PM May vows no compromise on Brexit plan
British Prime Minister Theresa May vowed Sunday to stand by her blueprint for future trade ties with the European Union, amid fierce opposition from Brexiteers...
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Migrant crisis haunts EU three years after Merkel’s fateful call
AFP, Berlin :German Chancellor Angela Merkel won accolades for her stunning call on September 4, 2015 to keep open Germany’s doors to hundreds of thousands...
Pentagon moves to scrap $300m in aid to Pakistan
Reuters, Washington :The U.S. military said it has made a final decision to cancel $300 million in aid to Pakistan that had been suspended over...
Trump declares mission accomplished in his bid to make America great again
AP, Evansville :To hear Donald Trump tell it this week, things have never been better in America, thanks to him.At a rally in Evansville, Ind.,...
US halts funding to UN agency helping Palestinian refugees
AFP, Washington :The United States announced it was halting funding for the United Nations’ agency for Palestinian refugees Friday after declaring the organization was “irredeemably...
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Nicaragua to expel UN team AP, ManaguaThe government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is expelling a United Nations human rights team two days after the...
India to help Nepal to build rail link to Kathmandu
Reuters, Kathmandu :India will help Nepal construct a rail link between capital Kathmandu and an Indian border town for smoother movement of passengers and cargo...
Brazil electoral court bars Lula from presidential race
AFP, Brasilia :A majority of Brazil’s top electoral court shot down Friday the candidacy of popular leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the country’s...
Saudi official hints at plan to dig canal on Qatar border
Reuters, Dubai :A senior Saudi official on Friday appeared to confirm local media reports that the kingdom is considering digging a canal to separate the...
Myanmar struggles to digest global anger over Rohingya crisis
AFP :Baffled, hurt or indignant, many inside Myanmar are struggling to digest a week of opprobrium heaped on their country by the UN and even...
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Hundreds flee homes in NE India to escape river floodingAP, GauhatiIndian authorities have issued an alert about flooding from a rain-swollen river that flows from...
Japan eyes record defence budget amid N Korea, China threats
AFP, Tokyo :Japan’s defence ministry on Friday made its biggest-ever budget request, seeking better missile defence and bolstered air power amid ongoing threats from North...