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Flags of the U.S., Canada and Mexico fly next to each other in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. August 29, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo

Mexico asks US not to mix trade deal with politics

Lopez Obrador said that the Mexico-US-Canada Treaty (T-MEC) must not be held hostage to political differences, as this does not benefit the economic development of the region

Nov 23, 2019

By IANS

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Barack Obama hits out at Fox News and praises New York Times; read to know more

Barack Obama slammed Fox News saying they show a different reality when compared to the New York Times

Nov 23, 2019

By Vinod DSouza

Amazon files suit challenging Pentagon's $10 billion cloud computing contract to Microsoft

Since the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract was given to Microsoft, Amazon has leveled allegations of bias, given the fraught relationship between company's owner Jeff Bezos with US President Donald Trump

Nov 23, 2019

By Shubhangi Shah

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Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu indicted on charges of bribery, fraud and abuse of trust

Netanyahu indicted for bribery, fraud, and abuse of trust, it could take months for a trial to begin

Nov 22, 2019

By Parvathy Rajagopal

China asks US not to let Taiwan leaders attend Trump inauguration

China warns Taiwan of disastrous consequences after independent election comment

Tensions between Taiwan and China have escalated since Sunday after the anti-Beijing President Tsai Ing-wen announced 'Taiwanese independence worker' and former premier William Lai as her vice-presidential candidate

Nov 21, 2019

By Pritha Mallick

Tuvalu rejects China offer to build artificial islands; extends support to Taiwan

South Pacific island nation of Tuvalu with a population of around 12,000, has rejected the Asian giant's offer to build artificial islands

Nov 21, 2019

By Shubhangi Shah

Will Donald Trump sign Hong Kong democracy bill, risking trade deal with China?

US Senate unanimously passed a bill that supports human rights and democracy in Hong Kong, angering China.

Nov 20, 2019

By Shubhangi Shah

Latest coal export restrictions by UN add teeth to North Korea sanctions

North Korea dismisses US-South Korea military drill postponement, calls for complete scrap

The statement came in response to the statement issued by US on Monday postponing the planned joint military drill with South Korea in order to facilitate the nuclear talks with North Korea

Nov 19, 2019

By Pritha Mallick

Kim Jong-un supervises airborne landing training

US and South Korea said they were postponing joint air drills, a move that Pyongyang has demanded to keep the momentum alive for dialogue

Nov 18, 2019

By IANS

China warns US military against provoking and escalating tensions in South China Sea

The statement came a day after US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Beijing was increasingly resorting to coercion and intimidation to advance its strategic objectives in the South China Sea.

Nov 18, 2019

By Pritha Mallick

US, South Korea postpone military drills to facilitate North Korea peace effort

US and South Korean militaries would remain at a high state of readiness despite the move, and denied that the decision to postpone the drills was a concession to North Korea

Nov 17, 2019

By Reuters

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Corbyn - We will not do coalition deal after Dec 12 election

Four opinion polls published on Saturday put Labour between 10 and 17 percentage points behind PM Boris Johnson's Conservatives

Nov 17, 2019

By Reuters

Gotabaya Rajapaksa claims victory as Sajith Premadasa concedes defeat in SL prez polls

Sajith Premadasa of the New Democratic Front (NDF) conceded defeat and has decided to step down as the ruling party's Deputy Leader

Nov 17, 2019

By IANS

UK General Elections 2019: Labour Party promises free broadband for all if it comes to power

With the latest poll promise, the Labour Party is planning to re-nationalize the broadband owned by British multinational telecommunications firm BT Group

Nov 16, 2019

By Soumya Thomas

Sri Lanka presidential election: Unidentified gunmen fire at buses carrying Muslim voters

A total of 35 candidates are there on the ballot contesting in Sri Lanka's presidential elections. About 16 million citizens are eligible to cast their votes

Nov 16, 2019

By Gourav Pilania

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