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Xi backs nuclear deal in talks with Rouhani

BEIJING, June 11 (AFP): Chinese leader Xi Jinping called for the Iran nuclear deal to be "earnestly" implemented as he met the country's president following the US withdrawal from the pact, state media said Monday.Xi met one-on-one with Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on Sunday following a two-day regional security summit...

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UN calls for probe into Syria strikes

UNITED NATIONS, June 11 (Agencies): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an investigation of air strikes believed to have been carried out by Russian jets in Syria, killing dozens including children.The air attack on the night of June 07 to 08 targeted the village of Zardana in Idlib province and...

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Afghan violence leaves 41 dead

KABUL, June 11 (Xinhua): Thirty-four militants and seven police were killed and 14 people were wounded in daily violence in Afghanistan on Monday.In one incident, 12 civilians were wounded after an improvised explosive device (IED) was detonated at a public picnic area in Chaparhar district, eastern Nangarhar province roughly at...

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Italy shuts ports to migrant rescue ship

ROME, June 11 (BBC): A rescue ship carrying 629 migrants is stranded in the Mediterranean after Italy's new interior minister refused permission for it to dock.Matteo Salvini, leader of the right-wing League party, promised during Italy's recent general election to take a tough stance against migration.He says Malta should accept...

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Billionaire Modi flees to UK, seeks political asylum

LONDON, June 11 (Reuters): Nirav Modi, the billionaire jeweller at the heart of a more than $2 billion fraud case in India, has fled to the UK.He is claiming political asylum, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing Indian and British officials.Britain's Home Office said it does not provide information...

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US fighter jet crashes off Japan coast

TOKYO, June 11 (AFP): A US F15 fighter jet crashed off the southern coast of Japan on Monday, local media reported, adding that the jet's pilot ejected and was rescued by Japanese forces.There was no immediate confirmation of the crash from the defence ministry, which said it was gathering information...

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Iraq ballot warehouse fire 'deliberate'

BAGHDAD, June 11 (AFP): The fire that ravaged a Baghdad warehouse where votes from May's legislative election were stored ahead of a recount was started "deliberately," Iraqi Interior Minister Qassem al-Araji said Monday.The fire ripped through the warehouse Sunday ahead of a vote recount prompted by allegations of fraud during...

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News in Brief (12-6-2018)

Harry, Meghan will visit Australia later this yearLONDON, June 11: Prince Harry and his new wife Meghan will visit Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand later this year for their first overseas tour as a married couple, Kensington Palace announced Monday. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who were married...

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