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All options on the table to deal with Pakistan: White House
Washington: The US is keeping "all options" on the table to deal with Pakistan if it does not take decisive action against the Taliban and the Haqqani network and dismantle their safe havens, the White House warned today.
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‘The world will be watching what you do’, US warns Iran at UN
United Nations: "The world will be watching what you do," US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has warned Iran during an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the situation in the Islamic nation which has faced a series of…
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US suspends USD 2 bn military aid to Pak over terror inaction
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Washington: The US on Friday suspended about USD 2 billion in security aid to Pakistan for failing to clamp down on the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani Network terror groups and dismantle their safe havens, a White House official…
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Erdogan: US verdict part of serious plot chain against Turkey
Istanbul: Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today slammed the conviction in the US of a top Turkish banker in a trial on Iran sanctions busting, saying it was part of a "chain" of plots against his nation.
"What we are seeing in…
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US aid freeze on Pak not linked to Saeed’s release: Official
Washington: The US today said it is concerned about the release of Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed from house arrest in Pakistan, but made it clear that this has got nothing to do with the suspension of over USD 1.1 billion in…
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Dow crossing 25,000 mark, sign of ‘Make America Great Again’: Trump
Washington: With the Dow Jones industrial index crossing the 25,000 mark for the first time, President Donald Trump has said 'Make America Great Again' was happening at a faster pace than anyone thought possible.
The Dow Jones industrial…
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Trump denounces Wolff’s book as ‘full of lies’
Washington: US President Donald Trump today dismissed as "full of lies" a new explosive book about his administration that has taken the White House by storm after his lawyers failed to block its release.
Trump tweeted that he gave author…
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US suspends over USD 1.1 bn assistance to Pak over terror groups
Washington: Toughening its stance, the US today suspended more than USD 1.15 billion security assistance to Pakistan for failing to take "decisive actions" against terror groups like the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani Network operating from…
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18 killed, about 260 injured in South Africa train crash
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Johannesburg: A passenger train carrying people home after the holidays slammed into a truck in rural South Africa on Thursday, killing at least 18 people and injuring about 260 others, authorities said.
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Japan’s Abe: N Korea should change course, end nuke programme
Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says North Korea should change its policies to help enrich its people.
Abe told reporters today that Japan would do its utmost, working with the US and South Korea, to pressure Pyongyang to shift…
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