Chinese military aircraft patrol South China Sea
A Chinese fighter plane partols over the South China Sea. Chinese Air Force aircraft, including H-6K bombers and Su-30 fighters, have completed a patrol...
Trump storms out of meeting with Democrats over border wall funding
While Trump is clearly unwilling to negotiate with Democratic leaders on the shutdown, his Vice President Mike Pence thinks Democrats were "unwilling to even...
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Trump directs U.S. agencies to reunite families at border; Melania visits region
WASHINGTON/MCALLEN, Texas (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was directing federal agencies...
Displaced Bosnians offer support to refugees in Balkans
Once, they were on the run. Today, former Bosnian refugees are demanding one thing above...
Turkish police thwart terrorist attack by Daesh in Istanbul
Turkish police caught a Daesh terrorist plotting a terrorist attack in Turkey in a counterterrorism...
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Palestinians recognize Texas as part of Mexico
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In response to US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital,...
UK to end automatic release of terror convicts
The U.K. plans to revamp its legal system to prevent terrorism convicts from receiving automatic...
Scotland to step up efforts to keep EU citizens after Brexit, Sturgeon says
EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Scotland will step up efforts to persuade EU citizens to stay after...
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Bosnia’s population shrinking as educated youth sees no future
The young post-war generation says Bosnia's political leaders are failing to offer hope or a future to them and it's the country' educated and...
President Xi calls for aligning development strategies of China, Italy
SARDINIA, Italy, (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Wednesday that China and Italy should better align their national development strategies and...
UK interest rates could be cut soon, central banker hints
U.K. interest rates could be cut as soon as this month to shore up an economy that's barely growing even as some Brexit uncertainty...
Turkish Supreme Military Council replaces land, air and navy commanders – media
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey decided on Wednesday to replace the heads of the army, air force and navy, local media reported, in the latest...
G7 summit kicks off with ceremony at Taormina’s ancient Greek theatre
TAORMINA, Italy, May 26 (Xinhua) -- With an opening ceremony held in the ancient Greek theatre in Italian city of Taormina, the 2017 summit...
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Indian spacecraft mission to moon ended in Tatters
India lost contact with a spacecraft it was attempting to land on the moon on Saturday, the chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation...
Afghan president slams Taliban idea to dissolve Afghan army
KABUL, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has denounced the reported Taliban idea to dissolve the country's national army after a...
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COVID-19 cases in U.S. top 400,000: Johns Hopkins University
NEW YORK, April 8 (Xinhua) -- The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States reached 401,166 as of 12:20 local time on Wednesday (1620 GMT), according to the Center for Systems Science and...
Pakistan’s army shoots down Indian drone in Kashmir
Pakistan's military said Thursday its troops shot down a small Indian spy drone after it violated the country's airspace in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir.
In a statement, it said Pakistani troops downed the...
China removes dogs from livestock list, heading toward ban on consumption
China has drawn up new guidelines to reclassify dogs as pets rather than livestock, the agriculture ministry said, part of a response to the coronavirus outbreak that the Humane Society called a potential "game-changer"...
Turkish Petroleum’s ‘Fatih drillship’ sails to Black Sea for drilling operations
Turkey's first drilling vessel, which was named after Istanbul's Ottoman conqueror Fatih Sultan Mehmet, is set to sail off to the Black Sea where drilling work has been suspended for a long time.
The vessel,...
Saudi-led coalition announces Yemen cease-fire to avoid COVID-19 outbreak
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels will begin a two-week cease-fire on Thursday in the face of a COVID-19 outbreak, senior Saudi officials said Wednesday.
The cease-fire will start at noon Saudi Arabia...
Afghanistan says will release 100 Taliban prisoners
The Afghan government will release 100 Taliban prisoners on Wednesday, an official told Agence France-Presse (AFP), a day after the insurgents said they were walking out of talks with Kabul.
The two foes have been...
Pope Francis likens some European leaders to Hitler over virus crisis
Some of Europe's politicians are peddling ideas similar to Nazi Germany dictator Adolf Hitler, Pope Francis said in a Wednesday interview.
In written comments to British Catholic weekly The Tablet, Francis criticized "populist speeches" and...
UK records its highest daily Corona virus death toll at 938
UK. recorded on Wednesday its highest daily coronavirus death toll at 938, pushing total number of deaths to 7,097.
Britain said on Wednesday it aimed to roll-out millions of coronavirus tests in months after criticism...
Credibility of UN Security Council under spotlight during world health crisis
The U.N. Security Council (UNSC) will hold a session on the novel coronavirus on Thursday, amid rising questions over its credibility at times of crisis like the coronavirus pandemic.
The session marks their first meeting...
Who has UK nuclear codes while Johnson receives coronavirus treatment?
The British government declined Tuesday to say who had responsibility for the United Kingdom's nuclear codes while Prime Minister Boris Johnson was being treated in intensive care with COVID-19.
When asked by the BBC if...
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China-Europe freight train adds new route to Belgium
The eastern Chinese city of Yiwu, home to the world's leading small commodities market, opened a new freight train route to Belgium's Liege on...
