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China appoints missile man General Wei Fenghe as New Defence Minister
BEIJING – China appointed a former missile unit commander as its newdefence minister today, whose first guest of honour could...
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Qatar, Italy launch joint naval drills
Qatari and Italian naval forces started a joint exercise on Saturday in Qatar’s territorial waters, state-run Qatari news agency (QNA)...
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India must recognize Pakistan as neighbour: Former PM Manmohan Singh hits out at Modi
NEW DELHI – Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has launched anall-out attack on the Modi government, saying it has...
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Saudi Arabia has recovered 100 billion from corrupt elements: Saudi Prince
RIYADH – Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman is set to meetwith US President Donald Trump in Washington on...
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Syria: Turkish-backed forces take control of Afrin
Turkish-backed forces have taken total control of the centre of Afrin from Kurdish fighters in northern Syria. A statement released...
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Iran nuclear deal likely to be scrapped
WASHINGTON – A top Republican senator has said he believes President DonaldTrump is likely to pull the US out of...
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Pro government top commander joins Afghan Taliban along hundreds of his armed men
KABUL – A commander and his forces in Afghanistan’s northern province ofFaryab have joined the Taliban, local officials said.link> A...
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Russians vote in presidential election
MOSCOW:In the Russia Federation, presidential elections are in progress. The polling has begun in the far eastern part of the...
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Chinese Foreign Minister promoted
*BEIJING:* Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi retained his job and was alsopromoted to a state councillor on Monday, meaning he...
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How the World Powers reacted to Putin s re election as President of Russia
BEIJING – China was the first world power to react Monday to Russianstrongman Vladimir Putin’s re-election, vowing to push ties...