Top Pentagon spokeswoman resigns amid internal probe
The Washington Post :The Defense Department’s top spokeswoman, who had been under investigation since May over whether she mistreated employees, abruptly resigned Monday night within...
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China won`t give up use of military force over Taiwan, says Xi
AFP, Beijing :China will not give up the use of military force as an option to ensure the reunification of Taiwan, President Xi Jinping said...
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Malta rescues 249 migrants in 24 hoursReuters, Valletta Malta’s armed forces saved 180 migrants in two rescue operations in the Mediterranean on Monday, less than...
Kim warns N Korea may consider change of tack over US sanction
AFP, Seoul : North Korea could consider a change of approach if the US maintains its sanctions on the nuclear-armed country, leader Kim Jong Un warned...
Israel’s Netanyahu refuses to resign amid corruption allegations
Al Jazeera News :Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he would not resign if indicted on corruption charges, as police continue to investigate several...
Democrat Warren takes step to challenge Trump in 2020
Reuters, Washington :US Senator Elizabeth Warren, a liberal firebrand who has taken on Wall Street and traded barbs with Donald Trump, on Monday became the...
Xi, in New Year’s address, says pace of reform won’t ‘stagnate’
AP, Beijing :The pace of reform in China will not stagnate and it will open its door wider still to the outside world, President Xi...
Taiwan tells China to use peaceful means to resolve differences
Reuters, Taipei :China must use peaceful means to resolve its differences with Taiwan and respect its democratic values, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday,...
World welcomes 2019 with fireworks and festivities
AFP, Paris :Revelers welcomed 2019 with fireworks displays and festivities as a celebratory wave swept westward across the globe from Asia to Europe and the...
Outrage as Philippines president says he sexually abused maid: Duterte
There has been a wave of criticism after Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said he sexually assaulted a maid when he was a teenager.In a speech,...
Trump ‘slowing’ US pullout from Syria
Al Jazeera News :President Donald Trump has ordered a slowdown to the withdrawal of United States troops from Syria, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has said.“I...
Sydney to kick off global New Year parties with dazzling spectacle
AFP :Australia’s largest city Sydney will put on its biggest-ever fireworks display to welcome the New Year and kick off a wave of celebrations for...