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US, China agree on tougher UN sanctions against North KoreaAFP, United NationsThe United States and China have agreed on a new raft of tougher UN...
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France accuses Assad, allies of waging ‘total war’
Reuters, Paris :France accused Syria and its allies on Wednesday of using political uncertainty in the United States to launch “total war” against rebel-held areas...
China defends Asia-Pacific trade after Trump threat
AFP, Santiago :China’s President Xi Jinping vowed to strengthen world trade in the face of US President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to pull out of a...
Myanmar`s Rohingya: Stateless, persecuted and fleeing
AFP, Rakhine State :Scores of Rohingya Muslims have been killed in a Myanmar army crackdown since early October, when sword-wielding assailants raided police posts in...
Trump won with lowest minority vote in decades, fuelling divisions
Reuters, Washington :Donald Trump won the US presidency with less support from black and Hispanic voters than any president in at least 40 years, a...
Trump would ‘love’ to broker peace between Palestinians, Israel
AFP, Washington :President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday he would “love” to clinch a deal to end the intractable conflict between Israel and the Palestinians despite...
Majority of Americans optimistic about Trump presidency
IBTimes :Over half of Americans are optimistic about Republican Donald Trump’s first term as president of the United States, a new poll found Monday. However,...
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India to buy howitzers worth $737m from US Dawn.com, WashingtonIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has finally cleared the long-pending purchase of 145 M777 ultra-light howitzers...
Californians may vote on ‘Calexit’ in 2018
Business Insider :In 2018, the issue of whether California should secede from the union could come to a head.Yes California Independence Campaign, a fringe political...
Russian tankers defy EU ban to smuggle jet fuel to Syria
Reuters, London :Russian tankers have smuggled jet fuel to Syria through EU waters, bolstering military supplies to a war-torn country where Moscow is carrying out...
Turkey`s president slams those who call Trump `dictator`
AP, Ankara :Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan asserted on Wednesday that many in the U.S. and Europe are branding U.S. President-elect Donald Trump a “dictator”...
Bid to quieten Muslim call to prayer amplifies Israel tensions
AFP, Jerusalem :It is 4:30 am and Mufeed Shawana is rushing to Al-Aqsa Mosque, as the first Muslim call to prayer of the day rings...