Pentagon to test new anti-missile system in wake of North Korea threat

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Pentagon to test new anti-missile system in wake of North Korea threat

CNN
Washington (CNN) The Pentagon on Tuesday will for the first time test its ability to shoot down an intercontinental ballistic missile using its own upgraded long-range interceptor missile in what is being widely seen as a test of US ability to counter

Manuel Noriega, Dictator Ousted by US in Panama, Dies at 83

New York Times
Removing Manuel Noriega, the dictator of Panama, from power in 1989 not only entailed what was then the largest American military action since Vietnam, but also set the stage for future actions by the United States.

Germany’s Merkel Signals Deepening Rift With US Under Trump

NBCNews.com
BERLIN – Angela Merkel’s weekend speech stating that Europe could no longer “fully count on others” was a sign of the widening cracks in the relationship between Germany and the U.S.

Ice-Cream Shop Bombing Leaves 13 Dead in Baghdad

Daily Beast
Thirteen people were killed and an additional 24 injured early Tuesday after a car bomb detonated outside an ice cream shop in central Baghdad.

‘Shocked’ South Korea leader Moon orders probe into US THAAD additions

Reuters
FILE PHOTO: A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor is launched during a successful intercept test, in this undated handout photo provided by the U.S.

French President Macron blasts Russian state-owned media as ‘propaganda’

Washington Post
PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a blunt greeting to Vladimir Putin on Monday, criticizing the use of chemical weapons by Syria’s Russian-backed government and blasting two Russian state-owned media organizations as “organs of …

Six things to watch as Trump faces his new reality

Politico
President Donald Trump hoped to score a reset with his first foreign trip but is instead returning to a barrage of controversy at home.

Zoo tiger death: Rosa King ‘always loved’ job, mother says

BBC News
The mother of zoo-keeper Rosa King, who died after a tiger entered an enclosure at a Cambridgeshire wildlife park, said her daughter was dedicated to her job and “it’s what she had always loved”.

Bulldozers have become more crucial — and more vulnerable — in the fight against the Islamic State

Washington Post
MOSUL, Iraq – On the front lines, the jagged teeth of a young soldier’s bulldozer mark the beginning of Iraq’s territory and the end of the Islamic State’s.

Sources: Russians discussed potentially ‘derogatory’ information about Trump and associates during campaign

CNN
(CNN) Russian government officials discussed having potentially “derogatory” information about then-presidential candidate Donald Trump and some of his top aides in conversations intercepted by US intelligence during the 2016 election, according to two …

Moscow storm kills at least 14 people, injures hundreds

CNN
Moscow (CNN) Fourteen people were killed when the deadliest storm in years struck Moscow and the surrounding area on Monday, a spokeswoman for the Russian Investigative Committee, Svetlana Petrenko, told Russian-state media TASS.

Australia Plans to Ban Pedophiles from Traveling Abroad in a Bid to Protect Asian Children

TIME
(CANBERRA, Australia) – Australia plans to ban convicted pedophiles from traveling overseas in what the government said Tuesday is a world-first move to protect vulnerable children in Southeast Asia from exploitation.

General election: Leaders resume campaign after TV special

BBC News
Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn are resuming election campaigning after facing a live TV audience in Monday’s joint Sky News/Channel 4 special.

Trudeau asks Pope Francis to apologise for schools

BBC News
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has asked Pope Francis to apologise for the role of the Catholic Church in a Canadian school system where indigenous children were abused for decades.

Bangladesh storm kills 3, destroys thousands of homes

ABC News
Bangladeshis stand by the coast of the Bay of Bengal, before the expected landfall of tropical storm Mora in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Monday, May 29, 2017.

Philippines conducts air strikes to regain control of ISIS occupied city

CNN
(CNN) The Philippines military is conducting air strikes as it fights to regain full control of Marawi, a city on the southern island of Mindanao that was overrun by ISIS affiliated fighters last week.

Ramadan’s here — let the killing begin

Washington Times
In this Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, file photo, a man is comforted by others as he mourns over Egyptian Coptic Christians who were captured in Libya and killed by militants affiliated with the Islamic State group, outside of the Virgin … more >. Print. By

University of California to end lavish spending on dinners

Fox News
The University of California has announced it will no longer pay for the meals of its governing board after a newspaper reported lavish spending on dinners.

Gator Takes Memorial Day Dip In Backyard Pool

Patch.com
A Sarasota County family found a surprise visitor in their backyard pool Memorial Day morning. By Sherri Lonon (Patch Staff) – May 29, 2017 12:03 pm ET.

Indian woman Anshu Jamsenpa sets Mount Everest summit record

ABC News
For most climbers, scaling Mount Everest just once is the achievement of a lifetime. Anshu Jamsenpa, a 38-year-old mother of two from India, did it twice in less than a week.

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