Trump calls suspect in press dinner attack 'pretty sick guy'

WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters): US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the suspect accused of trying to attack administration officials at a black-tie gala on Saturday night was a "pretty sick guy" who had been flagged to law enforcement by family members.Trump said in TV interviews that the suspect,...

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Modi's BJP gains ground

NEW DELHI, April 27 (Reuters): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP party strengthened its position in parliament's upper house after seven opposition lawmakers joined it, a parliamentary list showed on Monday, a shift that could ease the government's passage of legislation.All seven defectors are from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP),...

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Afghan authorities say Pakistani fire kills 3 along border

KABUL, April 27 (AFP): The Pakistani military killed at least three people and wounded 45 others in an Afghan border province on Monday, the Taliban authorities said.Hundreds of people have been killed since the two neighbours went to war in late February, according to UN figures, although the violence has...

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