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Relatives of the 12 boys received handwritten letters saying not to worry [Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters] The coach of the youth football team that has been trapped in a cave in Thailand for the past two weeks has sent his “apologies” to the parents of the boys in a scrawled note handed to divers, as officials appear to have ruled […]

For the Chinese, it’s an opportunity to maintain good relationships with business leaders who invest heavily in their economy. | Getty As China and the United States escalate a trade war, the Chinese government is turning to familiar Wall Street and Washington insiders for advice on understanding President Donald Trump — with underwhelming results. Corporate […]

Smoke rises above rebel-held areas of the city of Daraa, during reported airstrikes by Syrian regime forces on July 5, 2018. (AFP Photo) Syria’s armed opposition has agreed with Russia to surrender its heavy weapons in the southern part of the country, an opposition spokesman said Friday. Hussein Abu Shaimaa told Anadolu Agency that the […]

Moscow – FIFA president Gianni Infantino has invited the Thai boys’ football team trapped in a cave to the World Cup final, as messages of support poured in from top players. Infantino said he hoped the Wild Boars team, who were stranded by rising floodwaters two weeks ago, would be rescued in time to watch […]

Coalition partners Angela Merkel (r) of the CDU and Interior Minister Horst Seehofer (l) of the CSU have clashed on migration policy. Photo: Omer Messinger/AFP. The three parties in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s shaky coalition government on Thursday rallied around a tougher policy on migration and asylum aimed at placating conservative allies. At the end of […]

Interior Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini. Photo: Andreas Solaro/AFP Italy’s hardline Interior Minister Matteo Salvini on Thursday said he wanted to put a complete stop to migrant arrivals in Italy by boat. The aim is that “not one more person arrives by boat” on Italian shores, said Salvini during a news conference with […]

The European Parliament has condemned the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia for cutting financial support to Somalia in a move which is believed to have been taken in retaliation for Somalia’s neutrality in a rift between a Saudi-led quartet and Qatar. The European Parliament has condemned the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia […]

© Aly Song / Reuters China’s commerce ministry says the country has no choice but to fight back after the US “launched the largest trade war in economic history,” as Washington’s 25 percent tariffs on various Chinese imports go into effect. “On July 6, the US began to impose 25 percent tariffs on $34 billion […]

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, second from right, greets Kim Yong-chol, second from left, a North Korean senior ruling party official and former intelligence chief, as they arrive for a meeting at the Park Hwa Guest House in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday. AP US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (centre L) arrives at Sunan […]

International divers prepare to enter the Tham Luang cave complex in Thailand to rescue a young football team and their coach trapped inside [File: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters] A former Thai military diver helping to rescue a young football team trapped inside a flooded cave has died as officials warned the window of opportunity to free the team […]