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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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Joe Biden addresses supporters in LA to consolidate base

He opened his speech at the at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College on Friday by addressing a deadly shooting which took place at a California high school on Thursday

Nov 16, 2019

By IANS

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Twitter bans political ads ahead of 2020 US elections, Facebook gives all 'level playing field'

Experts have stated that while Twitter's guidelines define a news organisation, loopholes such as partisan websites that promote political content is unlikely to be flagged

Nov 16, 2019

By Pritha Mallick

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Trump accused of real-time intimidation of witness; Republicans reject claim

Hearing chairman Adam Schiff said president's tweets were intended to "chill" the ambassador.

Nov 16, 2019

By Jacob J

Photo taken on March 25, 2019 shows flame and smoke above buildings following an Israeli air strike in Gaza City. The Israeli army expanded air strikes on the Gaza Strip on Monday night after targeting Hamas security facilities in Gaza City, a local radio

Israel continues to strike Islamic Jihad targets claiming Gaza violated ceasefire

Israeli military defended launching an attack that killed a family of eight Palestinians, including five children, stating that attack was to target an Islamic Jihad rocket unit commander.

Nov 15, 2019

By Pritha Mallick

North Korea calls Joe Biden a 'rabid dog' who deserves to be beaten to death

North Korea's state news agency KCNA in a statement on Friday, has leveled a series of insults on Biden, for his criticism of the North Korean dictator

Nov 15, 2019

By Shubhangi Shah

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Doing away with US dollar? BRICS nations developing common payment system, says Russia

On the sidelines of BRICS summit, underway in Brasilia, Russian official said that the 5 major emerging economies are developing a joint new payment system.

Nov 15, 2019

By Shubhangi Shah

Will Nikki Haley replace Mike Pence as US Vice Presidential candidate in 2020?

Since the nominees of the Democratic Party such as Kamala Harris turning quite critical of the Modi government, Indian American community may overwhelmingly support Nikki Haley as Trump's Vice President in 2020 elections

Nov 13, 2019

By Nagesh Narayana

Russian meddling again? Hackers target Britain's Tories and Labour ahead of December 12 elections

There are concerns in the UK that Russian agencies may try to disrupt the December 12 elections with the help of concerted cyber attacks

Nov 13, 2019

By Jacob J

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