U.S. says not seeking to punish India for its Russia arms purchases
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday the United States was not seeking to punish India for its proposed purchase of a missile defense system from Russia.
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday the United States was not seeking to punish India for its proposed purchase of a missile defense system from Russia.
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American trainer killed in Riyadh helicopter crash: Saudi state media
An American trainer working with Saudi Arabia' National Guard was killed on Thursday in a helicopter crash in Riyadh in the course of a routine activity, a statement published by state media said.
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An American trainer working with Saudi Arabia' National Guard was killed on Thursday in a helicopter crash in Riyadh in the course of a routine activity, a statement published by state media said.
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UK plans legislation to allow Northern Ireland to keep delivering public services: minister
The British government will bring forward legislation to allow Northern Ireland, whose devolved assembly has not sat for 19 months, to continue delivering public services as London plans more talks to help break the deadlock in the province.
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The British government will bring forward legislation to allow Northern Ireland, whose devolved assembly has not sat for 19 months, to continue delivering public services as London plans more talks to help break the deadlock in the province.
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UK government to cut pay of Northern Ireland deputies amid deadlock: source
The British government is planning to cut the pay of members of Northern Ireland's parliament in its latest attempt to break a political deadlock that has left the region with no government for 20 months, a government source said.
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The British government is planning to cut the pay of members of Northern Ireland's parliament in its latest attempt to break a political deadlock that has left the region with no government for 20 months, a government source said.
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Iran speaker hopes agreement on Idlib will be clinched at Tehran summit
Iran's speaker of parliament said on Thursday he hoped the presidents of Russia, Turkey and Iran would reach a final agreement on Syria's rebel-held enclave of Idlib at a summit in Tehran on Friday, Russian news agencies reported.
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Iran's speaker of parliament said on Thursday he hoped the presidents of Russia, Turkey and Iran would reach a final agreement on Syria's rebel-held enclave of Idlib at a summit in Tehran on Friday, Russian news agencies reported.
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Gambia president tells China previous Taiwan ties a 'huge mistake'
Gambian President Adama Barrow told Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday that his country's previous ties with self-ruled Taiwan had been a "huge mistake", and he thanked China for all the help it had given subsequently, China said.
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Gambian President Adama Barrow told Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday that his country's previous ties with self-ruled Taiwan had been a "huge mistake", and he thanked China for all the help it had given subsequently, China said.
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Trump thanks North Korea's Kim, says 'we will get it done together'
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday welcomed Kim Jong Un's remarks saying his faith in Trump was unchanged as the North Korean leader and that Pyongyang aimed to achieve denuclearization within Trump's first term in office.
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday welcomed Kim Jong Un's remarks saying his faith in Trump was unchanged as the North Korean leader and that Pyongyang aimed to achieve denuclearization within Trump's first term in office.
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Exceptional no more? Merkel's Bavarian allies face watershed moment
For decades the conservative Christian Social Union has run the state of Bavaria - famous for BMWs, beer festivals and the Bayern Munich soccer club - as it sees fit, ignoring the vagaries of German national politics.
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For decades the conservative Christian Social Union has run the state of Bavaria - famous for BMWs, beer festivals and the Bayern Munich soccer club - as it sees fit, ignoring the vagaries of German national politics.
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Irish PM says no 'dramatic moves' to report in Brexit talks
Ireland has not received any indications that there have been "dramatic moves" by either side toward progress in Brexit talks, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Thursday.
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Ireland has not received any indications that there have been "dramatic moves" by either side toward progress in Brexit talks, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Thursday.
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UK bids to break Northern Ireland deadlock by cutting deputies' pay
The British government is to cut the pay of members of Northern Ireland's parliament in its latest attempt to break a political deadlock that has left the region with no government for almost 20 months, the minister for Northern Ireland said on Thursday.
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The British government is to cut the pay of members of Northern Ireland's parliament in its latest attempt to break a political deadlock that has left the region with no government for almost 20 months, the minister for Northern Ireland said on Thursday.
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Italian court says League party funds can be seized
An Italian court ruled on Thursday that prosecutors could seize funds belonging to Italy's ruling League party, judicial sources said, in a case that could jeopardize the group's future.
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An Italian court ruled on Thursday that prosecutors could seize funds belonging to Italy's ruling League party, judicial sources said, in a case that could jeopardize the group's future.
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North Korea's Kim sets denuclearization time line, prompting thanks from Trump
North Korea's Kim Jong Un has given his first time line for denuclearization, aiming for the end of U.S. President Donald Trump's first term, Seoul officials said on Thursday, prompting thanks from Trump who said they would "get it done together".
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North Korea's Kim Jong Un has given his first time line for denuclearization, aiming for the end of U.S. President Donald Trump's first term, Seoul officials said on Thursday, prompting thanks from Trump who said they would "get it done together".
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Kremlin calls British allegations in spy poisoning unacceptable
The Kremlin denied on Thursday that Russia had been in any way involved in the poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter, describing British accusations that an attack had been approved by senior Russian officials as "unacceptable".
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The Kremlin denied on Thursday that Russia had been in any way involved in the poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter, describing British accusations that an attack had been approved by senior Russian officials as "unacceptable".
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Afghan troops to train in China, ambassador says
China will train Afghan troops on Chinese soil, Afghanistan's ambassador to Beijing said, describing the military cooperation as an effort to fight al Qaeda and Islamic State militants bent on attacking China from its western neighbor.
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China will train Afghan troops on Chinese soil, Afghanistan's ambassador to Beijing said, describing the military cooperation as an effort to fight al Qaeda and Islamic State militants bent on attacking China from its western neighbor.
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Iraqi officials lift planned Basra curfew minutes 3pm local time start
Iraqi officials lifted a planned curfew in Iraq's southern oil hub Basra minutes before it was due to start at 3 pm local time on Thursday, Basra Operations Command told Reuters.
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Iraqi officials lifted a planned curfew in Iraq's southern oil hub Basra minutes before it was due to start at 3 pm local time on Thursday, Basra Operations Command told Reuters.
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Russians named in spy poisoning traveled widely in Europe: report
People using the same passports as two men accused by Britain of the attempted murder of a former Russian spy and his daughter traveled widely in Europe and made a previous trip to Britain, according to an online Russian news outlet.
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People using the same passports as two men accused by Britain of the attempted murder of a former Russian spy and his daughter traveled widely in Europe and made a previous trip to Britain, according to an online Russian news outlet.
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India throws out ban on gay sex, but challenges remain
India's top court scrapped a colonial-era ban on gay sex on Thursday, in a landmark judgment that sparked celebrations across India and elsewhere in South Asia, where activists hope to push for similar reform.
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India's top court scrapped a colonial-era ban on gay sex on Thursday, in a landmark judgment that sparked celebrations across India and elsewhere in South Asia, where activists hope to push for similar reform.
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Flooding kills dozens in North Korea, thousands left homeless: Red Cross
Severe flooding in North Korea has killed at least 76 people with nearly the same number missing and thousands left homeless by the destruction, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said on Thursday.
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Severe flooding in North Korea has killed at least 76 people with nearly the same number missing and thousands left homeless by the destruction, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said on Thursday.
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Five migrants found dead in Spanish waters
Five migrants drowned and 193 were rescued in the western Mediterranean sea off the Spanish coast, the Spanish coastguard said on Thursday, after six rafts sank.
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Five migrants drowned and 193 were rescued in the western Mediterranean sea off the Spanish coast, the Spanish coastguard said on Thursday, after six rafts sank.
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Main Iraqi port closed as one dies, 25 injured in Basra protests
Iraq's main seaport closed down on Thursday following clashes between protestors and security forces in the nearby southern city of Basra in which one demonstrator died and 25 were injured the previous night.
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Iraq's main seaport closed down on Thursday following clashes between protestors and security forces in the nearby southern city of Basra in which one demonstrator died and 25 were injured the previous night.
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Merkel accuses far-right party of stoking ethnic tension
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday accused the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) of using violent protests over a fatal stabbing blamed on migrants to stir up ethnic tension.
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Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday accused the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) of using violent protests over a fatal stabbing blamed on migrants to stir up ethnic tension.
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