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Beijing slams US for sanctioning Chinese official for abusesAP, Beijing China said Friday that it strongly opposes the Trump administration’s decision to sanction a former...
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Trump signs $1.5b tax bill into law in major legislative win
Reuters, Washington :US President Donald Trump signed Republicans’ massive $1.5 trillion tax overhaul into law on Friday, cementing the biggest legislative victory of his first...
Discovery of neutron star collision is ‘breakthrough’ of 2017
AFP, Miami :The world’s first-ever detection of two faraway neutron stars colliding, causing a massive blast that rippled through the fabric of space and time,...
Record crowds celebrate Japan emperor’s 84th birthday
AFP, Tokyo :Record crowds flocked to Japan’s Imperial Palace on Saturday to celebrate the 84th birthday of Emperor Akihito as he prepares to abdicate in...
10,000 killed in 1989 Tiananmen crackdown: British cable
AFP, Beijing :At least 10,000 people were killed in the Chinese army’s crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in June 1989, according to...
Japan unveils record defence budget against North Korea threat
AFP, Tokyo :Japan’s defence budget will swell to a record $46 billion for the next fiscal year, the government said Friday, as the nation shores...
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India, China hold talks on border disputeAP, New Delhi India and China are holding border talks with focus on ways to prevent a repeat of...
London tells Moscow to stop meddling in Europe
Reuters, Moscow :British foreign minister Boris Johnson told his Russian counterpart on Friday he wanted to talk about difficult subjects such as Moscow’s annexation of...
Support for terror outfits must be forced fo stop: India
PTI, United Nations :Supporters of terror organisations like Taliban, Haqqani network and Lashkar-eTaiba must be forced to stop and all safe havens must end, India...
Army supports peace talks with India: Pak Gen
PTI, Islamabad :The Pakistani military is willing to support the government if there’s any chance of peace talks happening with India, the country’s army chief...
Anger with China drives Uighurs to Syrian war
AP, Istanbul :The Chinese interrogators held burning cigarettes to Ali’s face, tied him against a tree and beat him as they tried to get the...
Trump celebrates first major victory as tax bill passes Congress
The Washington Post :As he stood outside the White House on Wednesday, President Donald Trump basked in the praise of Republican lawmakers assembled around him....