Many Americans like dictator: Trump
WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (AFP): US President Donald Trump on Monday suggested many Americans would like a dictator as he signed orders to tighten his federal clampdown on the capital Washington and to prosecute flag-burners.During a rambling 80-minute event in the Oval Office, Trump lambasted critics and the media as he...
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China's ties with Russia strategically significant
BEIJING, Aug 26 (AFP): President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that China's ties with Russia are the "most stable, mature and strategically significant" among major world powers, state media reported.During a meeting with Vyacheslav Volodin, chairman of Russia's Duma, or lower house of parliament, Xi hailed the countries' relationship as...
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Families leave Gaza City after night of bombardment
GAZA, Aug 26 (Reuters): More Palestinian families left Gaza City on Tuesday after a night of Israeli shelling on its outskirts, as Israelis launched a day of nationwide protests calling for hostages to be released and the war in Gaza to end.Residents said Israeli aerial and tank shelling continued throughout...
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Trump likely to visit China this year
WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (AFP): US President Donald Trump said Monday that he expects to visit China this year or shortly afterwards, noting that economic ties between the two countries have improved-even as he kept the door open to steeper tariffs.Speaking to reporters as he met South Korean President Lee Jae...
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Lanka's jailed former president gets bail
COLOMBO, Aug 26 (AFP): Sri Lanka's former president Ranil Wickremesinghe was granted bail on Tuesday, four days after his arrest on the charge of misusing state funds for an overseas visit.The ex-leader, 76, was arrested on Friday accused of spending $55,000 in government funds on a 2023 stopover in Britain...
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