United States (US) President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un concluded an extraordinary nuclear summit Tuesday by signing a document in which Trump pledged “security guarantees” to the North and Kim reiterated his commitment to “complete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula”. The leaders also offered lofty promises, with the American president pledged to […]
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Trump, Kim sign agreement at historic Sentosa summit
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Fasting month of Ramadan begins in China on Thursday
BEIJING, May 16 (APP):Muslims in China will start observing the holy month of Ramadan from Thursday through fasting and prayers. There are about 20 million Muslims in China, with half of them in the Northwest Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, home to China’s largest Muslim population. There are more than 57,000 clerical personnel, and 35,000 Islamic […]
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Guatemala opens Israel embassy in Jerusalem after US move
Jerusalem, May 16 (AFP/APP):Guatemala inaugurated its Israel embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday, becoming the first country to follow in the footsteps of the United States’ deeply controversial move that was accompanied by deadly violence on the Gaza border. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales were among officials who attended a ceremony […]
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‘With friends like these’: EU chief tears into Trump
Sofia, May 16 (AFP/APP):The European Union’s top official launched a stinging attack Wednesday on President Donald Trump, slamming his “capricious assertiveness” and saying the US leader acted more like an enemy than a friend. EU president Donald Tusk lashed out at Trump over his decisions to withdraw from the Iranian nuclear deal and to impose […]
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US ‘hopeful’ for Kim-Trump summit as North threatens to cancel
Washington, May 16 (AFP/APP):The White House on Wednesday voiced hope the upcoming summit between North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump will proceed as planned, as Pyongyang threatened to pull out over US pressure for “unilateral nuclear abandonment.” The comments from the North about the meeting, set for June 12 in Singapore, […]
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Gaza violence puts Palestinian cause back on global agenda
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories, May 16 (AFP/APP):Weeks of mass protests and deadly violence on the Gaza-Israel border have put the Palestinian cause back on the global agenda, but questions remain over whether the impact will last. More than 100 Palestinians were killed in seven weeks of protests, culminating in 60 dead on Monday, mainly from […]