Moon won’t discuss possible summit with North Korea’s Kim
AP, Pyeongchang : South Korean President Moon Jae-in says he hopes his efforts to engage rival North Korea at the Olympics will lead to better ties...
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Trump visits Florida shooting survivorsAFP, Pompano Beach US President Donald Trump on Friday visited a Florida hospital to offer comfort to those wounded in a...
Trump says ‘no collusion’ after Russians indicted for election meddling
AFP, Washington :US President Donald Trump on Friday held up the indictment of 13 Russians-and no Americans-for meddling in the 2016 election as vindication that...
US, Turkey aim to ease major tensions over Syria
Reuters, Ankara :Turkey and the United States have decided to “establish mechanisms” to normalize relations between them, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Friday,...
Desmond Tutu quits Oxfam role over charity`s sex scandal
AFP, Johannesburg :Retired archbishop and Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu announced Thursday that he had quit his role as an ambassador for Oxfam after the British...
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NY charges two Bronx brothers over explosivesAFP, New YorkA former teacher and his twin brother were arrested and charged in New York on Thursday with...
Top US admiral warns of China’s growing military might
AFP, Washington :China’s military might is growing at such a pace that it could soon rival American power “across almost every domain,” a top US...
Afghans submitted 1.17m war crimes claims to court
AP, Kabul :Since the International Criminal Court began collecting material three months ago for a possible war crimes case involving Afghanistan, it has gotten a...
South African police issue arrest warrant for Ajay Gupta
PTI, Johannesburg :South African police on Thursday said they have obtained an arrest warrant for absconding Ajay Gupta, the India-born close aide of scandal- hit...
No programme, no debate but Putin cruising to poll win
AFP, Moscow :Running with a lacklustre slogan, no programme and refusing to debate his opponents, it sometimes seems like Russian President Vladimir Putin is not...
Cyril Ramaphosa due to become South Africa’s president
Al Jazeera News :Cyril Ramaphosa is due to become South Africa’s president after embattled leader Jacob Zuma resigned.Mr Zuma was under intense pressure from his...
Russia and China are developing ‘destructive’ space weapons, US intelligence warns
CNBC News :Within the next few years, Moscow and Beijing could possess “destructive” weapons for use in a potential space conflict, U.S intelligence agencies warned...