Duterte faces outrage for calling ‘God stupid’
AFP, Manila :Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte faced growing outrage on Tuesday in his largely Catholic nation after calling God “stupid”, the latest furore he has...
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India most dangerous country for women, US ranks third: Survey
Reuters , London :India is the world’s most dangerous country for women due to the high risk of sexual violence and being forced into slave...
Mattis focusing on strategic security issues in China talks
AP, Alaska :Defense Secretary Jim Mattis laid out plans for a less contentious, more open dialogue with Chinese leaders as he travels to Asia, less...
Migrants who ‘invade’ US have no right to due process, says Trump
US President Donald Trump on Sunday said migrants who “invade” the US should be deprived of legal due process, reinforcing his hardline stand despite an...
I pray they let me in: Asylum seekers face long wait at border
Al Jazeera News :Nogales, Mexico – Guadalupe and her two-year-old daughter have been waiting at the port of entry to the US in Nogales, Mexico...
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Mattis sees positive signs in Afghan talksAFP, United StatesUS Pentagon chief James Mattis said Sunday that there were encouraging signs in Afghanistan for talks between...
86 killed in central Nigeria as farmers, herders clash
AP, Lagos :Scores are dead after vicious weekend clashes in central Nigeria between mostly Muslim herders and Christian farmers, with one report citing police saying...
European countries to formalise EU defence force plan
AFP, Paris :Nine EU nations will on Monday formalise a plan to create a European military intervention force, a French minister said, with Britain backing...
Trump defends policies on border, N Korea
Reuters, Las Vegas :President Donald Trump defended his tough stance on immigrants crossing the U.S. border with Mexico on Saturday, praising his administration for a...
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Trump likely to meet Putin soon AFP, WashingtonUS President Donald Trump is likely to meet Russian leader Vladimir Putin “in the not-too-distant future,” Secretary of...
Saudi women take victory laps as driving ban ends
Reuters, Riyadh :Women in Saudi Arabia took to the roads early on Sunday, ushering in the end of the world’s last ban on female drivers,...
Deported migrant parents grieve as opposition in US steps up pressure
AFP, Washington :Central American migrants deported from the US without their children spoke of their anguish at seeing their families split under President Donald Trump’s...