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US to consider waivers on Iran sanctionsReuters, Washington The United States in certain cases will consider waivers for countries that need more time to wind...
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US Judge suspends deportation of reunited migrant families
AFP, Los Angeles :A federal judge in San Diego issued an order on Monday barring officals from deporting newly reunited immigrant families for up to...
US, North Korea hold ‘productive’ talks on war remains: Pompeo
AP, Seoul :U.S. and North Korean officials held “productive” talks Sunday to discuss the return of U.S. service members’ remains missing since the Korean War,...
UK tops global ranking of nations’ soft power, India not on list
PTI, New Delhi: The UK has topped an annual global ranking of nations’ soft power, with France placed second on the list of 30 countries...
No reason to believe Russia behind election meddling
Reuters, Helsinki :U.S. President Donald Trump emerged from a meeting with Vladimir Putin on Monday saying he saw no reason to believe Russia had hacked...
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Strikes blamed on Israel killed 9 pro-regime fighters in SyriaAFP, BeirutAt least nine pro-regime fighters died in an overnight strike in northern Syria blamed on...
Russia targeted by 25m cyber-attacks during World Cup: Putin
AFP, Moscow :Russia was the target of almost 25 million cyber-attacks during the World Cup, President Vladimir Putin said, though he did not indicate who...
Khamenei seeks better ties with the world, apart from US
AFP, Tehran :Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei has called for better ties with the world – though not with the United States, according his official...
Gaza mourns teenage boys killed in Israeli air raid
Al Jazeera News :Umm Luay zooms in on a photograph on her mobile phone and kisses the screen, again and again.In the photo, her son,...
EU official urges Trump, Putin not to destroy global order
AP, Beijing :A senior European official on Monday urged U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and China to work with Europe to avoid...
Trump blames US foolishness and stupidity’ for poor Russia ties
Reuters, Helsinki :U.S. President Donald Trump blamed “U.S. foolishness and stupidity” for bad relations between Washington and Moscow, hours before he was to sit down...
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Civilian deaths in war-torn Afghanistan hit record high: UNAFP, KabulThe number of Afghan civilians killed in the country’s long-running conflict hit a record high in...