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China to reshuffle top diplomats amid rising tensions with US
*BEIJING*: China is expected to announce a reshuffle of its top diplomatsat an annual meeting of parliament in March, aiming...
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Ivanka Trump politely snubs media person for asking inappropriate question to a daughter
WASHINGTON – Ivanka Trump says she believes her father’s denials of sexualmisconduct, arguing that questions to her on the topic...
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Russia calls daily truce in battered Syria enclave
DOUMA: Russia called a daily “humanitarian pause” in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta, bowing to pressure to halt the carnage in the...
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US threatens to go alone against Iran after Russia s veto
*UNITED NATIONS/TEGUCIGALPA: The United States threatened unilateral actionagainst Iran on Monday after Russia vetoed a western bid for the UnitedNations...
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Saudi Arabia changes top Military Generals amid major shakeup
RIYADH – Saudi Arabia’s top monarch has shaken up his government, switchingout a number of high-level posts in a royal...
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FATF quandary: Failure to devise action plan on terror financing may land Pakistan in trouble
KARACHI: Many local and foreign media outlets have been reporting Pakistan’s placement on Financial Action Task Force (FATF) global-terror financing...
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Tiny Island nation Maldives reject Indian offer of joint drills
MALDIVES – Maldives has rejected India’s invitation to participate inthe international Naval exercise which starts on March 6, Navy chiefadmiral...
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Russia vetoed resolution against Iran in UN Security Council
NEW YORK – Russia vetoed Monday a UN draft resolution presented by Britainand strongly backed by the United States that...
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Turkey sends special forces into Syria’s Afrin for ‘new fight’
ANKARA: Turkey has sent special forces into the Syrian region of Afrin in anticipation of urban fighting in its operation...
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India refuse to hold talks with Pakistan: Report
NEW DELHI – India on Monday said Pakistan must show seriousness towardsfighting terrorism and asserted that talks and terror cannot...