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At Davos, Trumps Greenland gambit prompts European backlash

At Davos, Trumps Greenland gambit prompts European backlash **Title: Greenland Proposal Exacerbates Transatlantic Tensions at Davos** Davos, Switzerland – The World Economic Forum in Davos has been overshadowed by renewed anxieties regarding the trajectory of transatlantic relations, following... read more »

Killer of Japanese leader Shinzo Abe sen...

Killer of Japanese leader Shinzo Abe sentenced to life in prison

Killer of Japanese leader Shinzo Abe sentenced to life in prison **Life Imprisonment for Assassin of Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe** NARA, Japan – Tetsuya Yamagami has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a crime that... read more »

Syrian government, SDF agree on a four-d...

Syrian government, SDF agree on a four-day ceasefire

Syrian government, SDF agree on a four-day ceasefire **Fragile Ceasefire in Syria as Accusations of Violations Mount** Beirut – A tentative ceasefire agreement between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), brokered to de-escalate tensions in the region, is facing... read more »

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Trump made many statements on US economy...

Trump made many statements on US economy. Most are untrue

Trump made many statements on US economy. Most are untrue **President’s Economic Assertions Face Scrutiny Amid Data Discrepancies** Washington D.C. – In a recent address to the media, the President of the United States made several assertions regarding the state of the nation’s... read more »

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Why hurry in announcing poll dates, asks Bangladeshi daily

Why hurry in announcing poll dates, asks Bangladeshi daily

Dhaka – The Bangladesh poll schedule “cannot be said to have been properly thought through”, said a leading daily which observed that the announcement was made in “undue... read more »

End 'sharp words' over Ukraine, Putin tells EU leaders

End ‘sharp words’ over Ukraine, Putin ...

Kiev – Russia’s President on Tuesday called for European leaders to end their criticism over Ukraine’s decision to delay a key EU... read more »

US bombers defy China’s air-defence zone

US bombers defy China's air-defence zone

Washington – Two US B-52 bombers defied China’s new air-defence zone over the East China Sea, flying directly into the demarcated zone without... read more »

Philippines typhoon death toll soars to 5,500

Philippines typhoon death toll soars to 5,500

Manila – The de! ath toll from typhoon Haiyann in central Philippines soared to 5,500 by Wednesday with 1,757 missing and 26,136 injured, the state media... read more »

Iran ‘cautiously optimistic’ about future o...

Iran rejects Saudi Arabia, Qatar's call to join n-talks

Tehran – Iranian government said Tuesday that it was cautiously optimistic about future of the nuclear talks. “Ir! anians proved that the nuclear... read more »

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Israel attacks Gaza Again

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Syrian army sends troops to rural Aleppo to stop any SDF attempt to regroup

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Iran protests live: Tehran says its prepared for any move by Trump

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Australia captain, womens cricket great Alyssa Healy to retire

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