London council evacuates tower blocks as fire fallout widens
AP, London :The scope of Britain’s fire-safety crisis broadened Saturday after a local government agency evacuated four public housing towers due to concerns about fire...
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Ivanka ordered to testify in dispute with shoe company
AP, New York :Ivanka Trump must testify in a dispute with an Italian shoemaker over one of her company’s shoe designs, a judge said Friday.U.S....
Macron puts national security at heart of foreign policy
Reuters, Paris :President Emmanuel Macron is starting to realign France’s foreign policy, setting out plans to be less interventionist in conflicts abroad and putting his...
White House dubs Gulf crisis ‘a family issue’
AFP, Washington :The White House said Friday it considers the deepening crisis in the Gulf to be primarily “a family issue,” urging regional leaders to...
Priorities, nature of ties with India, Pakistan different:WH
PTI, Washington :Asserting that the US’ ties with India and Pakistan were not a ‘zero-sum game’, the White House has said that the Trump administration’s...
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Death toll in Pakistan attacks climbs to 61AP, PeshawarThe death toll from twin blasts in the northwestern town of Parachinar climbed to 45 overnight, bringing...
Arab states send Qatar 13 demands to end crisis
Reuters, Dubai :Four Arab states boycotting Qatar over alleged support for terrorism have sent Doha a list of 13 demands including closing Al Jazeera television...
France outlines tough new anti-terrorism law
AFP, Paris :French President Emmanuel Macron’s government on Thursday set out a tough new anti-terrorism law that has already faced protests from civil rights groups....
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US must quit Afghanistan for peace: TalibanReuters, Kabul The Taliban warned on Friday against sending more Western troops to Afghanistan, while pledging that it sought...
EU leaders boost support for Libya to halt migrant exodus
AP, Brussels :European Union leaders are set Friday to boost their support for conflict-ravaged Libya as the number of people fleeing Africa from there for...
In just a year, Republicans became far more skeptical of claims of racism
AP, Washington :Republican attitudes toward African-Americans hardened significantly in 2016, according to an authoritative new study.Only 32 percent of Republican voters in 2016 said they...
Senate Republicans unveil Obamacare replacement bill after months of closed-door crafting
Reuters, Washington :U.S. Senate Republicans on Thursday unveiled their version of legislation that would replace Obamacare, proposing to kill a tax on the wealthy that...