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Xi holds talks with Kissinger

BEIJING, July 20 (BBC): Chinese president Xi Jinping has given a warm welcome to former top diplomat Henry Kissinger, as the US pursues closer ties with China. Mr Kissinger's surprise trip to the Chinese capital comes amid a flurry of visits by top US officials.The former secretary of state, who...

Thai govt calls for calm after reformist's PM bid fails

BANGKOK, July 20 (AFP): Thai caretaker prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha called for calm Thursday after a popular progressive candidate's bid to succeed him was thwarted by military and pro-royalist lawmakers.Pita Limjaroenrat's party won the most seats in May elections, but on Wednesday, he was dramatically suspended from parliament, which then...

Imran Khan to face charges of exposing official secrets

LAHORE, July 20 (Reuters): Pakistan will open criminal proceedings against former prime minister Imran Khan on charges of exposing official secrets, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said on Wednesday, the latest in a string of cases the former premier has been facing.The case is related to diplomatic correspondence between Washington and...

Israeli forces kill Palestinian in West Bank --

NABLUS, July 20 (AFP): Israeli forces killed a Palestinian early Thursday near a flashpoint holy site in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, the Palestinian health ministry said."A citizen was killed by the occupation (Israeli) bullets in Nablus," a statement from the ministry said, without elaborating on the identity...

Reservists threaten not to serve if govt overhauls judiciary

JERUSALEM, July 20 (AP): Cracks are emerging in Israel's military. The Middle East's best equipped and most powerful force is under one of the worst assaults it has encountered - a battle within its own ranks.A contentious government plan to overhaul the country's judiciary has cleaved deep rifts within Israeli...

Five dead after violent storm hits Balkans

ZAGREB, July 20 (AFP): At least five people were killed after violent thunderstorms swept across Bosnia, Croatia and Slovenia following days of scorching temperatures in the Balkans.The storm's strong winds brought down power lines and flooded streets with at least four people killed by falling trees, including two in the...

News in Brief(2023-07-21)

Judge nixes Trump's bid to move hush-money criminal caseNEW YORK, July 20: A federal judge on Wednesday rejected Donald Trump's bid to move his hush-money criminal case from New York state court to federal court, ruling that the former president had failed to meet a high legal bar for changing...