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Trump drops plan to host G-7 at his Doral golf resort
Published On: October 20, 2019 04:09 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Oct 20: Responding to stinging criticism, President Donald Trump has abruptly reversed his plan to hold the next Group of Seven world leaders’ meeting at his Doral, Florida, golf resort next year.
Swiss choose new parliament, vote could see Green gains
Published On: October 20, 2019 04:08 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BERLIN, Oct 20: Voters in Switzerland are electing a new national parliament, with recent polls suggesting that green parties could fare well in a year when environmental concerns have swept across Europe.
Indonesia's Joko Widodo sworn in for second term as president
Published On: October 20, 2019 03:58 PM NPT By: Reuters
JAKARTA, Oct 20: Indonesian President Joko Widodo was sworn in on Sunday for a second five-year term as president, leading the world’s third-biggest democracy after a first term marked by heavy infrastructure spending.
Indian soldiers, Pakistani civilians among dead in Kashmir clash
Published On: October 20, 2019 01:18 PM NPT By: Reuters
SRINAGAR, India, Oct 20: India said on Sunday two soldiers and a civilian were killed in cross-border shelling with Pakistan in the disputed Kashmir region, while Islamabad said six died on its side, making it one of the deadliest days since New Delhi revoked Kashmir’s special status in August.
Thousands of Hong Kong protesters stage illegal march; metro stations close
Published On: October 20, 2019 01:08 PM NPT By: Reuters
HONG KONG, Oct 20: Thousands of Hong Kong protesters, many wearing masks in defiance of emergency laws, staged an illegal march through the Kowloon district on Sunday which will test the strength of the pro-democracy campaign after four months of unrest.
Brexit day of reckoning: parliament to vote on Johnson's deal
Published On: October 19, 2019 02:15 PM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, Oct 19: Prime Minister Boris Johnson puts his last-minute Brexit deal to a vote in an extraordinary sitting of the British parliament on Saturday, a day of reckoning that could decide the course of the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union.
Exclusive: Huawei in early talks with U.S. firms to license 5G platform - Huawei executive
Published On: October 19, 2019 01:35 PM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Oct 19: Blacklisted Chinese telecoms equipment giant Huawei is in early-stage talks with some U.S. telecoms companies about licensing its 5G network technology to them, a Huawei executive told Reuters on Friday.
Fighting in Kurdish-held Syrian town despite cease-fire
Published On: October 18, 2019 02:01 PM NPT By: Associated Press
CEYLANPINAR, TURKEY, Oct 18: Associated Press journalists witnessed continued fighting Friday morning in a northeast Syrian town at the center of the fight between Turkey and Kurdish forces, despite a U.S.-brokered cease-fire that went into effect hours earlier.
Britain clinches Brexit deal, Johnson now faces parliament hurdle
Published On: October 17, 2019 07:13 PM NPT By: Reuters
BRUSSELS, Oct 17: Britain clinched an eleventh-hour Brexit deal with the EU on Thursday, more than three years after Britons voted in a referendum to leave the bloc, but Prime Minister Boris Johnson still faces a knife-edge vote in parliament to get it approved.
Climate-change protesters disrupt London rail services
Published On: October 17, 2019 01:47 PM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, Oct 17: Climate change activists disrupted rail services in the east of London early on Thursday, sparking a physical confrontation between angry commuters and a protester who had climbed onto the roof of a London Underground train, video on social media showed.
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