Saudi Crown Prince denies ordering journalist’s murder
AP, New York :Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in a television interview that he takes “full responsibility” for the grisly murder of Saudi...
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Finnish PM warns time is short for a new Brexit deal
AP, Prague :Finland’s prime minister says Britain is running out of time to present a new and credible Brexit proposal.Speaking in Prague on Monday after...
Thousands rally across Indonesia in fresh legal-reform protests
AFP, Jakarta :Thousands rallied across Indonesia Monday in fresh demonstrations sparked by a raft of divisive legal reforms, including banning pre-marital sex and weakening the...
Notions shifting in favour of Trump’s impeachment inquiry: Nancy Pelosi
Reuters, Austin (Texas) :US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Saturday that public opinion is now on the side of an impeachment inquiry against President...
PM Johnson rallies party for Brexit fight
AFP, Manchester :Embattled British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gathers his Conservative party Sunday for what could be its final conference before an election, with the...
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‘100,000’ march in Switzerland for climate actionAFP, GenevaTens of thousands of people – around 100,000 according to organisers – marched through the Swiss capital Bern...
Indonesia quake death toll rises to 30
AFP, Jakarta :The death toll from a powerful earthquake that rocked Indonesia’s remote Maluku islands rose to 30 on Sunday, including several toddlers, the disaster...
Austria votes in snap parliamentary poll, Conservatives seen heading new coalition
Reuters, Vienna :Austrians vote on Sunday in a snap parliamentary election that conservative leader Sebastian Kurz looks set to win, but he will still need...
State Department ratchets up Hillary email probe: Report
AFP, Washington :Donald Trump’s administration is amping up an investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails, The Washington Post reported Saturday, breathing new life into a pet...
Pakistan PM warns of ‘bloodbath’ in Kashmir; Indian PM silent
AP, United Nations :Insisting he wasn’t making a threat, Pakistan’s leader denounced his Indian counterpart on Friday and warned that any war between the nuclear...
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Trump’s envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker resignsReuters U.S. President Donald Trump’s special representative for Ukraine, Kurt Volker, resigned on Friday, sources familiar with the situation...
Sanctions should not be used as weapons, Mahathir tells UN
AFP, United Nations :Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Friday urged greater international control of sanctions, criticizing US attempts to force all countries to stop...