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Global Stocks Mostly Rise, Shrugging Off Fractious G20 Meeeting
Global stocks mostly rose Monday, shrugging off misgivings over a contentious G20 meeting ahead of highly-anticipated...
Ku Klux Klan Fails To Capitalize On Far-Right US Resurgence
Even if the US extreme right and white nationalism are enjoying a revival under President Donald Trump, the Ku Klux...
US High School Student Scores Mattis Interview Scoop
A US high school student has scored an exclusive interview with Pentagon chief Jim Mattis after an aide of President...
Get Health Care Reform Done Before Vacation
President Donald Trump prodded US lawmakers Monday to pass an unpopular health care reform bill before Congress goes on...
Tillerson Looks To Defuse Qatar Crisis On Gulf Tour
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives Monday in Kuwait, the key mediator between Qatar and its Arab neighbours,...
Beijing Says US Apologises For ‘Republic of China’ Gaffe
China said Monday the United States apologised after Beijing officially protested a White House statement that...
Sudan Hopes Trump Takes ‘courageous’ Decision To Lift Sanctions
Hopes are running high in Sudan that US President Donald Trump will decide this week to lift Washington's sanctions on...
Trump Son ‘met Kremlin-Linked Lawyer’ During Election Campaign
US President Donald Trump said Sunday he wanted to work "constructively" with Russia despite confronting Vladimir Putin...
India Holds Naval Exercises With US, Japan
India began holding naval exercises with the United States and Japan off its south coast on Monday, seeking to forge...
Syria Sides Meet Again In Geneva, With Expectations Low
Syria's government and opposition meet Monday for a seventh round of UN-sponsored peace talks in Geneva with little...
Turkey Marks Failed Coup That Changed Country
Turkey marks one year on July 15 since a coup attempt aiming to topple President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that failed...
Kuwait Airline Says US Laptop Ban Lifted
Kuwait Airways said Sunday that a ban on laptops and tablets in the cabins of its US-bound flights had been lifted by...
US Vows To Press China To Enforce NKorea Sanctions
The United States will crank up pressure on China to ensure that it implements sanctions against North Korea over its...
Quiet As Southern Syria Ceasefire Begins Ahead of Talks
A ceasefire brokered by the United States, Russia and Jordan brought quiet Sunday to frontlines in southern Syria ahead...
Military Expert Casts Doubt On Earhart Photo Claims
A Marshall Islands-based military expert has cast further doubt on claims that a blurry photograph shows famed US...
US, G20 Split Over Climate At Summit of World Leaders
Leaders from the world’s leading economies broke with U. S. President Donald Trump on climate policy at a G20 summit...
Compromise On Climate Change, But At What Cost?
G20 countries have managed to avoid a total bust-up with Donald Trump over climate change, leaving the door open for...
N. Korea Warns of Nuclear ‘tipping Point’ Over US Bomber Drill
North Korea on Sunday lashed out at a live-fire drill the US and South Korea staged in a show of force against...
US and North Korea Need To Talk — But How?
After North Korea's shock demonstration that it can strike the American mainland with an intercontinental missile, US...