Merkel voices support for Macron’s proposed European defence force
The Telegraph :Angela Merkel on Sunday gave German support to French proposals for a joint European military “intervention force” that will take action in trouble...
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Paris police evacuate two more migrant campsAFP, Paris Paris police on Monday began evacuating around 1,000 migrants from two makeshift camps in the city, five...
Kim Jong Un reshuffles military leadership ahead of Trump Summit
Reuters, Washington / Seoul :North Korea’s top three military officials have been removed from their posts, a senior U.S. official said on Sunday, a move...
Britain to unveil new counter-terrorism strategy
AFP, London :Britain on Monday was to unveil a new counter-terrorism strategy under which it will boost intelligence cooperation between the domestic MI5 service and...
India, Pakistan clash on Kashmir border ending brief truce
AFP, Srinagar :India and Pakistan exchanged fire across the Kashmir border on Sunday, officials said, killing two guards and ending a days-old agreement to honour...
Putin says `fierce` US politics hindering summit with Trump
Reuters, Vienna :Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed political ructions in the United States for difficulties in arranging a summit with President Donald Trump, in remarks...
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Assad will visit North KoreaReuters, Seoul Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said he plans to visit North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, North Korean state media...
India successfully test-fires nuclear capable Agni-5 ballistic missile
PTI, New Delhi :India on Sunday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable long range ballistic missile Agni-5 with a strike range of 5,000 km....
America’s poor becoming more destitute under Trump: UN expert
Reuters, Geneva : Poverty in the United States is extensive and deepening under the Trump administration whose policies seem aimed at removing the safety net from...
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...
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...