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China, Russia Responsible For N.Korea Threat

China and Russia bear "unique and special reponsibility" for the growing threat posed by North Korea, the US Secretary...

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Qatar Accuses Gulf States of ‘stubbornness’, Wants UN To Help

Qatar's foreign minister on Thursday accused Gulf neighbors and Egypt of "stubbornness" in their ongoing diplomatic...

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Tillerson Denies Suggestions He Will Resign

US Secretary of State on Wednesday Rex Tillerson denied suggestions that he plans to resign because of disagreement...

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Tillerson Staying On As Top US Diplomat

Top US diplomat Rex Tillerson does not plan to step down, the State Department said Tuesday, quashing reports citing...

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Saudi, Allies Unveil Qatar ‘terrorist’ Blacklist

Saudi Arabia and its allies unveiled a "terrorist" blacklist on Tuesday of 18 organisations and individuals suspected...

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Tillerson ‘satisfied’ With Qatar’s Progress In Resolving Crisis

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Friday he was satisfied with Qatar's efforts to resolve a diplomatic crisis...

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Qatar Emir Ready For Gulf Crisis Talks With Conditions

Qatar's ruler said Friday that the Gulf emirate is ready for talks to resolve a diplomatic crisis with a Saudi-led bloc...

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Qatar Emir Ready For Gulf Crisis Dialogue With Conditions

Qatar's ruler said Friday that the Gulf emirate is ready for dialogue to resolve a diplomatic crisis with a Saudi-led...

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Qatar Ruler To Speak On Row With Saudi Arabia and Allies

Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, is to address the nation Friday night in a televised speech, the first...

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US ‘to Ban Travel To North Korea’

The US is to ban its citizens from travelling to North Korea, according to two agencies that operate tours there. Koryo...

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US Fines Exxon $2 Mn Over Ukraine-Related Sanctions Breaches

The United States on Thursday hit oil giant ExxonMobil with a $2 million fine for violating Ukraine-related sanctions,...

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IS Falling ‘very Fast’

The Islamic State group is falling "very fast," US President Donald Trump said Thursday as he visited the Pentagon for...

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Trump and His Campaign Promises

Donald Trump took office trailing a string of promises made during a bruising election campaign. Six months into his...

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US Sanctions Iran Over Missiles, Despite Nukes Compliance

The US slapped fresh sanctions on Iran Tuesday over its ballistic missile program, just hours after Washington admitted...

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US Sending Mixed Messages On Iran Nuclear Deal

Iran is receiving "contradictory signals" from the US administration about the fate of the nuclear deal but Foreign...

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French FM In Kuwait For Gulf Crisis Talks

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian held talks with top officials in Kuwait on Sunday in a bid to bolster the...

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France Aims To Be ‘facilitator’ In Gulf Crisis Talks

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said in Doha on Saturday that Paris wants to assist Kuwait-led mediation on...

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World Reacts With Praise, Sadness To Liu Death

The world hailed Chinese Nobel peace laureate Liu Xiaobo as a brave fighter for human rights after his death from...

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Trump, Macron Avoid Criticism of China’s Xi

US President Donald Trump and his French counterpart offered praise for Xi Jinping at a press conference Thursday, but...