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Nuclear-wary Japan restarts another atomic reactorAFP, TokyoA Japanese utility switched on another nuclear reactor Tuesday in a small victory for the government’s pro-atomic push, despite...
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Britain falls silent to honour London terror victims ahead of vote
Britain will hold a minute’s silence for the victims of the London terror attack on Tuesday, just two days before a general election, as questions...
Trump’s latest tweets could hurt effort to restore travel ban
The Washington Post :President Donald Trump on Monday derided the revised travel ban as a “watered down” version of the first and criticized his own...
Afghan leader issues ultimatum to Taliban as bombing toll tops 150
AFP, Kabul :Afghan President Ashraf Ghani issued an ultimatum to the Taliban Tuesday, warning them to embrace peace or “face consequences” after announcing that the...
India shows off space prowess with launch of mega-rocket
AFP, New Delhi :India Monday successfully launched its most powerful home-produced rocket, another milestone for its indigenous space programme which one day hopes to put...
Leaked intel report shows Russian hackers probed US voting systems
A top secret US report showing that hackers from Russian military intelligence tried repeatedly to break into US voting systems before last year’s presidential election...
US looks to reassure allies as concerns grow about American global role
Reuters, Sydney :Senior U.S officials said on Monday the United States, under President Donald Trump, was committed to the region, reassuring nervous global partners even...
Six countries cut links with Doha
BBC Online :Six Arab countries including Saudi Arabia and Egypt have cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of destabilising the region.They say Qatar backs...
Police make more arrests over London terror attack
AFP, London :Police carried out fresh raids and arrested “a number of people” on Monday after the Islamic State group claimed an attack by three...
Putin plays down ties with President Trump’s ex-adviser Flynn
BBC Online :Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he barely spoke to former US National Security Adviser Michael Flynn at a dinner in Moscow in...
Tillerson tells China to ‘step up’ on North Korea
AFP :China and other nations must strengthen efforts to curb North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Monday, while also...
Outrage as Trump targets London mayor after attacks
AFP :Outrage erupted on both sides of the Atlantic Sunday after President Donald Trump lashed out at London Mayor Sadiq Khan in the wake of...