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Taliban, US to sit down for peace talks todayReuters, Kabul Afghan Taliban representatives and U.S. officials will sit down to two days of peace talks...
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Turkey to ask US to hand over military bases in Syria
Reuters, Ankara :Turkey was expected to ask U.S. officials either to hand over its military bases in Syria to Ankara or to destroy them, the...
Moon sacks chief of staff as ratings fall
AFP, Seoul :South Korean President Moon Jae-in sacked his chief of staff and two other senior aides Tuesday in a major reshuffle seen as seeking...
Trump says ex-presidents wanted border wall. 4 of them say it’s not true
The Washington Post :President Donald Trump during a lengthy appearance in the White House’s Rose Garden on Friday that predecessors told him they wanted a...
Kim in China after warning of alternate path to Trump talks
Reuters, Beijing :North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is visiting China at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, only days after warning he may...
Indian scientists dismiss Einstnein theories
Scientists in India have hit out at speakers at a major conference for making irrational claims, including that ancient Hindus invented stem cell research.Some academics...
U.S. Navy ship sails in disputed South China Sea amid trade talks with Beijing
Reuters, Beijing :A U.S. guided-missile destroyer sailed near disputed islands in the South China Sea in what China called a “provocation” as U.S. officials joined...
Gabon soldiers seize national radio station in coup attempt
Soldiers in Gabon have attempted a coup, announcing the establishment of a “restoration council” after taking over the national radio station.But the communications minister later...
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EU nations deadlocked on rescued migrantsAFP, Rome Nearly 50 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean by two ships run by rights groups are still looking for...
Taiwan’s China-sceptic ruling party to elect new head
AFP, Taipei :Taiwan’s ruling party began electing a new chairman on Sunday – a post vacated by President Tsai Ing-wen after a recent electoral mauling...
No breakthrough in US shutdown talks, Pelosi plans new legislation
Reuters, Washington :U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Democrats would pass new legislation to try to reopen parts of the government next week after talks...
World’s oldest woman died at 122
The Washington Post :Jeanne Calment died in 1997 in the southern French town in which she was born, and her death drew a flurry of...