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Xi visits Finland on his way to USAFP, HelsinkiChina’s President Xi Jinping, on the way to his eagerly awaited first encounter with Donald Trump, met...
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McCain slams Trump’s Syria policy as a ‘disgraceful chapter in American history’
AP, Washington :After a gas attack reportedly killed dozens of civilians in Syria Tuesday, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., took on President Trump and Secretary of...
Pakistan accepts, India rejects US peace talks offer
Dawn.com, Washington : The US offer to help de-escalate tensions between India and Pakistan led to a chain of reactions on Tuesday, as Pakistan welcomed the...
More than half a million sign petition demanding Melania Trump`s move into the White House
AFP, New York : More than half a million people have signed a petition demanding that First Lady Melania Trump move into the White House or...
`No defense` against multiple Russian missiles: US general
AFP, Washington : The United States and its allies would have “no defense” against large numbers of ground-launched cruise missiles of the type recently deployed by...
Russia able to launch Baltic attack in 24 hours: Lithuania
Reuters, Vilnius : Russia has developed the capability to launch an attack on the Baltic states with as little as 24 hours’ notice, limiting NATO’s options...
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Turkey dismisses 45 more judges, prosecutorsAFP, AnkaraTurkish authorities dismissed 45 more judges and prosecutors on Monday in the latest purge within the judiciary following last...
Colombia starts to bury 273 landslide victims, search continues
Reuters, Colombia :Scores of decomposing cadavers were being released for burial on Monday as rescuers continued to search for victims of weekend flooding and landslides...
New moves to revive US health care bill
Reuters, Washington :Top White House officials met moderate and conservative Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday in an effort to revive a...
Odds grow for possible Trump impeachment
International Business Times :A combination of controversy, scandal and low polling numbers have prompted oddsmakers at a U.K. betting house to predict President Donald Trump...
Syrian people do not want Assad as leader: US envoy
AFP, United Nations :The United States believes the Syrian people do not want President Bashar al-Assad to remain in power and does not accept that...
Melania’s new portrait divides public opinion
The White House released the official portrait of First Lady Melania Trump, with the photograph of the former model dividing public opinion.Trump is shown from...