Pakistan, India agree to stop trading fire in Kashmir
Reuters, Srinagar, India :Thousands of people from the northern Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir headed back to their homes near the de facto border...
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All preparations for US-North Korea summit
AP, Washington :Rapid-fire diplomacy played out on two continents in advance of an “expected” summit between President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un,...
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Trump, Mexican President spar over border wall again Reuters, Nashville US President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Mexico of doing “nothing” to stop illegal immigrants...
Israel-Gaza border falls quiet after Egypt brokers ceasefire
Reuters, Gaza :The Israel-Gaza border fell quiet on Wednesday under an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire after the most intense flareup of hostilities between Palestinian militants and Israel...
Police clear biggest migrant camp in Paris
AFP, Paris : Security forces moved in on the biggest migrant camp in the French capital on Wednesday where some 1,700 people lived in makeshift tents...
US to keep confronting Beijing in South China Sea : Mattis
AFP, Aboard a US military aircraft : Defense Secretary Jim Mattis vowed Tuesday that the US would keep confronting China over its territorial claims in the...
Assad says US must leave Syria, vows to recover SDF areas
Reuters, Beirut :President Bashar al-Assad said the United States should learn the lesson of Iraq and withdraw from Syria, and promised to recover areas of...
North Korean official in US for talks on summit, differences remain
Reuters, New York :A senior North Korean official made a rare visit to the United States on Wednesday for talks about a possible summit between...
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Modi meets Malaysian PMPTI, New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met his newly-elected Malaysian counterpart Mahathir Mohammad and the two leaders had a productive...
Spain MPs begin debating no-confidence motion against PM
AFP, Madrid :Spain’s parliament on Thursday began debating a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy following a court ruling in a major corruption case...
‘Imperative’ to dismantle North Korean weapons, say Trump, Abe
AFP , Washington :President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed Monday that it is “imperative” to completely dismantle North Korea’s nuclear weapons...
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Over 30 die in thunderstorms, lightning in IndiaXinhua, New DelhiMore than 30 people have been killed and many others injured in thunderstorms and lightning in...