Despite Trump's 'Mission accomplished', question raised over U.S. Syria strategy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Just over a year ago U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a missile strike against the Syrian government for a chemical weapons attack against its own people.

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Four Palestinian militants dead in Gaza blast

GAZA (Reuters) - The Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group said four of its members were killed in an apparent accidental blast in the Gaza Strip on Saturday.

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North Korean leader meets Chinese senior official, fetes Chinese art troupe

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met Chinese senior diplomat Song Tao, and feted a Chinese art troupe led by Song, North Korean state media said on Sunday, indicating closer ties with China following Kim's surprise visit to Beijing last month.

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Without Lula, right wing and green candidates lead Brazil's presidential race: poll

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Environmentalist Marina Silva and right wing politician Jair Bolsonaro would be leading candidates in Brazil's presidential election if jailed former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is unable to run, according to an opinion poll on Sunday.

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U.S. urges regional leaders to isolate Venezuela's Maduro

LIMA (Reuters) - The United States urged regional leaders on Saturday to take stronger steps to isolate Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, as it joined a declaration condemning the worsening humanitarian crisis and political repression in the South American nation.

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UK could launch retaliatory cyber attack on Russia if infrastructure targeted: Sunday Times

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain would consider launching a cyber attack against Russia in retaliation if Russia targeted British national infrastructure, the Sunday Times reported, citing unnamed security sources.

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Pentagon says strikes in Syria successfully hit all targets

04/14/18 10:19 AM

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Pentagon holds briefing following U.S.-led airstrikes on Syria

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WPP chief Sir Martin Sorrell quits advertising agency

He resigns after 33 years as chief executive of the world's largest advertising agency, WPP.

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Braking news

Automatic braking systems could save 1,000 lives on the UK's roads over the next decade.

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'Snow emergency' as powerful spring storm pounds parts of U.S.

MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A powerful spring storm pummeled the U.S. Midwest and Plains on Saturday with blizzard conditions and high winds, while tornadoes and thunderstorms menaced some of the South.

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Former FBI head: assumption Clinton would win a factor in email probe

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former FBI Director James Comey said his assumption that Hillary Clinton would win the 2016 presidential election was a factor in opening an inquiry into her emails, according to part of an ABC interview broadcast on Saturday.

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Starbucks chief executive apologizes for arrests of two black men

(Reuters) - Starbucks Chief Executive Kevin Johnson apologized late on Saturday for the arrests of two black men at a Philadelphia coffee shop last week, which sparked accusations of racial profiling.

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Trump lawyer Cohen denies media report of Prague trip

(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen on Saturday denied a media report that the special counsel investigating alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election has evidence Cohen visited Prague that year.

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U.S. marijuana friends and foes cautious at signs of softer Trump

(Reuters) - Both advocates and opponents of legalized marijuana reacted with caution on Saturday to signs from the White House that growers in U.S. states where the drug is permitted would be shielded from federal prosecution, saying it was too early to know the final impact.

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After walkouts, U.S. teachers eye elections for school funding gains

OKLAHOMA CITY/TULSA, Okla. (Reuters) - High school physics teacher Craig Hoxie filed to run for Oklahoma's House of Representatives on Friday, a day after the end of a two-week teacher walkout that had pressed lawmakers for school funding.

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Tens of thousands of Hungarians protest against Orban landslide

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Hungarians protested in Budapest on Saturday against what organizers said was an unfair election system that gave Prime Minister Viktor Orban a landslide victory at the polls after a "hate campaign" against immigrants.

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