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Qatar sends first tranche of $3billion payment to Pakistan

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Thousands protest in Brazil in support of justice minister

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Merkel says finding EU top jobs compromise 'not easy'

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Kamala Harris faces racist attacks over claims of black heritage

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Taliban bombers kill 19, including Afghan election workers

China and the United States will face a long road before they can reach a deal to end their bitter trade war, with more fights ahead likely, Chinese state media said. The world's two largest economies are in the midst of a bitter trade war, which has seen them level increasingly severe tariffs on each other's imports.
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Taliban bombers kill 19, including Afghan election workers

Syrians dig, cook, fill sandbags in war with Assad

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World bank approves $722 million loan for Pakistan

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Venezuelan government and opposition to restart negotiations : Sources

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government and opposition leader Juan Guaido's team will restart negotiations to try to resolve the country's crisis, three people familiar with the talks said on Saturday. Both sides had not yet decided whether to hold the discussions in Oslo, where previous talks were held, or in Barbados.
2019-06-30 05:17:16 Read More

China warns of long road ahead for deal with US after ice-breaking talks

Demilitarized Zone: The world's last Cold War frontier

Trump was to visit the DMZ â€” widely referred to as the world's last remaining Cold War frontier â€” with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, a day after extending his invitation to Kim on Twitter.
2019-06-30 04:17:16 Read More

Trump says he hopes to say hello to Kim at Demilitarized Zone border visit

US President Donald Trump said he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had "a good feeling" and "a good relationship" and he hoped to meet him at the Demilitarized Zone border dividing the two Koreas later on Sunday.
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A China-America trade truce could enshrine a global economic shift

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Imran blasts those calling him â€˜selectedâ€™ PM

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At G20, Russian President Putin leads attack on western liberalism

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Trump meets Moon in S Korea over dinner

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Probes show Russia staged Skripal attack from London

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Abe, Putin announce initiatives to expand ties

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin have announced new initiatives to further expand economic ties and tourist exchanges between the two nations, but have made no visible progress on a decades-long territorial dispute.
2019-06-29 12:47:47 Read More

Singapore holds gay pride rally amid calls for repeal of colonial-era law

Singapore joins dozens of other cities around the world in celebrating gay pride this weekend but it is the only one where gay sex is criminalised, although the law is not enforced. The gay pride rally has been held since 2009 under stringent public assembly laws at Speakers' Corner, an area set aside for demonstrations, performances and exhibitions for citizens and permanent residents only.
2019-06-29 12:43:41 Read More

Trump hints at softer stance on China's Huawei

President Donald Trump said on Saturday that US companies could sell equipment to Chinese telecom giant Huawei, indicating a potentially softer position on a key sticking point in the US-China trade war. "US companies can sell their equipment to Huawei," Trump told reporters in Osaka hours after sealing a tariff truce with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
2019-06-29 12:17:45 Read More

Europe set to sizzle again as deadly heatwave continues

Europe was bracing itself for a sweltering Saturday as a deadly heatwave across the continent has sparked record-breaking temperatures, large blazes and pollution peaks. The weather service lifted its red warning but forecast a "very hot day" across the country's large central band, with the mercury expected to rise to 42 degrees Celsius in some parts.
2019-06-29 10:58:28 Read More

Europe set to sizzle again as deadly heatwave continues

Europe was bracing itself for a sweltering Saturday as a deadly heatwave across the continent has sparked record-breaking temperatures, large blazes and pollution peaks. The weather service lifted its red warning but forecast a "very hot day" across the large central band in France, with the mercury expected to rise to 42 degrees Celsius in some parts.
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Trump arrives in S Korea after inviting Kim to DMZ

US President Donald Trump landed in South Korea on Saturday after inviting Kim Jong Un, the leader of nuclear-armed North Korea, to an impromptu meeting in the Demilitarized Zone that divides the peninsula. Air Force One touched down at Osan air base south of the capital.
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Russia agrees with Saudi to extend OPEC deal: Putin

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Judge bars Donald Trump from using $2.5B to build border wall

Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. in Oakland acted in two lawsuits filed by California and by activists who contended that the money transfer was unlawful and that building the wall would pose environmental threats. "All President Trump has succeeded in building is a constitutional crisis, threatening immediate harm to our state," said California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, who led a 20-state coalition of attorneys general in one lawsuit.
2019-06-29 08:55:14 Read More

Imran Khan to visit US next month: Report

PM Imran Khan is scheduled to visit the US on a maiden trip on July 20 during which he will meet US Prez Donald Trump, according to a media report. The trip, originally planned in June, was postponed because of the PM's prior domestic engagements, especially due to federal budget 2019. Relations between Pak and the US have remained tense during Trump's tenure.
2019-06-29 08:15:25 Read More

Princeton graduate found guilty of killing father over allowance

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Abe Shinzo's G-20 show eclipsed by Trump-China trade talks, tweets

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G20 to sign 'similar' climate deal to previous meet: Angela Merkel

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Donald Trump tells China's Xi Jinping open to 'historic' trade deal

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2020 White House hopeful Kamala Harris surges back into limelight

Thanks to a rock-solid performance Thursday in the first Democratic debate of the 2020 cycle, the US senator from California has now catapulted back into the top tier. Her suddenly viable candidacy is noteworthy in the era of Donald Trump: as a black American daughter of immigrants, Harris may well be the American dream incarnate, mounting a challenge to a president whom many Democrats denounce as the nation's divider in chief.
2019-06-29 04:56:15 Read More

Donald Trump says Saudi crown prince doing 'spectacular job'

The young royal has faced international pressure after US-based writer was killed and dismembered in the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul last year. "You have done a spectacular job," Trump told the powerful crown prince as the pair met on the sidelines of the G20 summit, referring to him as "a friend of mine".
2019-06-29 03:58:48 Read More

Mother, wife of drowned Salvadoran migrants awaits their repatriation

Oscar Martinez, 25, and, Angie Valeria, just shy of 2 years old, died on June 23 as they were attempting to cross the river between Mexico and the United States. A photo of the two drowned migrants caught them face-down in the reeds of the river's trash-strewn shore. The little girl, in red tights swollen by a water-logged diaper, is entwined in her father's T-shirt, a small arm stretched across his neck as if in a final embrace.
2019-06-29 03:51:06 Read More

'Say hello': Trump invites Kim to meeting at North-South Korea border

In a surprise move, US Prez Donald Trump on Saturday invited North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to meet. Trump tweeted that he will be visiting South Korea after G20 Summit and "While there if Chairman Kim of North Korea sees this, I would meet him at the Border/DMZ just to shake his hand and say Hello(?)!" Trump said that he put out a feeler as he doesn't know where is Kim.
2019-06-29 02:50:15 Read More

G20 leaders showcase support for women's empowerment

Ivanka Trump, adviser to Prez Trump, at a special session on women empowerment at G20 Summit described improving the status of women as "smart economic and defence policy." Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, the UN secretary-general's special advocate for inclusive finance for development, said: "it is really necessary to close this gap for women to be economically empowered."
2019-06-29 02:34:09 Read More

'Progress' at nuclear meeting but 'still not enough': Iran

Diplomats meeting in Vienna made "one step forward" in efforts to save the 2015 Iran nuclear deal but the outcome "was still not enough", Iran's deputy foreign minister said. "What had been agreed was good progress". However, added that "It is still not meeting Iran's expectations."
2019-06-28 17:01:05 Read More

China snubs US sanctions on Iranian oil exports

China said on Friday it would import Iranian oil in defiance of US sanctions on Tehran, a day before US and Chinese leaders are to meet to try to resolve thorny trade disputes. "We reject the unilateral imposition of sanctions," said Fu Cong, director general of the Chinese foreign ministry's department of arms control.
2019-06-28 16:42:17 Read More

May to Putin: Stop 'destabilising' UK, allies

British Prime Minister Theresa May told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday that normal relations will not be restored until Moscow ends its "irresponsible and destabilising" activity. The comments came as May met Putin on the sidelines of the G20 summit, their first formal face-to-face since the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal last year.
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Bahrain summons Iraqi ambassador over embassy attack

According to the report, the Iraqi diplomat was told the attack by Iraqi protesters on the Bahraini Embassy in Baghdad was "an irresponsible behavior that is strongly rejected.''
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France voices support for Cyprus in gas standoff with Turkey

Senate Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Chairman Christian Cambon said Friday that both France and the European Union reject Turkey's actions. According to the Cyprus News Agency, Cambon said France will protect energy company Total's licensed gas search off Cyprus.
2019-06-28 13:09:56 Read More

Spanish teenager collapses, dies from heat

A 17-year-old harvest worker has died from heat stroke in Spain, local authorities said, in the first known death related to the record heatwave currently raging in Spain and large parts of Europe. The youth suddenly felt dizzy and took a dip in a swimming pool but suffered convulsions when he got out and collapsed, the regional government of Andalusia in southern Spain said.
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Jailed China rights lawyer allowed to see wife after four years

Wang, 43, was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison in January for "subverting state power" following a closed-door trial. A prominent lawyer who defended political activists and victims of land seizures, Wang vanished in a sweep aimed at courtroom critics of Communist authorities known as the "709" clampdown because the arrests started on July 9, 2015.
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Iran, nuclear deal partners to meet as accord under threat

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EU says planned Sri Lanka executions contradict commitments

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UK PM hopeful Boris Johnson called French 'turds': Report

A Whitehall memo seen by the paper said the department asked for the footage to be cut, saying it would make Anglo-French relations "awkward" and make Brexit negotiations more difficult.
2019-06-28 09:09:25 Read More

Trump jokes to Putin: 'Don't meddle in the election, please'

President Donald Trump came face to face with Russia's Vladimir Putin on Friday for the first time since the special counsel found extensive evidence of Russian interference in the 2016 US election. When asked if he would warn Russia not to meddle in the next election, Trump wore a bit of a smile, pointed his finger at Putin and dryly said: "Don't meddle in the election, plz."
2019-06-28 06:19:16 Read More

France prepares for new heat record, as Spain battles wildfire

Govts warned citizens to take extra precautions, with the week-long heatwave causing a build-up of pollution and fears of an increase in emergency calls across Europe. French meteorologists have forecast temperatures that may exceed 45 C on Friday, a high never seen in mainland France. Meanwhile, Spain battled with a wildfire that led temperature to reach up to 42 C.
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France prepares for new heat record, as Spain battles wildfire

Kamala Harris goes after Biden on race in US presidential debate

Harris, the daughter of Jamaican and Indian immigrants, said the issue of race was deeply personal for her and looked straight at Biden to challenge him to explain himself.
2019-06-28 03:17:43 Read More

Istanbul mayor hails victory as step to repair democracy

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US gets no commitment from NATO for help on Iran threat

NATO allies gave the US no firm commitments that they will participate in a global effort to secure international waterways against threats from Iran, acting defense secretary Mark Esper said. He said the US will come back next month and provide reluctant allies more details on exactly how the Iranian threat has escalated in recent months.
2019-06-27 17:23:48 Read More

Iran's Zarif rejects Trump idea of short war as 'illusion'

"'Short war' with Iran is an illusion," Zarif tweeted after Trump said he does not want a war with Iran but warned that if fighting did break out, it "wouldn't last very long". He also tweeted: "Whoever begins war will not be the one ending it." Trump had hinted that any conflict would be waged with air strikes, saying there would be no US boots on the ground.
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EU legal expert criticizes Polish justice independence

A top European Union justice official said Thursday that a newly created disciplinary body at Poland's Supreme Court is not up to EU legal standards. In his opinion, Court of Justice Advocate General Evgeni Tanchev said the Disciplinary Chamber of Poland's Supreme Court "does not satisfy the requirements of judicial independence under EU laws.''
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Security forces use tear gas to disperse students in Sudan's Khartoum

Dozens of lawyers also gathered outside the main courthouse complex in Omdurman, Khartoum's twin city, calling for civilian rule and for people to join mass demonstrations planned for Sunday. They chanted: "Freedom, peace, and justice. Civilian (rule) is the people's choice."
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US-led coalition says it killed 1,319 civilians in anti-IS war

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Indonesia court rejects bid to overturn President Widodo's victory

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At least 36 killed in collapse at Glencore mine in Congo

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Europe powerless as Iran nuclear deal unravels

The United States, under the presidency of Barack Obama, was among the powers that clinched the deal. But in May 2018, Donald Trump declared he was abandoning the signature foreign policy achievement of his predecessor.
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New Istanbul mayor a catalyst for change in old Erdogan stronghold

But on Sunday, it turned its back on his Islamist-rooted AK Party (AKP) for the first time since 2002 and helped opposition candidate Ekrem Imamoglu become mayor - a historic reverse that could also spell trouble for Erdogan in Turkey's Anatolian heartland, where his grip on power could also be vulnerable.
2019-06-27 12:34:26 Read More

Thousands flee erupting Papua New Guinea volcano

An erupting volcano in Papua New Guinea that has blanketed a town in ash has forced around 5,000 people from their homes, officials said Thursday. Mount Ulawun â€” one of the world's most hazardous volcanoes â€” began spewing lava and smoke high into the air on Wednesday.
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Merkel suffers new trembling spell on eve of G20

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday suffered another episode of uncontrolled trembling, a week after a similar incident that sparked questions about her health. The latest lapse came hours before Merkel was due to board a plane for the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan.
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Saudi probe dodges who ordered Khashoggi murder: UN expert

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Warned Rouhani about breaking nuclear commitment: Macron

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Warned Rouhani about breaking nuclear commitment: Macron

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Genius or joker? Johnson set to face the world

â€‹ When Johnson was given the foreign job in 2016, after Britain voted to leave the EU, he was viewed as an unlikely choice by politicians and public alike given his tendency to court controversy with gaffes, oddball jokes and off-the-cuff remarks.
2019-06-27 07:30:39 Read More

Chicago waitress placed on leave after Eric Trump said she spit on him

The younger son of President Donald Trump, Eric Trump was at a business dinner on Tuesday night at the Aviary, a high-end bar on the West Side of Chicago, when a waitress spit in his face, a representative from the Trump Organization told the Chicago Tribune. The HR team of the bar has placed the woman on leave for now and didn't identify the employee by name.
2019-06-27 07:25:15 Read More

Iran still short of nuclear deal's enriched uranium cap

On Wednesday, the U.N. nuclear watchdog verified that Iran had roughly 200 kg of low-enriched uranium, below the dealâ€™s 202.8 kg limit, three diplomats who follow the agencyâ€™s work said.
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Father, baby drown chasing American dream

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Facebook to help French police identify hate speech suspects

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â€˜Masood Azhar escaped unhurt in Rawalpindi military hospital blastâ€™

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Pak opposition parties plan to join forces to take on Imran

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French lawsuit accuses Google of violating EU privacy rules

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French lawsuit accuses Google of violating EU privacy rules

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Vladimir Putin, Theresa May to meet at G20: Kremlin

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A grim border drowning underlines peril facing many migrants

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Putin, Trump to discuss Iran, arms at G20: Kremlin

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US war against Iran would 'not last very long': Donald Trump

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Afghanistan records 10th polio case in 2019 as security worsens-officials

A 21-month-old girl in Uruzgan province had been left partially paralyzed by the disease after her parents refused permission for her to receive the vaccination. She was the 10th case registered so far this year, compared with 21 in 2018. Eradicating the disease in Afghanistan is complicated by the violence and refusal of some communities to accept vaccination.
2019-06-26 12:46:49 Read More

Iran unbowed by US 'insults', says supreme leader Khamenei

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International Criminal Court's prosecutor seeks full Myanmar atrocities probe

International Criminal Court said on Wednesday that prosecutor Fatou Bensouda wants to open a full investigation into Myanmar's alleged crimes against Rohingya Muslims. Bensouda launched a preliminary examination in Sept into Myanmar's 2017 military crackdown. She will now submit a request for authorisation upon which judges will decide whether or not to permit a full probe.
2019-06-26 12:09:06 Read More

Israel protests Chilean president's holy site visit

Pinera, on a visit to Israel and the West Bank, toured the Al-Aqsa mosque complex on Tuesday, with images on social media showing him accompanied by Palestinian officials, including Jerusalem affairs minister Fadi al-Hadami.
2019-06-26 12:06:53 Read More

China renews demand on Canada for Huawei executive's release

Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told reporters at a daily briefing Wednesday that Canada should "take seriously China's concerns'' and immediately release Meng Wanzhou, Huawei's chief financial officer and the daughter of the company's founder.
2019-06-26 10:56:54 Read More

Pope Francis praises Mexico for welcoming migrants

Pope Francis has complimented the people of Mexico during his weekly audience, praising them for being "so welcoming to migrants. God bless you.'' A group of Mexicans present in St. Peter's Square for the Wednesday audience cheered and waved a Mexican flag at the comments.
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Nation will not retreat in face of US sanctions: Khamenei

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Nation will not retreat in face of US sanctions: Khamenei

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Seoul: US, North Korea in talks to set up 3rd Trump-Kim summit

North Korean and US officials are holding "behind-the-scenes talks" to arrange a third summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on the fate of the North's expanding nuclear arsenal, South Korea's president said, four months after a second meeting between the leaders in Hanoi collapsed without any agreement.
2019-06-26 08:29:13 Read More

Denmark's Social Democrat leader forms new leftist government

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North Korea blasts Mike Pompeo as obstruction to nuclear talks

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Trump's China tariffs to increase cost of Bible, upsets religious groups

The US and China have been locked in a bruising trade war since Trump imposed heavy tariffs on imported steel and aluminium items from China in March last year, a move that sparked fears of a global trade war. Trump has already imposed 25 per cent tariffs on $250 billion in Chinese imports and China has retaliated with tariffs on US goods.
2019-06-26 05:14:10 Read More

San Francisco becomes first major US city to ban e-cigarette sales

San Francisco became the first major US city to effectively ban the sale and manufacture of electronic cigarettes. The city's board of supervisors unanimously endorsed legislation which backers said was necessary due to the "significant public health consequences" of a "dramatic surge" in vaping among youths.
2019-06-26 03:45:52 Read More

Mexico says immigration efforts focused on southern border

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says Mexico's tightening of immigration controls has focused "more than anything'' on regulating entries at its southern border. Mexico has deployed 6,500 National Guard members in the southern part of the country, plus another 15,000 soldiers along its northern border.
2019-06-25 15:40:36 Read More

Iran says 'idiotic' new US sanctions shut doors of diplomacy

President Hassan Rouhani went on to call the sanctions against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ``outrageous and idiotic,'' especially since the 80-year-old Shiite cleric has no plans to travel to the United States.
2019-06-25 15:21:43 Read More

UN chief says important Middle-east peace efforts realize two state vision

United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday it was important "to pursue peace efforts to realize the vision of two States, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security. Guterres was speaking at a pledging conference in New York for the UN agency that helps Palestinian refugees as President Donald Trump's administration prepared to launch in Bahrain a $50 billion economic formula for Israeli-Palestinian peace.
2019-06-25 14:35:35 Read More

Turkey's leader vows to heed 'messages' of Istanbul election

Addressing legislators from his ruling party in Parliament, Erdogan again congratulated opposition candidate Ekrem Imamoglu who garnered 54.21% of the vote in Istanbul on Sunday to become Istanbul's mayor. Erdogan had previously congratulated Imamoglu in a tweet.
2019-06-25 14:33:12 Read More

UK to suspend crowd control supplies to Hong Kong

Jeremy Hunt also urged the Hong Kong government to establish a "robust, independent investigation into the violent scenes that we saw.'' Many in the city have criticized the police for unleashing tear gas and rubber bullets against protesters in violent clashes that left dozens injured on both sides.
2019-06-25 14:00:17 Read More

Court dismisses petition against Pakistan cricket team

The Islamabad High Court has dismissed a petition that had been filed against Pakistanâ€™s team after it lost a match to India in World Cup. The petition filed in Islamabad against the abysmal performance and selection of the Pakistan cricket team, demanded setting up of a fact-finding commission over reports of groups being formed in the current World Cup squad.
2019-06-25 13:55:34 Read More

Ethiopian leader sobs at service for murdered military chief

Ethiopia's military is urging unity following two violent attacks on Saturday in which the army chief and a retired general were killed in Addis Ababa and three regional officials were killed in Amhara province, north of the capital.
2019-06-25 12:54:34 Read More

Next British PM to be announced July 23: Conservative Party

The winner of the contest to replace Theresa May as leader of Britain's ruling Conservatives and prime minister will be announced on July 23, the ruling party said on Tuesday. Former foreign minister Boris Johnson is the favourite in the race, battling Britain's current top diplomat, Jeremy Hunt.
2019-06-25 12:43:38 Read More

NATO prepares 'defensive' response to Russia arms treaty breach

The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty is expected to formally collapse on August 2 after both Russia and the US pulled out, dealing a blow to international arms control efforts.
2019-06-25 12:14:18 Read More

China hoping Trump-Xi meeting will help bridge differences

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Pakistan court acquits PTI leader, but rejects plea filed by PPP leader in graft case

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had named a total of seven accused, five of whom had earlier filed bail pleas, in the case pertaining to delay in execution of the Nandipur Power Plant Project which caused a loss of Rs 27 billion to the national exchequer, the Express Tribune reported.
2019-06-25 11:28:38 Read More

Johnson urges EU to abstain from tariffs in no-deal Brexit

Johnson, vying with foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt to replace outgoing premier Theresa May, insisted her divorce deal struck with the bloc but repeatedly rejected by MPs was "basically dead".
2019-06-25 11:09:11 Read More

Amnesty raises fresh fears of executions in Sri Lanka

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Amnesty raises fresh fears of executions in Sri Lanka

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Scores ill, schools closed in Malaysia due to toxic fumes

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176 children lost their parents in Easter Sunday attacks: Cardinal Ranjith

A total of 176 children have lost either one or both of their parents during the Easter Sunday attacks that killed 258 people, a media report quoted the head of Sri Lanka's Catholic Church as saying. A total of 7 suicide bombers carried out a series blasts that targeted three churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on April 21. The attacks injured 500 people.
2019-06-25 08:05:01 Read More

Iran's Hassan Rouhani says US 'lying' about talks offer

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UN Security Council urges 'maximum restraint' in Gulf

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Iran says US blocking diplomacy with new sanctions

"Imposing useless sanctions on Iran's Supreme Leader (Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the commander of Iran's diplomacy (foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif) is the permanent closure of the path of diplomacy," Foreign ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said in a tweet.
2019-06-25 04:29:07 Read More

'Lack of predictability, coherence in India-US strategic relationship'

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Harry and Meghan's new home cost $3 million to refit

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan's new home in Windsor cost Â£2.4 million ($3.05 million, 2.7 million euros) to renovate before they moved in, royal accounts showed Tuesday. The couple moved into Frogmore Cottage before the birth of their son. The residence, west of London, had been split into 5 homes but was turned into one property in a 6-month refurbishment.
2019-06-25 02:59:09 Read More

'Not my type': Trump on woman who accused him of sexual assault

Donald Trump said on Monday that a New York-based advice columnist who has accused him of sexually assaulting her is not his "type." "I'll say it with great respect: Number one, she's not my type. Number two, it never happened," Trump said in an interview. Writer E Jean Carroll recently accused Trump of sexually assaulting her in New York in the mid-1990s.
2019-06-25 02:55:15 Read More

Parents of girl from India who died in US desert 'desperate' for asylum

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Israel will do 'everything' to stop Iran going nuclear: Netanyahu

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US, allies urge Iran diplomacy as Pompeo seeks coalition

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US, allies urge Iran diplomacy as Pompeo seeks coalition

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Top Sri Lanka defence official faces charges over Easter attacks

Hemasiri Fernando, who was defence secretary before the April 21 bombing of three churches and three hotels, should be investigated for his failure to prevent or minimise the attacks, attorney general Dappula de Livera said. In a letter to Sri Lanka's acting police chief, Livera said that a presidential commission of inquiry had found "major lapses" by Fernando.
2019-06-24 12:13:01 Read More

Ailing Pakistan gets $3 billion bailout from Qatar

Pak has secured a bailout package of $3 billion from Qatar, a day after Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad concluded his visit to Islamabad. Earlier, China gave $4.6 billion in shape of deposits and commercial loans and Saudi Arabia provided $3 billion cash deposit and $3.2 billion oil facility on deferred payments. The UAE also provided $2 billion cash deposit.
2019-06-24 11:35:33 Read More

Pompeo meets Saudi king on Iran crisis

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China says it 'won't allow' G20 discussion on Hong Kong

China said on Monday it would not allow the G-20 nations to discuss mass protests in Hong Kong during their summit this week, as US President Donald Trump plans to raise the issue during his meeting with President Xi Jinping in Japan.
2019-06-24 09:05:34 Read More

Protesters block Hong Kong building access, plan new action

Protesters fearing an erosion of Hong Kong's legal autonomy blocked access to a government office building for nearly two hours Monday and plan more demonstrations to draw the attention of leaders attending the G-20 summit this week. About 100 demonstrators jammed the entryway and lobby of the Inland Revenue Tower, a skyscraper in the Wan Chai district in the city center.
2019-06-24 08:53:58 Read More

Taliban threaten Afghan media, say reporters to be targeted

Monday's statement gives Afghan radio stations, TV channels and others a week to cease transmitting anti-Taliban announcements paid for by the government. The Taliban say that Afghan media that refuse to do this will be considered enemy intelligence nests and their journalists and other staffers will not be safe.
2019-06-24 08:52:09 Read More

Relatives of ex-IS fighters should go home: UN rights chief

The UN human rights chief says thousands of relatives of former foreign fighters in the Islamic State group should be repatriated, insisting that children in particular have suffered "grievous violations" of their rights. Her main focus was on thousands of former IS members and their relatives held by US-backed fighters in Syria and Iraq's government, saying many lived in "deeply sub-standard" conditions.
2019-06-24 08:47:52 Read More

Abandoned tents, human waste piling up on Mount Everest

The record number of climbers on Mount Everest has left a cleanup crew grappling with how to clear everything from abandoned tents to human waste. Everest has so much garbage â€” depleted oxygen cylinders, food packaging, rope â€” that climbers use the trash as a kind of signpost. Around 30 tents have been left on South Col, and as much as 5,000 kilograms of trash.
2019-06-24 03:56:02 Read More

7.3-magnitude quake hits Indonesia, no tsunami threat

A powerful magnitude 7.3 quake struck eastern Indonesia on Monday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The quake hit at a depth of 208 kilometres (129 miles) south of Ambon island at 11:53 local time, the US Geological Survey said. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no threat of a tsunami as the quake was too deep.
2019-06-24 03:33:03 Read More

Turkey's opposition strikes blow to Erdogan with Istanbul mayoral win

Turkey's opposition has dealt President Tayyip Erdogan a blow by winning control of Istanbul in a re-run mayoral election, breaking his aura of invincibility. Ekrem Imamoglu of the Republican People's Party had secured more than 54% of votes. The electoral board has yet to announce the formal results, but Erdogan has already congratulated Imamoglu for his victory.
2019-06-24 02:31:36 Read More

Syria regime air strikes kill 5 civilians: War monitor

Syrian regime air strikes killed five civilians including two children Sunday in a northwestern bastion of the opposition. The Idlib region of some three million people is supposed to be protected by a September buffer zone deal, but the jihadist-run enclave has come under mounting bombardment by the govt.
2019-06-23 16:26:37 Read More

Massive crowd in Prague calls for Czech PM's resignation

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US economic plan for Mideast peace gets chilly reaction

The $50 billion economic plan calls for massive infrastructure projects and job creation for Palestinians. It makes no mention of Palestinian political aspirations - a state in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem, lands Israel captured in 1967. The plan drew chilly responses from regional allies.
2019-06-23 15:53:25 Read More

Climate activists end their blockade of German coal mine

Hundreds of climate activists called an end to their protest Sunday inside one of Germany's biggest open-pit mines after police repeatedly ordered them to leave, citing life-threatening danger, and authorities pulled some protesters out. The Garzweiler lignite coal mine has been the focal point of environmental protests in Germany's Rhineland region since Friday.
2019-06-23 14:55:27 Read More

Johnson's domestic dispute fuels debate over PM credentials

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Sudan court orders end to internet blackout: Lawyer

A Sudanese court Sunday ordered authorities to end a nationwide internet blockade imposed by the ruling generals after a deadly crackdown on protesters earlier this month, a lawyer said. Internet on mobile phones and fixed land connections was cut across Sudan by the ruling military council, with users saying it was done to prevent further mobilisation of protesters.
2019-06-23 11:35:51 Read More

5.4-magnitude quake hits China's Sichuan province

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US Supreme Court set to decide major census, electoral maps cases

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SL instability: Sirisena demands repealing of 19th Amendment

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena called for repealing the 19th Amendment to the Constitution which has curtailed the presidential powers, blaming it for the political instability in the country. "The biggest mistake of this government was the 19 Amendment. It created instability," Sirisena said.
2019-06-23 11:19:36 Read More

UN chief says essential to avoid escalation in the Gulf

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said that it is essential to avoid "any form of escalation" in the Gulf as tensions continue to rise following the shooting down of an unmanned US drone this week by Iran.
2019-06-23 11:13:24 Read More

Ethiopian army chief, regional president killed in unrest

Ethiopia's army chief and the president of a key region have been shot dead in a wave of violence highlighting the political instability in the country as PM Abiy Ahmed tries to push through reforms. The latest unrest in flared on Saturday afternoon in Amhara, one of nine autonomous regions, when a "hit squad" attacked a meeting of top officials.
2019-06-23 10:26:38 Read More

ASEAN leaders call for restraint amid sea row, US-China rift

Southeast Asian leaders on Sunday pressed their call for self-restraint in the disputed South China Sea and renewed their alarm over the US-China trade war, with one leader warning it may spiral out of control. Facing regional predicaments such as the Rohingya refugee crisis in Myanmar, the leaders took the stage and clasped their hands together in a trademark ASEAN handshake to project unity.
2019-06-23 09:24:09 Read More

Early Mauritania poll results show ruling party candidate ahead

The 62-year-old former head of the domestic security service made the claim in the early hours of Sunday in the presence of current president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, his supporters and journalists.
2019-06-23 08:44:02 Read More

Chinese president Xi to attend G20 summit, set to meet Donald Trump to end trade war

Xi will attend the 14th Group of 20 (G-20) summit in Osaka, Japan from June 27 to 29, at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said in a brief announcement here on Sunday. Ahead of their planned meeting, Trump and Xi held a detailed telephone talk on June 18 preparing ground to resolve differences impeding the deal to end the year long trade war between the world's two largest economies.
2019-06-23 06:36:33 Read More

Istanbul votes in mayoral re-run, in test for Turkish democracy, Erdogan

Millions of Istanbul residents began voting on Sunday in a re-run of a mayoral election that has become a referendum on President Tayyip Erdogan's policies and a test of Turkey's ailing democracy.
2019-06-23 05:34:00 Read More

Underage fighters are drawn into Indonesian conflict

The long-simmering conflict between Indonesia's military and Papuans seeking independence includes indigenous teenagers and boys who appear barely adolescent, highlighting how Indonesia's heavy-handed attempts to extinguish the movement have produced a new generation of fighters.
2019-06-23 05:25:40 Read More

North Korea leader receives 'excellent' letter from Donald Trump

It comes as nuclear talks between the US and North Korea broke down after the failed summit between Kim and Trump in February in Vietnam. The US is demanding that North Korea abandon its nuclear weapons entirely before international sanctions are lifted. North Korea is seeking a step-by-step approach in which moves toward denuclearization are matched by concessions from the US, notably a relaxation of the sanctions.
2019-06-23 05:08:05 Read More

Hard-hit Turkish assets hinge on election, Trump-Erdogan meeting

Investors could snap up sold-off Turkish assets or dump them with force depending on the outcome of Sunday's re-run election in Istanbul and, days later, a high-stakes meeting between President Tayyip Erdogan and his US counterpart Donald Trump.
2019-06-23 05:05:48 Read More

18 dead, 24 injured in Cambodia building collapse

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'US struck Iranian military computers this week'

Two officials told The Associated Press that the strikes were conducted with approval from Trump. A third official confirmed the broad outlines of the strike. All spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the operation.
2019-06-23 04:17:12 Read More

Amid tough talk, Trump says he could be Iran's 'best friend'

The president's softer tone Saturday marked a stark contrast to the anti-Iran rhetoric he employed throughout the presidential campaign and presidency, including his use of punishing economic sanctions in an attempt to pressure Iran to give up its quest to build nuclear weapons.
2019-06-23 03:29:33 Read More

Will not let Nawaz Sharif become 'Morsi' of Pakistan: Maryam Nawaz

Claiming that there was a serious threat to the life of jailed former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif due to lack of medical care, his daughter Maryam Nawaz on Saturday said that her Pakistan Muslim League (N) party will not let him become the "Morsi" of Pakistan
2019-06-22 15:24:45 Read More

All NTJ members blamed for Easter attacks arrested: Sri Lanka PM

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday said that NTJ leader Zahran Hashim's group members have been either been arrested or are currently under detention. NTJ, local jihadi group, was blamed for Easter attacks in Colombo by the govt. The Islamic State group also claimed a role in the attacks. Hashim was killed in one of the hotel attacks.
2019-06-22 15:15:59 Read More

Iranian hackers wage cyber campaign amid tensions with US

In recent weeks, hackers believed to be working for the Iranian govt have targeted US govt agencies, as well as sectors of the economy, including oil and gas, sending waves of spear-phishing emails. It was not known if any of the hackers managed to gain access to the targeted networks. The cyber offensive is the latest chapter in the US and Iran's ongoing cyber operations.
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Pakistan accuses India of 'politicising' deliberations at FATF meeting in US

Pakistan Saturday accused India of "politicising" the deliberations for its "narrow and partisan" objectives at the FATF meeting in Florida where the global terror financing watchdog decided to keep Islamabad on its 'grey' list for failing to curb funnelling of funds to terror groups.
2019-06-22 14:14:07 Read More

Hong Kong protesters end blockade of police headquarters

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Afghan leaders begin peace summit in Pakistan

Dozens of Afghan political leaders attended a peace conference in neighboring Pakistan on Saturday to pave the way for further Afghan-to-Afghan dialogue. The conference is to be followed by meetings and working sessions over the next two days, all of which come in the run-up to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's visit to Pakistan next week.
2019-06-22 12:33:06 Read More

Afghan leaders begin peace summit in Pakistan

Germany's Merkel urges political solution in Iran crisis

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Thousands join climate protests in western Germany

Saturday's rally comes two days after European Union leaders failed to agree upon a plan to make the bloc's economy carbon neutral by 2050. German police have mobilized hundreds of officers to prevent the country's biggest lignite coal mines and adjacent power plants in Hochneukirch village, from being blocked by thousands of protesters in climate change protests.
2019-06-22 10:55:48 Read More

Mike Pompeo urged to raises almond tariff issue with Modi next week

India has announced a hike in customs duties on 28 US products, including almond, apple, pulses and walnut, in response to higher tariffs imposed by Washington on Indian products like steel and aluminium. Congressman Josh Harder in a letter asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to address new retaliatory tariffs on almonds with Modi during his meeting in New Delhi next week.
2019-06-22 10:42:53 Read More

Prague set to see biggest protests since Velvet Revolution

Some 400,000 have signed a petition calling on Czech PM Andrej Babis to step down over fraud allegations and subsidies paid to his former companies. And hundreds of thousands are expected at a rally in Prague on Sunday to urge the populist billionaire to stand down. The protest at Letna Park is set to be the biggest demonstration against the govt since 1989's Velvet Revolution.
2019-06-22 10:42:42 Read More

Iran says it will respond firmly to any US threat as tension spikes

"Regardless of any decision they (US officials) make ... we will not allow any of Iran's borders to be violated. Iran will firmly confront any aggression or threat by America," foreign ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi told the media. While Trump has said that he has no appetite to go to war with Iran, Tehran has also said it is not seeking a war but will respond if attacked.
2019-06-22 09:56:51 Read More

No, Trump doesn't call Mideast plan 'deal of the century'

It has become common in recent months for media reports to say Donald Trump calls his proposed Israeli-Palestinian peace plan the "deal of the century," a phrase seen as indicative of Trump's real estate style of diplomacy.
2019-06-22 09:48:43 Read More

Johnson 'row' blows UK leadership race open grassroots campaign begins

Britain's leadership contest was blown open on Saturday by reports that police were called to a "row" between frontrunner Boris Johnson and his partner, hours before campaigning was to begin to win over grassroots Conservatives.
2019-06-22 09:40:30 Read More

Mike Pompeo asks Pakistan to release those facing blasphemy charges

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A half-hour away: How Trump opted against Iran strike

President Donald Trump had been given a series of options on Thursday night on how to respond to Iran's downing of an unmanned American surveillance drone. Senior military advisers zeroed in on a plan to launch strikes on a trio of sites within Iran, and it was up to Trump to give the final go-ahead.
2019-06-22 05:45:12 Read More

Erdogan's chief antagonist seeks a lasting victory in Istanbul

Three months ago Ekrem Imamoglu was a little-known politician in a fringe Istanbul district who was attempting the near-impossible: to unseat Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AK Party from Turkey's largest city after 25 years in power.
2019-06-22 05:03:22 Read More

China state media urges US to drop win-at-all-costs trade stance

The Chinese Communist Party's newspaper urged the United States to cancel all tariffs on Chinese goods, saying the only way to resolve trade issues was through "equal dialogue".
2019-06-22 04:55:38 Read More

UK leadership race finalists woo Tory grassroots

Britain's leadership contest starts a month-long nationwide tour on Saturday as Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt each seek to win over grassroots Conservatives in their bid to become prime minister. After five rounds of secret voting by MPs in the governing Conservative Party, former London mayor Johnson and Foreign Secretary Hunt are the two final contenders out of an original field of 13 hopefuls.
2019-06-22 04:42:20 Read More

Sri Lanka extends emergency in surprise move

Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena said in a decree he believed there was a "public emergency" in the country, and was invoking provisions of the public security act extending the state of emergency. The tough laws, granting sweeping powers to police and security forces to arrest and detain suspects, were due to expire on Saturday.
2019-06-22 04:31:01 Read More

Mauritanians head to polls after low-key campaign

Voters in the West African state of Mauritania were called to the polls on Saturday after a campaign dominated by the country's economy and appeals to preserve its hard-won stability. The ballot is set to be the first in the nation's coup-strewn history that will see an elected president complete his mandate and hand the baton to an elected successor.
2019-06-22 04:21:37 Read More

Three dead, eighteen feared buried in Cambodia building collapse: official

"We have pulled out a body and we see two more bodies still stuck between debris," Yun Min, the governor of Preah Sihanouk province, told AFP, adding 13 people were injured. Photos showed excavators digging into the flattened debris in the hunt for dozens of other workers feared to be trapped inside.
2019-06-22 04:17:58 Read More

Prosecutors won't drop charges against US Navy SEAL despite trial twist

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2019-06-22 03:06:52 Read More

Trump nominates Mark Esper as Secry of Defense: White House

Donald Trump has nominated Mark Esper to be the US Secretary of Defense, the White House said on Friday. The nomination of Esper, who was this week elevated to acting Pentagon chief from his post as army secretary, was announced hours after Trump revealed he had come close to authorizing a strike on Iran after it shot down an American drone.
2019-06-22 02:58:29 Read More

US poised to tighten sanctions on Iran over terror financing

Amid rising tensions, after Iran shot down an American drone, US Prez Trump early Friday appeared to preview the tougher stance on Twitter, saying "Sanctions are biting & more added last night." Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin said that the US is set to increase pressure on Iran for failing to head off funds to terrorists, threatening new sanctions if Tehran fails to comply.
2019-06-21 17:26:05 Read More

Imran Khan urges people to take advantage of tax amnesty scheme

With nine days left for the tax amnesty scheme to end, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday urged the people to declare their assets and help the government in extricating the country out of the debt trap.
2019-06-21 17:08:44 Read More

Russian President Vladimir Putin condoles deaths in Himachal Pradesh bus accident

Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday condoled the death of at least 44 people in a road accident in Himachal Pradesh and wished a speedy recovery to those injured in the tragic incident. An overloaded bus fell into a deep drain in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh on Thursday, killing 44 people and injuring 34 others.
2019-06-21 15:17:02 Read More

Pakistan airspace to open only if India promises to not repeat Balakot

Well-placed sources told TOI that though the closure of Pakistan's eastern airspace for flights from and to India has been extended till June 28 but the ban will continue until there is some assurance from New Delhi that there would be no repetition of Balakot like strike. Islamabad had shut the airspace on February 26 following the strikes and opened it for others on March 27.
2019-06-21 13:40:59 Read More

Pentagon is without a chief as US faces many global threats

Amid all that, and more, acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan stepped down this week and the man tapped to replace him on an interim basis appears to face legal hurdles that could initially prevent him from serving more than about six more weeks. Itâ€™s an unusual level of uncertainty for one of the most important jobs in the administration.
2019-06-21 12:14:15 Read More

Gave 2 warnings before downing US drone: Iran

Brigadier General Amirali Hajizadeh said that even pilotless drones, like the one shot down on Thursday, had systems to relay warnings and other communications to their operators thousands of kilometres (miles) away in the United States.
2019-06-21 12:08:10 Read More

China's Xi presses economic theme in speech at North Korea summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping offered encouragement for North Korea's focus on economic development in a speech in Pyongyang, turning to a topic Beijing has long pressed with its communist neighbour, amid wider concerns over the North's nuclear weapons program.
2019-06-21 11:01:58 Read More

Erdogan in lose-lose situation after Istanbul vote: Analysts

Local elections around Turkey on March 31 showed the ruling party of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan remained the most popular overall, but it suffered a shock defeat in Istanbul, as well as losing the capital Ankara. It was the first time in 25 years that neither Istanbul nor Ankara were under the control of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) or its predecessors.
2019-06-21 09:49:58 Read More

Iran defiant over drone as Trump reportedly halts retaliatory strikes

Iran said Friday it had "indisputable" evidence a US drone it downed had violated its airspace, as reports emerged in the US that President Donald Trump had approved then scrapped retaliatory strikes against Iranian targets.
2019-06-21 09:46:32 Read More

At least 30 dead in fire at Indonesia matchstick factory

At least 30 people died on Friday after a fire swept through a small factory producing matchsticks in Indonesia's North Sumatra province, authorities said. The blaze broke out at midday in the makeshift facility located in a residential area, killing 27 adults and three children, said Riadil Akhir Lubis, head of the provincial disaster mitigation agency.
2019-06-21 09:23:54 Read More

North Korea lauds China ties as Xi Jinping wraps up trip

North Korea lauded its ties with historic ally China on Friday as Xi Jinping wrapped up a highly symbolic two-day visit to his nuclear-armed neighbour, with both countries facing deadlock in their negotiations with PresidentTrump. Kim Jong Un told the Chinese president that his visit was an opportunity to demonstrate "the immutability and invincibility of the DPRK-China friendship before the world", the KCNA news agency reported.
2019-06-21 08:26:18 Read More

Thousands converge on Hong Kong police HQ in anti-govt demo

Thousands of protesters converged on Hong Kong's police headquarters, demanding the resignation of the city's pro-Beijing leader and the release of demonstrators arrested during the territory's worst political crisis in decades. The latest protest comes after the government refused to meet the demands of demonstrators who have marched in their millions to oppose a bill that would allow extraditions to the Chinese mainland.
2019-06-21 08:19:25 Read More

Philippine ex-foreign minister denied entry to Hong Kong: Lawyer

ormer Philippine foreign minister Albert del Rosario, a critic of Beijing's claims to the disputed South China Sea, was denied entry to Hong Kong on Friday and deported, his lawyer said.
2019-06-21 07:21:20 Read More

Mexican airline offers one-dollar flights to returning migrants

The Reuniting Families program, announced by Volaris on Thursday, aims to "to assist in the repatriation of migrants," the airline said on its Twitter account. The offer will run until June 30 and is open to Central Americans in an "irregular migration situation" who wish to depart from airports in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez -- both close to the US border -- or Guadalajara and Mexico City.
2019-06-21 06:49:13 Read More

Japanese refiners consider steps to handle oil supply disruptions amid Mideast tensions

"Refiners are making various simulations in case of emergency in the Middle East," Takashi Tsukioka, president of the PAJ, told a news conference, after Iran shot down a US military drone on Thursday.
2019-06-21 06:31:52 Read More

Pentagon is without a chief as US faces many global threats

It's a difficult time for the Pentagon to be without a permanent US defense secretary. The Trump administration is grappling with an escalating crisis with Iran, an unusual and controversial deployment of troops to the US-Mexico border, the nearly two-decade-old war in Afghanistan and stalled talks with North Korea over its nuclear weapons program.
2019-06-21 05:47:32 Read More

Sahel jihadists undeterred by Western-led fightback

The latest strikes included Tuesday's raid in northern Burkina Faso, which killed 17, and another at the gates of the Niger capital Niamey that claimed the lives of two policemen. Eighteen members of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara were meanwhile killed in a joint operation by US, French and Niger troops near Niger's border with Mali, Niger's defence ministry announced on Tuesday.
2019-06-21 04:51:10 Read More

Meghan and Harry split from joint charity with WilKat

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Saudi killers called Khashoggi 'sacrificial animal' before murder

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Ahead of India visit, Mike Pompeo makes congratulatory call to S Jaishankar

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Thursday spoke with external affairs minister S Jaishankar and underscored the Trump administration's strong commitment to work closely with India to advance the bilateral strategic partnership, a top official has said.
2019-06-20 16:59:15 Read More

Israel's Netanyahu urges support for US against Iran's 'aggression'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday called on the international community to support the United States against Iran as tensions between the two countries escalated after the downing of a US drone by Iran.
2019-06-20 16:45:12 Read More

3 people killed as 2 trains collide in southern Pakistan

A Pakistani railroad official says a passenger train has collided with a freight train in the southern city of Hyderabad, killing three people and injuring several others. The passenger train was traveling to the eastern city of Lahore from the port city of Karachi when it collided with a freight train.
2019-06-20 16:32:15 Read More

Putin says MH17 probe shows 'no proof' of Russia's guilt

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the international community had failed to provide any evidence that Moscow was behind the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in which 298 people died. "What we've seen as evidence of Russia's guilt absolutely does not suit us. We believe that there is no proof there," Putin told reporters.
2019-06-20 15:17:44 Read More

Vladimir Putin says use of US force against Iran would be 'disaster'

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said any use of force by the US against Iran would lead to disaster as tensions escalate between Washington and Tehran. "The US says it does not rule out the use of force...This would be a disaster for the region," Putin said during an annual televised phone-in with screened questions posed by Russian viewers.
2019-06-20 14:46:09 Read More

Kim and Xi in Pyongyang talks as both face standoffs with Trump

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US adds Saudi Arabia, Cuba to blacklist on human trafficking

The United States on Thursday added Saudi Arabia and Cuba to its blacklist of countries that are not doing enough to fight human trafficking, a designation that could bring sanctions
2019-06-20 14:15:53 Read More

'Sacrificial animal': UN expert report details Khashoggi murder

There is "credible evidence" linking the Saudi crown prince to the killing and cover-up, a UN expert has published a report. The report concluded that the murder of Khashoggi, a critic of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, "constituted an extrajudicial killing for which the State of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is responsible."
2019-06-20 14:08:26 Read More

Pakistan to set up more than 100 courts to deal with gender-based violence

Pakistan's Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa has announced to set up more than 100 dedicated courts across the country to deal with the gender-based violence and issues related to children. The court would be different from the traditional courts, which proved inadequate to deal with the cases of gender-related violence, he said.
2019-06-20 12:12:08 Read More

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Macron sends senior diplomat to Iran to defuse US tensions

French president Emmanuel Macron sent his top diplomatic adviser to Iran this week as part of European efforts to defuse tensions between Tehran and Washington, the French presidency said on Thursday. The adviser, Emmanuel Bonne, held "high-level meetings" Wednesday in Tehran, "with the aim of contributing to the deescalation of tensions in the region", Macron's office said.
2019-06-20 11:20:34 Read More

Donald Trump's UN envoy nominee defends climate record

President Donald Trump's nominee to be the next US envoy to the United Nations on Wednesday defended her record on climate change, saying it is a "real risk to our planet" that must be addressed.
2019-06-20 10:53:12 Read More

Qatar distributes funds to Gaza families

Qatar distributed $100 grants to thousands of families in Gaza on Thursday, an AFP correspondent reported, part of an understanding with Israel intended to restore calm to the blockaded Palestinian enclave.
2019-06-20 09:55:34 Read More

Kim regime 'could collapse within 20 years': Defector

Kim Jong Un's North Korean regime could collapse within 20 years, a prominent defector predicted but due to generational change within the country rather than external force or a coup. However, former diplomat Thae Yong Ho said that the Kim regime would be safe for at least another decade as the young leader enjoys the loyalty of older generations around him.
2019-06-20 09:41:33 Read More

Bodies of 2 Chinese climbers found: Pakistani officials

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Hong Kong protesters threaten more demos if demands not met

Hong Kong student groups were preparing to mobilise support for another major demonstration, a union leader said, as a Thursday deadline approached for the pro-Beijing government to respond to demands of protesters who have shaken the city with massive rallies.
2019-06-20 09:14:47 Read More

Egypt says Erdogan claims over Morsi death 'irresponsible'

Egypt's foreign minister condemned as "irresponsible" accusations by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that his ousted Egyptian counterpart Mohamed Morsi had been killed. The minister strongly condemned the "repeated, irresponsible accusations by the Turkish president about Egypt," following Morsi's death on Monday after falling ill during a court hearing.
2019-06-20 08:51:43 Read More

Malaysian PM criticises 'ridiculous' charges over MH17

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Trump briefed on missile strike in Saudi Arabia: White House

"The president has been briefed on the reports of a missile strike in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia," White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said in a statement. "We are closely monitoring the situation and continuing to consult with our partners and allies." There was no immediate confirmation of the attack from Saudi authorities.
2019-06-20 06:22:37 Read More

Europe seeks compromise candidate for top EU job

None of the leading names to have emerged during last month's European election has won consensus support from the four mainstream parties to become president of the European Commission, the EU's executive arm.
2019-06-20 06:08:26 Read More

Japan rejects South Korea deal over wartime forced labour

Relations between the two US allies have been increasingly strained by a series of rulings from South Korean courts ordering Japanese firms that used wartime forced labour to compensate victims. Japan on Thursday flatly rejected as "unacceptable" a South Korean proposal to set up a joint fund for compensation. Japan colonised the Korean peninsula between 1910-45.
2019-06-20 04:45:57 Read More

Iran says Revolutionary Guard shoots down US drone

The reported shootdown of the RQ-4 Global Hawk comes after the US military previously alleged Iran fired a missile at another drone last week that responded to the attack on two oil tankers near the Gulf of Oman. The US blames Iran for the attack on the ships, which Tehran denies.
2019-06-20 04:38:21 Read More

Syrian refugee in US arrested for plotting church attack

Mustafa Mousab Alowemer, 21, who came to the US as a Syrian refugee in August 2016, intended to target a church in Pittsburgh. The suspect allegedly passed on documents about the construction and the use of explosives to a man he believed to be an IS group sympathizer, though he turned out to be an FBI employee. He is alleged to have handwritten a 10-point plan.
2019-06-20 04:25:53 Read More

Witness: Navy SEAL called dead prisoner an 'ISIS dirtbag'

When a radio call announced an Islamic State prisoner was wounded on May 3, 2017, Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher replied: "Don't touch him, he's all mine,'' Dylan Dille told jurors in a military courtroom.
2019-06-20 03:59:05 Read More

Tories pick final two in battle to become British PM

Conservative MPs will decide on Thursday who will join Boris Johnson in the final two battling to become Britain's next prime minister. Three contenders are jostling for the second spot. The last two will then face 16 hustings meetings around the country and two televised debates before Tory party members send in their postal votes to pick a new leader who will be the new PM.
2019-06-20 03:56:10 Read More

China's Xi arrives in North Korea - Chinese state media

China's President Xi Jinping has arrived in North Korea, Chinese state media said on Thursday.Xi will be in North Korea for two days, becoming the first Chinese leader to visit the reclusive country in 14 years, and could bring fresh support measures for its floundering, sanctions-bound economy.
2019-06-20 03:15:45 Read More

Syrian man planned ISIS-fueled church bombing

A criminal complaint alleges Mustafa Mousab Alowemer planned to bomb an unidentified church on Pittsburgh's north side, and purchased materials he thought were necessary to build a bomb. He also allegedly provided plans and a map to an undercover FBI agent he thought was a fellow Islamic State supporter.
2019-06-20 02:49:06 Read More

Twitterati troll Pak PM Imran for posting Tagore's quote as Khalil Jibran's

Khan, 66, took to share an inspirational quote which goes as "I slept and dreamed that life is all joy. I woke and I saw that life is all service. I served and I saw that service is joy". The Prime Minister captioned the quote, saying "Those who discover and get to understand the wisdom of Gibran's words cited below, get to live a life of contentment".
2019-06-19 17:57:42 Read More

Moscow says MH17 charges based on 'unfounded allegations'

Moscow slammed "unfounded accusations" by international investigators who charged 4 people, including Russian citizens, with murder over the 2014 shooting down of flight MH17. In the statement, Moscow said it had been ready to provide "all-round assistance to the investigation" from the first day, but argued it had been frozen out of the investigation.
2019-06-19 17:11:44 Read More

China offers tech-driven repressive state model to countries like Pakistan: US Senator

"One, they offer an authoritarian form of government to other repressive regimes. Two, they offer a Belt and Road Initiative that offers traditional 20th-century economic financing for countries who are open. And three, increasingly they are offering this technology-driven repressive state model to regimes like in Pakistan, Ethiopia, Venezuela and elsewhere," said Mark Warner
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Mike Pompeo cancels solidarity visit to Sri Lanka

The US embassy in Sri Lanka said in a statement that Pompeo had "unavoidable scheduling conflicts" on a trip next week that will take him to neighboring India, Japan and South Korea. "Secretary Pompeo regrets that he is no longer able to visit Colombo at this time," the embassy said.
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Trump launches 2020 campaign amid falling poll numbers but passionate supporters

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Hong Kong students issue government deadline over demands

A Hong Kong student group demanded Wednesday that the city completely scrap a politically charged extradition bill and agree to investigate police tactics against protesters before a Thursday deadline or face further street demonstrations
2019-06-19 15:21:16 Read More

Trump campaign raises $24.8 million in less than 24 hours

US president Donald Trump raised $24.8 million in the less-than 24 hours after kicking off his re-election campaign. The staggering sum was announced in a tweet on Wednesday morning by Republican Party Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel.
2019-06-19 14:36:21 Read More

Erdogan says Egyptian ex-president Morsi was 'killed'

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said his close ally Mohamed Morsi was "killed" and accused Egyptian authorities of failing to intervene to save the ex-president. "Morsi was struggling on the floor in the courtroom for 20 minutes. Authorities unfortunately did not intervene to save him," Erdogan said during a televised speech in Istanbul.
2019-06-19 14:24:20 Read More

US House speaker Pelosi blasts Trump pressure on Federal Reserve over interest rates

The US Federal Reserve should be independent and not under the influence of President Donald Trump in setting monetary policy, House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday. "The last thing we need is a president threatening the chairman of the Fed on whether he is raising or lowering rates in tune with the president's politics," Pelosi told reporters
2019-06-19 14:13:24 Read More

Johnson wins key Brexit backing in UK leadership race

Ahead of another round of voting among Conservative MPs, former Brexit secretary Dominic Raab said Johnson was the "only candidate" who would take Britain out of the European Union as planned on October 31. On Tuesday, Raab was eliminated from the contest to replace Theresa May as the leader of the governing Conservative Party and therefore as prime minister, leaving five candidates standing.
2019-06-19 14:10:26 Read More

Belgium seeks Uighur family in Xinjiang after disappearance

A Belgian diplomat was expected to travel to China's restive Xinjiang region to confirm the whereabouts of a Uighur family that was escorted from Belgium's embassy in Beijing by police last month. The disappearance of the woman and her four children has alarmed her husband.
2019-06-19 13:58:51 Read More

Drones close runway at Singapore airport

Singapore's main airport temporarily closed a runway after drones were spotted in the area, causing dozens of flights to be delayed, authorities said on Wednesday. It is the latest case of unmanned aerial devices causing disruption at a major airport after thousands of passengers were affected when drone sightings forced the closure of Britain's Gatwick Airport last year.
2019-06-19 13:56:21 Read More

Indonesia Muslim group slaps fatwa on popular combat game PUBG

A hugely popular but brutal online game was slapped with a fatwa by an Indonesian Muslim group who say it insults Islam and makes addicted players violent. The religious edict, issued in conservative Aceh province, comes after officials in Iraq, Nepal and the Indian state of Gujarat banned PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds over fears it incited real-world violence.
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Hong Kong lawmakers grill security chief over protest violence

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Japan tanker hit by mine resembling Iran's: US army

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Sri Lanka successfully launches its first satellite 'Ravana-1' into orbit

Sri Lanka's first satellite 'Ravana-1', designed and developed by two local engineers, was successfully launched into orbit this week from the International Space Station along with two other BIRDS 3 satellites from Japan and Nepal. It will have a minimum lifespan of one and a half years but was expected to be active for up to five years.
2019-06-19 11:28:48 Read More

Sharif files plea in court seeking permission to submit more medical reports

Pakistan's jailed prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday filed an appeal in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking permission to submit additional medical reports as the court resumed the hearing of his bail plea on medical grounds in a corruption case.
2019-06-19 10:46:15 Read More

IMF loan to Pak: US pushes for 'conditionality'

Pakistan last month reached an agreement with the IMF for a $6 billion bailout package aimed at shoring up its finances and strengthening a slowing economy as tries to overcome a ballooning balance-of-payments crisis. The US has serious reservations over global lenders like the IMF providing a bailout to Pakistan to pay off Chinese debts.
2019-06-19 09:13:17 Read More

Many in Hong Kong, fearful of China's grasp, flee to Taiwan

Hong Kong has been governed under a "one country, two systems" formula since its return from British to Chinese rule in 1997, allowing it certain freedoms, including an independent judiciary. Courts in mainland China are controlled by the Communist Party.
2019-06-19 02:56:34 Read More

Donald Trump kicks off 2020 re-election campaign with Florida rally

President Donald Trump launched his 2020 re-election campaign Tuesday with a rally in front of about 20,000 supporters packed into a Florida arena, chanting "USA, USA!" The crowd in Orlando erupted with cheers as Trump entered.
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Italian woman who was Europe's oldest person has died at 116

The Italian news agency ANSA said Giuseppina Robucci died Tuesday in Italian town of Poggio Imperiale, where she was born on March 20, 1903. She lived 116 years and 90 days. Robert Young of the US-based Gerontology Research Group said Robucci was the last European born in 1903. She was 2 months younger than the current oldest living person, Kane Tanaka of Japan.
2019-06-18 15:22:01 Read More

Egypt's former president Morsi quietly buried in Cairo

The Islamist leader, who was overthrown in 2013 after a year of divisive rule and later charged with espionage, was buried at a cemetery in eastern Cairo's Medinat Nasr, one of his lawyers said. Abdel Moneim Abdel Maksoud said family members had washed Morsi's body and prayed the last rites early Tuesday morning at the Leeman Tora Hospital.
2019-06-18 15:11:33 Read More

Sri Lanka policeman defies president to testify at attack probe

Sirisena has come in for major criticism after ordering top brass not to allow police, military or intelligence personnel to take part in hearings into the attacks being held by a parliamentary committee. The president, who has said the hearings could reveal classified information, is accused by critics of presiding over a security and intelligence apparatus which ignored warnings that could have prevented the attack on three churches and luxury hotels.
2019-06-18 14:43:34 Read More

Donald Trump says having 'extended meeting' with Xi at G20 summit

US President Donald Trump Tuesday said he will hold an extended meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan next week, amid the ongoing trade war between two of the world's largest economies.
2019-06-18 14:24:09 Read More

Japan issues tsunami advisory following quake

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 struck off the coast of Japan on Tuesday, US Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties from the quake, which hit 85 km (53 miles) northeast of the island of Honshu, but Japan's Meteorological Agency issued a warning for a 0.2-1.0 metre tsunami along the north west coast of the main island.
2019-06-18 13:56:31 Read More

Everest summits smash records amid deadly bottlenecks

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Pakistan Army chief made member of newly established National Development Council

The Express Tribune, quoting a notification issued by the Cabinet Division, reported that the 13-member council set up by Prime Minister Khan will also include the foreign minister and advisor on finance.
2019-06-18 13:00:30 Read More

Thousands in Istanbul pray for ex-Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi

Thousands joined in prayer in Istanbul on Tuesday for former Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi who died the previous day after collapsing during a trial hearing in a Cairo court
2019-06-18 12:12:16 Read More

Death toll in Indonesia ferry sinking rises to 18

The overloaded passenger boat was carrying more than 60 people when it overturned Monday in rough seas near Madura island, off Java's north coast. Indonesia's search and rescue agency said 18 people had died, including several children, with 39 survivors. A fleet of rescue vessels, a plane and local fishing boats are searching the waters for at least four others still missing, authorities said.
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Iranian President: Iran isn't seeking war against any nation

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Iranian President: Iran isn't seeking war against any nation

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China denies Xi's visit to North Korea aimed at gaining leverage against Trump

China on Tuesday refuted reports that President Xi Jinping's sudden move to make a rare visit to North Korea this week was aimed at using Beijing's close ties with Pyongyang as a "leverage" to deal with his US counterpart Donald Trump's threat to impose tariffs on more Chinese imports.
2019-06-18 10:53:02 Read More

Hong Kong leader offers 'most sincere apology' over law turmoil

Unprecedented mass rallies against the bill have rocked the city's government â€” plunging the city into its biggest political crisis in decades â€” with protesters calling for Lam to step down. "I personally have to shoulder much of the responsibility. This has led to controversies, disputes and anxieties in society," Lam said.
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US deploys 1000 more troops to Middle East amid tensions with Iran

Amidst an escalation of tensions with Iran, the US has approved the deployment of 1,000 additional troops in the Middle East for "defensive purposes". The announcement by acting US defence secretary Patrick Shanahan came hours after Iran said it would surpass the uranium-stockpile limit set by its nuclear deal in the next 10 days.
2019-06-18 07:12:07 Read More

China warns US against opening Mideast 'Pandora's box'

Foreign Minister Wang Yi also urged Tehran to not abandon the nuclear agreement "so easily" after Iran said it would exceed its uranium stockpile limit if world powers fail to fulfil their commitments under the agreement in 10 days.
2019-06-18 06:21:41 Read More

Donald Trump says US to begin removing 'millions' of illegal migrants

"Next week ICE will begin the process of removing the millions of illegal aliens who have illicitly found their way into the United States. They will be removed as fast as they come in," Trump tweeted, referring to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. The US is facing a surge in migrant arrivals from impoverished Central American countries plagued by gang violence.
2019-06-18 06:03:55 Read More

'Systemic failure' of UN ahead of Myanmar military crackdown: review

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China earthquake kills 12, injures 134

The toll from a strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake in southwest China rose to 12 dead and 134 injured on Tuesday. More than 4,000 people were relocated as dozens of structures were damaged or collapsed following late Monday's earthquake outside Yibin in Sichuan province. The area was hit by a series of at least four aftershocks, the largest of which had a magnitude of 5.1.
2019-06-18 04:55:23 Read More

Former Egyptian president Morsi buried in Cairo: lawyer

"He was buried in Medinat Nasr, in eastern Cairo, with his family present. The funeral prayer was said in Tora prison hospital" where he was declared dead on Monday, his lawyer Abdel Moneim Abdel Maksoud said.
2019-06-18 04:48:25 Read More

New Zealander jailed for sharing mosque shooting video

Philip Arps, 44, was arrested in Christchurch four days after alleged gunman Brenton Tarrant's March 15 rampage at two mosques in the South Island city resulted in the worst massacre in modern New Zealand history. Arps pleaded guilty to two charges of distributing objectionable material for sharing footage that was livestreamed to social media during the attack.
2019-06-18 04:35:19 Read More

US to send more troops to Middle East amid Iran tensions

The new US deployment to the Middle East is in addition to a 1,500-troop increase announced last month in response to tanker attacks in May. Washington previously tightened sanctions, ordering all countries and companies to halt imports of Iranian oil or be banished from the global financial system. Tensions began a year back after Prez Trump withdrew from a 2015 nuclear deal.
2019-06-18 02:54:48 Read More

US to question Assange pal jailed in Ecuador: Sources

US investigators have received permission from Ecuador to question a Swedish programmer close to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange who has been held in jail for more than two months on suspicion of hacking, The AP has learned. The interview with Ola Bini is set for June 27, according to an Ecuadorian prosecutor's order.
2019-06-17 17:16:59 Read More

UK Conservative hopefuls fight for No 2 spot against Johnson

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Iran says it will break uranium stockpile limit in 10 days

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Kids in cages: Geneva protest urges UN action on Trump migration policy

Teenagers huddled in a cage outside the UN in Geneva Monday, as protestors demanded that the world body address the "unconscionable" US policy of separating migrant families crossing its southern border.
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'Explosion' near China-North Korea border causes small quake

A "suspected explosion" near the China-North Korean border caused a small earthquake on Monday, Chinese seismology authorities said, less than an hour after news broke about Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming trip to Pyongyang.
2019-06-17 14:29:38 Read More

Pak govt's controversial lunar calendar challenged in Peshawar HC

The controversial lunar calendar launched by Pakistan's minister for science and technology Fawad Chaudhry was challenged in the Peshawar high court on Monday, with the petitioner saying it was not in line with Islamic teachings and demanded the minister's sacking.
2019-06-17 14:02:47 Read More

Myanmar's hardline monks rail against Rohingya and Suu Kyi

Hundreds of monks swathed in saffron and maroon robes filed early morning into a Yangon monastery for the annual meeting of the Buddha Dhamma Parahita Foundation.
2019-06-17 13:57:09 Read More

Myanmar's hardline monks rail against Rohingya and Suu Kyi

Hundreds of monks swathed in saffron and maroon robes filed early morning into a Yangon monastery for the annual meeting of the Buddha Dhamma Parahita Foundation.
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President Xi to make maiden visit to North Korea ahead of his meeting with Donald Trump

President Xi Jinping would make his maiden visit to Pyongyang this week, in a big boost to the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, who is under heavy pressure from the US to give up nuclear weapons programme. Xi's visit to North Korea comes ahead of his meeting with US President Donald Trump on sidelines of G-20 summit.
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China slams US criticism of UN envoy's Xinjiang trip

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Sri Lanka abusing UN law to make arrests: Rights group

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EU drops sanctions threat against Maldives

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Iran say it will reach allowed enriched uranium limit in 10 days

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Boko Haram suicide bombing in north east Nigeria kills 30: Officials

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Pakistani blogger and journalist known for criticising army hacked to death

Muhammad Bilal Khan, 22-year-old Pakistani blogger and journalist known for criticising the country's powerful military and the spy agency ISI was hacked to death by an unidentified man in Islamabad on Sunday. Several Twitter users said that his criticism of the Pakistan Army and the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) led to his killing. The suspect used a dagger to kill him.
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Israel to attend US Mideast peace conference: Minister

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Israel to attend US Mideast peace conference: Minister

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Johnson gets boost in race for UK PM's job as former rival backs him

Johnson, the favourite to replace May, won the support of 114 Conservative lawmakers in the first round of the leadership contest. A total of 313 lawmakers voted. His closest rivals were: Jeremy Hunt, the foreign minister, who won 43 votes; Michael Gove, environment minister, with 37 votes and Dominic Raab, former Brexit minister, on 27 votes.
2019-06-17 07:03:11 Read More

Saudi youth avoids death, sentenced to 12 years

Last year, the Saudi public prosecutorâ€™s office sought a death sentence for Murtaja Qureiris, now 18-year-old.The charges filed against the teenager related to his attendance at anti-govt protests, some that took place when he was 10. According to a rights group, the judge told the teenagerâ€™s lawyer that instead of the death penalty, he would receive a 12-year sentence.
2019-06-17 06:16:40 Read More

Sold into marriage, Pakistani women endure rapes in China

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Argentina, Uruguay restore power after massive blackout

The episode was the first time a power cut had affected the majority of Argentina, with a population of more than 44 million, and the entirety of Uruguay, which has 3.4 million inhabitants. Argentina's energy minister Gustavo told media the outage took place "automatically to protect the system" saying that a "cyber attack is not among the main alternatives being considered."
2019-06-17 03:54:35 Read More

Mexico detains 791 migrants, including 368 children under eight

The detention of 791 Central American migrants, who were being transported hidden in four trailers, were carried out at two points. While the total age breakdown of the migrants remains unclear, a source told AFP that 270 of them are six or seven years old, and 98 are aged zero-five. Another source said that six alleged human traffickers had been captured.
2019-06-17 03:34:03 Read More

Hong Kong protest leader Joshua Wong released from prison

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Hong Kong police begin to clear streets of protesters

The police asked for cooperation in clearing the road but said the protesters could stay on the sidewalks. Protesters, many in masks and other gear to guard against possible use of tear gas, responded with chants, some kneeling in front of the officers.
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Britain warns of 'great risk' of escalation in Gulf

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Saudi crown prince accuses rival Iran of tanker attacks

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in remarks published Sunday that the kingdom will not hesitate to confront Iranian threats to its security. He joined the US in accusing its bitter rival Iran of being behind the attacks on two oil tankers traveling near the Strait of Hormuz, a vital trade route for Arabian energy exports to Asia.
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Two AFP journalists beaten, detained in Central Africa

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At US border, beacon of light for migrants in danger, but no food and water

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4 years in, Trump fondly recalls Trump Tower campaign launch

It was the escalator ride that would change history. Four years ago on Sunday, Donald Trump descended through the pink marble and brass atrium of Trump Tower to announce his candidacy for president , the first step on a journey few believed would take him all the way to the White House.
2019-06-16 14:47:52 Read More

Mike Pompeo vows US will guarantee passage through Strait of Hormuz

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Iran on Sunday for last week's attacks on oil tankers and vowed that the United States will guarantee free passage through the vital Strait of Hormuz. Pompeo would not be drawn on what options the US is considering to protect shipping -- or to punish Iran -- in the wake of Thursday's attacks on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman
2019-06-16 14:42:05 Read More

Heavy toll for French farms and vineyards after brutal hailstorm

"Pretty much my entire harvest is ruined," said Gregory Chardon who grows apricots, peaches and cherries at his farm in La Roche-de-Glun in the Drome department, about an hour's drive south of Lyon.
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Pope dons helmet to enter earthquake-hit cathedral in Italy

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US does not want war with Iran, continues diplomacy: Pompeo

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Hong Kong leader apologises for causing 'conflict and disputes'

Embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam apologised for the way her administration tried to pass a law allowing extraditions to China, the cause of protests this week. "The chief executive admitted that shortcomings in government's work has lead to conflict and disputes in Hong Kong society and has disappointed and distressed many citizens," her office said.
2019-06-16 13:42:41 Read More

Damaged tankers reach safe waters after Gulf attacks

Two damaged tankers arrived safely on Sunday to locations off Emirati coast after they were rocked by explosions in Gulf waters. The Japanese-owned Kokuka Courageous was carrying highly flammable methanol through the Gulf of Oman on Thursday when it came under attack - the 2nd assault in a month in the strategic shipping lane.
2019-06-16 13:29:05 Read More

Taking aim at Johnson, British PM hopefuls make Brexit case

Several hopefuls vying to replace British Prime Minister Theresa May turned their fire on favourite Boris Johnson on Sunday, questioning his pledge to leave the European Union by the end of October no matter what.
2019-06-16 12:58:17 Read More

China stays mum as Hong Kong protests against extradition bill

Chinese state media remained largely silent Sunday as hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong people took to the streets to protest against a controversial extradition bill, with social platforms scrubbed clean of any pictures or mentions of the rally.
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China stays mum as Hong Kong protests against extradition bill

Saudi crown prince warns against 'exploiting' Khashoggi murder

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has warned against "exploiting" the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi for political gains, in what appeared to be a veiled attack on Turkey. Turkey's ties with Saudi Arabia have come under strain since the brutal murder last October of Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
2019-06-16 03:10:17 Read More

New Zealand says no threat from tsunami after 7.4-magnitude earthquake

New Zealand authorities said on Sunday there was now no threat from a tsunami following a powerful 7.4 earthquake which struck near the uninhabited Kermadec islands north of the country, updating their earlier advice. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre also initially said small tsunami waves were possible for parts of the South Pacific.
2019-06-16 01:06:07 Read More

Pakistan to get $3.4 billion in budgetary aid from Asian Development Bank

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Pakistan to get $3.4 billion in budgetary aid from Asian Development Bank

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China backs suspension of Hong Kong extradition bill

China's government said that it supported the decision of Hong Kong's leader to suspend an unpopular bill that would allow extraditions to China and which sparked a week of protests. "We support, respect and understand this decision," â€‹Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said in a statement.
2019-06-15 11:48:16 Read More

US raises concern over increasing North Korean activities in Nepal

Voicing concern over growing business activities of North Koreans in Nepal, the US has asked the Nepal government not to entertain North Koreans in the country stating that Nepal as a member of the UN should respect the decision taken by the global body to impose sanctions on the country.
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US raises concern over increasing North Korean activities in Nepal

Russia's Putin gives China's Xi ice cream on his 66th birthday

Chinese president Xi Jinping celebrated his 66th birthday on Saturday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who Xi considers a close friend and who gave Xi ice cream as a present, Chinese state media reported. The discussion of senior leaders' private lives is extremely rare in China, and the exact birth dates of most of them are not revealed publicly, as they are considered a state secret.
2019-06-15 09:31:53 Read More

Iran president renews ultimatum over compliance with nuclear pact

Iran will continue scaling back its compliance with its nuclear deal commitments in the absence of "positive signals" from other signatories to the pact, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told a meeting of Russia, China and other Asia leaders in Tajikistan.
2019-06-15 07:28:06 Read More

China denies its vessel intentionally sank Filipino boat

China has acknowledged its fishing vessel hit a Filipino boat in the disputed South China Sea in an incident that prompted an outcry in the Philippines but denies the collision was intentional. The Chinese vessel accidentally hit the Filipino boat as it tried to maneuver while being "besieged" by several Filipino boats.
2019-06-15 04:54:28 Read More

Tory rivals plot to stop Boris juggernaut

Rivals to be Britain's next prime minister are holding private talks over joining forces in an attempt to stop the pro-Brexit favourite, Boris Johnson, running away with the contest. Two of the candidates- home secretary Sajid Javid and health secretary Matt Hancock - met to discuss options after Johnson took a huge lead in the race for the Conservative Party leadership in the first round of voting.
2019-06-15 00:47:02 Read More

US not ruling out military response to Iran's 'tanker attacks'

US President Donald Trump said Iran was responsible for attacks on oil tankers in the Persian Gulf this week, and he vowed that the key shipping lane of the Strait of Hormuz will not be closed. "Iran did do it, and you know they did it," Trump said Friday during a phone interview with Fox News.
2019-06-15 00:36:55 Read More

Women strike in Switzerland for fairer pay, more equality

Discontent over sexism and workplace inequality in prosperous Switzerland underpinned the women's strike. Many protesters were also demanding more pay specifically for domestic workers, teachers and caregivers â€” jobs typically held by women.
2019-06-14 16:54:32 Read More

Russia warns against 'hasty conclusions' over tanker attacks

"We consider it necessary to refrain from hasty conclusions," the Russian foreign ministry said, calling for a thorough international investigation. "We strongly condemn the attacks no matter who is behind them," the ministry said in a statement.
2019-06-14 15:24:31 Read More

Iran a 'nation of terror', was behind tanker attacks: Trump

While Iran has denied being involved in the attacks, US Central Command released footage it said shows Iran's Revolutionary Guard removing an unexploded limpet mine from the Japanese-owned tanker Kokuka Courageous. Trump said Iran's culpability was "exposed" by US and called it a "nation of terror". He added that Iran has been told that US wants it back on negotiating table.
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Trump eyes former immigration official as his border czar

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Iran not seeking war with US, sending warning: Analysts

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Turkey to retaliate if US imposes sanctions over S-400 deal

"There are steps we will take (against the US) if they impose (sanctions) against us. These steps will be announced when needed," Cavusoglu told state-run Anadolu Agency in an interview when asked about possible US sanctions over the deal.
2019-06-14 14:36:52 Read More

Fake accounts: Anti-graft body arrests Zardari's sister

Pakistan's top anti-graft body has arrested sister of former president Asif Ali Zardari in a case related to money laundering through fake bank accounts, a media report said Friday.
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UN counter-terrorism chief invited by China to visit

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US Navy says 21 rescued crew back on board blast-struck tanker to aid towing

The Kokuka Courageous, one of two tankers hit by explosions on Thursday in the Gulf of Oman, is now safely under tow and heading towards the United Arab Emirates' port of Khor Fakkan, its operator Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement said earlier.
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US Navy says 21 rescued crew back on board blast-struck tanker to aid towing

Trump urges Sarah Sanders to run for governor after White House exit

Sanders is one of Trump's closest and most trusted White House aides and one of the few remaining who worked on his campaign, taking on the job of advocating for and defending a president who had his own unconventional ideas about how to conduct the people's business.
2019-06-14 12:48:30 Read More

In Afghanistan, conspiracy theories fuel polio outbreak

In the past decade, the numbers of people infected with polio declined from a high of 80 in 2011 to 13 in 2016. But last year there was a jump in new cases with 21 reported across the country. Polio immunisation is compulsory in Afghanistan, but distrust of vaccines is rife, and the programmes are difficult to enforce particularly in rural regions.
2019-06-14 12:42:56 Read More

UN: Expert meeting under way to decide if Ebola is emergency

WHO's expert committee will "review and make recommendations regarding the Ebola outbreak." An announcement is expected Friday evening. The virus has killed more than 1,400 people. To be declared a global emergency, outbreaks must constitute a risk to other countries and require a coordinated response. The declaration typically triggers more funding and political attention.
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Spanish court stops Catalan separatist from taking MEP post

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Pressure mounts on Hong Kong leader over extradition plan

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Regional dynamics should be shifted from confrontation to cooperation: Imran Khan

"Enduring peace and prosperity in South Asia will remain elusive until the main dynamic in South Asia is shifted from confrontation to cooperation," Pakistan PM Imran Khan was quoted as saying by the state-run Radio Pakistan. "It is important to seize the opportunities for peaceful resolution of outstanding disputes and collective endeavours for regional prosperity," he said.
2019-06-14 12:24:18 Read More

Iran's Rouhani says US 'serious threat to global stability'

"The US government over the last two years, violating all the international structures and rules and using its economic, financial and military resources, has taken an aggressive approach and presents a serious risk to stability in the region and the world," Iran President Hassan Rouhani said, in translated comments, at a meeting in Bishkek of the SCO.
2019-06-14 12:22:37 Read More

UK's Johnson says will take part in TV debate on Tuesday: BBC

"I think the best solution would be to have a debate on what we all have to offer the country and the best time to do that, I think, would be after the second ballot on Tuesday and the best forum is the proposed BBC debate," the BBC quoted Johnson as saying.
2019-06-14 12:10:01 Read More

China tells US to stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs

China's Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng summoned Robert Forden, the US Deputy Chief of Mission in Beijing, and urged Washington not to not take any actions that harm Hong Kong's prosperity and stability.
2019-06-14 12:05:16 Read More

Boko Haram kills 'several' soldiers in Nigeria base attack

Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in eight guntrucks launched a pre-dawn attack Thursday on the base in Kareto village, 335 kilometres (210 miles) north of the Borno state capital Maiduguri, they said.
2019-06-14 11:33:33 Read More

Five suspects in Easter bombings extradited to Sri Lanka

Police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said the suspects arrived early Friday from Saudi Arabia after their arrest in an unspecified Middle Eastern country. The five include the main suspect in the killing of two policemen last year at a checkpoint in eastern Sri Lanka. A total of 102 suspects are now being held in connection with the Easter suicide bomb attacks.
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South Korean court tells cheating husband he must stay married

A cheating husband cannot divorce his wife despite having a years-long affair, a South Korean court ruled Friday, insisting only the injured party in a marriage could initiate a legal separation.
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WHO likely to declare Ebola an international emergency: Experts

The World Health Organization (WHO) should and is likely to declare an international emergency over the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has now spread to Uganda, experts said as a WHO advisory panel met on Friday.
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Iran denies tankers attack as tensions soar

Iran's foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted on Friday that the US administration had "immediately jumped to make allegations against Iran without a shred of factual or circumstantial evidence".
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China turns its anger on 'Cold War warrior' Mike Pompeo

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has been singled out for scorn, in Chinese state media and even at the foreign ministry, over his criticism of everything from Chinese tech giant Huawei to its record on human rights.
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Anger as Christchurch mosque accused pleads not guilty

Tarrant, a 28-year-old Australian national, was committed to stand trial next year on 51 counts of murder, 40 of attempted murder and engaging in a terrorist act.
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Xi Jinping says China will promote steady ties with Iran

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UAE repatriates Sri Lankans in connection with Easter attacks

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UAE repatriates Sri Lankans in connection with Easter attacks

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Trump announces exit of 'warrior' spokeswoman Sarah Sanders

"After 3 1/2 years, our wonderful Sarah Huckabee Sanders will be leaving the White House at the end of the month and going home to the Great State of Arkansas," Trump said. Sanders has been one of Trump's most loyal foot soldiers, almost constantly at his side during his tumultuous two and a half years at the White House and during the campaign before.
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Russia S-400 deal already sealed, Turkey tells US

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US blames Iran after fresh strike on Gulf tankers

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo said on Thursday that intelligence reviewed by American officials showed that Iran was responsible for fresh attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman. Pompeo did not present any evidence of Iran's involvement when announcing the findings at a news conference in Washington.
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Putin fires police officers involved in journalist's case

The firings, which came a day after massive arrests at a protest rally in the Russian capital, reflect a careful balancing act by the Kremlin, which seeks to assuage public anger while maintaining a tight lid on dissent.
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India, China do not pose 'threats' to each other: Xi Jinping tells Narendra Modi

President Xi made the remarks during his meeting with PM Modi on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek. Xi urged the two sides to stick to the fundamental judgement that "China and India offer to each other chances for development, and do not pose each other threats," state-run Xinhua news agency reported, citing the statement.
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Suicide bomber kills nine in eastern Afghanistan

The bomber, who was on foot, detonated a device near a local police checkpoint, according to a spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar province. "Four security personnel and five civilians have been killed and 12 more, including three security personnel, wounded," said Attaullah Khogyani.
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Suicide bomber kills nine in eastern Afghanistan

Boris Johnson wins first round of UK leadership vote

The Brexit-backing former foreign minister, Boris Johnson, picked up 114 of the 313 votes cast in a secret ballot of Conservative Party lawmakers in the lower House of Commons. He won the first round of voting Thursday in the race to replace outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May, with the field of candidates narrowed to seven from 10.
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Trump says he'd 'want to hear' foreign dirt on his rivals

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Israeli court upholds Orthodox church land sales to settlers

The ruling handed down on Monday was part of a protracted dispute over the 2004 sale of Old City properties, including two Palestinian-run hotels, to Ateret Cohanim, an Israeli organization that aims to increase the Jewish presence in Palestinian areas of the contested holy city.
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Spain's Sanchez moves closer to PM post with Catalan abstentions

Spain's Socialists, led by acting Prime Minister Sanchez, won the most votes in the April 28 election but fell of a majority, forcing them to seek support from smaller parties in parliament in order to form a government.
2019-06-13 12:06:52 Read More

Hong Kong police use tougher tactics against protesters

Hong Kong police fired rubber bullets and beanbag rounds at the crowds, weapons that have not been widely used in recent history. Human rights groups criticized the tough tactics, while police said they were necessary as the crowd broke through barriers outside govt headquarters. The violence left 79 people injured while police said 22 officers were among the injured.
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France's Le Pen unveils new far-right European Parliament group

Calling itself the Identity and Democracy (ID) group, the new alliance brings together Le Pen's National Rally, Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini's League party and Germany's Alternative for Germany (AfD) plus nationalists from Austria, Finland and Denmark, among others.
2019-06-13 11:22:50 Read More

Crew of two oil tankers evacuated after reported attack in Gulf of Oman

The crew of two oil tankers were evacuated off the coast of Iran on Thursday after they were reportedly attacked and caught fire in the Gulf of Oman, sending world oil prices soaring. Iran said its navy had rescued 44 crew members. The mystery incident came amid spiralling tensions between Tehran and Washington.
2019-06-13 10:56:07 Read More

Turkey says ceasefire not yet secured in Syria's Idlib

"We are working hard with Russia to stop these attacks. It is not possible to say a complete ceasefire has been secured," Cavusoglu told a press conference with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian in Ankara. Moscow announced a ceasefire was brokered with Turkey in the Idlib de-escalation zone as of midnight on June 12, after weeks of escalating rocket fire and air strikes by the Syrian regime and Russian forces.
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Khamenei to Abe: Trump 'not worthy of exchanging messages'

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Received distress calls from ships in Gulf of Oman: US navy

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Japan PM meets Iran leader on mission to ease tensions

Iran has been locked in a bitter standoff with the United States since US President Donald Trump withdrew from a landmark 2015 nuclear deal in May last year. Washington has since reimposed crippling unilateral sanctions -- which have forced Tokyo to halt its once-substantial purchases of Iranian oil -- and launched a military buildup in the Gulf.
2019-06-13 07:13:18 Read More

Trump says he would 'want to hear' foreign dirt on rivals

The role of Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr, in organizing a 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer offering negative information on Hillary Clinton was the focus of special counsel Robert Mueller's probe of Russian meddling. "I think I'd want to hear it," Trump said, adding, "There's nothing wrong with listening."
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Trump says he would 'want to hear' foreign dirt on rivals

Occupy 2.0? China Bill stir turns violent in Hong Kong

The violent protests were the latest expression of widespread public anger over the government's controversial Beijing-backed plan to allow extraditions to China.
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Xi Jinping heads to Bishkek to attend SCO summit, set to meet PM Modi

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Lawmakers challenge Trump official on Saudi arms sale

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel of New York decried the move as "a slap in the face'' to Congress. The Democrat accused the Trump administration of using threats from Iran as a "convenient excuse'' to push through the sale.
2019-06-12 16:42:04 Read More

Nigeria's Buhari launches second term with defence of poll outcome

Buhari, 76, in a long speech, declared that "all parties have agreed that the elections were free, fair and peaceful." He vowed to "consolidate the achievements" of his first four-year term, pushing ahead with diversification of the country's oil-dependent economy.
2019-06-12 15:23:56 Read More

Hong Kong leader calls extradition law protests an 'organised riot'

"The rioting actions that damage peaceful society, ignoring law and discipline is unacceptable for any civilised societies," chief executive Carrie Lam said in a video statement, her first comments since the clashes erupted.
2019-06-12 14:07:56 Read More

20 years since NATO-wrought freedom, Kosovo remains in limbo

It's exactly 20 years since NATO forces set foot in the former Yugoslav province, after an allied bombing campaign ended Serbia's bloody crackdown on an insurrection by the majority ethnic Albanian population in Kosovo revered by Serbs as their historic and religious heartland.
2019-06-12 13:43:56 Read More

More than 200 arrested at Moscow police abuse march

Russian police in riot gear moved in against the unsanctioned march of more 1,000 people amid screams of protesters shouting "you are criminals" and "stop police terror." Moscow police said around 1,200 took part in the march and more than 200 people were arrested.
2019-06-12 13:08:31 Read More

Detained opposition leaders allowed vetted TV: Iran media

Mousavi, 77, and Karroubi, 81, were reformist candidates in the controversial election of 2009, which was won by hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. They claimed the vote was rigged, triggering months of mass protests, particularly in Tehran. Hundreds of thousands took to the streets in the biggest challenge to the system since the Islamic revolution of 1979.
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Pakistan court rejects Musharraf's plea to adjourn high treason case

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Ex-FBI leaders to testify on Russian threat, Mueller report

The House Intelligence Committee has invited two former leaders of the FBI's national security branch to testify about the counterintelligence implications of Mueller's investigation. Mueller did not find a criminal conspiracy between the campaign and Russia but did detail a series of interactions and outreach that have alarmed Democrats and accelerated calls from some in the party for impeachment proceedings and renewed investigations.
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We will use force: Hong Kong police fire tear gas as protesters throw bottles

Tens of thousands of protesters had gathered peacefully in the Chinese-ruled city before tempers flared. Police warned, saying: "We will use force." The protesters, most of them young people dressed in black, had erected barricades as they prepared to hunker down for an extended occupation of the area, in scenes reminiscent of 2014 pro-democracy "Occupy" protests.
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We will use force: Hong Kong police fire tear gas as protesters throw bottles

US submits extradition request for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

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German serial killer nurse appeals life term for 85 murders

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More bodies found as Hungary lifts sunken tourist boat from river

Hungarian police recovered more bodies on Tuesday after raising a sightseeing boat that sank in the river Danube in Budapest last month, an accident that has claimed at least 24 lives. Police removed four bodies from the Mermaid tourist boat. Another four people are still missing some two weeks after the tragedy, the worst such incident in Hungary in 75 years.
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Notre-Dame of Paris to celebrate first mass since fire

The Notre-Dame cathedral will host its first mass this weekend since a fire ravaged the Paris landmark almost two months ago, the city's diocese said on Tuesday. The mass - led by Archbishop of Paris Michel Aupetit - will be celebrated late on Saturday, the diocese said. Just 20 people are expected to take part, including priests and canons from the cathedral.
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Chinese surgeons conduct remote surgery using 5G technology

Doctors in China have successfully directed surgeons 200 km away to perform a gall bladder surgery using 5G network in a remote area, official media reported. The surgery was conducted in the Shennongjia forestry district branch of Taihe Hospital and was transmitted via live feed to an expert team in Taihe Hospital in the city of Shiyan.
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Botswana scraps anti-gay laws in landmark decision

Botswana's high court ruled on Tuesday in favour of decriminalising homosexuality, handing down a landmark verdict greeted with joy by gay rights campaigners. Under the country's 1965 penal code, homosexuality is punishable by a jail term of up to seven years. But Judge Michael Elburu declared it was time to "set aside" the "provisions of a Victorian era".
2019-06-11 12:11:37 Read More

Notre-Dame of Paris to celebrate first mass since fire

The Notre-Dame cathedral will host its first mass this weekend since a fire ravaged the Paris landmark almost two months ago, the city's diocese said. The mass â€” led by Archbishop of Paris Michel Aupetit -- will be celebrated on a very small scale late Saturday, the diocese said.
2019-06-11 11:57:34 Read More

New York Times to cease political cartoons after anti-Semitism row

The cartoon, published in April, depicted Netanyahu as a guide dog wearing a Star of David collar and leading a blind Donald Trump -- who was wearing a kippah, or a Jewish skullcap.
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World's most costly painting on Saudi prince's yacht: Report

"Salvator Mundi" is a Leonardo da Vinci's painting depicting Jesus Christ. It has never been exhibited in public and since its sale in 2017 for $450 million, nobody knows its whereabouts. However on Monday, London-based art dealer Kenny Schachter, in an article said that the painting now resides on the gargantuan yacht owned by powerful Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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When in Rome, don't dress like a centurion or go topless

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One dead as helicopter crash-lands on Manhattan building

A helicopter crash-landed on top of a high-rise in midtown Manhattan Monday, starting a fire and leaving one person dead as the entire building shook from the impact. The New York fire department confirmed one fatality- presumed to be the pilot. "There is no indication at this time that this was an act of terror," said mayor Bill de Blasio.
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Nearly 100 killed, 19 missing in central Mali village massacre

Nearly 100 people were killed in a gruesome overnight attack on a village in central Mali, in the latest violence to strike the fragile region, officials said Monday. There was no immediate claim of responsibility but the massacre, targeting a village inhabited by the Dogon community, bore the hallmarks of tit-for-tat ethnic attacks that have claimed hundreds of lives
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China denies abandoning BCIM corridor

China on Monday denied that it has dropped the BCIM economic corridor from its multi-billion dollar BRI as the project made little progress in view of the differences between India and China over the CPEC. The BCIM, previously mentioned BRI's part in 2013, did not figure in the list of 35 corridors mentioned during the 2nd Belt and Road Forum (BRF) held in April.
2019-06-10 14:30:27 Read More

Donald Trump says Xi meeting at G20 'scheduled'

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SCO not aimed at targeting any country: China

The SCO summit in Kyrgyztan this week would discuss security and economy related issues with a focus on counter terrorism, but it is not aimed at targeting any country, China said on Monday. The 19th summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) will be held the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek on June 13-14. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping would also attend the summit.
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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina attacks Myanmar over Rohingya deadlock

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Top Iran diplomat warns US it cannot 'expect to stay safe'

Iran's foreign minister warned the US on Monday that it "cannot expect to stay safe" after launching what he described as an economic war against Tehran, taking a hard-line stance amid a visit by Germany's top diplomat seeking to defuse tensions. The crisis takes root in President Trump's decision over a year ago to withdraw US from Iran's 2015 nuclear deal.
2019-06-10 12:18:35 Read More

Committee probing Easter attacks submits final report to Lankan President

A three-member committee appointed to probe the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka that killed 258 people on Monday submitted its final report to President Maithripala Sirisena. The details of the report were immediately not available. The ad hoc investigation body had submitted two interim reports on the investigations to the President on earlier occasions.
2019-06-10 11:42:36 Read More

Pope Francis wants first papal visit to Iraq

Pope Francis said he wants to travel to Iraq next year, which would be the first ever papal trip there. Francis made the improvised remark in an address to members of a group of charities that help Christians in the Middle East and other areas.
2019-06-10 10:47:45 Read More

Imran Khan asks Pakistanis to declare their assets by Jun 30

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Tokayev elected Kazakhstan president, police disperse fresh protests

Kazakhstan's interim president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, chosen successor of veteran ruler Nursultan Nazarbayev who retains sweeping powers, has won a snap presidential election with nearly 71% of the vote, according to early results on Monday.
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Nominations set to close in race to be next UK leader

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25 years after murders, OJ says 'Life is fine'

OJ Simpson said he is healthy and happy and neither he nor his children want to look back by talking about June 12, 1994 â€” when his ex-wife and her friend were killed and Simpson was transformed in the public mind from revered Pro Football Hall of Fame hero to murder suspect. He was released in Oct 2017 after serving nine years for trying to steal back his own memorabilia.
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Why is Hong Kong's China extradition plan so controversial?

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Brazil's Lula jailed to keep him from 2018 election

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Man on a mediation mission: Japan's Abe heads to Iran

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Trump defends immigration deal with Mexico

Trump defended the agreement reached by US and Mexican negotiators to head off the 5% tax on all Mexican goods that Trump had threatened to impose as he tried to pressure Mexico to do more to stem the flow of Central American migrants across the US southern border. But he also dangled the prospect of renewing his threat if the US ally doesn't cooperate to his liking.
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Hong Kong vows to press ahead with extradition bill despite huge protest

What began as a peaceful protest through the centre of the global financial hub descended into violence early on Monday as several hundred protesters clashed with police, who responded with pepper spray before the standoff ended soon after. The protests plunged Hong Kong into a new political crisis, heaping pressure on Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam's administration and her official backers in Beijing. Veteran lawmakers have called on her to resign.
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Huge extradition law protest fills Hong Kong streets

Thousands of protesters marched through Hong Kong on Sunday to oppose government-sponsored legislation that would allow people to be extradited to mainland China to face charges. The protest took place 3 days before the government plans to bring the bill to the full legislature, bypassing the committee process, to win approval by the end of the month.
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More than half of HIV patients in Pakistan's Sindh province remain without treatment: WHO

A report by the WHO experts, who are in Pakistan to investigate the outbreak of HIV cases and also support the local authorities' response to the medical emergency, says that more than half of the patients in Sindh remain deprived of any sort of treatment facilities. The WHO team has said that 751 people have tested positive for the HIV virus of which 604 are children.
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Pope laments current "culture of insults," church propaganda

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Panic at Washington pride parade sends people running

"As the officers were going to the scene, there was a crowd of people going away from it and some of the individuals in the crowd said there was a man with a gun and that someone had fired a shot," said Guillermo Rivera, a commander with the Metropolitan Police Department.Some of the people who ran sustained minor injuries and seven were taken to hospitals.
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Huge Hong Kong protest against China extradition law

Tens of thousands of people marched in blazing summer heat through the cramped streets of the financial hub's main island in a noisy, colourful demonstration calling on the government to scrap its planned extradition law which intends to allow extraditions to any jurisdiction with which it does not already have a treaty â€”including mainland China for the first time.
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Tens of thousands gather in Hong Kong for rally against China extradition bill

Tens of thousands of people took to Hong Kong's streets on Sunday in a last bid to block a proposed extradition law that would allow suspects to be sent to China to face trial, with police bracing for the biggest march in the city in 15 years. Police have called for public restraint as they expect the march to draw more than 500,000 people.
2019-06-09 07:02:07 Read More

Sri Lanka MPs clash with president over Easter attacks probe

The warning came after Sirisena said he would not cooperate with the parliamentary probe and would not allow defence or police officials to testify before the select committee (PSC).
2019-06-09 06:47:16 Read More

Trump is confident Mexico will enforce new immigration deal

US President Donald Trump predicted Mexico would strongly enforce a new deal under which it agreed to expand a controversial asylum program and boost security on its southern border to stem Central American migrants trying to reach the United States.
2019-06-09 05:19:15 Read More

In historic first, G20 weighs ageing as global risk

Longer life-expectancy and sliding birth rates, particularly among wealthy nations, have resulted in a rapid expansion of the elderly population in places like Spain, Italy and South Korea, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Brazil and China are also facing "rapid demographic change" relative to their early development stage.
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Teen, held at 13, faces execution in Saudi Arabia

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#MeToo hits football as womenâ€™s WC kicks off

ommunity celebrated after the Himalayan kingdom's parliament became the world's latest to decriminalise homosexuality. The lower house overwhelmingly voted late Friday to repeal two sections of the 2004 criminal code which made "unnatural sex" illegal.
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#MeToo hits football as womenâ€™s WC kicks off

Bhutan gays celebrate after homosexuality decriminalised

Pomp, parade marks Queen Elizabeth II's official birthday

Queen Elizabeth II marked her official birthday Saturday with the annual Trooping the Color parade, a traditional display of British pageantry at its very best. About 1,400 soldiers in ceremonial scarlet coats and bearskin hats marched past the queen in a ceremony on Horse Guards Parade in Westminster.
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Sri Lanka President sacks intelligence chief over Easter attacks probe

Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena has sacked the national intelligence chief and will not cooperate with a parliamentary investigation into security lapses before the Easter bombings, officials said Saturday. Chief of National Intelligence Sisira Mendis was sacked after testifying to the inquiry last week that the attacks could have been averted.
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Trump says tariffs on Mexico suspended indefinitely

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Lesbians attacked on London bus for refusing to kiss for men

Two women were attacked in what police called a homophobic assault on a London bus, after one of the victims said their attackers tried to force them to kiss each other. The incident happened at on May 30 after the two women, both in their 20s, got on a bus in north London. The British police have arrested four teenagers in the case.
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Twelve bodies found in Bosnian war-era mass grave: Report

The remains of 12 Muslims killed in Bosnia's brutal 1992-95 civil war have been found in a mass grave on a mountain near Sarajevo, Fena news agency said Saturday. The war is thought to have left more than 100,000 people dead and over 7,000 people are still missing.
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Russian journalist charged with bid to deal 'large amount' of drugs: Lawyer

Russian police have charged an investigative journalist with attempting to deal a "large amount" of illegal drugs, his lawyer said Saturday. "Ivan Golunov has been charged as a defendant -- attempted dealing," his lawyer Pavel Chikov wrote on Telegram messenger service.
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Trump says Nasa should stop talking about going back to the Moon

US President Donald Trump tweeted on Friday that Nasa should stop talking about going back to the Moon, which caused confusion since his administration aims to restart Moon landings by 2024. Trump's exact meaning was uncertain, but he may have been urging the US space agency to put more of a focus on the voyage to Mars, with the Moon serving as just a stepping stone.
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Trump says Nasa should stop talking about going back to the Moon

Trump govt allows hi-tech bomb parts to be built in Saudi Arabia

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Xi, Putin condemn US dominance as tensions with Trump grow

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Trump says US, Mexico reach agreement on migration and tariffs 'indefinitely suspended'

US President Donald Trump said late on Friday that Washington had reached an agreement with Mexico on migration, and that the punishing tariffs he had been threatening were "indefinitely suspended."
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Iran rejects French idea of re-opening nuclear talks

Iran on Friday rejected an idea mooted by France of re-opening nuclear talks, warning that seeking to broaden an existing landmark treaty could lead to its collapse. President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that his goal of "regional peace" would require new negotiations, adding that Paris aimed to rein in Iran's nuclear and ballistics activities and its regional influence
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London mission runs up Â£6m congestion tab

The Indian government has run up more than Â£6 million in debt to British authorities by refusing to pay the London congestion charge.Figures published by Transport for London show that India has the fourth-highest debt of all embassies and owes TfL Â£6,196,465 (about Rs 55 crore).
2019-06-07 17:32:41 Read More

China's Xi calls Donald Trump his friend

Speaking in the Russian city of St Petersburg at an economic forum, Xi said there were strong trade and investment connections between China and the United States.
2019-06-07 16:47:15 Read More

Ethiopian PM visits Sudan in bid to mediate crisis

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, a young reformist who assumed office a year ago, has been at the center of high-profile diplomatic efforts in the Horn of Africa region, including a surprise restoration of diplomatic ties between Ethiopia and rival Eritrea. He arrived in Sudan as the crisis following the overthrow of longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir turned increasingly violent.
2019-06-07 16:27:36 Read More

US hits Iran petrochemical group PGPIC with sanctions

The move aims to choke off financing to the country's largest and most profitable petrochemical group and extends to its 39 subsidiaries and "foreign-based sales agents," the Treasury Department said in a statement.
2019-06-07 15:25:30 Read More

Nasa to open International Space Station to tourists from 2020

Nasa said Friday it will open up the International Space Station for tourism and other business ventures as of next year, as it seeks to financially disengage from the orbiting research lab. There will be up to two short private astronaut missions per year, said Robyn Gatens, deputy director of the ISS.
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Prominent investigative journalist detained in Russia

Ivan Golunov, who works for the independent website Meduza, was stopped by police in central Moscow on Thursday afternoon and was charged with drug dealing after four grams of a synthetic drug called mephedrone were found in his backpack. Police also said that more drugs were found at his home. Meduza said that they are convinced of Golunov's innocence.
2019-06-07 13:29:52 Read More

Syria flare-up leaves 83 fighters dead: monitor

â€‹The clashes on the edge of the jihadist-controlled Idlib region have killed 44 government loyalists and 39 jihadists and Islamists since Thursday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
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US commander says he believes Iran threat still 'very real'

Iran has chosen to "step back and recalculate" after making preparations for an apparent attack against US forces in the Persian Gulf region, but it is too early to conclude the threat is gone, commander of American forces in the Mideast, Frank McKenzie said. "I don't actually believe the threat has diminished. I believe the threat is very real," he said.
2019-06-07 12:56:50 Read More

New China-Nepal friendship bridge comes into operation

A new China-Nepal "friendship bridge" that links the Himalayan nation with Tibet has been formally opened to traffic, four years after the old bridge was damaged in the massive 2015 earthquake. The Nepal-China Friendship Bridge (Miteri bridge) was constructed with Chinese aid at the Rasuwagadhi border point in Rasuwa district after the old bridge was damaged in the earthquake
2019-06-07 12:17:41 Read More

Boris Johnson challenges misconduct summons in court

Lawyers for Johnson, who leads a crowded field of contenders vying to be Conservative Party leader after May formally resigns today, claimed in court that the private prosecution is "politically motivated and vexatious".
2019-06-07 12:12:04 Read More

UN attacks 'ghastly' conditions in Libya migrant detention centres

The UN attacked Friday horrific conditions in migrant detention centres in Libya, with dozens dying from tuberculosis and hundreds scraping by on starvation rations while many others appear to have disappeared
2019-06-07 12:04:11 Read More

Russia, US trade charges after near naval collision

On Friday morning, Russia's Pacific Fleet said that the USS Chancellorsville guided-missile cruiser suddenly cut across the course of its Admiral Vinogradov anti-submarine ship, passing in front of it at a distance of just 50 metres (164 feet).
2019-06-07 11:58:42 Read More

Russia lodges protest with US over 'possible collision' in South China Sea

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Russia lodges protest with US over 'possible collision' in South China Sea

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Lack of abortion access troubles Guam's 1st female governor

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Biden now says he opposes ban on federal money for abortion

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UK's May quits as party leader, starting succession race

British Prime Minister Theresa May steps down as leader of her Conservative Party on Friday, formally triggering the race for a successor who will try where she failed to deliver Brexit. May will remain prime minister until a new leader is chosen, likely in late July, but has relinquished control over the direction of Britain's tortuous departure from the European Union.
2019-06-07 05:31:47 Read More

50 years on, New York police apologize for Stonewall riots

New York's police chief apologised Thursday for the first time for a crackdown on the city's gay community during the notorious Stonewall riots, winning praise from LGBTQ activists ahead of the 50th anniversary of violence considered to have given rise to the Gay Pride movement.
2019-06-07 04:57:20 Read More

Meet Ai-Da, worldâ€™s first robot artist

Ai-Da is the brainchild of Aidan Meller, who claims she is the worldâ€™s first ultra-realistic humanoid artist, able to draw creatively thanks to in-built artificial intelligence technology. The 46-year-old art dealer unveiled Ai-Da â€” dressed in a brown wig and period-style painter's blouse â€” in Oxford on Wednesday.
2019-06-07 02:48:44 Read More

UAE probe of tanker attacks points to 'state actor'

The United Arab Emirates told United Nations Security Council members on Thursday that May 12 attacks on oil tankers point to the likelihood that a state was behind the bombings, but there is no evidence yet that Iran was involved. The US has accused Iran of being behind the attacks on the four oil tankers off the Emirati coast.
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UAE probe of tanker attacks points to 'state actor'

Vladimir Putin says time to 'turn the page' on UK ties after spy scandal

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said Moscow and London should mend fences after the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal in Britain.
2019-06-06 17:04:39 Read More

Jihadists kill 11 regime forces in Syria's northwest: monitor

The deadly assault in a northern strip of Hama province, comes amid an escalation in violence in parts of the country's northwest held by Syria's former Al-Qaeda affiliate Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).
2019-06-06 16:54:54 Read More

Hungary boat tragedy captain already under investigation over earlier accidents

After last week's crash, the 64-year-old Ukrainian captain of the larger Viking Sigyn ship was arrested on suspicion of "endangering waterborne traffic resulting in multiple deaths".
2019-06-06 16:30:24 Read More

Theresa May gets set for resignation as British PM

May, 62, gave a moving speech to pay tribute to the brave soldiers who fought for freedom on the beaches of Normandy 75 years ago as part of the Allied Forces. She said it was "truly humbling" to be at the celebrations with the men who fought in the "greatest battle for freedom the world has ever known".
2019-06-06 16:08:01 Read More

Japan PM to visit Iran in effort to mediate tension with US

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Abe's trip will be the first by a Japanese leader to Iran in 41 years. He declined to specify the dates of the trip or other details, but said it would be "soon." Officials are finalizing the details so the visit will be meaningful, Suga said.
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Donald Trump says relations with Macron 'outstanding'

US President Donald Trump admitted that there had been past difficulties in his relationship with French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday, but said "right now it's outstanding".
2019-06-06 14:49:34 Read More

Afghan peace marchers reappear safe after Taliban 'discussions'

The so-called People's Peace Movement attracted international attention last year when they walked hundreds of kilometres across Afghanistan and into the capital Kabul in an attempt to reduce the record levels of violence across the country.
2019-06-06 14:37:19 Read More

UN says about 25% of Ebola cases could be going undetected

That estimate by WHO emergencies chief Dr. Michael Ryan on Thursday comes after aid groups expressed concern this week that the rate of new cases has been picking up speed. There have been more than 2,000 confirmed and probable cases of the Ebola virus since August, with nearly 1,400 deaths. Ryan said that WHO believes it is probably detecting only 75% of all Ebola cases.
2019-06-06 13:35:35 Read More

UK relaxes Sri Lanka travel advice issued after attacks

Britain on Thursday relaxed its travel advice on Sri Lanka after earlier warning against "all but essential travel" following the April terror attacks that claimed more than 250 lives. "If you're visiting or resident in Sri Lanka, you should continue to remain vigilant and keep up to date with developments," the Foreign Office said on its website.
2019-06-06 12:37:09 Read More

Thailand Parliament votes for coup leader to stay on as PM

Thailand's Parliament has elected 2014 coup leader Prayuth Chan-ocha as prime minister in a vote that helps ensure the military's sustained dominance of politics since the country became a constitutional monarchy nearly nine decades ago.
2019-06-06 12:12:09 Read More

Taiwan's request for US tanks and missiles sparks China anger

Taipei's defence ministry has formally asked for 108 M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks, more than 1,500 Javelin and TOW anti-tank missiles, and 250 shoulder-fired Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, it said in a statement. The request was proceeding "as normal", the ministry added. However, Beijing said it had "serious concerns" about the sale emphasising the One China principle.
2019-06-06 11:47:51 Read More

Taiwan's request for US tanks and missiles sparks China anger

Sudan protesters to keep up campaign until military's ouster

Sudan's pro-democracy leaders' pledged to continue civil disobedience after new clashes brought the death toll in three days of the military crackdown to 108. On Wednesday, troops were seen pulling 40 bodies of victims, slain by Sudanese security forces, from the Nile River in Khartoum and taking them away. Call to negotiate by Sudan's ruling general were promptly rejected.
2019-06-06 11:18:18 Read More

Japan's Abe set for mediation mission to Iran

A government official told AFP that Tokyo was still arranging details, including who Abe will meet, but local media have said he will hold talks with Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani.
2019-06-06 09:38:56 Read More

German killer nurse gets life for 85 hospital murders

Judge Sebastian Buehrmann called Niels Hoegel's killing spree "incomprehensible". The 42-year-old murdered patients selected at random with lethal injections between 2000 and 2005 until he was caught in the act.
2019-06-06 08:21:44 Read More

German nurse accused of killing 100 patients faces verdict

A verdict is expected in the case of a former nurse charged with 100 counts of murder on allegations he killed patients by putting them into cardiac arrest because he liked the feeling of being to resuscitate them.
2019-06-06 07:07:50 Read More

Much to disagree on as Trump, Macron meet on D-Day

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Taiwan confirms request for US tanks, air defence systems

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Trump casts doubt on reports of North Korean executions

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared to cast doubt on news reports of North Korean executions as part of a purge in the aftermath of a failed Hanoi summit and lamented that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was blamed too quickly.
2019-06-06 05:56:21 Read More

Trump to mark 75th anniversary of D-Day at Normandy

For President Donald Trump, it is another moment to praise alliances and military service, on the heels of defending his decision not to serve in Vietnam. World leaders will gather in heartfelt tribute to alliance and sacrifice and a unified vow for enduring unity, outweighing any national or political skirmish of the moment.
2019-06-06 05:00:25 Read More

Macron and Trump: 'Frenemies' in open disagreement

The US role in liberating France will be commemorated on Thursday by Trump and Macron on the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings when 150,000 Allied troops began an invasion of Nazi-ruled France.
2019-06-06 03:22:04 Read More

Macron and Trump: 'Frenemies' in open disagreement

China's Xi Jinping visits 'best friend' Putin, vows new era of ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping began a three-day visit to "best friend" Vladimir Putin on Wednesday with a touch of 'panda diplomacy' and a raft of new Russian-Chinese business contracts. The leaders praised their countries' ties during talks at the Kremlin, as Russia and China seek to shore up cooperation amid shared tensions with the US.
2019-06-06 02:48:42 Read More

France ramps up bid to return stolen WWII Jewish assets

The new task force aims to "shed light on cultural assets of dubious origin held by public institutions", stolen between 1933 and 1945, the culture ministry said in a statement. Around 2,000 artefacts sent from Germany to France after the war are held in French museums under special status as their owners have not been identified.
2019-06-05 17:58:10 Read More

Russia effort in 2016 US election was 'vast,' 'professional'

A report by the security firm Symantec said some of the accounts linked to Russia's Internet Research Agency dated back as far as 2014 and that the manipulation effort involved a vast effort that included both automated "bots" and manual operations.
2019-06-05 17:48:00 Read More

Sudan military offers to talk after 60 die in protest crackdown

Despite mounting international concern at what demonstrators called a "bloody massacre", a bid at the UN Security Council to condemn the killings was blocked by China with support from Russia.
2019-06-05 16:31:48 Read More

Sudan military offers to talk after 101 die in protest crackdown

UN: Two million Somalis could die of starvation amid drought

UN Undersecretary-General Mark Lowcock says about $700 million is needed after a rainless season that has killed both livestock and crops. He said Tuesday that the UN's Central Emergency Response Fund has allocated $45 million to cover food shortages, water and daily necessities in Somalia as well as parts of Kenya and Ethiopia affected by droughts.
2019-06-05 15:22:27 Read More

Sri Lanka proposes new law on fake news after Easter attacks

The cabinet of ministers approved a proposal by the acting justice minister, which will also see offenders fined one million rupees ($5,715), the government said in a statement. It did not immediately release a definition of the two offences, but said the penal code will be amended to introduce the new penalties.
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IMF's Lagarde: Resolving trade tensions 'immediate priority' for G20

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Saudi Arabia urges new Sudan talks after protest crackdown

"The government of Saudi Arabia has followed with great concern the developments in the brotherly Republic of Sudan, which resulted in a number of deaths and injuries," said the statement on the official Saudi Press Agency.
2019-06-05 13:50:36 Read More

Two women, six children from IS families repatriated to US: Syria Kurds

The move is part of an effort by the Kurdish administration in northeast Syria to reduce the population of Al-Hol, which is crammed with nearly 74,000 people from more than 40 countries.
2019-06-05 12:58:41 Read More

Presidential hopeful Inslee unveils plan to reclaim US leadership on climate issue

Democratic contenders vying for the party's nomination to take on Republican President Donald Trump in the 2020 election are seeking to distinguish themselves with the strongest proposals to halt global warming, a top issue in the Democratic race.
2019-06-05 12:12:06 Read More

South Korea approves US $8 million in aid for hungry North

It will be the first such aid Seoul has provided Pyongyang since 2015 and follows the North's lowest recorded harvest for a decade, according to the United Nations. The donation â€” to be made through the UN â€” comes as President Moon Jae-in seeks to salvage diplomacy between Pyongyang and Washington following the breakdown of the Hanoi summit
2019-06-05 11:26:41 Read More

Myanmar white roses offer Eid solidarity to Muslims

Volunteers lined up outside Dargah mosque in eastern Yangon, giving flowers to scores of devotees heading inside to mark the Eid festival, weeks after a mob of hardliners had tried to shut down Ramadan prayers.
2019-06-05 11:05:00 Read More

China's Xi Jinping in Russia to usher 'new era' of cooperation

Xi said the visit would "serve as an incentive for the development of Chinese-Russian relations, comprehensive partnership and strategic interaction in a new era. Vladimir Putin's foreign policy aide said Xi and the Russian President would sign a new declaration on "global partnership and strategic cooperation, which are entering a new era"
2019-06-05 10:53:41 Read More

Sudanese protesters: Toll in military crackdown at 60

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Trump walks back comments on UK health care and more

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Wrecked mosques, police watch: A tense Ramzan in Xinjiang

While Muslims around the world celebrated the end of Ramzan with prayers and festivities this week, the recent destruction of dozens of mosques in Xinjiang highlights the increasing pressure Uighurs and other ethnic minorities face in the heavily policed region.
2019-06-05 09:03:45 Read More

North Korea to pause 'Mass Games' after leader Kim complains

The Mass Games are a major draw for tourists, most of them from China, but the inclusion of thousands of child performers has been criticized by rights groups as tantamount to forced child labour, and testimonies collected by defector groups describe harsh training regimes.
2019-06-05 05:56:29 Read More

North Korea to pause 'Mass Games' after leader Kim complains

Thai junta chief in pole position as PM vote looms

Prayut Chan-O-Cha who seized power in 2014, is all but assured of completing his transformation from junta head to civilian leader with the support of 250 hand-picked senators. But he faces competition from Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, leader of the Future Forward Party, which scooped up millions of votes in a March poll mainly from the kingdom's millennials.
2019-06-05 05:15:25 Read More

Zardari vows to remove Imran Khan's govt

Pakistan's former president Asif Ali Zardari has vowed to remove Prime Minister Imran Khan to end the people's misery, as he accused the government of unleashing a tsunami of price hike and failing to generate employment. Zardari's comments came as he addressed party workers in Sindh's Daulatpur province.
2019-06-05 04:57:30 Read More

Farage meets Trump on UK visit, hails Brexit support

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New Ukraine president commits to NATO, EU

Standing beside NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels on Tuesday, Volodymyr Zelenskiy said "the strategic course of Ukraine to achieve full-fledged membership in the EU and NATO ... remains unchanged.''
2019-06-04 16:23:06 Read More

Iran's Khamenei says Tehran will not abandon its missile programme

"The US president recently said Iran can achieve development with its current leaders. That means they do not seek regime changeâ€¦ But this political trick will not deceive Iranian officials and the Iranian nation," Khamenei said in a speech broadcast on state television.
2019-06-04 15:58:18 Read More

Young, pregnant urged to take blood tests for lead after Notre-Dame fire

The appeal comes after a child living on the Ile de la Cite island in central Paris where Notre-Damestands was found to have high levels of lead in a blood test. Some of the hundreds of tonnes of lead in the spire and the roof melted in the extreme heat from the spectacular blaze.
2019-06-04 15:03:12 Read More

Iran to free Lebanese jailed for US spying: Beirut

The foreign ministry, quoted by Lebanon's official news agency NNA, said Zakka was pardoned at the request of Beirut as a gesture for this week's Eid holidays marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
2019-06-04 14:50:28 Read More

Top French court backs extradition of ex-Burkina leader's brother

The Court of Cassation backed a lower court ruling in December last year which also approved the extradition of Francois Compaore who was arrested in Paris in October 2017.
2019-06-04 14:20:24 Read More

Trump baby blimp flies in London as protests greet president

Trade unions, women's groups, peace campaigners and environmentalists are gathering in the capital to condemn Trump's policies â€” and Britain's decision to roll out the red carpet for a pomp-filled state visit.
2019-06-04 13:42:10 Read More

Sudan protesters remain defiant after deadly army crackdown

Activists turned prayers marking the Eid al-Fitr holiday into political protests, with thousands gathering outside mosques in several neighbourhoods around Khartoum and its twin city, Omdurman, across the Nile River.
2019-06-04 13:33:09 Read More

Don't try our patience, North Korea tells US a year after accord

The statement comes as media reports indicated North Korea punished some members of its team that steered negotiations with the US before a failed summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US Prez Donald Trump in Hanoi in February. North Korea blamed the US for undue pressure to denuclearise and warned that agreements made in Singapore last year could be at risk.
2019-06-04 13:26:16 Read More

Muslims celebrate Eid, ending Ramadan holy month

Like the start of Ramadan, during which believers abstain from eating and drinking during daylight hours, Eid-al-Fitr depends on the sighting of the moon and its celebration varies in different countries. The day begins with early morning prayers and then family visits and feasts.
2019-06-04 12:55:13 Read More

Dissident Chinese cartoonist shows his face on Tiananmen anniversary

Badiucao said he could no longer remain in the shadows despite threats from China's security apparatus prompted by biting satires that poke fun at Beijing's leaders. The 33-year-old artist revealed his face publicly on Tuesday to mark the 30th anniversary of Beijing's June 4 crackdown on Tiananmen protests.
2019-06-04 12:35:41 Read More

Ebola cases in DR Congo break 2,000 mark

"Since the start of the epidemic, the total number of cases stands at 2,008, of which 1,914 have been confirmed (by lab test) while 94 are probable," it said in an update. "In all, there have been 1,346 deaths (1,252 confirmed and 94 probable) and 539 people have recovered." The ministry said it was important to retain the overall perspective, despite the breaching of the symbolic threshold of 2,000 cases.
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Trump promises May 'very substantial' trade deal after Brexit

President Donald Trump touted a "very, very substantial trade deal" between the US and Britain after Brexit as he met PM Theresa May on Tuesday for fraught talks held amid street protests. He joked to the outgoing British leader that she should "stick around" and reach a much stronger economic alliance with the US once her country finally leaves the EU.
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Trump a controversial president, says UK foreign secretary

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Turkey's Erdogan says no backtracking on S-400 deal with Russia

Ankara's desire to buy the Russian S400 system has been a major source of contention between NATO allies Turkey and US, which has threatened sanctions. Last week, a top Pentagon official said the consequences would be "devastating" for Turkey's joint F-35 jet programme and its cooperation with NATO if the country goes ahead with plans to buy the missile defence system.
2019-06-04 06:31:28 Read More

Japan ends search for crashed F35 fighter jet

Japan called off its search for an F-35A on Tuesday, almost two months after the stealth jet crashed into the sea sparking a scramble to recover the pilot and secrets onboard.
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Japan ends search for crashed F35 fighter jet

Canadian PM Trudeau says gender equality 'under attack'

"Progress can backslide. We're seeing it happen. Gender equality is under attack. And I can only imagine how hard it is to be a feminist on the frontlines," he said in an opening address to the Women Deliver conference in Vancouver. He warned that "politicians are giving into the pressure, shamefully campaigning to undo women's hard-won victories."
2019-06-04 04:32:12 Read More

Ceremony, political gibes mark Trump's first day in London

Mixing pageantry and pugilism, President Donald Trump plunged into his long-delayed state visit to Britain on Monday, welcomed with smiles and a cannon salute by the royals but launching political insults at others in a time of turmoil for both nations in the deep, if recently strained, alliance.
2019-06-04 03:00:40 Read More

Silence, security in Beijing on 30th Tiananmen anniversary

China marked 30 years since the deadly Tiananmen crackdown on Tuesday with a wall of silence and extra security after arresting activists and tightening internet censorship ahead of the politically sensitive anniversary. The site of the pro-democracy protests was brutally extinguished by tanks and soldiers on June 4, 1989.
2019-06-04 02:38:48 Read More

China tightens security on 30th anniversary of Tiananmen

Chinese authorities have stepped up security around Tiananmen Square in central Beijing, a reminder of the government's attempts to quash any memories of a bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests 30 years ago.
2019-06-04 02:29:33 Read More

#KuToo: Japan women kick back at high-heels work rule

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Some Boeing 737 Max planes may have faulty wing parts: FAA

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US government official with China links in ethics tangle

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'We're ready to welcome you' NATO tells North Macedonia

NATO members signed an accord in February allowing the ex-Yugoslav republic to become the 30th member of the US-led group after a deal with Greece ended a long dispute over its name. The ratification process normally takes a year.
2019-06-03 12:46:01 Read More

Sudan protesters say sit-in site cleared by security forces

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Donald Trump meets Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace

US Prez Donald Trump and his wife Melania were greeted by Queen Elizabeth II when they arrived at Buckingham Palace on Monday. Melania wore an elegant white below-the-knee dress with navy blue trim and matching hat. Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, welcomed the Trumps before they met Elizabeth.
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Iran president rules out talks until US acts 'normal'

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Trump hits back at old foe Sadiq Khan on UK state visit

US President Donald Trump lashed out at London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Monday as he arrived for a three-day state visit to Britain, reviving a long-running enmity between the two politicians. On landing, he sent out a tweet calling Khan a "stone cold loser" for criticising his red carpet treatment, which includes a private lunch and state banquet hosted by Queen Elizabeth II.
2019-06-03 09:29:56 Read More

JK Rowling working on four new Harry Potter books

British author JK Rowling has revealed she is expanding her wizarding world of Harry Potter with four new eBook shorts. The author said the digital short stories would be themed around the curriculum Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley studies at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The eBook shorts will also feature notes, manuscript pages and sketches.
2019-06-03 09:05:16 Read More

Donald Trump, family arrive in Britain for state visit

President Donald Trump has arrived in the UK on the first leg of a trip that will include commemorating the 75th anniversary of D-Day during a ceremony at the Normandy American Cemetery in France.
2019-06-03 08:16:03 Read More

Jared Kushner suggests Palestinians not ready to govern themselves

US President Donald Trump's son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner has suggested in an interview that the Palestinians are not ready to govern themselves ahead of the expected release of his peace plan.
2019-06-03 08:12:37 Read More

Swedish Assange hearing to decide on extradition request

The Australian whistleblower Julian Assange, who holed himself up in the Ecuadoran embassy in London for seven years to avoid a British extradition order to Sweden, was arrested by British police on April 11 after Ecuador gave him up. He was subsequently sentenced to 50 weeks in prison for breaching bail conditions when he took refuge in the embassy.
2019-06-03 07:16:31 Read More

Suspended police head blames President Sirisena for failing to prevent Lanka attack

Sri Lanka's suspended police chief has accused President Maithripala Sirisena of failing to prevent the Easter bombings as he filed a petition in the Supreme Court against his "unfair dismissal". The chief was sent on compulsory leave by Sirisena for his alleged inaction on the intelligence shared by India, which warned of an impending attack by Islamic militants.
2019-06-03 06:37:33 Read More

Prosperity, repression mark China 30 years after Tiananmen

30 years since the Tiananmen Square protests, China's economy has catapulted up the world rankings, yet political repression is harsher than ever. Hundreds of thousands of Muslims are held in re-education camps without charge, student activists face relentless harassment and leaders in the beleaguered dissident community have been locked up or simply vanished.
2019-06-03 06:21:18 Read More

Crisis in the Gulf: Qatar seeking ways out of isolation

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Crisis talks as Merkel's coalition suffers new blow

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Top North Korean official reappears days after purge report

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Donald Trump brings Brexit advice on state visit to troubled UK

Britain will roll out the red carpet for US President Donald Trump on Monday as he arrives in Britain for a state visit already overshadowed by his outspoken remarks on Brexit. Queen Elizabeth II will welcome Trump and his wife Melania to Buckingham Palace, where they will be treated to a guard of honour, a private lunch and later, a glittering state banquet.
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Car bombing kills 17 in Syria's Azaz: Monitor

At least 17 people were killed Sunday in a car bomb near a bustling market and mosque in a rebel-held city in northwestern Syria, a war monitor said. Four children were among those killed in the explosion in Azaz, at the heart of a Turkish zone of influence in Aleppo province, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
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Car bombing kills 17 in Syria's Azaz: Monitor

'Trump Baby' blimp to fly in London for US President's visit

The "Trump Baby" inflatable balloon that was the focus of protests when the US President visited London last year will fly again this week when he returns for state visit on June 3-5 including a lavish banquet hosted by the queen, activists said. The team behind the blimp said on Sunday it would be flown at locations near Donald Trump throughout his UK visit.
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'Trump Baby' blimp to fly in London for US President's visit

Don't want to replace US as 'boss of world': China

China doesnâ€™t seek to surpass the US as the globeâ€™s dominant power but is prepared to â€œfight to the endâ€ if needed, defence minister Wei Fenghe said, as trade friction grows between the worldâ€™s biggest economies. â€œChina has no intention, no power, to be the boss of this world, and against the US to fight for this status,â€ Wei said at the Shangri-La Dialogue.
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Pak-origin London mayor brands Donald Trump a fascist

Pakistani-origin London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who has been a vocal critic of Donald Trump, on Sunday branded the US President a "fascist" & said Britain should not be rolling out a red carpet to a leader like him for a state visit. Trump, along with his wife Melania, will be a guest of Queen Elizabeth II during his 3-day official visit to the UK starting Monday.
2019-06-02 12:28:44 Read More

UK should be ready to leave EU without a deal: Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump told the Sunday Times in an interview that Britain should "walk away" from talks and refuse to pay a 39 billion pound ($49 billion) divorce bill if it doesn't get better terms from the EU. The president also said Brexit party leader Nigel Farage should be given a role in the negotiations.
2019-06-02 09:49:48 Read More

Clashes erupt at flashpoint Jerusalem holy site

Palestinian worshippers clashed with Israeli police at a highly sensitive Jerusalem holy site on Sunday as an Israeli holiday coincided with the final days of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
2019-06-02 08:35:00 Read More

Japan PM to meet Iran's Khamenei to mediate with US: Report

As tensions intensify between Iran and Japan's key ally the United States, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has reportedly proposed serving as a go-between and is said to be weighing up a state visit to Iran. According to the Mainichi Shimbun report, Abe's planned meeting with influential Khamenei will be the first such talks between a Japanese premier and Tehran's supreme leader.
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China says trade war 'has not made America great again'

Washington's escalating trade war with Beijing has not "made America great again" and has instead damaged the American economy, China said Sunday, stressing that while it wants resolution through talks it will not compromise on core principles.
2019-06-02 05:30:03 Read More

Spelling Bee ran out of words, and this desi duo is to blame

In the end, after 20 rounds had distilled a group of 562 competitive spellers to just eight, those who were left remained in a merciless logjam. On Thursday night, after the 2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee announced that it was running out of challenging words, each was crowned the winner in an eight-way tie.
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Jeremy Corbyn accuses Trump of interfering in UK politics with Johnson comments

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US heads to new talks with Taliban

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Blast at central Russia explosives plant injures 19: Report

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Pompeo attends secretive global meet in Switzerland

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Boris Johnson would make 'excellent' British PM: Trump

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Guaido renews call for Maduro to step down

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Guaido renews call for Maduro to step down

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Saudi Arabia king slams Iran's 'terrorist acts' at Islamic summit

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Who won WWII? Russia's role gets short shrift in France

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Inflatable tanks and 'fake news': The little-known side of D-Day

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US warns China on behaviour towards its Asian neighbours

Washington and Beijing have been vying for influence in Asia. "China can and should have a cooperative relationship with the rest of the region ... But behaviour that erodes other nations' sovereignty and sows distrust of China's intentions must end," said US secretary for Defence, Patrick Shanahan at Shangri-La Dialogue. The region has flashpoints such as the South China Sea.
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Mecca summit supports Palestinians, backs Saudi amid Iran tensions

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Mecca summit supports Palestinians, backs Saudi amid Iran tensions

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Mecca summit supports Palestinians, backs Saudi amid Iran tensions

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Mexico president: We won't react desperately to Trump threat

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Brazil withdraws diplomatic invite to Venezuelan opposition envoy

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Beijing warns US not to underestimate Chinese military

Beijing warned that the US should not underestimate China's military as the top defence officials from both countries met on the sidelines of a security forum. "On the issue of safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial integrity, the US should not underestimate the determination, will and ability of the Chinese military," Chinese defence ministry said.
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UN atomic agency: Iran in compliance with 2015 nuclear deal

The UN atomic watchdog says Iran continues to stay within the limitations set by the nuclear deal reached in 2015 with major powers, though its stockpiles of low-enriched uranium and heavy water are growing. The International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran has stayed within key limitations set in the so-called Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA.
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US withdraws special tax exemption to Pak diplomats

The diplomatic tax exemption programme - usually granted to foreign diplomats and consulars - provides sales and use, occupancy, food, airline, gas, and utility tax exemptions to eligible foreign officials on assignment in the Unites States.
2019-05-31 09:42:45 Read More

Bali volcano spews ash in new eruption

Mount Agung, about 70 km from the tourist hub of Kuta, has been erupting periodically since it rumbled back to life in 2017 forcing residents to flee their homes. The latest eruption shortly before noon on Friday shot a cloud of volcanic ash high into the sky. Agung remained at the second highest danger warning level, and there is a four-kilometre no-go zone around the crater.
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7 killed in Kabul suicide car bomb attack

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Pak authorities arrest 3 JuD members from Punjab province

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2019-05-31 04:57:16 Read More

N Korea 'executed' officials after failed Trump summit: Report

Kim Hyok Chol was the North's counterpart of US special representative Stephen Biegun in the run-up to the Hanoi summit in February. A South Korean newspaper reported on Friday that Chol was executed by firing squad for "betraying the supreme leader" after he was turned by the US and the interpreter Shin Hye Yong was sent to a prison camp for a mistake at the summit.
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Trump kicks off trade pact ratification, but new tariffs pose obstacle

The three countries signed the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement in November, to update the 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement, and Trump this month cleared a major stumbling block to approval by removing contentious US tariffs on Canadian and Mexican steel and aluminum. But the US president put the accord at risk by announcing tariffs on Mexico over illegal immigration.
2019-05-31 04:42:42 Read More

Lt General sentenced to prison, brigadier and civilian to death for espionage in Pakistan

Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has endorsed punishment for a retired three-star army general, a brigadier and a civil officer on charges of espionage and leakage of sensitive information to foreign agencies, a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the militaryâ€™s media arm, said on Thursday.
2019-05-30 17:56:43 Read More

Musharraf's health deteriorates, rushed to hospital

Pakistan's former military ruler General (Retd) Pervez Musharraf's health suddenly deteriorated on Thursday and was rushed to a hospital here, according to a media report. Musharraf, 75, who has been living in Dubai since March 2016, is facing treason charges for suspending the Constitution in 2007, a punishable offence for which he was indicted in 2014.
2019-05-30 16:48:17 Read More

Sirisena contradicts Lanka intelligence chief's testimony, says not privy to Easter attack warning

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2019-05-30 13:21:38 Read More

US blocks over $46 million in funds of terrorist groups: Report

The report released by the US Department of Treasury states the US blocked nearly $400,000 in funds of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and $1,725 of the Jaish-e Mohammed.
2019-05-30 12:26:19 Read More

Israel to hold fresh election as Prime Minister Netanyahu fails to form coalition government

In an unprecedented development, Israeli lawmakers have voted to dissolve Parliament after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a coalition government before a midnight deadline, triggering a fresh general election to be held on September 17. It is the first time in Israel's history that a prime minister-designate has failed to form a coalition.
2019-05-30 11:32:18 Read More

Afghan official: Suicide bombing kills 6 near Kabul academy

Afghan authorities say a suicide bomber targeting a military academy in the capital of Kabul has killed at least six people. The Interior ministry says six others were wounded in the bombing on Thursday. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack but insurgents have targeted this academy in the past.
2019-05-30 11:21:10 Read More

Julian Assange 'not well', US extradition hearing moved to June

Britain's review of a US request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on espionage charges has been moved to June, with his lawyer telling court on Thursday the whistleblower is in poor health. The next hearing will possibly taking place at the Belmarsh prison where Assange is serving a separate 50-week sentence for skipping bail.
2019-05-30 11:13:29 Read More

Israel faces new elections after parliament dissolves

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World's tiniest surviving baby born in California

The girl, nicknamed Saybie by hospital staff, was born 23 weeks and three days into her mother's pregnancy in San Diego. She weighed a mere 245 grams (8.6 ounces) â€”the same as a large apple â€” when she was born. The father was told that he would have about an hour with his daughter before she passed away. But the girl survived and was discharged after five months.
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Kamala Harris faces racist attacks over claims of black heritage

Taliban bombers kill 19, including Afghan election workers

Taliban bombers kill 19, including Afghan election workers

Syrians dig, cook, fill sandbags in war with Assad

World bank approves $722 million loan for Pakistan

Venezuelan government and opposition to restart negotiations : Sources

China warns of long road ahead for deal with US after ice-breaking talks

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Trump says he hopes to say hello to Kim at Demilitarized Zone border visit

A China-America trade truce could enshrine a global economic shift

Imran blasts those calling him â€˜selectedâ€™ PM

At G20, Russian President Putin leads attack on western liberalism

Trump meets Moon in S Korea over dinner

Probes show Russia staged Skripal attack from London

Abe, Putin announce initiatives to expand ties

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Trump hints at softer stance on China's Huawei

Europe set to sizzle again as deadly heatwave continues

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Judge bars Donald Trump from using $2.5B to build border wall

Imran Khan to visit US next month: Report

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Donald Trump tells China's Xi Jinping open to 'historic' trade deal

2020 White House hopeful Kamala Harris surges back into limelight

Donald Trump says Saudi crown prince doing 'spectacular job'

Mother, wife of drowned Salvadoran migrants awaits their repatriation

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G20 leaders showcase support for women's empowerment

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China snubs US sanctions on Iranian oil exports

May to Putin: Stop 'destabilising' UK, allies

Bahrain summons Iraqi ambassador over embassy attack

France voices support for Cyprus in gas standoff with Turkey

Spanish teenager collapses, dies from heat

Jailed China rights lawyer allowed to see wife after four years

Iran, nuclear deal partners to meet as accord under threat

EU says planned Sri Lanka executions contradict commitments

UK PM hopeful Boris Johnson called French 'turds': Report

Trump jokes to Putin: 'Don't meddle in the election, please'

France prepares for new heat record, as Spain battles wildfire

France prepares for new heat record, as Spain battles wildfire

Kamala Harris goes after Biden on race in US presidential debate

Istanbul mayor hails victory as step to repair democracy

US gets no commitment from NATO for help on Iran threat

Iran's Zarif rejects Trump idea of short war as 'illusion'

EU legal expert criticizes Polish justice independence

Security forces use tear gas to disperse students in Sudan's Khartoum

US-led coalition says it killed 1,319 civilians in anti-IS war

Indonesia court rejects bid to overturn President Widodo's victory

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Europe powerless as Iran nuclear deal unravels

New Istanbul mayor a catalyst for change in old Erdogan stronghold

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Merkel suffers new trembling spell on eve of G20

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Warned Rouhani about breaking nuclear commitment: Macron

Warned Rouhani about breaking nuclear commitment: Macron

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Iran still short of nuclear deal's enriched uranium cap

Father, baby drown chasing American dream

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Pak opposition parties plan to join forces to take on Imran

French lawsuit accuses Google of violating EU privacy rules

French lawsuit accuses Google of violating EU privacy rules

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