Doubts on N Korean denuclearization shadow Pompeo visit
AP, Seoul :Three weeks after the U.S.-North Korea summit and ahead of an impending trip to North Korea by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo,...
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Rome gives Libya 12 boats to ‘fight human trafficking’ at seaAFP, Rome The Italian government will give Libya 12 boats to help them “fight human...
Sri Lanka to shift naval base to China-controlled port city
Reuters, Colombo :Sri Lanka is shifting a naval base to a port built and controlled by China, it said on Monday, a move that will...
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Jordan to hold talks with Russia over SyriaReuters, Beirut Jordan will hold talks with Russia this week over a ceasefire in southwestern Syria and alleviating...
Taliban’s failure to engage in Afghan peace talks unacceptable: US
AFP, Kabul :The United States said the Taliban’s failure to engage in talks to end Afghanistan’s nearly 17-year conflict was “unacceptable” and called on Pakistan...
Japanese Emperor suffering from anemia
Reuters, Tokyo :Japanese Emperor Akihito canceled his public duties after suffering dizziness and nausea due to cerebral anemia, a condition caused by insufficient blood flow...
US has plan to dismantle NK nuclear program in year: Bolton
AP, Washington :The United States has a plan that would lead to the dismantling of North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs in a...
Merkel`s coalition in doubt as Interior Minister offers resignation
AFP, Germany: German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling coalition was facing an uncertain future, as her hardline conservative interior minister Sunday offered his resignation after weeks...
EU is `possibly as bad` as China on trade: Trump
Europe is “possibly as bad as China” on trade, US President Donald Trump said in an interview broadcast Sunday, with trade wars emerging against both...
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110 hospitalized in Afghanistan after drinking river waterAP, KabulAn Afghan official says that at least 110 people have been hospitalized after drinking from a river...
Thousands set to rally in Hong Kong over Beijing’s tightening grip
Reuters, Hong Kong :Pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong were expecting tens of thousands of people to attend an annual protest rally on Sunday to mark...
N Korea’s Kim urges Xi to help lift sanctions: Report
AFP, Tokyo :North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has appealed to China’s Xi Jinping to help end sanctions against Pyongyang following his landmark summit with US...