US Senate approves CIA Director Pompeo as Secretary of State
AFP, Washington :The US Senate voted Thursday to approve former CIA director Mike Pompeo as secretary of state Thursday after a bruising battle by Democrats...
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Moon, Kim to meet at military demarcation line on Friday
AFP, Seoul, South Korea :North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un and the South’s president Moon Jae-in will meet at the Military Demarcation Line that divides...
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Israel will hit Tehran if Iran attacks Tel AvivReuters, RiyadhIsrael would retaliate against any Iranian attack on Tel Aviv by striking Tehran, Israel’s defense minister...
India-China summit expected to ease tensions over border
AP, New Delhi :Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is meeting this week with Chinese President Xi Jinping, a visit that some experts believe could reset...
Moon, Kim to meet at military demarcation line on Friday
AFP, Seoul, South Korea :North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un and the South’s president Moon Jae-in will meet at the Military Demarcation Line that divides...
News In Brief
Israel will hit Tehran if Iran attacks Tel AvivReuters, RiyadhIsrael would retaliate against any Iranian attack on Tel Aviv by striking Tehran, Israel’s defense minister...
India-China summit expected to ease tensions over border
AP, New Delhi :Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is meeting this week with Chinese President Xi Jinping, a visit that some experts believe could reset...
US High Court reviews Trump’s power to block Muslim immigrants
AFP, Washington :President Donald Trump’s effort to ban immigrants from several Muslim-majority countries heads to the Supreme Court Wednesday, which will decide if his argument...
Republican wins Arizona US House seat election
AP, Phoenix :Republican Debbie Lesko has won the special election in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District, keeping the U.S. House seat in GOP control.The former state...
Trump, Russia and China media attacks `threaten democracy`
AFP, Paris :Press freedom around the world is under threat from a triple whammy of US President Donald Trump, Russia and China’s bid to crush...
Trump, Macron call for ‘new’ nuclear deal with Iran
AFP, Washington :US President Donald Trump and French counterpart Emmanuel Macron called for a “new” deal with Iran Tuesday, looking beyond disagreements over a landmark...
US High Court reviews Trump’s power to block Muslim immigrants
AFP, Washington :President Donald Trump’s effort to ban immigrants from several Muslim-majority countries heads to the Supreme Court Wednesday, which will decide if his argument...