A visit to China by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un adds to the plot.

Putin called the weapon an 'excellent New Year's gift to the nation.'

Last time around, the party was accused of stacking the deck for Hillary Clinton.

Facebook gave companies more extensive access to users' personal data than it has previously revealed, letting them read private messages or see the names of friends without consent.

The case is separate from the special counsel's 'Russia collusion' probe.

Pompeop said conventional wisdom had concluded that 'the more treaties we sign, the safer we supposedly are' and 'the more bureaucrats we have, the better the job gets done.'

Members of the public testified against the measures at a sometimes raucous hearing that ran deep into the night Monday.

Free-speech watchdogs and even some gun-control advocates have raised concerns about the bill.

Hopes for change are running high among the more than 30 million Mexicans who voted for Lopez Obrador in a sweeping July 1 election victory that also gave his party a majority in Congress.

'President Bush was the embodiment of the values of the United States, standing up for what was right and fighting throughout his life for freedom from tyranny and oppression in any guise.'