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Trump Signs an Order Renaming Lake Ontario 'Lake America'
He cannot rename Canada's half, or compel any mapmaker to follow. 'Now all we need is an ocean,' he told reporters.
Burnham Backed a £500,000 Donation Cap That Would Fall Over Time
Correspondence shows the prime minister supporting a lower limit than reported — as campaigners accuse him of a U-turn before next week's bill.
Qatar Takes a Hormuz Proposal to Tehran
A temporary shipping corridor and a joint project to clear mines from the strait, as hopes rise that US-Iran dialogue resumes.
Why Trump Wants H-1B Visas to Cost Employers More Than $100,000
A proposed one-off fee, payable whether or not the application succeeds, on top of existing charges of $2,000 to $5,000.
California Is Preparing for the President to Call Its Election a Fraud
Trump has said the state's mail-in voting is 'a fraud'. Officials are answering with public tours of the count.
Two Killed at School Near Berlin in What Police Call a Domestic Violence Incident
An 18-year-old student and a 30-year-old man who tried to intervene died in Gosen-Neu Zittau. A 19-year-old suspect has been arrested.
Ratko Mladić Dies at 84 in UN Custody
The Bosnian Serb commander convicted of genocide over Srebrenica died in the UN detention facility at The Hague. The court has ordered a full inquiry.
The CIA Director Made a Secret Trip to Moscow. That Is Not Routine.
Trump called it 'semi-routine'. The last such visit was five years ago, weeks before Russia's plans to invade Ukraine.
Burnham Rules Out an Irish Border Poll on First Visit to Belfast
A unification referendum is 'off the table', the prime minister said, pointing to Brexit and Scottish independence as votes whose divisions 'take a long time to heal'.
Supreme Court Asked to Settle the Sturgeon Inquiry Documents Row
Scotland's information commissioner is seeking permission to appeal, after the Court of Session backed ministers withholding the material.
Ex-ICE Agent Charged Over a Shooting Walks Free From a Texas Jail
A federal judge declined to order Christian Castro's return to Minnesota, where a nationwide warrant for his arrest was issued in May.
Norwegians Gather at the Palace as King Harald's Condition Worsens
Europe's oldest head of state, 89, has spent ten days in hospital with a rare blood condition. Crown Prince Haakon has been serving as regent.