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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States President Donald Trump declared Monday that ties between Washington and New Delhi had “never been stronger” after holding his first talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. As Modi hailed the US as his country’s primary partner in its rapid social and economic transformation, Trump paid tribute to the Indian leader for overseeing growth rates which are faster than any other major economy in the world. “The relationship […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — The United States Navy will hold a memorial service Tuesday for seven sailors killed in a collision with a cargo ship off the coast of Japan this month. The private gathering is being held at a naval base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, the home port of badly damaged destroyer, the USS Fitzgerald, a navy spokesman said. The sailors’ relatives, their 300 shipmates on the guided-missile destroyer and US military officials […]
GAZA CITY, Israel (AFP) — Israeli airstrikes hit a series of targets in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip overnight Monday, officials said, hours after a rocket from the Palestinian enclave landed in the Jewish state. Strikes were recorded in at least three locations in Gaza, Palestinian security sources and eyewitnesses said, with Hamas bases struck near the southern city of Rafah and Gaza City, as well as open land southeast of Gaza City. The Palestinian health […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (Reuters) — A Canadian soldier became the first woman from an infantry unit to take command of troops guarding Queen Elizabeth’s Buckingham Palace residence in London on Monday (June 26). Captain Megan Couto, 24, led the queen’s guard while visiting Britain to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Canada, one of the 15 nations in addition to the United Kingdom which has the 91-year-old queen as head of state. Guard duties are […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump called on Monday for the threat posed by North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic programs to be “rapidly” tackled, as he thanked visiting Indian leader Narendra Modi for rallying behind sanctions on Pyongyang. “The North Korean regime is causing tremendous problems and is something that has to be dealt with, and probably dealt with rapidly,” Trump told reporters in the White House Rose Garden after holding his first […]
by Robin Millard Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain’s royal family is set for a bumper year of income as it embarks on a 10-year renovation of Buckingham Palace, royal officials said Tuesday. The works on the monarchy’s headquarters are expected to start in the coming months with ripping out 60-year-old rubber cabling, deemed the most pressing concern. The monarchy’s expenditure was £56.8 million ($72.2 million, 64.6 million euros) in the financial […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday urged United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to prevent “provocations” against Syrian government forces, the foreign ministry said. In a phone call initiated by Tillerson, Lavrov “called on Washington to take steps to prevent provocations against Syrian government forces carrying out operations against terrorists,” it said in a statement. The communique was issued after Israel said it had fired on Syrian regime positions […]
CALIFORNIA, United States (Reuters) — The winner of the 2017 annual Ugliest Dog Contest in Petaluma, California, was a far cry from its previous predecessors. Martha, a three-year-old 125-pound (57-kilo) black Neapolitan Mastiff, won the judge’s hearts on Friday (June 23) with her drooping face, out-competing over a dozen fellow contestants including the mostly hairless Chinese Crested breed that normally dominates the annual contest. The Mastiff wins a $1,500 prize, a trophy and a trip […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A top Republican lawmaker on Monday threatened to block United States arms sales to members of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council including Saudi Arabia until their escalating rift with Qatar is resolved. “All countries in the region need to do more to combat terrorism, but recent disputes among the GCC countries only serve to hurt efforts to fight ISIS and counter Iran,” Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations […]
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — A former nurse who confessed to murdering eight elderly residents who were under her care at retirement homes in eastern Canada was sentenced Monday to life in prison. Elizabeth Wettlaufer faced a possible 200 years in jail, but the judge in Canada’s Ontario province opted for eight concurrent sentences with no parole for at least 25 years. The stout, bespectacled 50-year-old came forward and admitted having fatally injected her victims with […]
by Paul Handley Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States Supreme Court on Monday partially reinstated Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban targeting citizens from six predominantly Muslim countries, prompting the president to claim a victory for national security. The court said it would examine the case in full in October but said the ban could now be enforced for travelers from the targeted countries “who lack any bona fide relationship with […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that France refuses to recognize Russia’s “annexation” of the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea but that he hoped to make progress toward peace. Macron said after meeting Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Paris that his approach to future talks was unambiguous: “France is committed to Ukraine’s sovereignty with its recognised borders,” he said. Russia annexed Crimea in 2014 after a military intervention in eastern Ukraine. The new […]
