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Damascus accuses Kurd-led alliance of ‘treason’AFP, Damascus The Syrian government has accused Kurdish leaders of “treason” for organising a conference with allied Arab tribes to...
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Local elections deliver Brexit bashing for May and opposition
Reuters, London :English voters frustrated with the deadlock over Brexit punished both Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservatives and the main opposition Labour Party in local...
North Korea fires short-range missile into sea: Seoul
AFP, Seoul :North Korea launched several unidentified projectiles into the sea Saturday, the South Korean military said, in what could be Pyongyang’s first short-range missile...
Taliban say gap narrowing in talks with US
AP, Islamabad :The Taliban on Saturday said the gap is narrowing in talks with Washington’s special peace envoy over a timetable for the withdrawal of...
China putting minority Muslims in ‘concentration camps,’ US says
Reuters, Washington :The United States accused China on Friday of putting well more than a million minority Muslims in “concentration camps,” in some of the...
Trump-Putin talk 3-way nuclear deal that includes China
CNN, Washington :US President Donald Trump on Friday said that he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin about a potential nuclear deal with Russia and...
Sexual assault in US military jumped 13 per cent in 2018: Report
AFP, Washington :Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan called for tougher action against sexual assault in the US military Thursday after an annual Pentagon report said...
Afghanistan loya jirga demands ‘immediate and permanent’ ceasefire
AFP, Kabul :A historic “loya jirga” peace summit in Kabul ended Friday with delegates from across Afghanistan demanding an immediate and permanent ceasefire-and President Ashraf...
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Sudan protesters tone down demands in standoff with militaryAP, KhartoumSudanese protesters have toned down some of their demands in an attempt to ease tensions with...
People are ‘Maalik’ in democracy, Congress will do what they say: Rahul
PTI, Simdega :People are the ‘maalik’ (masters) in democracy, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said Thursday, asking them to tell his party’s government what to do...
NZ PM Ardern to marry long-time partner
AFP, Wellington :New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her long-term partner Clarke Gayford have become engaged to be married, her office said Friday.A spokesman...
Nancy Pelosi accuses US Attorney General William Barr of lying to Congress
AFP, Washington :House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday accused the top US law-enforcement officer of committing a crime by lying to Congress, escalating the showdown...