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US aims to sway China on new North Korea sanctions after test -Haley
Date: 2017-05-17 07:57:11 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:6814607
The United States said it believed it could persuade China to impose new United Nations sanctions on North Korea following its latest ballistic missile test and warned that Washington would also target and "call out" countries supporting Pyongyang, ....
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Moon, Merkel agree to enhance economic, diplomatic cooperation
Date: 2017-05-13 09:56:51 GMT - south korea - International - SN:2 - ID:6808998
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed Friday to boost their countries' cooperation in dealing with various global issues while enhancing their bilateral trade relations, Yonhap quoted the Seoul government as ....
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India, Pakistan army trade fire in Kashmir; 2 civilians dead
Date: 2017-05-13 09:55:58 GMT - India - International - SN:1 - ID:6808993
Indian and Pakistani troops traded fire in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir on Saturday, killing two civilians and wounding six others, officials said. Indian army spokesman Lt. Col. Manish Mehta said Pakistani soldiers started shelling ....
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Pentagon tries to ease Turkey's concerns with arming Kurds
Date: 2017-05-12 10:41:18 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:5 - ID:6807976
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis made clear Thursday that America is committed to protecting Turkey after angering its NATO ally with a deal to arm anti-Daesh fighters in Syria that Turkey considers terrorists, ABC News reported. Mattis stressed ....
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Trump administration announces deal with China to boost exports
Date: 2017-05-12 10:37:21 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:6807967
After months of bashing China for its trade practices, the US administration said it had agreed with Beijing on a broad range of measures aimed at improving the access of American beef producers, electronic-payments providers and natural-gas ....
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Putin discusses Syria safe zones, ties with US with Russian Security Council
Date: 2017-05-10 10:58:10 GMT - Russia - International - SN:3 - ID:6805127
President Vladimir Putin has held a briefing with the Russian Security Council to discuss Syria and Russia-US relations, Sputnik news agency quoted Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Wednesday. "During the meeting, current issues on the ....
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Netanyahu tells German president Israel-German alliance 'special'
Date: 2017-05-08 07:30:19 GMT - Israel - International - SN:3 - ID:6801534
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier during their meeting on Sunday that the alliance between the two countries is "special", Yedioth Ahronoth reported. His friendly comments come during a ....
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Hugo Chávez statue torn down amid protests in Venezuela
Date: 2017-05-06 08:45:33 GMT - Venezuela - International - SN:4 - ID:6798867
A handful of young men destroyed a statue of late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez in oil-producing Zulia state as protests mount in the South American country. Footage shows the statue, which depicts Chávez saluting and wearing a sash, being yanked ....
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Trump heading to Saudi Arabia within 1st foreign trip as president
Date: 2017-05-04 17:31:07 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:6797264
US President Donald Trump plans to travel to Saudi Arabia, the Vatican and Israel later this month as part of his first official trip overseas, Fox News reported on Thursday. Trump will set out starting May 19 for the visits, ahead of a NATO ....
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UN chief says we need leaders to defend free media
Date: 2017-05-03 10:18:10 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:5 - ID:6794852
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres said on the World Press Freedom Day that Journalists go to the most dangerous places to give voice to the voiceless. Media workers suffer character assassination, sexual assault, detention, ....
