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  Donald Trump on Sunday announced he will replace Defense Secretary Jim Mattis with his deputy Patrick Shanahan, speeding up…

  Two master bakers dressed in white use a long knife to carve a heavy, thick slab of molasses-coloured gingerbread…

  The order to withdraw American troops from Syria has been signed, the US military said Sunday, after President Donald…

  US lawmakers headed home for Christmas leaving the government partially shut for a third day Monday in an impasse…

  Indonesian rescuers raced to find survivors Monday after a volcano-triggered tsunami killed at least 281 people, with experts warning…

Residents and fighters in territory held by pro-Turkish rebels in northern Syria cautiously welcomed Washington’s decision to pull out troops,…

  A new work by enigmatic street artist Banksy has got visitors flocking to the back of a car garage…

  In a rare emotional address ahead of his abdication next year, Japanese Emperor Akihito said he took “deep comfort”…

  Three days from Christmas, fewer French “yellow vests” turned out for a sixth Saturday of protests, targeting border points…

  Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn will be spending Christmas and the beginning of 2019 behind bars after a Tokyo…