Expectations low as Trump looks for win in talks with Kim
WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (AP): President Donald Trump will head into his second meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong Un having reframed what would make a successful summit, lowering expectations for Pyongyang's denuclearisation while eager to declare a flashy victory to offset the political turmoil he faces at home.Trump was the...
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US, Venezuela opposition to discuss ways to oust Maduro
WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (AP): The United States is planning new ways to pressure Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to give up power and other means to provide assistance to the people of the economically devastated South American nation after a weekend effort failed to deliver aid.Vice President Mike Pence travels Monday...
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Taliban leaders in Qatar for talks with US envoy
DOHA, Feb 25 (Agencies): Senior Taliban leaders, including one of the group's founders, have arrived in Qatar for another round of talks with Washington's special envoy tasked with finding a negotiated solution to Afghanistan's protracted war.Talks with US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad are expected to start on Monday.Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar,...
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Cuba votes on updated constitution
HAVANA, Feb 25 (AP): Cubans were asked Sunday to send an overwhelming message of approval for the country's communist system as its founding generation of geriatric former guerrillas cedes the public spotlight to a new class of middle-aged bureaucrats.Voters were expected to overwhelmingly approve the draft of a new constitution...
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News in Brief -(26-2-2019)
Okinawans reject US military base relocation planTOKYO, Feb 25: The majority of voters in Japan's Okinawa in a referendum on Sunday rejected the central government's plans to relocate a controversial US airbase within Japan's southernmost prefecture, local media reported on Monday after final tallies were counted. Meanwhile, Japan's Prime Minister...
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