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Trump slaps sanctions on Turkey over Syria invasion

Trump slaps sanctions on Turkey over Syria invasion

-- 2019-10-15 11:44:05

US President Donald Trump on Monday demanded Turkey stop its military incursion in Syria and imposed new sanctions on the NATO ally as Trump scrambled to limit the damage from his much-criticised deci...

More than a dozen police die in Mexico ambush

More than a dozen police die in Mexico ambush

Reuters 2019-10-15 10:56:10

Suspected cartel hitmen shot dead more than a dozen police in an ambush in the western Mexican state of Michoacan, authorities said on Monday, in one of the bloodiest attacks on security forces since...

Economic Watch: China secures resilient trade growth amid soft global demands

Economic Watch: China secures resilient trade growth amid soft global demands

Xinhua 2019-10-14 18:24:31

China managed to maintain generally steady trade growth in the first three quarters of this year though global uncertainties weighed on trade demands. The country's foreign trade rose 2.8 per cent ye...

China, Nepal upgrade ties

China, Nepal upgrade ties

Global Times 2019-10-14 17:17:56

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Sunday during his visit in Nepal that anyone attempting to split China will be crushed and any external force backing such attempts will be deemed by the Chinese p...

Nine Catalan leaders given jail for sedition

Nine Catalan leaders given jail for sedition

-- 2019-10-14 14:55:38

Spain’s Supreme Court on Monday sentenced nine Catalan separatist leaders to between nine and 13 years in prison for sedition over their role in the region’s failed bid for independence in...

Saudi visit showcases Putin’s growing Middle East influence

Saudi visit showcases Putin’s growing Middle East influence

-- 2019-10-14 13:15:32

Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Saudi Arabia on Monday for the first time in over a decade, seeking to capitalise on growing influence borne of military advances in Syria, strong ties with reg...

Cooking gas cylinder blast kills 10 in India

Cooking gas cylinder blast kills 10 in India

-- 2019-10-14 12:32:19

At least 10 people died after a cooking gas cylinder exploded in a house in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, officials say. The building collapsed due to the blast, which took place in a t...

Kurds reach deal with Syrian army to resist Turkish assault

Kurds reach deal with Syrian army to resist Turkish assault

-- 2019-10-14 12:03:43

The Kurds in Syria say the Syrian government has agreed to send its army to the northern border to try to halt Turkey's offensive against them. Syrian state media earlier reported that government for...

Kashmir situation will normalise in four months, Modi assures

Kashmir situation will normalise in four months, Modi assures

Reuters 2019-10-14 10:28:42

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said it would take four months for Jammu and Kashmir to return to normal after his government stripped the state of its special status in August and imposed har...

Viewing trade talks progress with rationality, calmness

Viewing trade talks progress with rationality, calmness

Global Times 2019-10-13 19:05:07

The new round of high-level economic and trade consultations between China and the US concluded Friday in Washington. US President Donald Trump met with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He. Information releas...

China issues guideline to deepen reform of undergraduate education

China issues guideline to deepen reform of undergraduate education

Xinhua 2019-10-13 18:59:17

China's Ministry of Education has issued a guideline to deepen the reform of the country's undergraduate education and teaching and improve the quality of universities' talent-cultivation work. The g...

Russia has very friendly relations with Saudi crown prince: Putin

Russia has very friendly relations with Saudi crown prince: Putin

-- 2019-10-13 18:08:49

President Vladimir Putin said Russia has “very friendly personal relations” with Saudi Crown Prince and de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman. Putin was speaking in an interview with Arab br...

Japan deploys military rescuers as massive typhoon hits

Japan deploys military rescuers as massive typhoon hits

Reuters 2019-10-13 17:31:27

Japan sent tens of thousands of troops and rescue workers on Sunday to save stranded residents and fight floods caused by one of the worst typhoons to hit the country in recent history, which killed 2...

Pakistan will try to facilitate Iran-Saudi talks

Pakistan will try to facilitate Iran-Saudi talks

Reuters 2019-10-13 17:27:57

Pakistan will do its utmost to enable talks between arch regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Sunday in Tehran, adding that he will travel on to Saudi Ara...

UK election likely before Christmas: Corbyn

UK election likely before Christmas: Corbyn

-- 2019-10-13 14:47:41

UK opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn on Sunday said there was a strong possibility of a national election before Christmas, Reuters reported. When asked if he was expecting an election to...

Saudi king approves US military deployment

Saudi king approves US military deployment

Reuters 2019-10-13 13:48:48

Saudi Arabia’s king and crown prince have approved the deployment of additional US troops and equipment, after an attack last month on the kingdom’s oil facilities, state news agency SPA r...

10 Kenyan cops killed by bomb near Somali border

10 Kenyan cops killed by bomb near Somali border

-- 2019-10-13 13:44:51

At least ten Kenyan police were killed when their vehicle struck a homemade bomb near the border with Somalia on Saturday, according to a police report seen by Reuters. Police believe the device, for...

Turkish-led forces advance into Syrian border town

Turkish-led forces advance into Syrian border town

Reuters 2019-10-13 11:47:06

Turkish-backed Syrian rebels advanced into the border town of Ras al Ain in northeast Syria on Saturday (local time) but it was unclear how far, with Turkey saying it had taken the town centre, and Ku...

Fierce typhoon pounds Tokyo, 10 dead

Fierce typhoon pounds Tokyo, 10 dead

-- 2019-10-13 11:26:37

Ten people were killed and 16 were missing after the most powerful typhoon to hit Japan in decades paralysed Tokyo, causing rivers to overflow and leaving almost half a million homes without power, pu...

Brooklyn shooting leaves four dead

Brooklyn shooting leaves four dead

-- 2019-10-12 21:10:07

Four people were killed and three others injured in an early Saturday morning shooting in Brooklyn, police said. Authorities responded to a call about shots fired just before 7in the morning and foun...

India to restore Kashmir mobile phone lines

India to restore Kashmir mobile phone lines

-- 2019-10-12 18:27:10

India said on Saturday it would partially restore mobile phone services in Kashmir on Monday, more than two months after it imposed a communications clampdown in the Himalayan region before stripping...

Xi, Modi meet to promote China-India mutual learning for shared prosperity

Xi, Modi meet to promote China-India mutual learning for shared prosperity

Xinhua 2019-10-12 18:26:25

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed here Friday to promote exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations to achieve joint development and prosperity. Xi an...

Xi's visit to Nepal will boost ties with China: Nepali PM

Xi's visit to Nepal will boost ties with China: Nepali PM

-- 2019-10-12 18:08:51

Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to Nepal will be a historic one that will lift Nepal-China ties to a new level, Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli said here Friday. Nepal and China e...

One killed in Japan as typhoon approaches

One killed in Japan as typhoon approaches

-- 2019-10-12 13:45:46

One man died and more than a million in Japan were advised to evacuate as a powerful typhoon was set to make landfall late on Saturday, bringing with it the heaviest rain and winds in 60 years. A man...

US Homeland Security chief resigns

US Homeland Security chief resigns

-- 2019-10-12 10:37:21

The acting head of US Homeland Security, Kevin McAleenan, has resigned after six months in the post. In a tweet, President Donald Trump said Mr McAleenan wanted to spend more time with his family. He...

Imran Khan backs Turkey's Syria invasion

Imran Khan backs Turkey's Syria invasion

-- 2019-10-11 21:32:18

Pakistan's Prime Minister has offered rare backing for Turkey's invasion of Syria, a deadly cross-border incursion that started this week and has already displaced tens of thousands, according to AP....

Turkey intensifies Syria campaign

Turkey intensifies Syria campaign

Reuters 2019-10-11 19:26:10

Turkey stepped up its air and artillery strikes on Kurdish militia in northeast Syria on Friday, escalating an offensive that has drawn warnings of humanitarian catastrophe and turned Republican lawma...

Modi, Jinping eye new border security steps in summit talks

Modi, Jinping eye new border security steps in summit talks

-- 2019-10-11 18:08:12

Chinese President Xi Jinping and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi are expected to agree new security measures along their unsettled border during a summit on Friday, officials said, in an effort t...

Ethiopian PM Ahmed wins Nobel Peace Prize

Ethiopian PM Ahmed wins Nobel Peace Prize

-- 2019-10-11 15:31:16

The 2019 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. He was awarded the prize for his efforts to "achieve peace and international cooperation". Ethiopia reached a peac...

Iran oil tanker hit by two missiles off Saudi coast

Iran oil tanker hit by two missiles off Saudi coast

-- 2019-10-11 14:22:58

An Iranian-owned oil tanker was struck by two missiles off the Saudi port of Jeddah on Friday, Iranian state television reported, quoting the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) which owns the vessel....