New Trump immigration efforts aim to stop child border crossers
Reuters, New York :Many of the immigration initiatives launched by the Trump administration in recent weeks target one kind of migrant: children.The measures are aimed...
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Syria declares victory over IS in Deir al-Zor
Reuters, Beirut :The Syrian government declared victory over Islamic State in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor on Friday, a big blow to the jihadists...
49 pc of Americans think Trump likely committed a crime: Poll
Good Morning America :About half the respondents in a new ABC News/ Washington Post poll suspect that President Donald Trump broke the law during the...
Fake meat, free markets ease North Koreans` hunger
Reuters, Seoul :Take the dregs left from making soy bean oil, which usually go to feed the pigs. Press and roll them into a sandy-colored...
Trump upends White House in first chaotic year
AFP, Washington :The year since Donald Trump’s election has revealed a president thirsty for acclaim, consumed by grievance and-for better or worse-realizing his promise to...
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CIA releases 470,000 more files from bin Laden raidAP, WashingtonNever-before-seen video of Osama bin Laden’s son and potential successor was released Wednesday by the CIA...
US is Iran`s number one enemy : Khamenei
Reuters, Ankara :The United States is Iran’s “number one enemy” and Tehran will never succumb to Washington’s pressure over a multinational nuclear deal, Iran’s Supreme...
Catalan separatists, except Puigdemont, face grillings
AFP, Madrid :Cheered by supporters, Catalonia’s separatist leaders arrived Thursday in Madrid to be grilled and potentially charged in another day of high drama in...
Xi says hopes to promote relations with North Korea
Reuters, Seoul/Beijing :Chinese President Xi Jinping replied to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s congratulatory message on China’s Communist Party Congress, saying he hopes to...
Germany records surge in refugees as Merkel seeks new migrant policy
Reuters, Berlin :The number of people seeking refuge in Germany has more than doubled in the last two years to 1.6 million, with most fleeing...
Kurdish leader departs, leaving nephew faced with reconciliation
Reuters, Erbil Iraq :Iraqi Kurdish President Masoud Barzani departed office on Wednesday, leaving his nephew to reconcile with the central government in Baghdad, with regional...
World set to bust global warming goal, but UN cool on threat from Trump
Reuters, Geneva :Greenhouse gas emissions are on course to be about 30 percent above the 2030 global target, but there are signs of a move...