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China cancels trade talks with United States as threats of tariffs escalate, says report
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China cancels trade talks with United States as threats of tariffs escalate, says report
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Imran Khan calls cancellation of India-Pakistan talks 'arrogant and negative response' by New Delhi
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Hong Kong opens high-speed rail link with China; Opposition lawmakers say move violates country's constitutional document
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Lawmakers urge Donald Trump to resolve trade dispute with China after US manufacturing facility faces closure due to tariff policy
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Sep 22, 2018
Death toll reaches 136 in Tanzania ferry disaster with scores missing
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Rescuers in Tanzania have retrieved at least 136 bodies a day after a ferry sank on Lake Victoria, the top police official said, but scores more are missing. The ferry MV Nyerere capsized just a few metres from the dock on Ukerewe, the lake's biggest island, which is part of Tanzania. -
Sep 22, 2018
US Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein proposed secretly recording Donald Trump, invoking 25th Amendment to oust President: NYT bombshell report
US Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosentein last year discussed the possibility of secretly reporting US president Donald Trump, and also talked about getting members of Trump's cabinet to invoke the Constitution to declare him unfit to remain as president, The New York Times reported Friday. -
Sep 21, 2018
Saudi woman's case against father stirs 'guardianship' debate after court orders him to get her a passport
Saudi Arabia is pursuing far-reaching social reforms that include a historic decision allowing women to drive, attend soccer games and take on jobs that once fell outside the narrow confines of traditional gender roles. -
Sep 21, 2018
Brett Kavanaugh versus Christine Blasey Ford in next week's likely showdown: All you need to know about this battle of optics and truth in US election season
The congressional showdown taking shape between Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the woman who has accused him of sexual assault is a battle of optics as much as truth, and it comes at the height of campaign season. -
Sep 21, 2018
Brett Kavanaugh nomination chaos: Donald Trump drops civil tone, slams accuser Christine Blasey Ford's credibility
Abandoning his previous restraint, US president Donald Trump challenged by name the woman accusing his Supreme Court nominee of sexual assault on Friday, declaring that if the alleged attack was so terrible she would have reported it to law enforcement. -
Sep 21, 2018
Russia says Washington's latest sanctions 'undermine global stability', warns US against 'playing with fire'
Moscow said Friday Washington's latest raft of anti-Russian sanctions that also target China undermined global stability, warning the United States against "playing with fire." -
Sep 21, 2018
Imran Khan can be face for peace or voice for hostility depending on Pakistan Army, says Shashi Tharoor
Shashi Tharoor was responding to a question on whether the election of Khan, a popular cricketer, as Pakistan's Prime Minister would see a "sporting spirit" coming into play between the two countries. -
Sep 21, 2018
No 'deal' with Saudi Arabia for Nawaz Sharif's release from jail, says Pakistan minister Fawad Chaudhry
The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday suspended the jail sentences of Sharif, his daughter Maryam and son-in-law Capt (Retd) Muhammad Safdar in the Avenfield corruption case and they were released from the Adiala prison in Rawalpindi. -
Sep 21, 2018
More than 100 dead after ferry capsizes on Lake Victoria in Tanzania; President John Magufuli calls for calm
The passenger ferry MV Nyerere was traveling between Ukara and Bugolora when it sank, according to the Tanzania's government agency in charge of servicing the vessels. -
Sep 21, 2018
Nikki Haley accuses NYT of publishing 'incorrect story' on 'expensive curtains at her house' despite knowing 'actual facts'
Nikki Haley, the US Ambassador to the UN, on Thursday slammed The New York Times for publishing a wrong story about expensive curtains at her official residence despite knowing the actual facts. -
Sep 21, 2018
Lake Victoria ferry disaster: Desperate search for survivors resumes after at least 44 die in boat accident in Tanzania
The MV Nyerere may have been carrying as many as 200 passengers — double the ferry's capacity — when it capsized close to the pier on Ukara Island on Thursday afternoon, according to state media. -
Sep 21, 2018
Donald Trump administration says S-400 Triumf deal with Russia a 'significant transaction', may lead to CAATSA sanctions
The purchase of major military equipments like the multi-billion-dollar S-400 Triumf from Russia would be considered as a "significant transaction", the Trump administration said. -
Sep 21, 2018
Vietnamese president Tran Dai Quang dies from 'serious illness'; 61-year-old had served as public security minister
Vietnamese president Tran Dai Quang's last public appearance was at a Politburo meeting of the ruling Communist Party and a reception for a Chinese delegation on Wednesday. -
Sep 21, 2018
Former Xinjiang governor Nur Bekri being probed by China's anti-corruption agency for violating party 'disciplinary rules'
China's anti-graft agency, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, said that Nur Bekri was under investigation for "serious violations of Party disciplinary rules and laws", -
Sep 21, 2018
PML-N says Nawaz Sharif will 'expose' Imran Khan govt's anti-people policies, launch drive against 'rigging' in general elections
PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Auranzeb said Nawaz Sharif will hold meetings with party leaders to discuss strategy with regard to launching a drive against alleged vote rigging. -
Sep 21, 2018
Canada Parliament declares Myanmar treatment of Rohingya Muslims as genocide; human rights observers laud move
The motion also endorsed the findings of a UN mission that outlines humanitarian crimes against the Rohingya Muslima and other minorities by the Myanmar military. -
Sep 21, 2018
India's acceptance of Pakistan's proposal for talks between foreign ministers is terrific news, says US
US State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert also welcomed the exchange of messages between Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. -
Sep 21, 2018
US sanctions China for buying Russia war planes and missiles; says move meant to target Moscow's 'malign activities'
The US' sanctions on China are related to China's purchase of 10 SU-35 combat aircraft in 2017 and S-400 surface-to-air missile system-related equipment from Rosoboronexport, Russia’s main arms exporter. -
Sep 21, 2018
Donald Trump to address global drug problem, nuclear weapons in UN next week: US President to chair UNSC meet on 26 Sept
US president Donald Trump will call for global action on the world drug problem, lay out his vision of the US role in the world, and urge a halt to the spread of weapons of mass destruction during next week's gathering of world leaders at the UN General Assembly. -
Sep 21, 2018
UN chief Antonio Guterres seeks 'renewed commitment' to global rules and values as world leaders head to New York for 73rd UNGA
The 73rd UN General Assembly commenced on 18 September under the leadership of GA President María Fernanda Espinosa, the former minister of foreign affairs of Ecuador.
