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Colosseum selfies, ‘Melody’ toffee and trade: Modi visits Rome
ROME, May 21 — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met yesterday in talks to strengthen ties and boost trade, a day after a night-time tour of the Colosseum. It was the first bilateral visit
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US doctor infected with Ebola in Congo flown to Germany for treatment, family placed in isolation
BERLIN, May 21 — A US doctor who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been admitted to a German hospital that will also admit his family as contact cases, health officials told AFP yesterday. The patient —
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Three Thais arrested in Ecuador over alleged trafficking of rare Galapagos iguanas
QUITO, May 21 — Ecuadoran police arrested three Thai nationals suspected of illegally trafficking 12 rare iguanas, the energy and environment ministry said yesterday. Marine Galapagos iguanas are native to Ecuador’s cherished Galapagos archipelago, a tourist gem located about 1,000km
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Trump left Beijing without breakthroughs, Putin left with warm words and new deals
BEIJING, May 21 — President Xi Jinping hailed China and Russia’s “unyielding” ties in talks with Vladimir Putin yesterday, as the pair met to underscore their alliance days after Donald Trump’s own visit to Beijing. The two countries’ ties have
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Myanmar military claims recapture of Thai border town after two-week offensive
YANGON, May 20 — Myanmar’s military claimed today to have recaptured a town on the Thai border, expanding the frontier trade crossings it claims to control in the grinding civil war. The southern Myanmar border town of Mawtaung is a
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Taiwan president Lai says ‘foreign forces’ cannot decide island’s future
TAIPEI, May 20 — Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said today that “foreign forces” cannot decide the future of the democratic island, which relies heavily on US security backing to deter a potential Chinese attack. Lai’s remarks came days after US
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Israel brings in 430 Gaza flotilla activists after intercepting vessels
TEL AVIV, May 20 — Israeli authorities have said that 430 activists aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla were en route to Israel, after their vessels were intercepted at sea. Sailing from Turkey last week, the Global Sumud Flotilla vessels are
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Trump approval drops to 35pc as Republican support weakens over living costs, Iran conflict
WASHINGTON, May 20 — Donald Trump’s presidential approval rating fell to nearly its lowest level since he returned to the White House, hit by a drop in support among Republicans, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. The four-day poll, which
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‘Dear old friends’: Putin lands in Beijing to show Russia-China ties unshaken
BEIJING, May 20 — Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing late yesterday for talks with his Chinese counterpart and “long-time good friend” Xi Jinping, intending to show their ties are unshakeable days after a visit by Donald Trump. The confirmation
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UAE says drone targeting its nuclear plant was launched from Iraq
May 20 — The United Arab Emirates said yesterday that six drones had been launched against it from Iraq in the past 48 hours, including one that caused a fire at a nuclear power plant in the Gulf state on
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