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Netanyahu: Israel is not spying on the White House
JERUSALEM: Israel denied yesterday that it had planted spy devices near the White House, reported Xinhua news agency. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in an official statement that a report by the American Politico news site was “absolutely false.”
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Saudi official behind 9/11 attack to be named
NEW YORK: The Trump administration has reportedly agreed to reveal the identity of a Saudi Arabian official who played an organisational role ahead of the Sept 11, 2001 terrorist strikes on the United States, Anadolu Agency reported, quoting a local
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Years after nun’s murder, church activists face threats in lawless Amazon
ANAPU: Fourteen years ago, on a dirt road near a remote settlement in northern Brazil, a gunman paid by local cattle ranchers executed a US nun who had spent much of her life fighting to save the Amazon rainforest and
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Trump favours ‘whole deal’ with China as two sides prepare for trade talks
US President Donald Trump said yesterday that he preferred a comprehensive trade deal with China but did not rule out the possibility of an interim pact, even as he said an “easy” agreement would not be possible. “I’d rather get
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UN: About 350,000 people displaced in Yemen
SANAA: Some 350,000 people have been displaced by the ongoing conflict in Yemen so far in 2019, Anadolu Agency reported, quoting the UN’s International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Thursday. “In 2019 alone, nearly 350,000 people have been displaced,” the
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Mugabe’s body brought home, burial place still undecided
The body of Zimbabwe’s founding father Robert Mugabe arrived home at the country’s main airport in Harare yesterday, but it was still unclear where he would be buried amid a dispute between some family members and the government. Mugabe, one
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Palestinians to Netanyahu: You will never break our will
JIFTLIK, West Bank: Palestinians tilling the fertile Jordan Valley said yesterday they have been rooted for generations to the West Bank land that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to annex, and they vowed never to give it up. “We
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US, China grant trade concessions ahead of talks
WASHINGTON/BEIJING: US President Donald Trump yesterday welcomed China’s decision to exempt some of US’ anti-cancer drugs and other goods from its tariffs and announced a delay to scheduled tariff hikes on billions worth of Chinese goods. Beijing’s exemptions and Washington’s
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Supreme Court allows Trump to deny asylum to Central Americans
The US Supreme Court yesterday granted a request by President Donald Trump’s administration to fully enforce a new rule that would curtail asylum applications by immigrants at the US-Mexico border, a key element of his hardline immigration policies. The court
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Hong Kong protesters sing and boo China anthem
Hong Kong’s protest movement made its presence felt in a sports stadium and shopping malls yesterday. Fans attending an Iran v China football match drowned out the pre-game Chinese national anthem with loud booing. Protesters have also staged flash events
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