Day: December 16, 2018

US’ Pompeo says China should release detained Canadians

WASHINGTON (Rahnuma): Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged China Friday to release two Canadian citizens it detained this week, calling their jailings…

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EU leaders urge ‘urgent response’ to disinformation

ANKARA (Rahnuma): EU leaders on Friday urged “an urgent response” to the spread of deliberate, large-scale, and systematic disinformation, calling it “an…

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China, Afghanistan, Pakistan reach broad consensus on cooperation, Afghan peace process, anti-terrorism

KABUL (Rahnuma): China, Afghanistan and Pakistan reached broad consensus on trilateral cooperation during the foreign ministers’ dialogue between the three sides,…

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UN humanitarian chief warns against complacency over progress in Yemen

UNITED NATIONS (Rahnuma): UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock on Friday warned against complacency over the success of UN-brokered Yemen…

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Trump, Erdogan talk about Syria concerns over phone amid rising war of words

WASHINGTON (Rahnuma): U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday talked with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan over phone on Friday, as…

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Trump says interior secretary to leave office at year’s end

WASHINGTON (Rahnuma): U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke will step down at the end of this…

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Tu-160 bombers return to Russia after visit to Venezuela

MOSCOW (Rahnuma): Two Tu-160 strategic bombers have returned to their home base in Russia after an international visit to Venezuela, the…

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Congress pays lip service to farmers, national security punching bag: Modi

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) In the wake of defeat by the Congress in Assembly elections in the Hindi heartland, with…

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China calls for new steps, new breakthroughs in Afghan peace process

KABUL (Rahnuma): China called here Saturday for new steps and new breakthroughs in pushing forward the Afghan peace process. Speaking to…

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Congress steps up heat on Modi government over ‘CAG report’ on Rafale

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) A day after the Supreme Court dismissed petitions seeking a probe into the Rafale deal, the…

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