Powerful, obscure law is basis for Trump ‘order’ on trade
BIARRITZ, France (AP) — President Donald Trump is threatening to use the emergency authority granted by a powerful but obscure federal law to make good on his tweeted “order” to… Read more »
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Former Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley dies at 66
NEW DELHI (AP) — Former Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, a key member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first-term Cabinet, died in a New Delhi hospital on Saturday after a… Read more »
Islamic State claims bombing at Kabul wedding that killed 63
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The suicide bomber stood in the middle of the dancing, clapping crowd as hundreds of Afghan children and adults celebrated a wedding in a joyous release… Read more »
Ebola patients in Congo “cured” with drugs, say doctors
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Two Ebola patients who were treated with new drugs in the city of Goma in eastern Congo have been declared “cured” and returned to their home…. Read more »
Key events in Kashmir since British rule ended in 1947
KASHMIR (AP) – Flashback of Some key events in Kashmir since Indian Independence and birth of Pakistan after British rule ended in 1947. — August 1947: With the end of… Read more »
Mozambique peace accord signed, paves way for elections
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Mozambique’s president and the leader of the country’s main opposition group signed a new peace accord Tuesday, pledging to end years of violence and facilitate elections in… Read more »
US jobs report shows solid gains added 164K Jobs amid trade frictions
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers slowed their hiring in July but still added a solid 164,000 jobs to an economy that appears poised to extend its decade-long expansion. The unemployment… Read more »
Top diplomats gather in Bangkok for key Asia-Pacific talks
BANGKOK (AP) — Top diplomats from the Asia-Pacific region started gathering Tuesday in the Thai capital to discuss issues of concern to the area, including security on the Korean peninsula… Read more »
Russian police arrest more than 1,000 in Moscow protest
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian police cracked down fiercely Saturday on demonstrators in central Moscow, beating some people and arresting more than 1,000 who were protesting the exclusion of opposition candidates… Read more »
Australia hopes to sign trade deal with Boris Johnson
LONDON (AP) — Boris Johnson officially becoming Britain’s new prime minister. Australia’s prime minister has congratulated Boris Johnson and hopes to ink one of Britain’s first bilateral trade deals after… Read more »