WORLD NEWS
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$300 mn not military aid, US owes this to Pakistan for support in war against terror, claims Shah Mehmood Qureshi
Islamabad: Pakistan claimed on Sunday that the $300 million aid the Pentagon has decided to scrap was not a military aid as the...
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$200 Million Chinese Bridge A Debt Trap, Says Maldives Opposition
The opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) said the 1.4 kilometre (0.9 mile) three-lane bridge linking the congested capital of Male to the...
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Can’t guarantee US waivers for buying Russian arms, Pentagon official cautions India
There are no guarantees for a special waiver from US sanctions if India buys new weapons platforms from Russia, a top Pentagon...
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America mourns John McCain: World leaders pay homage to war hero, fervent Atlanticist and staunch critic of authoritarianism
America paid tribute on Sunday to John McCain, the Vietnam War hero and two-time presidential candidate with a legendary temper whose personal...
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Mike Pompeo names Stephen Biegun as new special envoy for North Korea, announces fourth visit to Pyongyang
Washington: US State Secretary Mike Pompeo has named Stephen Biegun to be the new special envoy for North Korea. The appointment on Thursday...
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Donald Trump Says Stock Market Would ‘Crash’ If He Were Impeached
“I will tell you what, if I ever got impeached, I think the market would crash. I think everybody would be very...
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US blacklists Russian, Chinese companies for breaking North Korea embargo
The US Treasury announced sanctions on Russian and Chinese companies Wednesday for violating the economic embargo on North Korea as Washington seeks...
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Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull Survives Party Leadership Challenge
Turnbull declared his position vacant at a Liberal party room meeting to force the issue after rampant speculation that Home Affairs Minister...
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996US threatens Turkey with more sanctions, demands immediate release of jailed American pastor Andrew Brunson
Washington: Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin has warned the US would levy more sanctions on the troubled Turkish economy if Ankara does not soon...
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1.4KAeromexico plane with 100 people on board crashes in Mexico’s Durango state, no fatalities
About 85 people were injured on Tuesday, some seriously, when an Aeromexico-operated Embraer passenger jet crashed just after takeoff in Mexico’s state...
