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Obama's says goodbye in last presidential speech

Barack Obama closes the book on his presidency Tuesday, with a farewell speech in Chicago that will try to lift supporters felled by Donald Trump's shock victory. Obama's last trip on Air Force One will be a pilgrimage to his adoptive hometown, where he will address a sell-out crowd not far...

ISIS staging fewer truck attacks in Mosul

ISIS fighters are increasingly less capable of using trucks packed with explosives against Iraqi troops in Mosul, a sign of their growing weakness, the Pentagon said Monday. "We see fewer and fewer VBIED than we had previously in Mosul," Pentagon spokesman Navy Captain Jeff Davis said, using...

US announces new sanctions against Russians

The U.S. is economically blacklisting five more Russians, including a senior law enforcement official in President Vladimir Putin's government. Under the sanctions, their assets are blocked and people in the United States are generally prohibited from dealing with them. The new sanctions...

Cyprus leaders seek deal in 'historic opportunity' for peace

The leaders of both sides of ethnically divided Cyprus began new unification talks on Monday but sought to temper hopes of a swift breakthrough, though its U.N. envoy said a deal to resolve one of Europe's most enduring conflicts was within reach. Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci and...