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Trump cancels London trip for embassy openingAFP, London :US President Donald Trump announced Friday he will no longer attend the opening of the new US...
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Japan to curb asylum seekers’ right to work from Monday
Reuters, Tokyo :Japan will limit asylum seekers’ right to work from Monday, making changes to its refugee system that are likely to swell the numbers...
For Russia probe, US Congress will interview Bannon next week
Reuters, Washington :President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon will be interviewed next week by a U.S. House of Representatives committee investigating alleged Russian...
Trump says ‘probably’ has very good relationship with Kim
Reuters, Washington :US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he “probably” has a very good relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a change...
Russian, Iranian foreign ministers discuss Syria
Reuters, Moscow :Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke by telephone with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif about preparations for a Russian-hosted Syrian People’s Congress,...
Merkel`s conservatives, SPD agree German coalition blueprint
Reuters, Berlin :German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) agreed after all-night talks on Friday to a blueprint for formal coalition negotiations,...
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UK rejects request for diplomatic immunity for AssangeAP, LondonBritain’s Foreign Office says it has rejected Ecuador’s request to grant diplomatic status to WikiLeaks founder Julian...
Israel approves more than 1,100 new West Bank settlement homes
AFP, Jerusalem :Israeli authorities have approved more than 1,100 new settlement homes in the occupied West Bank, the Peace Now NGO said Thursday, the latest...
Obama reports no gifts from Putin in 2016 – sad!
AP, Washington :Throughout 2016, foreign officials showered then-President Barack Obama with gifts seemingly meant for a post-presidential “man cave” – including bottles of Italian wine,...
Uphold ‘absolute leadership’ of Communist Party: Xi Jinping
PTI, Beijing :President Xi Jinping has ordered the armed police force to uphold the “absolute leadership” of the ruling Communist Party of China as the...
Merkel sees `tough day` in crunch German coalition talks
Reuters, Berlin :Chancellor Angela Merkel said her conservatives still had high hurdles to clear in Thursday’s talks on forming a coalition with Social Democrats (SPD)...