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Russia warns US of ‘grave consequences’ over Venezuela
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo by phone that further "aggressive steps" in Venezuela would be fraught with...
China cuts reserve requirement ratio by 50 basis points
China will cut the amount of cash that some banks must hold as reserves by 50 basis points (bps) from July 5, the People's...
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India becomes AIIB’s largest borrower: official
India is the biggest borrower from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), getting its projects...
Palestine’s Abbas suspends all agreements with Israel
Palestine's President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday he has decided to stop implementing agreements with Israel...
Kenyans slam Trump’s vulgar remarks on Africa, say they could hurt ties
NAIROBI, (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump's racist and vulgar remarks on Africa at a White...
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Orthodox Christmas celebrated across world
People burn dried oak branches as a traditional ceremony on the Orthodox Christmas Eve in...
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...
EU Summit: High stakes for Merkel and European bloc
Leaders of the 28 European Union member states are gathering in Brussels on Thursday and...
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North Korea calls terror relisting ‘serious provocation’ by Trump – state media
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea denounced on Wednesday U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to relist it as a state sponsor of terrorism, calling it...
Israeli missile attack on Syria’s Latakia lasts for over 1 hour
DAMASCUS, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Syria's air defenses were triggered Monday evening by an Israeli missile attack on the coastal city of Latakia, which...
Poland pulls out of Israel summit in row over WW2 role
WARSAW/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Poland pulled out of a planned summit in Israel after Israel’s acting foreign minister said on Monday that “many Poles” had...
Trump threatens to close Mexico border if illegal immigration continues
US. President Donald Trump on Friday said he would close all or "large sections" of the border with Mexico if the southern neighbor "did...
Russia and its people are not an Enemy: German President
‘We cannot declare Russia, the country and its people, to be an enemy’ said German president.
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier called for ending the demonization...
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North Korean leader’s half brother killed in Malaysia – South Korea...
The half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been killed in Malaysia, the Yonhap News Agency and other South Korean media outlets reported...
(Along Belt & Road) Spotlight: Three years on, China’s Belt and...
by Xinhua Writer Liu Chang
XI'AN, China, (Xinhua) -- Three years ago, Beijing unveiled its Belt and Road Initiative to deepen China's own reforms and...
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No-frills Wills: British royals take commercial flight to see queen
Britain’s Prince William has taken a commercial no-frills flight to visit his grandmother Queen Elizabeth, winning plaudits and favourable comparisons to his brother Harry after the younger sibling was criticised for using private jets.
William,...
Erdogan tells Putin that Syrian offensive is causing humanitarian crisis
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Friday that Syrian army attacks in northwest Syria are causing a humanitarian crisis and threaten Turkey’s national security, the Turkish presidency said.
Syrian troops have encircled...
Should I stay or should I run? Pompeo under pressure over U.S. Senate seat
Republican pressure on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to run for U.S. Senate next year to help keep the party’s majority intact is coming up against President Donald Trump’s hope of keeping one of...
Trump’s message to G7 leaders this weekend: Be more like U.S.
President Donald Trump will highlight U.S. economic policies under his stewardship at meetings with other G7 leaders this weekend in France and encourage allies to follow the American model to stave off problems with...
Too late for new Brexit deal, France’s Macron tells Johnson
French President Emmanuel Macron told Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday that there was not enough time to wholly rewrite Britain’s Brexit divorce deal before an Oct. 31 deadline.
Johnson met Macron at the Elysee...
French police suicide rate continues to climb
Three riot police officers, a police commander and a police academy teacher are among eight French police officers who have killed themselves recently. That makes 64 so far this year, and the number just...
Turkish exporters sell 5M tons of marble blocks to China
Strong cooperation between Turkey and China in the marble sector resulted in Turkish exporters selling 5 million tons of marble blocks to China last year, China's Ambassador to Ankara Deng Li said, projecting that...
EU against Russia returning to G-8, official says
The European Union is against making any unconditional invitation to Russia to let it rejoin talks among the G-7 world leaders, a senior official with the bloc said of an idea floated by U.S....
Venezuela, US confirm holding secret talks
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and U.S. President Donald Trump both confirmed Tuesday that secret talks have been taking place between the two administrations to resolve the longstanding conflict between the two countries.
"There have been...
Plastic water bottles banned at San Francisco Airport from now on
A ban on the sale of plastic water bottles went into effect at San Francisco International Airport in California on Tuesday, in line with the city's efforts to reduce single use plastics often identified...
