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Moon tells Trump of plan to send envoy to N KoreaReuters, SeoulSouth Korea plans to send a special envoy to North Korea in response to...
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US calls on Russia to pressure Assad to allow citizens to flee in Ghouta
AFP, Washington :The United States urged Russia on Thursday to pressure Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime to respect attempts to allow residents out of the...
Melania Trump entered US with ‘Einstein’ visa
AOL.com :Melania Trump entered the United States in 2001 after receiving a green card visa designated for people with “extraordinary ability,” according to a new...
As Xi gains power, parliament prepares to bolster risk battle
AFP, Beijing :When President Xi Jinping attends the National People’s Congress, he will swear an oath to uphold China’s constitution. But first, he will remake...
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China’s city extends level 2 pollution alertReuters, Beijing China’s top steelmaking city of Tangshan on Thursday said it would extend a level 2 or “orange”...
Astronomers detect signal of universe’s first stars
AFP, Paris :A signal from the Universe’s first stars, born a cosmic heartbeat after the Big Bang, has been detected for the first time, astronomers...
Europe braced for fresh blizzards as deadly ice blast strands travellers
AFP, Paris :Fresh heavy snowfalls and icy blizzards were expected to lash Europe Thursday as the region shivers in a deadly deep-freeze that has gripped...
New Zealand spy papers reveal 1981 bid to kill Queen
AFP, Wellington :A mentally disturbed teenager tried to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II during a 1981 visit to New Zealand and police covered up the botched...
Amid bloodshed, civilians in Syria’s eastern Ghouta shun Russia’s offer to leave
AFP, Syria :Civilians in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta shunned Russia’s offer to quit the besieged enclave for a second day on Wednesday, as rebels and Moscow...
Trump calls Sessions’ surveillance probe decision ‘disgraceful’
Reuters, Washington :US President Donald Trump launched a fresh attack on Wednesday against his attorney general, calling Jeff Sessions’ decision to have the Justice Department...
Afghan President offers talks with Taliban ‘without preconditions’
Reuters, Kabul :Afghan President Ashraf Ghani offered recognition of the Taliban as a legitimate political group on Wednesday as part of a proposed political process...
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EU’s Brexit treaty set to reignite tensions AFP, Brussels EU negotiator Michel Barnier will unveil a long-awaited draft Brexit divorce treaty on Wednesday which threatens...