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Israel strike kills 7 Iranian fighters in SyriaAP, Beirut A Syrian war monitoring group says an Israeli airstrike the night before killed seven Iranian and Iranian-backed...
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Modi promises ‘new India’ as he launches election campaign
Reuters, Meerut, India :Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially launched his party’s general election campaign on Thursday with a rally in India’s most populous state, promising...
India 4th to test ASAT, pioneered by US, Soviet Union 60 years ago
PTI, New Delhi :In the backdrop of the Cold War and perceived threat of strikes from space, both United States and the erstwhile USSR worked...
Pompeo blasts China for ‘shameful hypocrisy’ on Muslims
AFP, Washington :US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday denounced China’s “shameful hypocrisy” over its treatment of Muslims as he met a former prisoner...
Baby boom at Maine hospital
AP :A baby boom is coming to the labor and delivery unit of a Maine hospital, where nine of its nurses will give birth to...
N Korea nuclear activity incompatible with denuclearisation: US
AFP, Washington :North Korean military activities are incompatible with denuclearization, which the United States is demanding as a condition for lifting sanctions, the commander of...
Thailand’s opposition parties form alliance, demand junta step aside
Reuters, Bangkok :Thailand’s opposition “democratic front” of seven parties on Wednesday said it had won a majority in the lower house of parliament after a...
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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...
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...