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Trump names Mattis successor at Pentagon, says Syria pullout will be ‘slow’
US President Donald Trump on Sunday named Patrick Shanahan as acting secretary of defense to succeed James Mattis and said the pullout of […]
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Indian-American Democratic Congressman supports Trump on troop withdrawal
Washington Indian-American Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna, a fierce critic of Donald Trump, has come out in support of the President’s decision to pullout […]
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Pak critics get two top posts in Afghanistan
Kabul Afghan President Ashraf Ghani appointed hardline opponents of neighbouring Pakistan to two top security posts on Sunday, potentially complicating US efforts to […]
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Pak Army Chief backs PM Imran Khan’s peace initiatives
Karachi Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has backed Prime Minister Imran Khan’s peace initiatives, saying the new government has extended a […]
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In fight over border wall money, US govt suffers partial shutdown
Washington The US government was partially shutdown on Saturday in a fierce dispute over President Donald Trump’s demands that Congress assign $5 billion […]
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Trump cancels plans to travel to Florida for Christmas: Spokeswoman
Washington US President Donald Trump will remain in Washington through Christmas “due to the shutdown,” White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said on Saturday. […]
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India waits for details on US cut-back in Afghanistan
As abrupt as the Trump administration’s decision was to halve the number of American troops in Afghanistan by half, India has been prepared […]
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Pak court to deliver judgment in 2 cases against Sharif on Monday
Islamabad An anti-corruption court in Pakistan will deliver its judgment on Monday in two remaining corruption cases against ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif.Judge […]
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Man climbs mobile tower in Pakistan, demands PM post
Islamabad A man climbed a mobile tower here on Saturday, demanding that he be made the country’s Prime Minister.The man, who was not […]
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Sudan protests resume for 4th day over prices, shortages
Protests over worsening economic conditions resumed Saturday for a fourth consecutive day, with thousands taking to the streets in a string of Sudanese […]
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Donald Trump to pull out 7,000 troops from Afghanistan, Kabul unfazed
The Trump administration on Thursday ordered the withdrawal of 7,000 American troops from Afghanistan, the day after an abrupt announcement of a pullout […]
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Pope vows Church will ‘never again’ ignore abuse accusations
Vatican City Pope Francis vowed on Friday that the Catholic Church will never again treat abuse allegations without “seriousness and promptness”, calling on […]