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U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he expects to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at some point later this year. At the White House, Trump was asked by reporters if he plans to meet Kim this year and whether he has a new proposal for denuclearization negotiations with Pyongyang. “At some point, yes,” […]

Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa and Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat. PHOTOS: FILE India’s zest for war with Pakistan continues to endanger regional and global peace with the country’s army chief now threatening military action to occupy Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). In a statement validating Islamabad’s claims that New Delhi is avidly seeking a military confrontation, India’s Army Chief General […]

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House. (AP) President Donald Trump on Thursday said he believes that Iran’s leadership wants a meeting, adding to expectations that he is trying to arrange a summit with his Iranian counterpart at the upcoming UN assembly. “I […]

Robyn Beck, AFP Democratic presidential hopefuls speak during the third Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season hosted by ABC News in partnership with Univision at Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas on September 12 2019 Former Vice President Joe Biden, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Senator Bernie Sanders – the frontrunners for the […]

© Getty Images China’s trillion-dollar “One Belt, One Road” initiative (BRI) is an attempt to revive the Silk Road, an ancient trade route that for hundreds of years connected the East and West during the days of the Roman Empire. The initiative, which was unveiled by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013, envisages linking China […]

Photo: VCG The US decision to postpone extra tariffs is good for the upcoming China-US trade talks, but what US President Donald Trump has done is far from enough and we should not consider it a breakthrough in trade talks, as they remain very tough, experts told the Global Times on Thursday. Their remarks came […]

The UK yesterday signed an agreement with the Government of Somaliland and the Netherlands to support the implementation of Phase II of the Somaliland Development Fund (SDF2) programme, which aims to improve the lives of local people through the delivery of essential public services. SDF2 (£25m, 2018-2022), will be delivered in partnership with the Somaliland […]

The meeting was held on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, and aimed to discuss ways to promote international coexistence and harmony JEDDAH: The secretary-general of the Muslim World League (MWL), Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, met Joel Rosenberg, head of a delegation of evangelical Christian leaders, in Jeddah on Wednesday. The meeting was held on the […]

President Donald Trump. | Evan Vucci/AP Photo   President Donald Trump scored a major legal victory on immigration on Wednesday as the Supreme Court gave him the go-ahead to proceed with a new policy barring asylum for migrants who pass through another country en route to the U.S. The high court order allows the policy, which is […]