Haley: Trump plans to hold UNSC meeting on Iran later this month
President Donald Trump plans to chair a key meeting of the UN Security Council this month to discuss Iran’s alleged violations of international law, US envoy to the UN Nikki Haley has said. Indian-origin Haley, who assumed the Presidency of the Security Council for the month of September, told reporters here...
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S Korean envoy meets Kim in Pyongyang amid nuclear deadlock
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Pompeo meets Imran Khan
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Trump warns Syria, Russia and Iran against Idlib offensive
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Myanmar defends Suu Kyi's silence over jailed reporters
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Terrorists must be purged from Syria's Idlib, says Zarif
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Arif Alvi elected new Pakistan President
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Taliban announces death of Jalaluddin Haqqani
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libyan police say 400 prisoners escape amid Tripoli clashes
Some 400 prisoners escaped from a jail in the libyan capital, authorities said, as recent fighting between rival militias that has killed dozens compelled the UN-backed Government to declare a State of emergency in and around Tripoli. The inmates overwhelmed guards and forced open the gates of the Ain Zara prison...
UK ex-Minister Johnson slams PM's Brexit policy
British ex-Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has slammed Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit policy, a move likely to fuel speculation that he is seeking to oust her. Johnson wrote in the Daily Telegraph on Monday that May's so-called Chequers plan for continued ties with the European Union after Brexit will leave Britain...
China lifts 740 mn rural poor out of poverty since 1978: Official data
China has lifted 740 million people in rural areas out of poverty from 1978 to 2017, roughly 19 million each year, an official data stated on Monday. The poverty ratio in rural areas dropped 94.4 percentage points during the same time period with an average annual decrease of 2.4 percentage points,...
Xi promotes 'Belt and Road' as Africa growth tool
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday promoted Beijing's initiative to build ports and other infrastructure to African leaders as a tool for “common prosperity” in a world facing challenges from trade protectionism. Speaking to businesspeople ahead of a conference with dozens of African leaders, Xi said the “Belt and Road” initiative...
Iran FM to meet with Assad as Syria showdown looms
Iran’s Foreign Minister held talks with officials in Syria on Monday as Syrian forces and their allies prepare for an assault on the last opposition stronghold in the country. Syria’s Foreign Ministry and Iran’s State-run IRNA news agency said Mohammad Javad Zarif was received by Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad upon...
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Indian man in UAE wins million in lucky draw Dubai: An Indian man in the UAE has won a whooping Dh12 million in a monthly raffle, according to a media report. Imran khan launches plantation drive Islamabad: Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday launched a massive tree-plantation drive to plant 10...
Syria strike kills 8 pro-regime fighters: monitor
An air strike near a US base in southeastern Syria has killed at least eight pro-government fighters, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported Monday. Four Syrians, one Iranian national and three other non-Syrian fighters were among the casualties of the strike carried out on Saturday, the war monitor said. “A convoy...
