Sunkosi River.

A July 25 phone call in which Trump asked Zelenskiy to investigate his political rival, Joe Biden, and Biden's family, has spurred an impeachment inquiry by Democrats in the US House of Representatives.

The protests were ignited by a proposed tax on the WhatsApp messenger service but rapidly escalated into calls for the resignation of the government and sweeping political change.

The receipts, typical of the Islamic State’s meticulous bookkeeping, showed that the group paid at least $67,000 to members of Hurras al Din, an unofficial affiliate of al-Qaida and an enemy of the Islamic State.

Digressions. Mix-ups. Mistakes. Joseph R Biden Jr has a choppy speaking style that could undermine his message at a time when he needs to attract more voters and donors.

The fire destroyed three of the train's carriages near the town of Rahim Yar Khan in the south of Punjab province. The police said that some of the dead were killed when they jumped from the moving train to escape the flames.

President Sebastian Pinera said "common sense" had dictated the decision to withdraw from the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit and the Cop 25 climate change conference.