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Trump is my friend, says Chinese President Reuters, St PetersburgChinese President Xi Jinping on Friday called U.S. President Donald Trump his friend and said he...
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Sri Lanka President vows to block Easter attacks probe
AFP, Colombo :Sri Lanka’s president has told his cabinet that he will not cooperate with a parliamentary investigation into security lapses leading to the Easter...
Ethiopia PM urges democratic transition in Sudan after deadly crackdown
AFP, Khartoum :Ethiopia’s prime minister Friday called for a “quick” democratic transition in Sudan as he met the country’s ruling generals and protest leaders, days...
Trump says tariffs on Mexico suspended indefinitely
AP, Washington :President Donald Trump announced late Friday that he had suspended plans to impose tariffs on Mexico, tweeting that the country “has agreed to...
Khartoum residents in ‘state of terror’ after bloody crackdown
AFP, Khartoum : Heavily armed paramilitaries roamed the Sudanese capital Thursday, forcing fearful residents to hide indoors after a crackdown on protesters that authorities admitted had...
Russia prepared to drop START nuclear arms treaty: Putin
AP, Saint Petersburg :In a far-ranging discussion on foreign policy, President Vladimir Putin said that Russia is prepared to drop the New START arms control...
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Taiwan’s move to buy US arms angers China AFP, TaipeiTaiwan on Thursday confirmed that it is hoping to buy state-of-the-art tanks and portable missiles from...
Biden, in flip, opposes ban on federal funds for abortion
AFP, Washington :Leading US Democrat Joe Biden, facing major pressure from several rivals chasing the party’s 2020 presidential nomination, on Thursday reversed his longstanding opposition...
UAE probe of tanker attacks points to ‘state actor’
AFP, United Nations :Initial findings of an investigation led by the United Arab Emirates of May 12 attacks on oil tankers point to the likelihood...
Mexico scrambles to slow migrants as Trump tariffs loom
AFP, Washington :Mexico scrambled Thursday to slow the flow of Central American migrants to the United States as talks continued in Washington to head off...
Deal or no deal, we leave EU on Oct. 31
Reuters, London :Boris Johnson, frontrunner to be Britain’s next prime minister, promised on Monday to lead the country out of the European Union on Oct....
Kim Yong-chol: ‘Purged’ N Korean diplomat appears with Kim
A North Korean official who was reported to be in a labour camp attended a weekend concert alongside Kim Jong-un, state media said.Last Friday, Kim...