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China says trade envoy preparing to go to US for talks to end tariff war despite Trump’s new threat

China says trade envoy preparing to go to US for talks to end tariff war despite Trump’s new threat

Washington/Beijing: China’s top trade envoy is preparing to travel to the US for crucial talks, a senior Chinese official said Monday despite President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement, threatening to impose more punishing taxes on USD 200 billion worth of Chinese products due to slow progress in negotiations. The brief statement from Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Geng […]

Two Palestinianskilled in overnight Israel-Gaza conflicts

Two Palestinianskilled in overnight Israel-Gaza conflicts

Gaza/Jerusalem, May 5 (Xinhua): Two Palestinians were killed in Israeli overnight attacks in the conflicts between Israel and the Palestinian military factions for the third day in a row, medic sources said. Ashraf al-Qedra, spokesman of Gaza Health Ministry, said in a press statement that Mahmoud Issa, 29, and Fawzi Bawadi, 24, were killed in […]

Severe Cyclone Fani barrels into Bangladesh, kills 14, injures 63

Severe Cyclone Fani barrels into Bangladesh, kills 14, injures 63

Dhaka: At least 14 people were killed and 63 others injured as severe cyclone Fani barrelled into Bangladesh on Saturday, a day after leaving a trail of destruction in neighboring India, media reports said on Saturday. Bangladesh authorities said that more than1.6 million people have been shifted to safer places as about 36 villages were […]

Suicide bombings fallout: Sri Lanka to regulate Madrasas under religious and cultural ministry

Suicide bombings fallout: Sri Lanka to regulate Madrasas under religious and cultural ministry

Colombo: Madrasas in Sri Lanka should be regulated by the Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs Ministry and not by the Education Ministry, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said, days after the country’s worst terror attack killed over 250 people. Authorities are on high-alert in the country after nine suicide bombers carried out a series of […]

Israeli army kills three Palestinians in Gaza

Israeli army kills three Palestinians in Gaza

Gaza City: Three Palestinians, including two Hamas militants, were killed by Israeli military action in the Gaza Strip Friday, authorities in the enclave said, after Israel said two of its soldiers were wounded in a shooting on the border. One of the Palestinians was shot dead during clashes along the frontier while two Hamas fighters were […]

Assange sentenced to 50 weeks in prison for breaching his bail conditions in UK

Assange sentenced to 50 weeks in prison for breaching his bail conditions in UK

London:  WikLeaks co-founder Julian Assange has been sentenced to 50 weeks in prison for breaching his bail conditions in the UK. Speaking on the steps of Southwark Crown Court on Wednesday, WikiLeaks’ editor-in-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson said the sentence was an “outrage” and noted that it was “almost double the sentencing guideline”, said an Euronews report. […]

China using espionage to steal ‘cutting edge technology’ for military purposes: Pentagon

China using espionage to steal ‘cutting edge technology’ for military purposes: Pentagon

Srinagar: China is continuing to modernize its armed forces in order to transform its military into a major global power and using espionage to steal cutting edge technology for military purposes, according to a newly released Pentagon report on China’s military. “China uses a variety of methods to acquire foreign military and dual-use technologies, including […]

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