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Saudi-led alliance gears up for battle in Yemen

ADEN, June 12 (Agencies): A Saudi-led coalition geared up on Tuesday for an assault on Yemen's main port.They are preparing to launch by far the biggest battle of a three-year-old war between an alliance of Arab states and the Houthi movement that controls Yemen's capital.The United Arab Emirates, one of...

Rahul vows to fight Hindu group in court

NEW DELHI, June 12 (AFP): India's opposition leader Rahul Gandhi pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to defaming a powerful Hindu supremacist group.They are closely linked to the ruling party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Gandhi will fight charges in court that he defamed the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) organisation when he...

US shows new de facto embassy in Taiwan amid China tensions

TAIPEI, June 12 (Agencies): The United States (US) unveiled a new $256 million representative office in Taiwan's capital on Tuesday.A de facto embassy that was underscored Washington's strategic ties with the democratic, self-ruled island as it faces escalating tensions with China.Donald Trump's administration is moving to strengthen ties with Taiwan...

Ukraine, Russia, France, Germany hold peace talks

BERLIN, Jun 12 (AP): The foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany met in Berlin on Monday for talks on bringing an end to the fighting between Ukrainian troops and Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine.The focus of the meeting was implementing an unfulfilled peace accord reached in the Belarus capital...

KL to reopen embassy in Pyongyang: Mahathir

KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 (Reuters): Malay-sia will reopen its embassy in Pyongyang, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has said.He is suggesting an end to the diplomatic row over the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's half-brother in Kuala Lumpur last year."Yes, we will reopen the embassy," Mahathir said in...

Air strike kills 10 civilians in Syria

BEIRUT, June 12 (AFP): An air raid on a village in northeast Syria held by the IS jihadist group killed at least 10 civilians including three children on Tuesday.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strikes on Tal al-Shair in the northeastern province of Hasakeh were carried out by...

Republicans reluctant to criticise Trump's actions abroad

WASHINGTON, June 12 (Agencies): Republicans in Congress are often hesitant to publicly criticise President Donald Trump, even when they have strong disagreements. And the reaction after his outbursts over the Group of Seven summit was not much different.Trump badmouthed the prime minister of Canada. Abandoned a joint statement with longtime...

News in Brief (13-6-2018)

Police grill Netanyahu over telecom caseJERUSALEM, June 12: Israeli police are questioning Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of an investigation into a corruption case involving the country's telecom giant. Police were seen arriving at Netanyahu's residence on Tuesday. — APSuicide attack leaves 12 dead in KabulKABUL, June 12: At...