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BEIJING (AP) — In a mountain valley in Kashmir, plans are under way for Chinese engineers guarded by Pakistani forces to expand the lofty Karakoram Highway in a project that is stirring diplomatic friction with India. The work is part of a sprawling Chinese initiative to build a "new Silk Road" of ports, railways and roads to expand trade in a vast arc of countries across Asia, Africa and Europe. The Asian Development Bank says the region, home to 60 percent of the world's people, needs more t..>> view originalIndia wedding: At least 22 killed by collapsing wall
Image copyright Banwari Upadhyay Image caption The guests had taken shelter from heavy rain under a tin shack At least 22 people were killed when a wall collapsed during a wedding party in northern India.The guests had taken shelter from heavy rain under a tin shack when a wall collapsed onto it in the storm.Another 26 people were injured in the accident in Bharatpur, a district in Rajasthan state, 15 of them seriously. Local media reports say food s..>> view originalNew South Korean president in calls with China, Japan leaders
New South Korean President Moon Jae-In spoke to the leaders of China and Japan Thursday, hours after a telephone call with his US counterpart Donald Trump, officials and reports said, as he began shaping his approach to the nuclear-armed North.In a 40-minute conversation with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, the two agreed denuclearising Pyongyang was a "common goal" between them, Moon's office said.Ties between Seoul and Beijing have soured over the South's deployment of a controversial US anti-missi..>> view originalFor Respected Israeli News Programs, an 'Undignified' End
A shake-up of the overarching Israel Broadcasting Authority — widely considered an outdated and wasteful enterprise — has been decades in the making. At one point it was said to have had up to 18 unions for about 1,800 employees. Israeli officials and experts across the political spectrum said that reform was essential. But the way it is unfolding appears chaotic and uncertain. And many Israelis were outraged by the abrupt termination of Channel 1’s “Mabat,” the grande dame of Israel’s news pro..>> view originalTrump-Russia investigation: Michael Flynn ordered to hand over papers
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionNot all Republicans are happy with the Comey firing A US Senate panel investigating Russian interference in last year's election has issued a rare formal demand for documents from President Donald Trump's former national security adviser.Michael Flynn has failed to voluntarily co-operate with the investigation, the Senate Intelligence Committee says.He was forced to resign in February after failing to disclose the content of his talk..>> view originalGeneral election 2017: Labour manifesto draft leaked
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionCampaigns chief: At least people are talking about our policies A draft of Labour's general election manifesto has been leaked, including plans to nationalise parts of the energy industry and scrap tuition fees.The BBC has seen a copy of the document, which is due to be formally signed off on Thursday.It contains policies on nationalising railways and renewing the Trident weapons system and suggests Labour will not leave the EU witho..>> view originalWith Awkward Timing, Trump Meets Top Russian Official
And he did exactly that, inviting reporters to the Russian Embassy in Washington while Mr. Tillerson said almost nothing. The firing of Mr. Comey was the main subject from the start: When Mr. Tillerson greeted his Russian counterpart in the diplomatic reception room on the seventh floor of the State Department, a reporter shouted a question about whether Mr. Comey’s dismissal “cast a shadow” on the meeting.Mr. Lavrov, known for a puckish sense of humor, shot back: “Was he fired? You’re kidding!..>> view originalTurkey threatens military action against US-allied Syrian Kurdish fighters
ISTANBUL — Turkey has threatened to step up military action against Syrian Kurdish fighters allied with the United States in response to the Trump administration’s decision to directly arm the Kurds for an assault on the Syrian city of Raqqa, Turkish officials said. The warning was delivered to senior U.S. national security officials in closed-door meetings this week after the Trump administration expressed its intent to arm the Kurds following months of deliberations, the Turkish officials ..>> view originalDid Trump and Sessions flip-flop on Comey's decisions in the Clinton investigation?
President Trump shakes hands with James Comey, then the director of the FBI. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News) President Trump has fired James B. Comey as director of the FBI, citing Comey’s handling of the agency’s investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server. Through a Tuesday memo by deputy attorney general Rod J. Rosenstein, the White House cited two key developments in the investigation. The first was Comey’s news conference on July 5, 2016, when he announced that the FBI woul..>> view originalDozens Hurt, 1 Dead in Violent Day of Protests in Venezuela
Dozens have been injured in Venezuela's capital and a 27-year-old man died in another day of violent clashes during demonstrations demanding elections. | May 10, 2017, at 11:45 p.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. Dozens Hurt, 1 ...>> view original
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