The race for first Muslim woman in US Congress
AFP, Springfield :It’s an incongruous sight, a woman in a salmon pink hijab standing on a Massachusetts traffic median, waving at oncoming cars and asking...
International
UN moves to unblock humanitarian aid to North Korea
AFP, United Nations :The UN Security Council is poised to back a US proposal aimed at removing some of the hurdles that tough sanctions on...
US alleges Russia still carrying out ‘pervasive’ election meddling
AFP, Washington :The US government on Thursday accused Russia of carrying out a “pervasive” campaign to influence public opinion and elections, in a warning just...
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Brexit on the menu at May, Macron dinnerAFP, Paris British Prime Minister Theresa May heads to President Emmanuel Macron’s “summer Elysee Palace” on the Mediterranean...
Suspected Russian spy found working in US embassy in Moscow
AFP, Washington :A suspected Russian spy worked at the US embassy in Moscow for a decade before being quietly dismissed last year, reports said Thursday.The...
Turkey won’t bow to US threats, Cavusoglu tells Pompeo
AFP, Singapore :Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Friday said he told US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that threats and sanctions will not work,...
ASEAN, China agree ‘milestone’ text as basis for South China Sea talks
Reuters. Singapore :Southeast Asian nations and China have reached a “milestone” in talks with China over a code of conduct in the South China Sea...
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Iraq violence kills 71 civilians in July: UNXinhua, BaghdadViolence across Iraq killed 71 civilians in July, the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) said...
Trump tells Attorney General to end Russia probe
AFP, Washington :Donald Trump on Wednesday told his attorney general to end the high-profile investigation into Russian election meddling that has ensnared key members of...
Obama endorses Indian-Tibetan for Nov Congressional polls
PTI, Washington :Barack Obama has endorsed Aftab Pureval, an American of Indian-Tibetan descent, for the Congressional elections in November as the former US President released...
Israel warns Iran of military response if it closed key Red Sea strait
Reuters, Jerusalem :Israel would deploy its military if Iran were to try to block the Bab al-Mandeb strait that links the Red Sea to the...
2017 witnessed new surge in greenhouse gases worldwide: US report
AFP, United States :Planet-warming greenhouse gases surged to new highs as abnormally hot temperatures swept the globe and ice melted at record levels in the...