Hong Kong leader demands end of independence talk
Reuters, Hong Kong :Hong Kong’s leader urged an immediate end to independence debates in the Chinese-ruled global financial hub on Tuesday, warning that the issue...
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Japan deploys missile interceptor near North Korea flight path
AP, Tokyo :Japan on Tuesday moved a mobile missile-defense system on the northern island of Hokkaido to a base near recent North Korean missile flyover...
Trump expresses his hopes for peaceful settlement to ME crisis
AFP, United Nations :US President Donald Trump again expressed his hopes for a peaceful settlement to the Middle East crisis Monday as he met Israel’s...
Trump to push UN reform as world leaders gather for crisis talks
AFP, United Nations :US President Donald Trump makes his debut at the United Nations on Monday, with an address on UN reform as a week...
Trump’s eldest son will testify publicly on Russia
AFP, Washington :Donald Trump Jr. will testify publicly before a congressional committee probing Russia’s meddling in the 2016 presidential campaign and possible collusion by his...
UN gives top prize to Chibok girls negotiator
AFP, Abuja :A Nigerian lawyer who helped secure the release of more than 100 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram was on Monday awarded one of...
US flies powerful warplanes amid standoff with N Korea
AFP, Seoul :The US flew four stealth fighter jets and two bombers over the Korean peninsula on Monday in a show of force after North...
Britain proposes new security treaty with EU after Brexit
Reuters, London :Britain will propose on Monday signing a new security treaty with the European Union after Brexit to maintain and intensify cooperation to thwart...
US may stay in Paris climate accord : Tillerson
Reuters, Washington :The United States could remain in the Paris climate accord under the right conditions, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday, signaling...
‘Refrain from issuing more threats’ to North Korea, China tells US
AFP, Washington :China’s ambassador to Washington on Friday called on the United States to refrain from making threats over North Korea, which a day earlier...
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Russia and Iraq restore air travelAFP, Moscow Russia and Iraq restored scheduled commercial airline services on Sunday for the first time since 2004, in what...
Afghanistan mulls plan to arm 20,000 civilians to fight insurgents
AFP, Kabul :Afghanistan is considering training and arming 20,000 civilians to defend territories where Islamic militants have been driven out, officials say, sparking fears the...