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Former French PM Mulls Candidacy to Become Barcelona Mayor
April 21, 2018
MADRID — Former French Prime Minister Manuel Valls says he is considering running in Barcelona’s mayoral election next year as a candidate for a Spanish ...
China Expects Positive Results from U.S.-DPRK Summit
April 19, 2018
BEIJING - China hopes that dialogue between the United States and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) will be successfully held...
Russia: Our Response to U.S. Sanctions Will Be Precise and Painful
April 19, 2018
MOSCOW – Valentina Matvienko, the speaker of the Russian upper house of parliament, said on Wednesday that Moscow’s response to U.S. sanctions will be ...
Putin, Merkel Agree To Help Resume Political Efforts on Syria: Kremlin
April 18, 2018
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a telephone conversation they were ready to assist in political and ...
May Apologizes to Caribbean Countries for UK Treatment of Post-War Migrants
April 18, 2018
LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May apologized to 12 Caribbean nations on Tuesday for immigration officials’ recent harsh treatment of people...
China, India Share Huge Cooperation Potential: FM
April 17, 2018
BEIJING - China and India share extensive common interests and have a huge potential for cooperation, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Monday...
China, Japan Agree To Further Improve Ties, Expand Cooperation
April 17, 2018
TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday agreed that both sides should work together ...
Japan and China’s Foreign Ministers Pledge To Pursue Improved Ties
April 16, 2018
TOKYO - Japanese Foreign Affairs Minister Taro Kono and his Chinese counterpart have pledged to improve ties between their nations and affirmed a commitment to...
North Korean Leader Meets Chinese Senior Official, Fetes Chinese Art Troupe
April 16, 2018
SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met Chinese senior diplomat Song Tao and feted a Chinese art troupe led by Song, North Korean state media said on Sunday, indicating...
US-Led Strikes Steer Clear Of Russian Military
April 15, 2018
MOSCOW (Russia) - President Donald Trump’s administration has made clear it sees Moscow as complicit in the latest suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria, but Pentagon ...
U.S. Seeks To Outshine China at Latam Summit, Without Trump
April 14, 2018
LIMA/WASHINGTON - Latin American leaders will gather in Lima, Peru, on Friday at a summit the United States hopes to use to counter China’s rising influence in the ...
Russia: Syria Chemical Attack ‘Fabrication’ By Foreign Power
April 14, 2018
MOSCOW — Russia’s foreign minister said on Friday that a suspected chemical attack in the Syrian town of Douma last weekend was staged with the help of ...
Chinese President: Build A Community With Shared Future
April 12, 2018
The world needs to work together to build a community with shared future for mankind and make Asia and the world peaceful, prosperous, tranquil and open, Chinese ...
US Displays Military Muscle As Carrier Sails In South China Sea
April 12, 2018
ABOARD USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT - More than two dozen F/A-18 Hornets roared off the deck of the USS Theodore Roosevelt in an ear-splitting display of US military might as...
China Hosts Media Leaders for Asia Summit
April 11, 2018
Chinese officials hosted Media Leaders for Asia Summit in Hainan province of China on Monday morning which was attended by more than 140 delegates from media around ...
Scandal Clouds Darken For Japan’s Abe Ahead Of Trump Summit
April 11, 2018
TOKYO - A cronyism scandal embroiling the Japanese prime minister deepened on Tuesday ahead of a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump with a memo media said ...
‘Smile and Nod’: Latin American Leaders Brace for Tense Trump Visit
April 10, 2018
WASHINGTON/LIMA - U.S. President Donald Trump, who has disparaged Latin American countries over immigration, narcotics and trade, heads to the region this week ...
US Official Says North Korean Leader Ready to Discuss Nukes
April 10, 2018
WASHINGTON — North Korea’s government has communicated with the United States to say that leader Kim Jong Un is ready to discuss his nuclear weapons program ...
Trump Suggesting China Will ‘Take Down’ Its Trade Barriers
April 09, 2018
WASHINGTON — amid rising concerns about a possible trade war between the U.S. and China, President Donald Trump suggested that Beijing will ease “because it is ...
Still Dissatisfied, Slovak Protesters Keep up Pressure over Corruption
April 09, 2018
BRATISLAVA - Protests in Slovakia over the murder of a journalist have led to the prime minister’s resignation and a cabinet reshuffle. Still not satisfied ...
Trump Reportedly Preparing For Potential Interview with Russia Probe Special Counsel
April 08, 2018
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump has reportedly begun the initial steps of preparing for a potential interview with special counsel Robert Mueller ...
India Agrees To Open Waterways, Rail Link to Nepal Capital
April 08, 2018
KATHMANDU - India agreed on Saturday to construct a rail link to Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, and to open up inland waterways in the landlocked Himalayan nation ...
UN Chief Calls China Pillar of Multilateral System
April 07, 2018
UNITED NATIONS - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said here Thursday that China has been very active in global governance of all forms and a pillar...
Majority Government Eludes Czech PM Babis As Coalition Talks Fail
April 07, 2018
PRAGUE - The chances of Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis forming a majority government suffered a blow on Friday, with the Social Democrats officially ...
Russian Rocket Tests Force Partial Closing of Baltic Sea, Airspace
April 05, 2018
RIGA - Russia began testing missiles with live munitions in the Baltic Sea on Wednesday, alarming Latvia, a member of NATO, which says the drills have forced it to partly ...
Turkish, Iranian Leaders Meet Ahead Of Syria Summit with Russia
April 05, 2018
ANKARA - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani held talks in Ankara on Wednesday with his Turkish counterpart TayyipErdogan ahead of a three-way summit with Russia on ...
US Raises Prospect Of Trump-Putin Meeting At the White House
April 04, 2018
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration says it is amenable to a White House meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin...
Russia, Iran and Turkey Struggle to Find Common Ground on Syria
April 04, 2018
ANKARA/ISTANBUL - Three foreign powers who have shaped Syria’s civil war - Iran, Russia and Turkey - will discuss ways to wind down the fighting on Wednesday ...
Russia-West Confrontation Likely To Go Beyond Hysteria over Diplomacy
April 03, 2018
MOSCOW - The confrontation between Russia and Western powers appears to be going beyond hysteria over diplomacy, as the two sides fight tit-for-tat by expelling large ...
Defunct Chinese Space Lab Plunges Back To Earth over Pacific
April 03, 2018
BEIJING - A defunct Chinese space lab disintegrated under intense heat as it hurtled through Earth’s atmosphere Monday and plunged to a watery grave ...
Germany ‘Still Open to Dialogue’ With Russia, Says Minister
April 02, 2018
BERLIN - Germany’s foreign minister on Sunday said his country remained open to dialogue with Russia and hoped eventually to “rebuild ...
Candice Warner: ‘It’s My Fault’ For Husband’s Ball-Tamper Crisis
April 02, 2018
SYDNEY - Disgraced Australia former vice-captain David Warner’s wife Candice said Sunday she blamed herself for his part in the ball-tampering ...
UK-Russia Standoff Deepens As Moscow Cuts UK Diplomats
April 01, 2018
MOSCOW - Moscow has told Britain it must cut “just over 50” more of its diplomatic and technical staff in Russia in a worsening standoff ...
Trump’s Talk of a Syria Pullout Nothing New
April 01, 2018
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s unscripted remark this week about pulling out of Syria “very soon,” while at odds with his own policy, was ...
UN Top Officials Hail China’s Important Role in Resolving Korean Peninsula Issue
March 31, 2018
UNITED NATIONS - China has played an essential role in resolving the Korean Peninsula issue, two United Nations (UN) top officials said Thursday amid signs ...