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US House votes to begin repealing ObamacareReuters, WashingtonUS House Republicans on Friday won passage of a measure starting the process of dismantling Obamacare, despite concerns...
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After 2016 poll campaign, more Americans consider Russia a threat: Report
Reuters, New York :Americans are more concerned than they were before the 2016 US presidential campaign began about the potential threat Russia poses to the...
May must set out Brexit plan by mid-Feb to allow scrutiny
Reuters, London :The British government must publish a detailed plan for Brexit by mid-February setting out its position on future membership of the European Union’s...
Turkey says Russia accord will prevent warplane clashes in Syria
AFP, Istanbul :Turkey on Friday said an accord with Russia to coordinate their air forces in Syria will prevent clashes between its warplanes and those...
Trump, European populists a threat to human rights: HRW
Reuters, United Nations :The election of Donald Trump as president of the United States and the rise of populist leaders in Europe poses a “profound...
US troops’ move to Poland unnerves Kremlin
Reuters, Warsaw :Poland on Thursday welcomed several thousand U.S. troops along with tanks and heavy equipment under a planned NATO operation to beef up its...
US bombing killed 33 Afghan civilians, says Pentagon
Agencies, Washington :A US military report, released on Thursday, concluded that 33 Afghan civilians were killed in American air strikes in the northern Afghan province...
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China, Russia oppose S Korea missile defenceAP, BeijingChinese state media say Beijing and Moscow have agreed to take “further countermeasures” in response to plans for...
EU must boost security coop, funding: Merkel
Reuters, Brussels :German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on European Union members on Thursday to increase their security and defence cooperation because there was no “guarantee...
Kremlin says hopes Putin, Trump will get along, disagrees with Tillerson
Reuters, Moscow :The Kremlin said on Thursday it hoped President Vladimir Putin and President-elect Donald Trump would get along and that there would be more...
Obama ends decades old open door policy for Cuban migrants
AFP, Washington :US President Barack Obama on Thursday ended a five-decade-old open door policy for Cuba migrants, who will now face similar residency restrictions to...
Kremlin says hopes Putin, Trump will get along, disagrees with Tillerson
Reuters, Moscow :The Kremlin said on Thursday it hoped President Vladimir Putin and President-elect Donald Trump would get along and that there would be more...