North Korea is ready for direct nuclear talks with US: Russia
The Telegraph :North Korea is open to coming to the table for direct talks with the US over its nuclear ambitions, Sergei Lavrov, the Russian...
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Russia calls on OSCE states to ramp up cyber security effortsReuters, Vienna Russia’s foreign minister called on Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)...
Putin announces 2018 re-election bid, ends long speculation
AP, Moscow :Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he would seek re-election next year in a race he is poised to win easily, putting him...
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US House approves easing of interstate rules on concealed gunsAFP, WashingtonUS lawmakers voted Wednesday to allow gun owners to carry concealed firearms across state lines,...
North Korea says US threats make war unavoidable as China urges calm
Reuters, Seoul : Two American B-1B heavy bombers joined large-scale combat drills over South Korea on Thursday amid warnings from North Korea that the exercises and...
Australian Parliament allows same-sex marriages
AP, Canberra :Australia’s Parliament voted Thursday to allow same-sex marriage across the nation, following a bitter debate settled by a much-criticized government survey of voters...
UK will ‘destroy and eliminate’ citizens fighting with IS
AFP, London : British citizens fighting for Islamic State should be located and killed and not allowed back into the country, new defence minister Gavin Williamson...
US lawmakers deny Democrat’s bid to impeach Donald Trump
AFP, Washington :The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly rejected a congressman’s motion Wednesday to impeach President Trump, as Democratic Party leaders argued that now was...
B-1B bomber joins US-S Korea drills as tensions escalate
Reuters, Seoul :A U.S. B-1B bomber on Wednesday joined large-scale U.S.-South Korean military exercises that North Korea has denounced as pushing the peninsula to the...
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Russian MPs ban US media from parliamentAFP, MoscowRussian lawmakers on Wednesday voted to ban US media labelled as “foreign agents” from accessing the lower house...
Senate confirms new US Homeland Security chief
AFP, Washington :The US Senate confirmed White House deputy chief of staff Kirstjen Nielsen as Secretary of Homeland Security on Tuesday, putting her in charge...
Emergency declared as wildfires rage near Los Angeles; thousands flee
Reuters, Ventura County : Thousands of Californians north and west of Los Angeles fled their homes as two out-of-control wildfires spread rapidly overnight, fuelled by strong...