Trump will talk to Putin today
NEW YORK, Mar 17 (Reuters): US President Donald Trump said he plans to speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday and discuss ending the war in Ukraine, after positive talks between US and Russian officials in Moscow."We want to see if we can bring that war to an end,"...
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Japan govt approval rate drops sharply
TOKYO, Mar 17 (AFP): Approval ratings for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's government have dropped sharply, polls showed Monday, as the leader faces a backlash for distributing expensive gift vouchers to rookie ruling-party lawmakers.The Liberal Democratic Party, which has governed Japan almost continuously since 1955, has been convulsed by a...
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EU hosts donor confce for war-torn Syria
BRUSSELS, Mar 17 (AFP): Germany on Monday kicked off a new pledging round of aid for Syria, as the EU hosts a donor drive for the war-torn country after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad.For the first time, the Syrian authorities will be represented at the annual conference in Brussels-with interim...
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Iran orders release of opposition leader
TEHRAN, Mar 17 (AFP): Iranian authorities have ordered the release of prominent opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi, who has been under house arrest since 2011, local media reported Monday.The 87-year-old, together with former premier Mir Hossein Mousavi, led the "Green Movement" that contested Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election as president in 2009.He was...
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South Korea opposition urges swift ruling on Yoon
SEOUL, Mar 17 (AFP): South Korea's opposition party Monday urged the country's Constitutional Court to rule swiftly on suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, saying delays were "irresponsible" and causing social unrest.Yoon was impeached by lawmakers over his disastrous December 3 declaration of martial law, and the court last month...
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