Ready to negotiate on presidency: Assad
Reuters, Beirut :Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said his government is ready to negotiate on “everything” in proposed peace talks in Kazakhstan but it was not...
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Only ‘stupid’ people, fools oppose better Russia ties: Trump
AP, New York :President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that “only ‘stupid’ people or fools” would dismiss closer ties with Russia, and he seemed unswayed after...
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Trump critics divided over inaugurationAP, Washington It’s typically an unquestioned honor to participate in the inauguration of an American president. Who wouldn’t want to be...
Work together for change, Obama says in farewell preview
AFP, Washington :President Barack Obama on Saturday spoke about the importance of ordinary people working together for change in a preview of the farewell address...
Chinese submarine, ‘fighting pirates’ in Indian Ocean, shows up in Malaysia
PTI, New Delhi :In yet another sign of Beijing’s growing Naval might, a fresh image has emerged of a Chinese diesel-electric submarine in Kota Kinabalu...
EU break-up no longer unthinkable: German VC
Reuters, Berlin :Germany’s insistence on austerity in the Eurozone has left Europe more divided than ever and a break-up of the European Union is no...
Over 20 die in cold snap across Europe
AFP, Warsaw :A cold wave across Europe has left at least 20 people dead in the past two days, including several homeless and migrants, authorities...
Trump says hacking had `no effect` on his election
AFP, Washington :President-elect Donald Trump declined to single out Russia over cyber-interference in the US election after a briefing by top intelligence chiefs Friday, and...
US intel report says Putin directed cyber campaign aimed at helping Trump
Reuters, Washington :Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered “an influence campaign” in 2016 aimed at the U.S. presidential election with the goal of undermining the democratic...
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Trump denies grace periods to Obama’s envoysThe New York TimesWith two weeks until Inauguration Day, President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team has issued an unusual order...
Taiwan President heads to US as Beijing watches
AFP, Taipei :Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen left for the United States Saturday on her way to Central America, a trip that will be scrutinised by...
May to meet Trump in Washington in spring
Reuters, London :British Prime Minister Theresa May will meet with Donald Trump in Washington in the spring, a representative said, in the first visit with...