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Mexico Senate rebukes Trump over border deployment plans
Mexico’s Senate issued a stern rebuke to US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, urging its government to end cooperation with the United States […]
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Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe wins no-confidence motion in Parliament
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday comfortably won the no-confidence motion against him in Parliament. In the 225 member Parliament, 122 […]
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China-US trade spat intensifies
Beijing China hit back quickly on Wednesday against the Trump administration’s plans to impose tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese goods yesterday, retaliating […]
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Facebook’s major focus polls in India, US, Pak: Zuckerberg
Facebook has deployed technology tools like artificial intelligence and thousands of people to work on security as the company’s “major focus” this year […]
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US F-16 fighter jet crashes near Las Vegas, third such incident in two days
An American F-16 fighter jet crashed on Wednesday near Las Vegas, the third US military aircraft crash in two days. “An Air Force […]
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White House says National Guard part of Trump’s border strategy
The White House on Tuesday said US President Donald Trump planned to deploy the National Guard, a reserve military force, to the guard […]
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Vietnam plans to hike fuel taxes in fight against pollution, debt
Vietnam plans to raise taxes on fuels starting in July to reduce pollution and pay off public debt, the finance ministry said on […]
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First session of Nepal Parliament prorogued
The House of Representatives’ speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara and Chairman of the National Assembly Ganesh Prasad Timilsina read out President’s letter announcing prorogation […]
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Pakistan PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to participate in Boao Forum for Asia: China
Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will be among the foreign leaders attending this year’s Boao Forum for Asia, often called Summer Davos, […]
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Britain’s Prince Philip, 96, hospitalised for hip surgery
Queen Elizabeth II’s 96-year-old husband Prince Philip was admitted to hospital in London on Tuesday for planned surgery on his hip, Buckingham Palace […]
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Trump-Russia inquiry: Dutch attorney first to be sentenced, draws 30 days and fine
A Dutch attorney who lied to federal agents investigating former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced Tuesday to 30 days in prison […]
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US preparing military to secure border with Mexico: Trump
The US will deploy military to secure its international border with Mexico, President Donald Trump has said, asserting that America’s existing laws were […]