Abe, Putin on collision course over islands
AFP, Tokyo :The leaders of Japan and Russia hold crunch summit talks on Tuesday, with the two countries locked in an undiplomatic war of words...
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Abe, Putin on collision course over islands
AFP, Tokyo :The leaders of Japan and Russia hold crunch summit talks on Tuesday, with the two countries locked in an undiplomatic war of words...
Afghan Taliban reject talks with US in Pakistan
Reuters, Peshawar :The Afghan Taliban rejected reports in the Pakistani media that they were prepared to resume meetings with U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in...
Senator Graham hopes Trump will slow US Syria withdrawal
Reuters, Ankara :US Senator Lindsey Graham said on Saturday he hoped President Donald Trump would slow the U.S. withdrawal from Syria until Islamic State is...
Senator Graham hopes Trump will slow US Syria withdrawal
Reuters, Ankara :US Senator Lindsey Graham said on Saturday he hoped President Donald Trump would slow the U.S. withdrawal from Syria until Islamic State is...
US ‘jihadist’ sought to attack White House: FBI
AFP, Washington :Authorities in the US state of Georgia have arrested a 21-year-old man who sought to buy explosives and an anti-tank rocket for a...
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Vietnam ‘willing’ to host Trump-Kim summitAFP, Hanoi Vietnam’s premier has said his country is willing to host a much-anticipated second summit between US President Donald...
Rigging polls was at the direction of Trump, says ex-Lawyer
Reuters, Washington :Michael Cohen, US President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, said on Thursday he paid a firm to manipulate online polling data “at the...
Modi’s pre-election handouts to cost India billions, breach fiscal targets
Reuters, New Delhi :A series of vote-catching measures planned by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he braces for a difficult general election may cost...
Top judge sworn in as Pakistan’s SC Chief Justice, pledges reform
AP, Islamabad : A top Pakistani judge has been sworn in as the country’s new chief justice of the Supreme Court at a ceremony attended by...
Human diet causing ‘catastrophic’ damage to planet: Study
AFP, Paris :The way humanity produces and eats food must radically change to avoid millions of deaths and “catastrophic” damage to the planet, according to...
Taiwan holds live-fire exercises following China threats
AP, Hsinchu :Taiwan held live-fire exercises along its east coast Thursday amid renewed threats from China to bring the island under its control by force...