Indian police fire tear gas, water cannon to break up farmers’ protest
Reuters, New Delhi : Indian police on Tuesday fired tear gas and water cannons to halt and scatter a march by thousands of protesting farmers heading...
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Conditions not ripe for US talks: Iran Xinhua, TehranIran will not sit for talks with the United States over the existing issues as the conditions...
Chinese ship came ‘within 45 yards’ of US destroyer in South China Sea
The Independent :An American navy ship came dangerously close to a Chinese warship during a recent exercise, forcing the US destroyer to perform evasive manoeuvres...
UN report confronts nations with tough choices on climate change
AFP, Paris :The world’s nations will gather at a UN conference in South Korea on Monday to review and approve a 20-page bombshell-distilled from more...
Victory over ‘terrorism’ is near, US must leave: Syria FM
AP, United Nations :Declaring that victory over “terrorism” is almost at hand after more than seven years of civil war, Syria’s foreign minister took to...
North Korea will not disarm without trust in US
AFP, United Nations :North Korea’s foreign minister on Saturday told the United Nations there was “no way” that his country would disarm first as long...
British ministers` phone numbers leaked in app flaw
Phone numbers and other personal details of senior ministers from Britain’s Conservative party were made public by an app security flaw on Saturday, including those...
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US ‘subsidizing’ Saudi, Asia militaries: TrumpAFP, Wheeling President Donald Trump on Saturday complained that the US is “subsidizing” the military of Middle East ally Saudi...
Trump says he and Kim Jong Un ‘in love’
AP, Wheeling :President Donald Trump told a cheering crowd at a campaign rally that there was once tough talk “back and forth” between him and...
Trump orders FBI probe of Kavanaugh as Senate delays final vote
US President Donald Trump on Friday ordered a new FBI investigation into sexual assault allegations against his Supreme Court pick, as the Senate delayed a...
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Imran Khan’s first visit to China next monthPTI, IslamabadPakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit China next month for his first trip to the country’s...
‘Turbulence’ in ties threatens US-China security meeting
Reuters, Beijing :A key diplomatic and security meeting between China and the United States next month may not take place due to tensions in relations,...