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Johnson Eyes Parliament Vote Before Christmas to “Get Brexit Done”
December 16,2019
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will “get Brexit done” by Jan. 31 and then agree a new trade deal with the European Union by the end of 2020, cabinet ...
US Treasury Chief Says Sanctions ALTERNATE Military Conflicts...But It Hardly Goes Well with Those Sanctioned
December 16,2019
WASHINGTON - Sanctions imposed on some stubborn countries are a better option than military conflicts, Steve Mnuchin claimed, just as the US rolled out fresh penalties ...
WWII Bomb Discovery Prompts Evacuation of 54,000 From Southern Italy Town
December 16,2019
ROME - About 54,000 people were ordered to evacuate the southern Italy town of Brindisi on Sunday as experts were called in to defuse a World War II bomb discovered last month ...
China Welcomes Preliminary Deal in Trade War It Blames On US
December 15,2019
BEIJING — China put a positive face Saturday on a first-step trade agreement that dials down a trade war it blames the U.S. for starting...
U.S. Sent Troops to Saudi Arabia on Defensive Basis: Mnuchin
December 15,2019
DOHA - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Saturday U.S. troops were in Saudi Arabia on a defensive basis only and that the United States would end all sanctions on ...
Protests Rage as US, UK Warn on Travel to Northeast India
December 15,2019
NEW DELHI - Protests against a divisive new citizenship law raged Saturday as Washington and London issued travel warnings for northeast India following days of violent clashes ...
Initial Damage Assessment of Admiral Kuznetsov Fire May Be Given Next Week - USC Head
December 15,2019
MOSCOW - The preliminary assessment of the damage caused by the fire on board the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier may be given in the middle of the next week, United Shipbuilding ...
Trump Congratulates UK’s Johnson After Historic Wins, Hints at New Trade Deal
December 14,2019
LONDON - President Trump took to Twitter on Friday to congratulate U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson after Johnson and his Conservative Party won easily in the country’s general election ...
‘Calm Down & Fix Your Attitude!’ Chinese FM Says US Worldview Has Become Dangerously Irrational
December 14,2019
BEIJING - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged his American counterparts to “calm down” and adopt a “rational” approach to diplomacy ...
US Considers Kazakhstan Reliable Partner in Central Asia
December 14,2019
NUR-SULTAN - Kazakhstan is a leader in Central Asia, and the US considers the country to be a reliable partner in the region, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said ...
South Korean Protesters Destroy Portraits of U.S. Ambassador
December 14,2019
SEOUL - Protesters angry over American demands that South Korea pay more for defense destroyed portraits of the U.S. ambassador stuck on blocks of tofu outside the U.S. embassy on Friday ...
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Rejects Genocide Claims in UN Court
December 12,2019
NAYPYITAW - Former peace icon Aung San Suu Kyi told the UN's top court Wednesday there was no "genocidal intent" in Myanmar's crackdown on Rohingya Muslims, despite admitting ...
Tourism Infrastructure Projects to Boost Tourist Flow to Kazakhstan’s Karaganda
December 12,2019
NUR-SULTAN - Kazakhstan’s Karaganda region is planning to increase the tourist traffic to Balkhash lake and to Ulytau mountains, a representative of Entrepreneurship ...
Kolobkov to Discuss Boxers’ Refusal to Go 2020 Olympics Without Russian Flag with Federation
December 12,2019
MOSCOW - Russian Sports Minister Pavel Kolobkov appreciates the patriotism of the boxers who have refused to go to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo without he Russian ...
UK Election ‘Extremely Difficult to Accurately Predict’
December 11,2019
LONDON - The 2019 U.K. general election is proving to be one of the most volatile and difficult to predict in modern British history, according to local media and pollsters...
Putin, Zelensky, In First Sitdown, agree to Exchange All Prisoners, Revive Peace Process
December 11,2019
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, agreed Monday to revive peace talks in order to de-escalate tensions between ...
Taiwan May Help If Hong Kong Violence Expands
December 11,2019
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan’s top diplomat said Tuesday that his government stands with Hong Kong citizens pushing for “freedom and democracy,” and would help those ...
Normandy-Format Talks in Paris Unfreeze, Relaunch Peace Process in Donbas - Duma’s Slutsky
December 11,2019
MOSCOW - The main result of the Normandy-format summit in Paris on December 9 is the fact that the peace process in Donbas has been unfrozen and relaunched, Russian State Duma Foreign Affairs ...
Putin Set for Landmark Paris Talks on Ukraine Conflict
December 10,2019
MOSCOW - Russian leader Vladimir Putin will hold formal talks Monday for the first time with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky over the conflict in Ukraine's east, at a highly ...
5 Dead, Many More Missing in Eruption of New Zealand Volcano
December 10,2019
WHAKATANE, New Zealand — A volcanic island in New Zealand erupted Monday in a tower of ash and steam while dozens of tourists were exploring the moon-like surface, killing five ...
Israel Threatens Iran with ‘Own Vietnam in Syria,’ Refuses to Rule Out Pre-Emptive Strike
December 10,2019
JERUSALEM - Ramping up his war-mongering rhetoric, Israel’s defense chief has said Syria can become Iran’s ‘Vietnam’ and vowed to prevent Tehran ...
African Migrants Heading to US-Mexico Border in Record Numbers in 2019
December 10,2019
AFRICA - The numbers of African migrants heading to the U.S. through its border with Mexico have more than doubled in the past year, recent data from the federal government showed...
Indian Woman Who Alleged Gang Rape Dies After Burn Attack
December 08,2019
NEW DELHI — An alleged rape victim in northern India who was set on fire while heading to a court hearing in the case has died in a New Delhi hospital, officials said Saturday...
Johnson Rejects Corbyn Claims Over Post-Brexit Trade
December 08,2019
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has rejected a claim by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn that leaked Treasury documents showed there would be customs checks and restrictions ...
Trump Says He Will Hold Off Designating Mexican Drug Cartels as Terrorist Groups
December 08,2019
WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY - President Donald Trump said on Friday he will temporarily hold off designating Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations at the request of Mexico’s president...
No Let-Up in French Strikes as Fresh Turmoil Hits Weekend
December 08,2019
PARIS - The most serious nationwide strike to hit France in years caused new weekend travel turmoil on Saturday, with unions warning the walkouts would last well into next week...
Chinese Vice President Meets Head of Japan’s National Security Council
December 07,2019
BEIJING - Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan on Friday met with the head of Japan's national security council Shigeru Kitamura.
Not only close neighbors, China and Japan are ...
US Officials Release Photos of ‘Significant Cache’ of Iranian Missile Parts Captured
December 07,2019
WASHINGTON - U.S. officials released photos Thursday of the missile parts intercepted by military personnel believed to be from Iran headed to Yemen...
Tokayev: Kazakhstan Ready to Offer Special Benefits for German Investors
December 07,2019
NUR-SULTAN - Kazakhstan is ready to offer special conditions for German investors, which would be beneficial for both Kazakhstan and Germany, Kazakhstan's President ...
Indian Police Kill Rape-Murder Suspects, Sparking Celebrations
December 07,2019
NEW DELHI - Indian police on Friday shot dead four gang-rape and murder suspects, prompting celebrations but also accusations that they were extrajudicial executions...
China Warns US of A ‘Price’ For Uighur Bill
December 05,2019
BEIJING - China warned Wednesday that a "price must be paid" after the US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation seeking sanctions against senior ...
Division Pervades NATO as The ‘Brain Dead’ Meet The ‘Delinquent’
December 05,2019
WATFORD, England - NATO leaders gathered at a golf resort near London on Wednesday for a summit acrimonious even by the standards of the Trump era, aiming to tackle sharp disagreements ...
Indian Foreign Minister Expresses Grief Over 18 Citizens’ Death in Factory Blast in Sudan
December 05,2019
NEW DELHI - India's External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Wednesday expressed grief over the death of as many as 18 Indians in a factory blast in Sudan...
Asia-Pacific Becomes Largest Destination and Source of Foreign Direct Investment
December 05,2019
BANGKOK – For the first time, the Asia-Pacific region has become the largest destination and source of foreign direct investment (FDI) globally, according to a new report launched ...
Trump Criticizes European Allies Before NATO Anniversary Meet
December 04,2019
LONDON - U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at European allies before a NATO anniversary summit in London on Tuesday, singling out France’s Emmanuel Macron for “very nasty” comments ...