Month: June 2019

Trump briefly steps into N.Korea, meets Kim

Seoul, June 30 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Sunday became the first sitting American leader to step foot into North…

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Hunt could withhold part of Brexit ‘divorce bill’

London, June 30 (IANS) British Prime Ministerial hopeful Jeremy Hunt has said that he would consider withholding some of the UK’s…

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UN chief urges action to avert climate change ‘catastrophe’

ABU DHABI (Rahnuma):  UN chief Antonio Guterres said climate-related devastation was striking the planet on a weekly basis and warned Sunday…

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G20: Putin stresses on need to further Russia-Japan ties

Osaka (Japan), June 30 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin has emphasised on the need of close bilateral ties between Russia and…

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Russia, US to begin nuclear arms talks: Putin

Moscow, June 30 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he and his US counterpart Donald Trump had asked their foreign…

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Japan to resume commercial whale hunting amid criticism

TOKYO (Rahnuma): Japan will resume commercial whaling Monday amid criticism from anti-whaling states and environmental groups after the country withdrew…

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Prince William, Kate to visit Pakistan

London, June 30 (IANS) The UK’s Prince William and his wife Kate will visit Pakistan laster this year at the request…

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Taliban say latest round of talks with US ‘critical’

ISLAMABAD (Rahnuma):  A Taliban spokesman says the seventh and latest round of peace talks with the US is “critical,” as the…

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President Widodo officially declared winner of Indonesia’s poll

JAKARTA (Rahnuma):  Indonesia’s general election commission or KPU on Sunday officially declared the pair of incumbent President Joko Widodo and…

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Extradition bill fury likely to fuel numbers at Hong Kong annual rally

HONG KONG (Rahnuma):  Hong Kong is gearing up for an annual pro-democracy march on Monday, the anniversary of its handover to…

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