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Khamenei calls US officials ‘first-class idiots’AP, TehranIran’s supreme leader on Wednesday called U.S. officials “first-class idiots,” mocking American leaders as U.S. Secretary of State Mike...
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Trump storm out of talks with Democrats
US President Donald Trump said “bye-bye” and stormed out of negotiations Wednesday on funding a US-Mexico border wall when Democratic opponents refused to agree to...
Delhi cows to get hostels, Gaushalas for better living
AFP, New Delhi :In a rare gesture to animal welfare, the Delhi government has decided to open “PG hostels” for cows, build a Gaushala- Cum-old...
N Korea should take ‘bold’ steps toward denuclearization: Moon
AP, Seoul :North Korea needs to take “more bold, practical measures for denuclearization” to ensure sanctions are lifted, the South’s President Moon Jae-in said Thursday...
Turkey says its Syria offensive doesn’t hinge on US pullout
AP, Ankara :Turkey’s foreign minister says a planned Turkish military offensive against U.S.-allied Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria doesn’t depend on whether the United States...
In talks with Kim, Xi backs second North Korea-US summit
AFP, Beijing :Chinese President Xi Jinping offered North Korean leader Kim Jong Un firm backing in deadlocked nuclear talks with the United States and reasserted...
Ex-Trump campaign head lied about giving polling data to Russian
Reuters, Washington :U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, was accused by federal prosecutors of lying about sharing polling data related to Trump’s...
UN says Saudi teen is refugee, asks Australia to resettle
The United Nations has found that a teenager who fled Saudi Arabia to Thailand is a legitimate refugee and has asked Australia to take her...
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Putin, Erdogan to hold talks soonReuters, Moscow The Kremlin said on Wednesday that it expected Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to visit Russia for talks with...
Taiwan announces new-look military drills to counter China
AP, Taipei :Taiwan’s military on Wednesday announced a series of newly designed large-scale military drills for this year aimed at countering China’s renewed threat to...
A growing number of Americans blame Trump for shutdown: Poll
Reuters, New York :A growing proportion of Americans blame President Donald Trump for a partial government shutdown that will cut off paychecks to federal workers...
UN chief in Myanmar concerned over fighting in Rakhine State
Reuters, Yangon :The head of the United Nations in Myanmar on Wednesday expressed concern about the situation in the western state of Rakhine, where fighting...