Saudi royal says crown prince is here to stay
AP, Dubai : A prominent Saudi royal said Saturday that whether or not heads of state gathered in Argentina next week for the Group of 20...
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Brexit deal critics gather in Belfast on eve of EU summit
AFP, Belfast :Opposition to a draft Brexit deal due to be approved by EU leaders will dominate a conference on Saturday of the Democratic Unionist...
Taiwan votes in local elections amid pressure from China
AP, Taipei :Taiwanese began voting in midterm local elections Saturday seen as a referendum on the independence-leaning administration of President Tsai Ing-wen, amid growing pressure...
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Prince and Erdogan could meet AP, AnkaraTurkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan could meet with Prince Mohammed on the sidelines of the G20 summit, according to...
Trump intends to turn a ‘blind eye’, Turkey on Khashoggi’s murder
AFP, Ankara :Turkey on Friday said President Donald Trump intended to turn a “blind eye” to Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder after he said Washington’s...
Ousted PM Wickremesinghe wins control of key panel in Lankan parliament
PTI, Colombo :Ousted Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickeremesinghe’s alliance today won control of a powerful panel in Parliament, dealing a major blow to President...
Beijing’s population falls for first time in 2 decades
Reuters, Beijing :The population of China’s capital, Beijing, fell for the first time in two decades in 2017, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing...
Four killed as gunmen attack Chinese consulate in Karachi
AFP, Karachi :Four people were killed on Friday when gunmen armed with hand grenades and a suicide vest stormed the Chinese consulate in the Pakistani...
France warns of surge in migrant attempts to reach Britain by boat
AFP, France :French authorities warned Thursday of a spike in migrants attempting the dangerous crossing of the English Channel by boat to reach Britain, which...
After 14 years, two Koreas connect across border
AFP, Seoul :North and South Korea have connected a road across their shared border for the first time in 14 years, Seoul’s defence ministry said...
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Putin’s electoral rating drops below 60 pcAP, Moscow A leading Russian polling agency says the electoral rating of President Vladimir Putin has dropped below 60...
Saudi crown prince a ‘red line’ in Khashoggi probe, says FM
Saudi Arabia has warned criticism of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is a “red line”, after Donald Trump heaped praise on the kingdom in defiance...