Trump suggests Robert Mueller is behind Russia probe leaks
AFP, Washington :American President Donald Trump suggested Saturday that Special Counsel Robert Mueller is deliberately leaking to the press documents about his probe into possible...
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As election looms, Modi’s popularity wanes in rural areas
Reuters, Kairana :Indian farmers voted overwhelmingly for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 2014 general election that swept him to power. He cannot count on...
No N Korea relief until verifiable denuclearisation steps: Mattis
AFP, Singapore : North Korea will not get any sanctions relief until it has demonstrated “irreversible” steps to denuclearisation, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Sunday.Speaking...
US military to deploy anti-missile system in Germany
Reuters, Berlin :The US military has held preliminary discussions about moving a powerful missile defence system to Germany to boost European defences, according to two...
Mattis accuses China of S China Sea ‘intimidation and coercion’
AFP, Singapore :China’s military build-up in the South China Sea and its deployment of high-end weapons systems in the disputed waterway is designed to intimidate...
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Egyptian President sworn in for 2nd termReuters, Cairo President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was sworn in at the Egyptian parliament for a second term on Saturday...
Spain’s new PM takes aim at corruption, austerity
AP, Madrid :Prime Minister-elect Pedro Sanchez vowed Friday to root out the corruption that helped bring down Spain’s outgoing conservative government and pledged to help...
Russian pilot found alive 30 years after shot down in Afghanistan
AFP, Moscow :A Russian pilot who was missing presumed dead after his plane was shot down three decades ago during the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan...
Protesters attack ‘immoral’ Trump policy on immigrant families
AFP, Washington :Human rights groups took to the streets in cities across the United States on Friday to protest the Trump administration’s policy to separate...
India stresses free navigation, ‘rules-based order’ for Asian seas
Reuters, Singapore :Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed on Friday the importance of ensuring the freedom of navigation in Asian waters for free trade, days...
Koreas hold high-level talks ahead of Trump-Kim summit
AP, Seoul :North and South Korea agreed Friday to hold military and Red Cross talks later this month on reducing tensions and resuming reunions of...
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Al-Qaeda warns Saudi Crown Prince over ‘sin’AFP, DubaiAl-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has warned Saudi Arabia’s reformist Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over his “sinful...