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No role for Assad in Syria’s future: Tillerson
October 27, 2017
No role for Assad in Syria’s future: Tillerson
President Bashar al-Assad and his family have no role in the future of Syria, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson…
Exclusive: Energy, not tech or finance, in CEO line-up for Trump’s China visit
October 27, 2017
Exclusive: Energy, not tech or finance, in CEO line-up for Trump’s China visit
US energy and commodities firms will make up a major part of a business delegation visiting Beijing at the same…
Pentagon chief Mattis stresses diplomacy in Korean crisis
October 27, 2017
Pentagon chief Mattis stresses diplomacy in Korean crisis
On his first visit to the tense but eerily quiet frontier between North and South Korea as US secretary of…
Kenyan officials report low turnout in presidential election
October 27, 2017
Kenyan officials report low turnout in presidential election
Kenya’s election commission says about 6.5 million people, or one-third of registered voters, went to the polls in a repeat…
China’s focus on quality of growth to be positive for its ratings: Moody’s
October 27, 2017
China’s focus on quality of growth to be positive for its ratings: Moody’s
China’s focus on the quality of its growth rather than on the pace of its expansion will boost productivity and…
JFK Files: Thousands released but Trump holds back others
October 27, 2017
JFK Files: Thousands released but Trump holds back others
President Donald Trump has blocked the release of hundreds of records on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, bending…
Spain set to impose direct rule in Catalonia as crisis spirals
October 27, 2017
Spain set to impose direct rule in Catalonia as crisis spirals
Spain prepared to impose direct rule in Catalonia on Friday, an unprecedented step that risks sparking unrest with secessionists calling…
Serbia’s pensioners rally against government austerity measures
October 26, 2017
Serbia’s pensioners rally against government austerity measures
Hundreds of Serbian pensioners rallied in Belgrade on Thursday to protest austerity measures introduced as part of a 1.2 billion…
Splintering Catalonia throws Spain into uncharted waters
October 26, 2017
Splintering Catalonia throws Spain into uncharted waters
It’s a key day in the standoff between Spain and the Catalonia region. The Catalan president could defuse Spain’s deepest…
China says defense ties inject ‘positive energy’ into U.S. relations
October 26, 2017
China says defense ties inject ‘positive energy’ into U.S. relations
Military relations between China and the United States are a positive force in ties, and China wants to deepen mutual…