Putin and Xi combine to outsmart Trump
Newsweek :Russia and China recently vetoed a draft U.N. Security Council (UNSC) resolution backed by the Western powers to sanction Syria over its chemical weapons...
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Ignoring Scottish independence vote to ‘shatter’ UK structure: Sturgeon
Reuters, Aberdeen Scotland :Nicola Sturgeon will press on with plans to hold a new Scottish independence referendum and said on Saturday that a continued refusal...
Tensions show as Trump ignores Merkel’s handshake offer in first meeting
Stark differences between President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on everything from trade to immigration were in full view during an icy first...
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Iran pilgrims to join this year’s HajjAFP, RiyadhIranian pilgrims will participate in this year’s Hajj, Saudi Arabia said on Friday, despite ruptured ties between the...
Senior UN official quits after ‘apartheid’ Israel report pulled
Reuters, Beirut :A senior U.N. official resigned on Friday over the withdrawal of a report accusing Israel of imposing an “apartheid regime” on Palestinians, saying...
Erdogan tells Turks in Europe to have 5 children
AFP, Ankara :Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday urged Turk residents in Europe to have five children, telling the millions-strong diaspora they were the...
Tillerson urges China-US coop on N Korea`s N-plan
AP, Beijing :US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Saturday pushed for closer China-U.S. cooperation on dealing with North Korea’s nuclear programme in his first...
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Merkel to visit Russia for talks with PutinReuters, Moscow Germany’s Angela Merkel will visit Moscow for talks on May 2, Russian President Vladimir Putin said...
China to build station on disputed shoal in South China Sea
Reuters, Beijing :China will begin preparatory work this year for an environmental monitoring station on Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, an official said,...
Erdogan lashes out EU over ‘anti-Islam crusade’
AFP, Istanbul :Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday accused the EU of starting a “crusade” against Islam and said his country was no longer friends...
May to push back Scottish referendum until 2023
International Business Times:Prime Minister Theresa May will reportedly delay Nicola Sturgeon’s hopes of a second Scottish referendum on independence until 2023.The Conservative leader has already...
China, Pakistan to boost military cooperation
PTI, Beijing :China plans to step up military cooperation with “all weather” friend Pakistan to produce ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and a multi-role combat aircraft,...