Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks at the National Electoral Council (CNE) headquarters in Caracas, during the act in which he was proclaimed as re-elected President for the term on Tuesday.
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Trump-Kim summit in play as Moon Jae-in visits White House
AFP, Washington :Donald Trump holds a high-stakes meeting with South Korea’s president at the White House Tuesday, talks that could decide whether the US president’s...
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10 dead from Nipah virus in KeralaAP, New Delhi Officials say a nurse caring for patients infected with a deadly virus has died from the...
Syrian army, police celebrate recapturing all of Damascus
AP, Beirut :Syrian state TV says the military and police forces are celebrating recapturing the last neighborhoods in Damascus that were held by the rebels...
Erdogan hints Turkey may ban some Israeli goods because of Gaza violence
Reuters, Istanbul :President Tayyip Erdogan has hinted that Turkey might consider imposing a ban on imports of some Israeli goods over the killing of Palestinian...
UK govt launches plan to curb air pollution
Reuters, London :The British government announced on Tuesday it was launching a new plan which aims to reduce air pollution and its costs on society...
Foreign media head to N Korea to witness nuclear site destruction
AFP, Beijing :Foreign journalists headed to North Korea on Tuesday to witness the promised destruction of its nuclear test site, a move seen as a...
4 years after coup, Thailand wearies of junta rule
AP, Bangkok :Four years after seizing power, Thailand’s junta has a singular success it never hoped for: uniting a politically divided nation in growing dissatisfaction...
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India successfully test fires BrahMos cruise missilePTI, BhubaneswarIndia on Monday successfully conducted the first test of the BrahMos cruise missile aimed at increasing its life...
Trump demands probe of alleged spying on his campaign
AFP, Washington :US President Donald Trump demanded Sunday that the Justice Department investigate whether his presidential campaign was “infiltrated” or spied on for political purposes,...
Britain to intensify defence against space ‘threats’
AFP, London :Britain will boost the number of defence personnel working in the space sector by a fifth over five years to counter “intensifying threats”,...
Maduro re-elected President
Reuters, Caracas :Venezuela’s socialist leader Nicolas Maduro faced fresh international censure on Monday after re-election in a vote foes denounced as a farce cementing autocracy...