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China warns of war if Taiwan moves towards independence

BEIJING, July 24 (Reuters): China's defence ministry warned on Wednesday that it was ready for war if there was a move toward Taiwan's independence, accusing the United States of undermining global stability and denouncing its arms sales to the self-ruled island.This month, the Pentagon said the US State Department had...

Imran will work with US on Afghanistan accord

WASHINGTON, Jul 24 (AP): After years of tension between Washington and Islamabad, Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan insisted Tuesday the two are now on the same page and said he will do his best to persuade the Taliban to open negotiations with the Afghan government to resolve the war.The U.S....

May bids farewell before Johnson takes office

LONDON, July 24 (BBC): Theresa May has faced MPs' questions for the final time before Boris Johnson becomes prime minister.Watched by her husband Philip, she looked visibly emotional as she left the Commons to a round of applause.Later, she will tender her resignation to the Queen after delivering a farewell...

Tehran ready for just negotiations: Rouhani

TEHRAN, July 24 (Reuters): Iran is ready for "just" negotiations but not if they mean surrender, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, without saying what talks he had in mind.Rouhani seemed to be referring to possible negotiations with the United States. US President Donald Trump withdrew from a landmark...

Missiles probably from Israel hit south Syria

BEIRUT, July 24 (AFP): Missiles believed to have been launched by Israel were fired into south Syria on Wednesday morning, targeting military positions held by the government or its allies, a war monitor said."The missiles, probably Israeli" were fired at the southern region close to the Golan Heights, an area...

Four persons die in attack on Thai military outpost

BANGKOK, July 24 (AP): Four people were killed in an attack on a military outpost in southern Thailand, where Muslim rebels are active, Thai police said.An unknown number of assailants carried out the attack on Tuesday night using firearms and explosives, triggering a gunfight that left four dead and three...

Car boom brings gridlock misery to 'green' Bhutan

THIMPHU, July 24 (AFP): Famed for valuing Gross National Happiness over economic growth, Bhutan is a poster child for sustainable development.But booming car sales may impact efforts to preserve its rare status as a carbon negative country - and an increase in traffic is testing the good humour of its...

Germany charges suspect over 2005 killing of Lankan FM

BERLIN, July 24 (AP): German prosecutors have charged a suspected member of the Tamil Tigers as an accessory to murder in the 2005 assassination of Sri Lanka's foreign minister.Federal prosecutors said Wednesday that they filed the indictment against the 40-year-old, who was arrested in January and identified only as Navanithan...

Russia wants probe into South Korean airspace ‘violation’

SEOUL, July 24 (AP): Russia wants an investigation into a South Korean announcement that one of its military planes violated South Korea's airspace, a senior lawmaker said on Wednesday citing, Russia's acting ambassador.Seoul said South Korean fighter jets fired 360 rounds of warning shots to drive away the Russian reconnaissance...

News in Brief -(25-07-2019)

Romanian men sentenced for hacking US serversATLANTA, July 24: Three men who hacked U.S. computers from Romania have been sentenced to prison for a fraud scheme totaling more than $21 million, federal prosecutors in Georgia said on Tuesday. Sentences ranged from four years and three months to eight years and...