As crisis looms, Trump, Abe strengthen bond on the links
AP, Kawagoe :With a round of golf, a custom cap and a hamburger of American beef, President Donald Trump’s first trip to Asia began with...
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Trump to meet Putin during Asia tripAFP, JapanUS President Donald Trump said Sunday he expected to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during an Asian...
Bush senior voted for Hillary, called Trump a ‘blowhard’
AFP, Washington :Former US president George H.W. Bush voted for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election and called Donald Trump a “blowhard” who was driven...
Thousands urge peace in anti-Trump protest in S. Korea
AFP, Seoul :Thousands of South Koreans protested Sunday against an upcoming visit by Donald Trump and called for peace as the US President begins an...
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Iran displays missile during anniv of embassy takeoverAP, TehranIran on Saturday displayed a surface-to-surface missile as part of events marking the anniversary of the 1979...
North Korea rules out negotiations as Trump heads to Asia
AFP, Seoul :North Korea ruled out talks and threatened to increase its nuclear arsenal in a fresh warning to Donald Trump’s administration Saturday as the...
Spain issues arrest warrant for ousted Catalan leader, aides
AP, Madrid : A Spanish judge issued an international arrest warrant on Friday for former members of the Catalan Cabinet who were last seen in Brussels,...
UN reports 31 new allegations of sex abuse and exploitation
AP, United Nations :The United Nations on Friday reported 31 new allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation against peacekeepers and civilians working for U.N. agencies...
UN climate talks resume with wary eyes on Trump
AFP, Paris :Nations that adopted the Paris Agreement with champagne two years ago, regroup next week amid grim omens of climate peril and with an...
May launches code of conduct amid sex scandals
AFP, London :Prime Minister Theresa May released a new code of conduct for Conservative Party representatives on Friday as a sexual harassment scandal dogged the...
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Trump-Putin meeting at APEC summit likely Reuters, Moscow A possible meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump at an APEC summit...
Spain to seek Catalan leader’s arrest
AFP, Madrid :A Spanish judge was set Friday to issue an arrest warrant for Catalonia’s deposed leader Carles Puigdemont over his region’s contested independence drive,...