Mattis affirms US-Qatar cooperation: Pentagon
AFP, Washington :US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis reaffirmed America’s strategic security partnership with Qatar on Thursday, the Pentagon said, amid a diplomatic crisis in the...
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Chinese aircraft carrier arrives in Hong KongAFP, Hong KongChina’s sole operational aircraft carrier arrived in Hong Kong for the first time today in a display...
NY street homeless population up nearly 40pc
AFP, New York :The number of people living rough on the streets of New York increased nearly 40 percent this year as America’s financial capital...
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Huge floods sweep southern Japan, 2 killedAFP, AsakuraAt least two people have been killed and 18 others are missing in huge floods that are surging...
Putin attacks sanctions, protectionism on eve of G20
AFP, Berlin :Russian President Vladimir Putin attacked sanctions against his country and called for an end to trade protectionism, in an editorial published in Germany...
China committed to denuclearization of Korean peninsula: Xi
Reuters, Beijing :Chinese President Xi Jinping told his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in on Thursday that China is committed to denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula...
Britain’s FM wants to tweet like Trump
Reuters, Edinburgh :Donald Trump’s approach to politics “has gripped the imagination of people around the world”, British foreign minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday, joking...
Trump arrives in Warsaw, kicking off landmark Europe trip
AFP, Varsovie, Poland :Donald Trump arrived for high-stakes visit to Europe on Wednesday, landing in Poland ahead of his first G20 summit in Hamburg and...
US prepared to use force on North Korea `if we must`: UN envoy
Reuters, United Nations :The United States cautioned on Wednesday it was ready to use force if need be to stop North Korea’s nuclear missile program...
China walks a tightrope with Trump over North Korea
AFP, Beijing :The US and Chinese presidents face an awkward encounter at the G20 summit this week as rising tensions over how to deal with...
G-20 leaders set to face huge protests at Hamburg summit
AP, Berlin :President Donald Trump was met with thousands of protesters when he arrived at meetings in Brussels in May. But with Russian President Vladimir...
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Kremlin hopes Putin-Trump meeting to establish working dialogue Reuters, Moscow The Kremlin said on Wednesday it hoped a planned meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin...