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I Might Not Take Up Trump’s Invitation Says Duterte

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday he may turn down an invitation by Donald Trump to visit the United...

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Syrian Forces Used Nerve Gas In Four Recent Attacks

Syrian government forces used deadly nerve gas in Khan Sheikhun and in three other recent attacks, Human Rights Watch...

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Horrific Turbulence Leaves 27 Passengers On Flight To Bangkok Injured

These were the chaotic scenes on board an Aeroflot plane as major turbulence threw passengers all over the cabin on a...

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Philippines’ Duterte Hesitant On US Visit, Warm On China

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday he may turn down an invitation by Donald Trump to visit the United...

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New Syria War Crimes Panel To Launch Soon

A new UN body tasked with identifying individuals guilty of atrocities in Syria should start work shortly, a key step...

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Turbulence Injures 27 On Aeroflot Flight To Bangkok

Passengers on an Aeroflot flight from Moscow to Thailand were slammed into the ceiling after their aircraft hit a patch...

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Turkish Authorities Block Wikipedia Without Giving Reason

Turkey has blocked all access inside the country to the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia. Officials said “an...

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Strikes Destroy Seven Hospitals In Syria’s Idlib

Seven hospitals and clinics in northwestern Syria have been knocked out of action this month in air strikes by the...

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White House Says Duterte Invitation Is Mostly An Anti-North Korea Move

A top aide on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's invitation to his Philippines counterpart to visit Washington,...

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Pope Urges International Mediation

Pope Francis has called for international mediation to ease rising tensions between the US and North Korea over...

International

Europe’s Uncertainty After Trump’s First 100 Days

Saturday marks the 100th day since Donald Trump took office as president of the United States. European observers say...

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Hamas To Amend Controversial Charter In Bid To Ease Ties

Hamas is to unveil a new version of its controversial founding charter which called for the destruction of Israel in a...

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Trump Eyes Embrace of Base As He Marks Tough First 100 Days

Donald Trump faced the sober realities of his office Saturday as he marked the 100th day of a presidency stamped by...

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A Chaotic Discovery of Power

From his resounding setbacks in Congress to his stunning policy flip-flops, Donald Trump has faced a steep learning...

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First Direct London-China Train Completes 12,000 Km Run

The first freight train to link China directly to the UK arrived in the eastern Chinese city of Yiwu Saturday after...

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Assad Meet Sees European Rights Group Leader Censured

A controversial meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad led Europe's foremost human rights group to say it had no...

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US Open To Talks With North Korea

The US is open to negotiations with North Korea aimed at removing nuclear weapons from the region, Secretary of State...

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UK ‘steadfast’ On N.Korea, May Tells Japan’s Abe

British Prime Minister Theresa May assured Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe on Friday that the UK remains "steadfast" in its...

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Chemical Weapons Allegedly Used 45 Times In Syria

Experts from the world's watchdog tasked with destroying chemical weapons are probing reports that toxic arms have been...