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Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (2nd R), alongside US Senator John Barrasso (L), Republican of Wyoming; and US Senator Orrin Hatch (2nd L), Republican of Utah, speaks after a meeting between US President Donald Trump and the Republican Senate Caucus at the US …

Greg Mathieson | Mai | The LIFE Images Collection | Getty Images A file photo of cannisters containing Patriot missiles to intercept missiles fired at Saudi Arabia or its neighboring countries. Saudi air defenses intercepted a ballistic missile fired towards the capital Riyadh on Tuesday but there were no reports …

KCNA | Reuters Members of the People’s Security Council take part an anti-U.S. rally, in this September 23, 2017 photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency. Japan and South Korea urged China to do more to “pressure” North Korea to end its nuclear and missile programmes, Japanese Foreign …

America’s shale drillers are poised to ring in the new year with strong growth in the U.S. oil patch, according to the latest forecast from the Department of Energy. Crude oil production from seven major shale regions is set to grow by 94,000 barrels a day in January, the department’s …

Sam Panthaky | AFP | Getty Images Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) holds up his inked finger after voting in Ahmedabad, the largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat, on December 14, 2017. India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has seen its majority squeezed in a local election …

Muntu Vilakazi | Foto24 | Gallo Images | Getty Images President Jacob Zuma and his deputy Cyril Ramaphosa during the African National Congress’ policy conference on July 1, 2017, in Johannesburg, South Africa. Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has won the leadership of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress in a …

Wil Riera | Bloomberg | Getty Images An attendant sits at a closed Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) gas station in Caracas, Venezuela, on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. Oil traders expecting steep production losses from one of the world’s largest producers are likely to be underestimating the severity of the …

Mohamed Azakir | Reuters A view of the hospital where British embassy worker Rebecca Dykes’ body is believed to have been transferred in Roumieh Village, near Beirut, Lebanon December 18, 2017. This story is developing. Please check back for updates. The Lebanese man detained on suspicion of murdering a British …

Paulo Duarte | Bloomberg | Getty Images Peter Smith, chief executive officer of Blockchain Ltd. The total value of all cryptocurrencies in the world will hit $1 trillion in 2018, the CEO of one of the world’s largest digital wallet platforms told CNBC Monday. There are over 1,300 cryptocurrencies in …

Lisa Rapaport | Bloomberg | Getty Images Barry Sherman poses with a bottle of clopidogrel tablets, August 14, 2006 at company headquarters in Weston, Ontario, Canada. Canadian homicide detectives on Sunday took the lead in investigating the mysterious deaths of pharmaceuticals billionaire Barry Sherman and his wife, Honey, a day …