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UK issues laptop, tablet flight ban after US warning

LONDON: Britain tightened airline security on flights from Turkey, the Middle East and North Africa… Read More

Tillerson ends China trip with warm words from President Xi

BEIJING: With warm words from Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday, U.S. Secretary of State Rex… Read More

US Congress fails to recognise Pakistan’s victories: Zardari

Former President and Pakistan People’s Party chairman Asif Ali Zardari has called on the United… Read More

UN official quits over ‘Israel apartheid’ report

NEW YORK: UN official Rima Khalaf announced her resignation on Friday, saying the secretary general… Read More

McDonald’s tweet slams ‘disgusting excuse of a President’ Trump

NEW YORK: McDonald's is investigating an apparent hack into its Twitter feed following a briefly-posted… Read More

Trump meets with Saudi deputy crown prince at White House

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump met with Saudi Arabia's Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at… Read More

Muhammad Ali Jr questioned at Washington DC airport: lawmaker

WASHINGTON: Muhammad Ali Jr, the son and namesake of the late boxing great, was questioned… Read More

Trump invites Palestinian leader Abbas to White House

JERUSALEM: U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday invited Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to the White… Read More

China warns of ‘trade war’ if WTO ignored

BEIJING: China warned on Thursday that United States ignoring World Trade Organization rulings could trigger a… Read More

Trump ban could hit World Cup bid: FIFA chief

LONDON: US President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban could make it impossible for his country… Read More

China urges US and N. Korea to avert ‘head-on collision’

BEIJING: China warned on Wednesday that North Korea and the United States were like two… Read More

Wikileaks exposes alleged CIA hacking program

WASHINGTON: The CIA can turn your TV into a listening device, bypass popular encryption apps,… Read More

Jackie Chan says foreign ‘pressure’ good for Chinese films

BEIJNG: Action star Jackie Chan said opening up China's heavily-restricted film market to more foreign… Read More

Iran keeps ban on US visitors in response to Trump order

TEHRAN:  Iran said on Tuesday it would continue its retaliatory measure of barring US visitors… Read More

Trump administration to propose ‘dramatic reductions’ in foreign aid

WASHINGTON: The White House budget director confirmed on Saturday that the Trump administration will propose… Read More

Pence denies double standard as private email use uncovered

WASHINGTON:  US Vice President Mike Pence denied charges of hypocrisy on Friday, after it emerged… Read More

North Korea hits out at US over potential terror listing

SEOUL: North Korea warned on Saturday that the US will "pay dearly" if it relists… Read More

For migrants, Canada is haven, not Trump’s America

CHAMPLAIN, USA: A taxi stops in the small town of Champlain. Loaded down with belongings,… Read More

Canada has seen jump in asylum seekers from US: officials

OTTAWA: The number of migrants applying for refugee status in Canada after crossing the border… Read More

WTO faces first attack from US under Trump

GENEVA: The World Trade Organization on Thursday became the target of a first concrete attack… Read More