Putin tells Abe: ‘Let’s sign peace deal this year’
Reuters, Vladivostok, Russia :Russian President Vladimir Putin turned to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on a conference stage on Wednesday and offered to sign a...
International
UN war crimes team documents further Syrian govt use of banned chlorine
Reuters, Geneva :Syrian government forces fired chlorine, a banned chemical weapon, on a rebel-held Damascus suburb and on Idlib province this year, in attacks that...
Juncker urges EU to assume stronger world role
AFP, Strasbourg (France) :Europe must become a “global player” with a muscular foreign policy to match its economic strength, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker urged...
Palestinians say US attacks int’l law with UN funding cuts
Reuters, Cairo :Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki described on Tuesday President Donald Trump’s decision to halt U.S. funding for the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency...
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Brexit deal ‘realistic’ in 6 to 8 weeks: EUAFP, Bled EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said Monday it was “realistic” to expect an agreement on...
Catalan separatists plan show of strength on Barcelona streets
AFP, Barcelona :Catalan separatists will seek to put on a show of strength and unity at celebrations of the region’s “national day” Tuesday, nearly a...
Moon calls for ‘bold decisions’ ahead of Kim summit
AP, Seoul :South Korea’s president on Tuesday urged both North Korea and the United States to “make bold decisions” to break a deepening diplomatic impasse...
Pakistan rejects report of renegotiating economic corridor with China
PTI, Islamabad : The ‘all-weather’ friendship with China was a cornerstone of Pakistan’s foreign policy, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said as he pledged to...
India’s ruling party faces Twitter backlash over confusing graphic
Reuters, New Delhi : As Indians’ anger grows over record fuel prices, the ruling party is getting advice on social media to seek lessons in mathematics...
Muslim minority in China’s Xinjiang face ‘political indoctrination’: HRW
Reuters, Beijing :The Turkic mostly Muslim Uighur minority in China’s Xinjiang region face arbitrary detentions, daily restrictions on religious practice and “forced political indoctrination” in...
Foreign fighters in Syria`s Idlib face last stand
AFP :Hailing from far and wide, they flocked to Syria to wage “holy war”. Now foreign jihadists face a fight to the last to hold...
Oslo’s bid for Mideast peace fades 25 years on
AFP :A handshake on the White House lawn sealing the first of the landmark Oslo accords inspired hope that Israeli-Palestinian peace could finally be achieved,...