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The British government plans to tighten oversight of the MI5 spy agency after a report revealed it misled courts about a neo-Nazi informant

10:00 AM on Thursday, July 16

Ava DuVernay has announced a documentary for Netflix on the 14th Amendment, which gave liberty and rights to formerly enslaved people following the Civil War, and which has come under legal attack from President Donald Trump

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Syrian authorities have thwarted an attempt to smuggle weapons believed to be headed to Hezbollah in Lebanon, according to state media

6:33 AM on Thursday, July 16

A study shows major artificial intelligence models are likely to refuse to criticize restrictive leaders worldwide

6:10 AM on Thursday, July 16

Polish prosecutors have charged a Ukrainian man with sabotage and diversionary activities on behalf of Russian intelligence

12:55 AM on Thursday, July 16

U.N. agencies say more than 500 people are feared dead after reports that two boats carrying members of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya minority have capsized in the Bay of Bengal

12:10 AM on Thursday, July 16

President Donald Trump is making a primetime address to the nation that's expected to include discussion of election issues

12:05 AM on Thursday, July 16

Americans are waiting longer for disaster aid under President Donald Trump, with delays often lasting weeks or months

12:04 AM on Thursday, July 16

An activist's hunger strike has become a rallying point for India’s new Cockroach Janta Party, a youth-led movement that emerged in response to exam paper leaks and student suicides

11:30 PM on Wednesday, July 15

The United States is imposing 25% tariffs on imports from Brazil after finding a range of what it deemed unfair trade practices by the world’s 10th-biggest economy

9:22 PM on Wednesday, July 15

Election officials in Arizona's most populous county now agree on how to jointly oversee the vote

8:06 PM on Wednesday, July 15

The New York Times has filed a motion to quash subpoenas that the Justice Department served on journalists who reported on security concerns involving the new, Qatari-gifted Air Force One, teeing up a significant court fight over press freedom and the government’s ability to force reporters to identify sources

6:00 PM on Wednesday, July 15

More than half of House Democrats have voted to strip $3.3 billion in U.S. aid from Israel

1:30 PM on Wednesday, July 15

Guy Scott, the Zambian politician who briefly served as acting president to become Africa’s first white head of state in more than two decades, has died

1:23 AM on Wednesday, July 15

France's National Assembly has given final approval to a bill allowing adults with incurable illnesses to receive lethal medication