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Yemen’s Hodeida calm after ceasefire takes effectAFP, Sanaa Yemen’s flashpoint city of Hodeida was calm on Tuesday following heavy clashes that erupted after a UN-brokered...
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Xi pledges ‘unswerving’ reforms, but on own terms
AFP, Beijing :President Xi Jinping warned Tuesday that no one can “dictate” China’s economic development path as the Communist Party marked 40 years of its...
Japan to buy more stealth jets, radar to counter China, Russia
Reuters, Tokyo :Japan will accelerate spending on advanced stealth fighters, long-range missiles and other equipment over the next five years to support US forces facing...
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Taliban to meet US officials on MondayReuters, Kabul Representatives from the Afghan Taliban will meet U.S. officials in the United Arab Emirates on Monday, the...
Russia used every social media platform to help elect, back Trump: Report
The Washington Post :A report prepared for the Senate that provides the most sweeping analysis yet of Russia’s disinformation campaign around the 2016 election found...
Macron’s popularity drops further after month of Paris protests
AFP, Paris :A month of “yellow vest” protests have taken a further toll on the popularity of French President Emmanuel Macron, a new poll showed...
New Brexit vote would ‘break faith’ with British, says May
Reuters, London :Prime Minister Theresa May will state her opposition to a second Brexit referendum on Monday, telling parliament such a vote would “break faith”...
Indian troops enforce lockdown to foil Kashmir public march
AP, Srinagar :Soldiers and police fanned out across Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday to enforce a security lockdown for a second straight day to stop anti-India...
Saudi Arabia slams US Senate vote on Khashoggi`s murder as `interference`
AP, Riyadh :Saudi Arabia issued an unusually strong rebuke of the U.S. Senate on Monday, rejecting a bipartisan resolution that put the blame for the...
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UN climate talks in Poland go into overtimeAP, KatowiceOfficials from around the world are still working to agree on the fine print of the Paris...
US, Canada look to ease strains amid 3-way spat with China
AP, Washington :The United States and Canada moved Friday to ease tensions between them over the case of a top Chinese technology executive whose arrest...