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US likely to hit China over Uighur ‘abuses’ despite trade talks
The US Congress is poised to hand President Donald Trump a second chance in less than a month to anger the Chinese government and attack its record on human rights, as he tries to deliver a long-sought trade deal with Beijing. Members
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Pelosi pursues articles of impeachment against Trump
WASHINGTON: Warning that American democracy is at stake, House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi directed a House committee yesterday to draft articles of impeachment against US President Donald Trump, a historic step that sets up a fight over whether to
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Saudi Aramco share prices spike due to world’s biggest IPO
RIYADH/DUBAI: State-owned oil giant Saudi Aramco’s initial public offering (IPO) will be the biggest in history, but will fall short of the towering US$2 trillion valuation long sought by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Aramco priced its IPO at 32
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US Navy sailor shoots two at Pearl Harbor base, takes own life
A US Navy sailor yesterday shot and killed two civilians working at Hawaii’s historic military base of Pearl Harbor, and injured a third, military officials said, before fatally shooting himself. Authorities did not identify the victims and the gunman or
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Report: Nearly 630 Pakistan women being a sex slave to Chinese men
Women and girls across Pakistan living in a ‘fear’ when nearly 630 of them were reported been sold as brides to Chinese men last year. The list, which was obtained by the Associated Press, highlighting the lucrative and widespread human
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‘Nasty’, ‘two-faced’, ‘brain dead’: NATO pulls off summit despite insults
NATO leaders set aside public insults ranging from “delinquent” to “brain dead” and “two-faced” yesterday, declaring at a 70th anniversary summit they would stand together against a common threat from Russia and prepare for China’s rise. Officials insisted the summit
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Iran: Rouhani calls for release of ‘innocent, unarmed’ protesters
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has called for the release of any unarmed and innocent people arrested during the protests against fuel price increases after two weeks of violent clashes. The unrest, which began on November 15 after the government abruptly raised fuel prices
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Jimmy Carter discharged from hospital after treatment for UTI
WASHINGTON: Former United States (US) President Jimmy Carter was discharged from hospital yesterday afternoon after being treated for a urinary tract infection, Xinhua news agency reported. The 95-year-old, longest-living former US president “looks forward to further rest and recovery at
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US warship in Gulf seizes missile parts suspected of Iranian origin
A US Navy warship seized advanced missile parts believed to be linked to Iran from a boat it had stopped in the Arabian Sea, US officials said yesterday, as Trump’s administration pressures Tehran to curb its activities in the region.
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Erdogan: Stop linking Islam with terrorism
LONDON: Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday condemned those who use the word ‘Islam’ as an adjective to describe terrorism, Anadolu Agency reported. “Islam is a religion of peace,” Erdogan said during an event at a venue in east London
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