UAE announces pause in offensive on Yemen’s Hodeida
AFP, Abu Dhabi :The United Arab Emirates on Sunday announced a pause in the offensive it is backing against Huthi rebels in Yemen’s port city...
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Thai boys spend 8th night in flooded cave as weather eases
AFP, Thailand :Twelve Thai boys and their assistant football coach spent their eighth night trapped in a flooded cave, as a round-the-clock search was aided...
Trump says Saudi King agrees to ramp up oil production
AFP, Washington :US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Saudi Arabia’s King Salman had agreed to his request to ramp up oil production, a...
Mattis in Asia, fixing Trump-rattled relationships one by one
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis spent four days in East Asia trying to keep on the rails key relationships-two friendly, one adversarial-that his boss President...
N Korea continues to fuel nuclear arsenal, feels US intelligence
Reuters, Washington: U.S. intelligence agencies believe North Korea has increased production of fuel for nuclear weapons at multiple secret sites in recent months and may...
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US sanctions aim to turn Iranians against govt: KhameneiReuters, Dubai U.S. economic pressure on Iran is intended to turn Iranians against their government, Supreme Leader...
Syria opposition ‘in talks with Russia’ over Deraa peace deal
Al Jazeera, Beirut :Committee of southern rebels says it started negotiations with Russia over fate of rebel-held parts of Deraa province.Syrian opposition figures have begun...
3 babies dead, 100 missing in migrant shipwreck off Libya
Reuters, Tripoli :The lifeless bodies of three babies were brought ashore in Libya on Friday, victims of a Mediterranean migrant shipwreck in which survivors say...
Air pollution plays vital role in diabetes
AFP, Paris :Air pollution caused one in seven new cases of diabetes in 2016, according to a US study, which found even low levels raised...
US-Japan alliance ‘cornerstone’ of regional stability: Mattis
AFP, Tokyo :The US-Japan alliance is vital to peace in Asia and Washington remains committed to the partnership as it pursues diplomacy with North Korea,...
US ends 70 years of military presence in S Korean capital
AP, Seoul :The United States formally ended seven decades of military presence in South Korea’s capital Friday with a ceremony to mark the opening of...
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Putin, Trump to discuss Syria at July meetingReuters, Moscow Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump will have a detailed discussion about Syria...