US accuses Russia of harassing diplomats and other top stories.

• US accuses Russia of harassing diplomats

  

  Secretary of State John Kerry last discussed the matter with Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 24, according to State Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau."We see an increase and we take it seriously," she told reporters at a press briefing.Trudeau said that harassment of diplomats by Russian security agents and traffic police had been an issue over the past two years but did not detail any incidents nor why Kerry brought up the matter with Putin.Other Western embassies had reported ..

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• EgyptAir black boxes could yet provide clues

  

  Photos: Search underway in EgyptAir MS804 crash Photos: Search underway in EgyptAir MS804 crashAt least one piece of debris has an EgyptAir logo. Photos: Search underway in EgyptAir MS804 crashAn uninflated life vest is among the debris recovered from the Mediterranean. Photos: Search underway in EgyptAir MS804 crashDebris from EgyptAir flight 804. Photos: Search underway in EgyptAir MS804 crashA piece of the wreckage from EgyptAir flight 804 is seen. Photos: Search underway in EgyptAir MS80..

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• Muirfield to hold second vote on female membership

  

  Muirfield will hold a second vote to admit female members, the golf club confirmed, after last month's initial ballot rejected the lifting of a ban on women, leading to the historic course losing hosting rights for the British Open.The course close to Edinburgh has retained a male-only membership policy since it was founded in 1744 and a vote in May to admit women members fell short of the required two-thirds majority.The decision drew criticism from several top golfers, including four-times m..

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• Elaborate Suicide Attack Hits Christian Village in Lebanon

  

  BEIRUT, Lebanon — Eight suicide bombers launched two waves of attacks on the Christian town of Al Qaa in northeastern Lebanon on Monday, killing at least five people and raising fears that violence from the civil war in neighboring Syria will further destabilize Lebanon, its fragile neighbor.Four attackers blew themselves up in the town before dawn, killing five people and wounding a dozen others, according to local officials. Four more attacks took place at night as residents prepared for fune..

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• John Oliver Goes Nuclear on Brexit Vote and Warns US Over Trump: 'There Are No F---ing Do-Overs'

  

  By Tierney McAfee @tierneymcafee 06/27/2016 AT 12:30 PM EDT John Oliver is not happy with voters in his native United Kingdom – "a place," he says, "whose very name, after this week's events, is beginning to sound a bit sarcastic." Oliver is referring of course to Britain's controversial vote to leave the European Union, a decision which the comedian completely eviscerated in the latest episode of his show, Last Week Tonight. "First, Britain was already independent. In fact, it's what ma..

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• What To Know About Brexit Today

  

  British politics remained in upheaval Monday. The leading political parties are in a mess: Conservatives are rushing to replace their leader, Prime Minister David Cameron, and the opposition Labour Party is escalating pressure on its leader, Jeremy Corbyn, to step down. All the while, the United Kingdom lumbers toward starting the divorce talks with the European Union. Meanwhile, the pound is still down, markets are shaky and Standard and Poors lowered another credit rating. Bri..

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• Brexit: Cameron hands task of EU divorce to next PM

  

  A vote last week to pull out of the European Union has left Britain with a nasty hangover, sending the currency spiraling, dampening markets, creating a leadership vacuum and triggering talks of Scottish secession from Britain, forcing the government into damage control.But the divorce is already looking messy, with Prime Minister David Cameron and key EU leaders in disagreement on how to even begin. Cameron, who resigned after the vote and plans to step down in October, said he would not yet of..

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• A Former Chilean General Has Been Found Liable for the Murder of Singer Victor Jara

  

  In what is being hailed as a significant civil rights victory, a former Chilean general was found liable Monday for the 1973 torture and murder of popular folk singer and political activist Victor Jara. The two-week civil trial in Florida also saw an award of $28 million in damages to Jara’s widow and daughters. Pedro Pablo Barrientos Nuñez fled Chile for the U.S. in 1989 and could now see extradition to stand trial for murder 43 years after the fact, according to TeleSUR. Jara was arrested a ..

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• Gaza's Hamas Rulers Thank Turkey After Its Deal With Israel

  

  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Gaza's Hamas rulers have thanked Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his support following a reconciliation pact with Israel that Ankara says will help alleviate hardships in the isolated coastal strip.As part of the agreement, Turkey will be allowed to bring relief supplies into Gaza and carry out new development projects here.Hamas sais in a statement early Tuesday that it "expresses its thanks and appreciation" to Erdogan. However, it insists that it's stickin..

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