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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States carried out a drone strike on Saturday against the leader of Afghan Taliban, likely killing him on the Pakistan side of the remote border region with Afghanistan in a mission authorized by U.S. President Barack Obama, officials said.

The death of Mullah Akhtar Mansour, should it be confirmed, could have implications for stalled peace negotiations between the Taliban and the Afghan government. 

“For people who say that you’re not a feminist, you fucking are.”

This is Indian comedian and founder of All India Bakchod, Tanmay Bhat.

Tanmay Bhat

Tanmay Bhat

Tanmay Bhat

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Homosexuals out here, ruining it for everybody else obvs.

"It's not traditional."

Said no sane person ever.

Instagram: @martinarepetti

"It’s disgusting."

Yep, two people being in love is absolutely abhorrent.

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"Same-sex couples don’t deserve marriage."

This couple have been together for 23 years, which is approximately 116... Читать дальше...

SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Saturday proposed to hold working-level talks with South Korea in late May or early June to prepare for military talks, the North's state media said. sooyeon@yna.co.kr (END)

On a secret trip to Syria, the new commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East said Saturday he felt a moral obligation to enter a war zone to check on his troops and make his own assessment.

Adulthood is hard.

Chaz Hutton, a 32-year-old Australian based in London, knows this all too well. He illustrates the surprises, disappointments, and hard truths of adulthood in stick-figure form through Post-it notes he then Instagrams.

"They started as just a thing I'd send to friends on a group chat, then after a few months those friends convinced me to start an Instagram, which I assured them was a terrible idea, and that nothing would come of it," Hutton told Business Insider in an email. Читать дальше...

Afternoon Star Tribune Local Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul) Weather Video Forecast

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LOS ANGELES, May 21 (UPI) -- NASA began moving a massive fuel tank used to carry propellants to Space Shuttle engines through the streets of Los Angeles to the California Science Center.

Homeboykris ridden by Horacio Karamanos wins the first race of the day ahead of the 141st Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 21, 2016, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

The crack of the bats and the sound of baseballs smacking into well-worn leather gloves echoed through Queens Saturday morning.

Four elephants, including two calves, were killed by lightning in northern Sri Lanka earlier this month Officials called it one of the worst wildlife tragedies to hit the country in years. The Economic Times reports: A female elephant, aged about 25 years, and two of her calves, aged 10 months and two years, and an eight-year-old female were found dead Sunday just outside the Wilpattu wildlife sanctuary, an official said. “Villagers from neighbouring areas alerted the authorities and we carried out... Читать дальше...

CAIRO (AP) — Leaked flight data showing trouble in the cockpit and smoke in a plane lavatory are bringing into focus the chaotic final moments of EgyptAir Flight 804, including a three-minute period before contact was lost as alarms on…

CAIRO (AP) — Leaked flight data showing trouble in the cockpit and smoke in a plane lavatory are bringing into focus the chaotic final moments of EgyptAir Flight 804, including a three-minute period before contact was lost as alarms on…

CAIRO (AP) — Leaked flight data showing trouble in the cockpit and smoke in a plane lavatory are bringing into focus the chaotic final moments of EgyptAir Flight 804, including a three-minute period before contact was lost as alarms on…

The Red Devils captian won his first FA Cup with the Old Trafford, thanks to a Jesse Lingard winner in extra time, despite having Chris Smalling sent off

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Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew believes his side took today's defeat to Manchester United in the FA Cup final "with dignity."

Kieu Tri Huy, a Vietnamese photographer, with a poster promoting his Hanoi studio and featuring images of President Obama, who is visiting Vietnam.

Ever-present ISB won the title after losing to Ramstein 1-0 in last year's championship match, adding the 2016 trophy to the consecutive DODEA-Europe championships it won in 2012 and 2013.

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Jose Mourinho will be announced as Manchester United’s new manager ‘early next week’ according to BBC Sport.

The Russian Defense Ministry that the number of settlements that have joined ceasefire regime in Syria has increased to 113, while the number of ceasefire violations in the country has reached nine over the past 24 hours.