Ukraine deal closer than ever: Trump
BERLIN, Dec 16 (AFP): US President Donald Trump said Monday that a deal to end Russia's war in Ukraine was closer than ever, as European leaders proposed a "multinational force" to enforce a potential peace accord.The upbeat remarks came as key powers met in Berlin with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky...
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Sudan general ready to talk to Trump for peace
PORT SUDAN, Dec 16 (AFP): Sudan's de facto leader, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, is ready to work with US President Donald Trump to resolve the conflict splitting his country, the foreign ministry said Tuesday.The ministry released a statement after the army chief visited Riyadh as a guest of Saudi Arabia's...
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Israeli forces kill teenager in West Bank
RAMALLAH, Dec 16 (AFP): The Ramallah-based Palestinian health ministry said on Monday that Israeli forces killed a teenage boy during a raid in the occupied West Bank."Ammar Yaser Mohammad Taamara (16) was killed by a bullet to the chest fired by the occupation (Israeli) forces during their raid on the...
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Thaksin's nephew nominated as prime minister candidate
BANGKOK, Dec 16 (AFP): The populist party founded by Thailand's former leader Thaksin Shinawatra nominated his nephew on Tuesday as its top choice for prime minister in the upcoming election.Thaksin, a 76-year-old political heavyweight and one of Thailand's richest people, is currently serving a prison sentence in Bangkok for corruption...
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Indonesians reeling from flood devastation plead for global help
PENGIDAM, Dec 16 (AFP): Nurlela Agusfitri has nowhere to turn after losing her home and business to devastating floods that wreaked havoc on her Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing more than 1,000 people.Nearly three weeks since the massive deluge ravaged the island, 40-year-old Nurlela picked her way barefoot through uprooted...
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Potential joint ventures discussed
NEW DELHI, Dec 16 (Reuters): At least half a dozen executives from top Indian arms makers, including Adani Defence and Bharat Forge, attended rare meetings in Russia this year to discuss potential joint ventures, three people familiar with the matter said.The meetings took place during the first visit of India's...
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Trump urges Xi to free Hong Kong's Lai
NEW YORK, Dec 16 (BBC): US President Donald Trump says he has asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping to "consider" releasing Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon who was earlier this week found guilty under the city's controversial national security law."I feel so badly," Trump told reporters. "I spoke to...
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