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Trump admn puts Obamacare in crosshairsAFP, WashingtonUS President Donald Trump’s administration vowed Tuesday to see Obamacare-a massive, but controversial reform intended to bring health care...
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US lawmakers challenge Pentagon diversion of $1b for border wall
AFP, Washington :A Democrat-led congressional committee challenged Tuesday the Pentagon’s plan to divert $1 billion to support President Donald Trump’s plan to build a wall...
Russian troops in Venezuela violates constitution: Guaido
AFP, Caracas :Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guiado charged Tuesday that the deployment of Russian troops in the troubled South American country violates its constitution.Guaido, who...
Media is ‘enemy of the people’: Trump
AFP, Washington :President Donald Trump on Tuesday branded the mainstream media the “enemy” and the “opposition party” after the Mueller report cleared him of collusion,...
British MPs scramble to form alternative Brexit plan
AFP, London :Britain’s parliament on Wednesday holds a series of votes to seek an alternative Brexit solution as pressure mounts on Prime Minister Theresa May...
New Zealand’s Ardern orders top-level inquiry
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has ordered a top-level inquiry into the Christchurch mosque attacks that left 50 people dead.She said a royal commission...
US air strikes kill a dozen Afghans, battle intensifies in Taliban strongholds
Reuters :US air strikes in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz killed about a dozen civilians on Saturday, local officials said, as battle intensified there...
Seven injured as Gaza rocket hits home in central Israel
Seven people have been injured after a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit a house in central Israel, police say.The rocket came down at...
Netanyahu to meet Trump, Golan Heights recognition expected
AFP :Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with Donald Trump in Washington on Monday amid expectations the US president will formally recognize the Jewish...
Thailand awaits election results as junta poised to retain power
AFP :Thailand on Monday awaited the results of its first election since a 2014 coup, with the junta primed to retain its grip on power...
Venezuela crisis: Russian military planes land near Caracas
Two Russian military planes landed in Venezuela’s main airport on Saturday, reportedly carrying dozens of troops and large amounts of equipment.The planes were sent to...
Millions malnourished in Pakistan despite abundance of food
AFP, Karachi :A frantic mother cradling her seven- month-old baby rushes towards the special paediatric ward in a desolate Pakistan town, his eyes are blank...