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‘Don’t treat Kingdom as banana republic’, Saudi Arabia tells Canada
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister asked Canada to apologise for demanding the release of Saudi women’s rights activists and stop treating the kingdom as […]
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Bangladesh PM slams Myanmar for failing to take back Rohingya refugees
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has criticised Myanmar for failing to fulfil its commitment to take back Rohingya Muslim refugees who had fled […]
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LTTE planned to attack Colombo with aircraft flying from Chennai in 2009: Sri Lanka President
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has said that LTTE militant group had planned to attack Colombo in 2009 with an aircraft flying from […]
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Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu claims Iran has secret Iranian nuclear site
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday described what he said was a secret atomic warehouse in Tehran and accused Europe of appeasing […]
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China urges US to stop slander after Trump’s meddling claim
Beijing has urged the United States to stop slandering China after President Donald Trump accused the Asian giant of trying to interfere in […]
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US seeks to keep North Korea sanctions despite progress
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that the world stands at the “dawn of a new day” in relations with North Korea […]
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Afghan election campaigning kicks off amid violence
Campaigning for Afghanistan’s long-delayed parliamentary elections kicks off Friday, as a crescendo of deadly violence and claims of widespread fraud fuel debate over […]
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America had no achievements at UN General Assembly: Hassan Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday the United States had nothing to show for its appearance at the UN General Assembly this […]
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US not considering oil reserve release over Iran: US Energy Secretary Rick Perry
The Trump administration is not considering a release from the US emergency oil stockpile to offset the impact of looming Iran sanctions, and […]
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From Jupiter to jeers: France’s Emmanuel Macron battles popularity slump
A little over a year ago, Emmanuel Macron was sitting pretty in the polls, a 39-year-old president in a hurry, with ambitious plans […]
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Maldives opposition: President attempting to stay in power
Maldives President Yameen Abdul Gayoom is working on ways to remain in power despite having conceded defeat in the presidential election earlier this […]
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Japan firm signs with SpaceX for lunar missions
A Japanese start-up is to send spacecraft to the moon in a deal signed with Elon Musk’s SpaceX, the Tokyo-based firm said Wednesday. […]