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Conservative British Prime Minister Theresa May has not reached an agreement with Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). “The DUP today (Saturday) held discussions with representatives of the Conservative Party in line with Arlene Foster's commitment to explore how we might bring stability to the nation at this time of great challenge. The talks so far have been positive.

One of the Pence family cats has died, CNN reported Saturday. Oreo, a 13-year-old black and white cat, passed away. Second lady Karen Pence tweeted out a tribute to Oreo Saturday. “Rest in peace Oreo. You touched a lot of hearts in your little life.

Vermont Sen. MORE (I) continued his praise of Jeremy Corbyn and the U.K.'s Labour Party Saturday, saying the left-leaning party gained seats in Parliament by standing up to British elites. While speaking Saturday at The People's Summit in Chicago, Sanders said Labour supporters were successful "not by moving to the right, not by becoming more conciliatory - they won those seats by standing up to the ruling class.” The anti-establishment senator praised his British counterpart before and after the U.K.’s general election.

As the fallout continues over fired FBI Director James Comey's Thursday testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee, top senators are hitting the Sunday show circuit to discuss the former top cop's bombshell remarks. Comey's hearing was the most dramatic testimony on Capitol Hill in years, featuring an ousted FBI chief accusing the sitting president's administration of lying about him and his former bureau. The hearing dominated discussion on television and in Washington this week, which the Trump administration planned to use to focus on its infrastructure agenda. Multiple House and Se

PARIS — When Emmanuel Macron was campaigning to become the president of France, he laid out an ambitious plan to overhaul what many said were third-rail pillars of the country — retirement benefits and employee protections, for example — in order to make the country more competitive.

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CHISHI, China — Soaring over a lush valley in southern China, the Chishi Bridge is a 1.4-mile-long marvel of concrete and steel.

MANILA — Thirteen Philippine marines were killed and at least 40 others were wounded in a 14-hour clash with militants linked to the Islamic State in the city of Marawi, the military said on Saturday. It was believed to be the deadliest single-day toll for military forces battling Islamist militants from the Abu Sayyaf and Maute groups that seized part of the city in May, beginning a wave of violence across Marawi and

MANILA — It was classic bravado from the Philippines’ tough-guy president, Rodrigo Duterte. The Maute Group, a militant Islamist band fighting government troops near the southern Philippines city of Marawi last year, had asked for a cease-fire. The president rejected the overture. “They said that they will go down upon Marawi to burn the place,” Mr. Duterte recounted in December.