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WINDSOR, U.K. -- The royal wedding excitement is "on the boil." The bride and groom had a rehearsal Thursday and the mother of the bride had tea with her royal in-laws. The question of whether the father of the bride…

Health officials warn that a new case of Ebola in central Africa is a "major, major game-changer." Two years after the worst Ebola epidemic in history finally subsided, the virus is surging again. A now-deadly  in Democratic Republic of Congo has now…

An initiative by YouTube to minimize the exposure of videos advocating extremism is falling short, according to a new report from researchers with the Counter Extremism Project (CEP). The report criticizes the effectiveness of YouTube's efforts to suppress extremist videos…

President Donald Trump on Thursday played down the prospect of successful trade talks with China and said the Asian economic powerhouse has become "very spoiled." Trump, in response to questions from reporters during his White House meeting with NATO's secretary-…

As the date for the planned U.S.-North Korea summit quickly approaches, the United States is demanding that North Korea start to dismantle its nuclear warheads, nuclear materials and intercontinental ballistic missiles overseas and move them out of North Korea within…

For Meghan Markle, becoming a royal will mean immersing herself in British culture and customs, adopting the code of etiquette associated with royal life and becoming a citizen of the United Kingdom. Falling in love with a prince was the…

The U.S. Navy is nearing the end of a first-of-its-kind training mission. For more than a week, about 300 French Navy members have been living and training on an American aircraft carrier, the USS George H.W. Bush, off the East…

KINSHASA, Congo -- Congo's health minister says Ebola has spread to a city, the capital of Equateur province, a worrying shift in the new outbreak in the northwest of the country. Health Minister Oly Ilunga late Wednesday said two suspected…

LONDON -- As wife to Prince Harry, American actress Meghan Markle will have to get used to living inside a security bubble. She will be offered some very special training to help deal with any attack or kidnap attempt. CBS…

Who sits where? What's on the agenda? Will they eat together? What's the security plan? President Donald Trump and his team have a daunting to-do list to work through as they prepare for next month's expected summit with North Korean…

Prince Harry and actress Meghan Markle during an official photocall to announce their engagement at The Sunken Gardens at Kensington Palace on November 27, 2017 in London, England.  Getty LONDON -- Meghan Markle said in a statement released Thursday that…

CARACAS, Venezuela -- A Utah man imprisoned in Venezuela for two years without a trial is making an emotional plea for Americans' help getting out of a Caracas jail, saying Wednesday in a clandestinely shot video that his life was…

LONDON -- Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding in Windsor may look like a fairytale, but compared to Prince William and Kate's wedding, it's a security nightmare. Just ask Mark Billingham, who spent almost 20 years with the British special forces.…

Prince Harry and actress Meghan Markle during an official photocall to announce their engagement at The Sunken Gardens at Kensington Palace on November 27, 2017 in London, England.  Chris Jackson/Getty Images Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's big day has arrived.…

Prince Harry and actress Meghan Markle during an official photocall to announce their engagement at The Sunken Gardens at Kensington Palace on November 27, 2017 in London, England.  Chris Jackson/Getty Images Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's big day has arrived.…

When Meghan Markle walks down the aisle of St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle on Saturday, May 19, her dress will no doubt be beautiful -- but it will also undoubtedly be in adherence to a number of long-held traditions…

When Meghan Markle walks down the aisle of St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle on Saturday, May 19, her dress will no doubt be beautiful -- but it will also undoubtedly be in adherence to a number of long-held traditions…

Mark Zuckerberg may not have plans to travel to the U.K., where he is refusing demands to address the county's lawmakers in-person, but he will soon fly to Brussels to meet with leaders of the European Union's Parliament, a Facebook…

KINSHASA, Congo -- Thousands of doses of the experimental Ebola vaccine have arrived in Congo's capital amid the latest outbreak of the deadly disease, the health ministry said Wednesday. The 4,000 doses will be sent to the remote northwest where…

This undated photo provided by Christopher Austin in May 2018 shows a prehensile tailed skink (Prasinohaema prehensicauda) from the highlands of New Papua New Guinea. Christopher Austin/AP WASHINGTON -- For some lizards it's easy being green. It's in their blood. …

JERUSALEM -- Israel and Turkey exchanged diplomatic barbs Wednesday as the spat between the former allies escalated following deadly violence along Israel's border with Gaza. A day after it expelled the Israeli ambassador, Turkey asked Israel's consul general in Istanbul to…

JERUSALEM -- Israel and Turkey exchanged diplomatic barbs Wednesday as the spat between the former allies escalated following deadly violence along Israel's border with Gaza. A day after it expelled the Israeli ambassador, Turkey asked Israel's consul general in Istanbul to…