Trump impeachment a `real and growing possibility`: Ex-US Labour Secretary
The Independent :Donald Trump is unlikely to finish his first term as President, according to the leading Democrat on the committee looking into alleged Russian...
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Suu Kyi rejects UN probe into Myanmar violence
AFP, Brussels : Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday rejected a decision by the UN’s rights council to investigate allegations of crimes by Myanmar’s security forces...
Hillary says Comey’s letter, Russian hackers cost her election
AFP, New York :Hillary Clinton on Tuesday laid the blame for her defeat in last year’s White House race squarely at the feet of FBI...
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UK Conservatives see lead cut to 17 points: PollReuters, London The Conservative Party of British Prime Minister Theresa May has a narrower lead over the opposition...
Saudi Prince rules out rapprochement with Iran
AFP, Riyadh : A powerful Saudi royal said on Tuesday that there could be no rapprochement between his country and Iran, which he said wanted to...
THAAD can defend against North Korean missiles: Seoul
AP, Seoul :A contentious U.S. anti-missile system in southeastern South Korea is now operating and can now defend against North Korean missiles, a South Korean...
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May dismisses ‘Brussels gossip’ over talks with EU ChiefReuters, London British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday dismissed an account of a difficult meeting between...
China stopped manipulating currency after I became President: Trump
PTI, Washington :US President Donald Trump has claimed that China stopped manipulating its currency as soon as he assumed office.“I did say I would call...
Nine dead in violence across Indian Kashmir
AFP, Srinagar :India’s security forces suffered a double blow Monday in disputed Kashmir, with five policemen shot dead in a bank raid and two soldiers...
Riot declared during US May Day protests in Portland
AFP, Chicago :Police declared a riot in the northwest US city of Portland after “anarchists” threw rocks, smoke bombs and soda cans at officers during...
Merkel makes rare Russia visit as Putin backs warmer ties
AFP, Sochi :German Chancellor Angela Merkel will Tuesday meet President Vladimir Putin in the Black Sea resort of Sochi in her first visit to Russia...
US reassures South Korea to shoulder THAAD expenses, joint drills wrap up
AP, Seoul :South Korea said the United States had reaffirmed it would shoulder the cost of deploying the THAAD anti-missile system, days after President Donald...