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PM Modi Holds Bilateral Talks With Xi During His 1st China Visit In 7 Years
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is holding bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, during his first visit to China in seven years, against the backdrop of the hefty US tariffs that have brought the two nations closer despite their differences
Man Who Snatched Hat From Child At US Open Identified As Polish Millionaire
Polish millionaire Piotr Szczerek stole the signed hat from a child during the US Open, leading to outrage online.
PM Modi China Visit Live Updates: PM Modi, Xi Jinping's Bilateral Meet Concludes After Over An Hour
PM Modi China Visit LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held bilateral talks ahead of the two-day SCO Summit.
PM Modi To Meet Xi Jinping Shortly During First China Visit In 7 Years
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet in Tianjin today, their first in about ten months, for wide-ranging talks aimed at improving relations.
Russia, China Seek "Benefit Of All Humanity": Putin Ahead Of SCO Summit
The Russian President is currently in China to participate in the 25th SCO Heads of State Council summit, taking place from August 31 to September 1.
Hamas Confirms Death Of Its Chief Mohammed Sinwar Months After Israel Said It Killed Him
The Palestinian group Hamas confirmed on Saturday the death of its Gaza military chief, Mohammad Sinwar, a few months after Israel said it killed him in a strike in May.
‘I was never worried’: 10 years on since Syrian siblings’ 2,700-mile escape to Germany
Ten years after Angela Merkel declared ‘We can do this’ at the height of the 2015 migration into Europe, Syrian refugee Somar Kreker looks back at his 44-day odysseyThe trip would be tough, Somar Kreker knew, but he was not overly fearful. It was the summer of 2015, and in a small flat in Amman, Jordan, this young Syrian’s only thought was how to turn a long and arduous journey into something more bearable. The engineering student had fled Syria three and a half years earlier after refusing to enlist in the brutal regime’s army. He was now ready to begin a new chapter of his life, starting with a new task: to reunite with his younger sisters, still trapped in Damascus, and lead them to Germany, where their brother was living.“I was never worried or stressed about the trip,” says Somar, just 27 years old at the time. “I never had any thought about danger or failure. My only thoughts were how I could make the trip a happy adventure for me and my sisters. Continue reading...
Filipino priest who fought Duterte's brutal drug crackdown among Magsaysay Award winners
A Filipino priest who protested against Rodrigo Duterte’s drug crackdown is among the winners of this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Awards, Asia’s version of the Nobel Prize
Xi meets Modi as China and India seek to rebuild ties
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the opening of a regional summit in Tianjin, in a formal thaw between the two nuclear-armed powers
Israeli airstrike kills Houthi prime minister in Yemen, rebels say
Ahmed al-Rahawi killed alongside several ministers gathered for prerecorded speech by rebel group’s leaderAn Israeli airstrike killed the prime minister of the Houthi rebel-controlled government in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, the Houthis have said.Ahmed al-Rahawi was killed in a strike in Sana’a on Thursday along with a number of ministers, the rebels said in a statement on Saturday. Other ministers and officials were wounded, the statement added without providing further details. Continue reading...
Macron's decision to recognize a Palestinian state in September angers Israel and the US
French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state has angered Israel and the U.S. Macron wrote to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, emphasizing such a step would be key to Israel's security
Chicago mayor signs executive order directing city to resist Trump’s immigration raids
Brandon Johnson’s order directs city police not to collaborate with federal agents in immigration enforcementThe mayor of Chicago has signed an executive order outlining how the city will attempt to resist Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.Brandon Johnson pushed back on Saturday against what he called the “out-of-control” Trump administration’s plan to deploy large numbers of federal officers into the country’s third-largest city, which could take place within days. Continue reading...
