Tough topics top Trump-Starmer talks
CHEQUERS, Sept 18 (AFP/Reuters): Donald Trump held talks on Thursday with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer about pressing issues including Ukraine, Gaza and trade, as the US president's second state visit moved from royal pomp to potential political pitfalls.After taking leave of King Charles III at Windsor Castle where he...
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Americans believe Israel has gone too far in Gaza conflict
NEW YORK, Sept 18 (AP): A growing number of Americans now say Israel's military campaign in Gaza has "gone too far," according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.The survey found that about half of U.S. adults view Israel's actions in Gaza as excessive,...
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Syria to strike security deals with Israel by end of 2025
DAMASCUS, Sept 18 (AFP): Syria will strike several security and military agreements with Israel by the end of the year, a foreign ministry official told AFP on Thursday, in what would be a major milestone after the toppling of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.Also on Thursday, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani landed...
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India health alert as 'brain-eating' amoeba rises
NEW DELHI, Sept 18 (AFP): India has issued a health alert after infections and deaths caused by a rare water-borne "brain-eating" amoeba doubled compared to last year in the southern state of Kerala.Numbers are still tiny but Altaf Ali, a doctor who is part of a government task force to...
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