‘Ramadan very special time,’ says Trump hosting iftar at White House
PTI, Washington :Ramadan is a time when people join forces in pursuit of hope, tolerance and peace, US President Donald Trump said on Monday.Donald Trump...
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Senior Conservatives tell May to ditch Brexit talks with Labour
Reuters, London :British Prime Minister Theresa May was told by senior members of her own party on Tuesday to abandon talks to find a Brexit...
Sri Lanka blocks social media after anti-Muslim riots
AFP :Sri Lanka blocked Facebook, WhatsApp and other social media platforms on Monday after anti-Muslim riots hit several towns in the latest fallout from the...
Philippines votes in polls expected to strengthen Duterte
AFP :Filipinos headed to the polls on Monday in a vote that is expected to strengthen President Rodrigo Duterte’s grip on power, opening the way...
Israel says site chosen for Golan ‘Trump’ settlement
AFP, Jerusalem :Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that a site for a promised new settlement to be named after US President Donald...
Companies await Chinese retaliation amid trade dispute with US
AP :Companies waited on Monday to see how China will retaliate for United States President Donald Trump’s escalation of a fight over technology and trade...
Pompeo to visit Brussels as Europe meets on Iran
AFP :US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Brussels on Monday to discuss “pressing matters” including the Iran nuclear deal, as the European signatories...
Julian Assange: Sweden reopens rape investigation
Swedish prosecutors have reopened an investigation into a rape allegation made against Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange.The inquiry has been revived at the request of the...
SL arrest throws spotlight on Wahhabism in eastern hotbed
Reuters :Sri Lankan authorities have arrested a Saudi-educated scholar for what they claim are links with Zahran Hashim, the suspected ringleader of the Easter Sunday...
Albanian protesters hurl petrol bombs at PM’s office, seek snap polls
Reuters, Tirana :Albanian opposition protesters hurled petrol bombs at the entrance of Prime Minister Edi Rama’s office on Saturday, after three months of demonstrations calling...
Myanmar pilot safely lands plane after landing gear failure
Reuters, Yangon :A Myanmar pilot safely landed a passenger jet without its front wheels on Sunday, after landing gear on the Myanmar National Airlines plane...
China still ‘cautiously optimistic’ on US trade talks despite new tariffs
Reuters, Washington :China and the United States have agreed to hold more trade talks in Beijing, Vice Premier Liu He said as US President Donald...