The United States said on Wednesday that it was removing Turkey from the F-35 fighter jet programme, a move long threatened and expected after Ankara began accepting delivery of an advanced Russian missile defence system last week.

US removing Turkey from F-35 programme after its Russian missile defence purchase

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Sanctions imposed this week by the United States on Myanmar's military leaders over human rights abuses against Rohingya Muslims do not go far enough, UN special rapporteur Yanghee Lee said on Thursday.

United States sanctions on Myanmar military leaders inadequate: United Nation investigator

Iran's foreign minister has renewed accusations that the United States was waging "economic terrorism," on a visit to the United Nations. Watch full video to know more.

Iran FM at UN accuses U.S of ‘economic terrorism’

Protesters marched through the streets of lower Manhattan on Wednesday (July 17), calling for justice five years after Eric Garner died while being arrested by New York City Police officers.

Protests in New York on 5th anniversary of death of Eric Garner

The United States on Tuesday (local time) welcomed the construction of the Kartarpur corridor for Sikh pilgrims, saying it is "incredibly supportive" of steps that boost people-to-people ties between India and Pakistan.

United States welcomes construction of Kartarpur corridor

After a run as one of the world's most powerful and notorious criminals, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was sentenced to life in prison by a US judge on Wednesday. Guzman, the 62-year-old former leader of the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel, was convicted in February of crimes spanning a quarter of a century, including trafficking hundreds of tons of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamines and marijuana to the United States.

Drug lord 'El Chapo' given life sentence by US judge

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After initial hesitation, a growing number of Republicans in the US Congress including almost half the Ohio delegation in the House have openly criticised President Donald Trump over his racially charged attacks on four Democratic lawmakers.

In 'GOP base' Texas & key battleground state Ohio, Republicans criticise Trump over 'racist' tweets

The United States will "do what it can do" to help defuse a worsening political and economic dispute between South Korea and Japan, a senior US diplomat said on Wednesday, as South Korea warned that the row would have global repercussions.

US diplomat vows to help South Korea, Japan resolve worsening dispute

'One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind': 50 years of historic Apollo 11 mission

The two candidates vying to become Britain's next prime minister both condemned on Monday US President Donald Trump's xenophobic tweets about progressive Democrat congresswomen as "totally offensive" and "totally unacceptable".

UK Prime Minister hopeful slam Donald Trump tweets, but refuse to call them racist

As the United States races to put humans back on the moon for the first time in nearly 50 years, a NASA-funded lab in Colorado aims to launch robots there first to build telescopes that will look far into our galaxy and remotely operated by astronauts.

NASA lab aims to put robots on moon before humans go

This segment of WION brings to you top stories of the morning from across the globe. Watch this video to get updated with the latest information.

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Pedestrians walking through the New York congressional district represented by one of Donald Trump's most recent targets Monday (July 15) were not amused by his nativist rhetoric.

Trump's 'go back' rhetoric is hypocrisy to AOC district

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday joined international condemnation of US President Donald Trump's xenophobic tweets about progressive Democrat congresswomen.

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern 'utterly' disagrees with Trump tweets on US congresswomen

Goldman Sachs Group Inc reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday as the Wall Street investment bank benefited from higher equity trading and an increase in lending to its wealthy clients and companies.

Goldman Sachs profit beats expectations on equity trading, lending

NASA lab wants to put robots on the moon

Talks on getting North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons are at risk because the United States looks set to break a promise not to hold military exercises with South Korea, North Korea said on Tuesday.

Nuclear talks at risk if US-South Korea exercises go ahead: North Korea

Tata Steel India's first quarter production increased by 20 per cent year-on-year with consolidation of Tata Steel BSL for the full quarter and higher capacity utilisation at both Tata Steel standalone and Tata Steel BSL.

Tata Steel reports higher production, sales in India despite liquidity challenges in market

Iran is ready to hold talks with the United States if Washington lifts sanctions and returns to the 2015 nuclear deal it quit last year, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in a televised speech on Sunday. U.S. President Donald Trump's administration says it is open to negotiations with Iran on a more far-reaching agreement on nuclear and security issues. But Iran has made any talks conditional on first being able to export as much oil as it did before the United States withdrew from the nuclear pact with world powers in May 2018.

Rouhani: Iran ready to talk to US if sanctions lifted

A private radio station in Afghanistan has shut down after numerous threats from a suspected Taliban commander who objected to women working as presenters, officials at the radio station said on Monday.

Afghanistan radio station shuts down after threats by suspected Taliban

Thousands of companies leaving China, that is why they want to make a deal: Trump As US and China continue talks on ways to end the trade war, President Trump in a tweet said today that US tariffs have had a major effect on companies wanting to leave China for "non-tariffed countries" with "thousands leaving" the country.

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Iran on Monday urged the European parties to the 2015 nuclear deal "to take practical, effective and responsible decisions" to save the landmark agreement. "We stress that the continued voluntary and goodwill based actions by the Islamic Republic of Iran are rooted in the principle of reciprocity of rights and duties" in the nuclear deal, the foreign ministry said in a statement.

Take practical, effective and responsible decisions: Iran to EU on nuclear deal

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