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Impeachment probe intensifies as Trump rages about inquiry
WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives’ impeachment probe into President Donald Trump intensified on Monday, as Trump raged about the inquiry and news reports suggested he had used additional diplomatic channels to go after his adversaries. Three House committees said
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Nine-year-old among nearly 150 children held in Indian Kashmir
NEW DELHI: Police in Indian Kashmir have detained 144 children, including a nine-year-old, since early August when the government revoked the disputed region’s special status and imposed a lockdown, according to a court-appointed committee’s report. But all those arrested and
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PM Johnson to unveil final Brexit offer to EU
Prime Minister Boris Johnson today will unveil his final Brexit offer to the European Union and make clear that if Brussels does not engage with the proposal, Britain will not negotiate further and will leave on Oct 31. In his
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Viral video: Catering cart out of control, almost hits plane
A video that shows a catering cart losing control and almost hitting an airplane at the Chicago airport has gone viral. Twitter is going crazy. A video of a catering cart losing control on the tarmac near an airplane at
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Modi threatened with ‘nuclear Armageddon’ if Kashmir conflict continues
INDIA has been warned that any further conflict could transform into “nuclear armageddon” in Kashmir. Tensions between the two countries threatened to spill over into all-out conflict earlier this year over the disputed region of Kashmir. Such is the security risk
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In pushing probe of rival, did Trump enlist the US government?
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump pressed his Ukrainian counterpart to investigate a political foe. Now, a central question for Democratic lawmakers moving with remarkable speed to impeach him is the extent to which Trump entangled both his office and the
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PM Johnson vows to stay put to hit Oct 31 Brexit deadline
MANCHESTER: Prime Minister Boris Johnson said yesterday he would not quit as Britain’s premier even if he fails to secure a deal to leave the European Union, insisting only his Conservative government can deliver Brexit on Oct 31. At the
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Saudi crown prince: Iran needs to be deterred but not by war
WASHINGTON: Saudi Arabia’s crown prince warned in an interview broadcast yesterday that oil prices could spike to “unimaginably high numbers” if the world does not come together to deter Iran, but said he would prefer a political solution to a
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Mahathir defends palm oil at the UN
NEW YORK: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said Malaysia is opposed to attempts to ban the import of palm oil at the United Nations (UN), saying it is a classic case of the denial of free trade. Speaking at the General
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Pakistan’s Imran Khan warns of nuclear war over Indian Kashmir
NEW YORK: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan warned the United Nations yesterday that his country’s dispute with India over Kashmir could escalate into an all-out nuclear war that would have dire consequences for the world. In a fiery speech lasting
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