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North Korea blames U.S. for failed summit, urges 'new calculation'

Published On: May 24, 2019 07:05 PM NPT By: Reuters

SEOUL, May 24: North Korea said on Friday an “arbitrary and dishonest” U.S. position had resulted in the failure to reach a deal during a second North Korea-U.S. summit, warning the nuclear issue would never be resolved without a new approach.

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Tearful Theresa May resigns, paving way for Brexit confrontation with EU

Published On: May 24, 2019 03:17 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, May 24: Fighting back tears, Theresa May said on Friday she would quit, setting up a contest that will bring a new British prime minister to power who could pursue a cleaner break with the European Union. May’s departure will deepen the Brexit crisis as a new leader is likely to want a more decisive split, raising the chances of a confrontation with the EU and a potentially unpredictable snap parliamentary election.

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India's Modi begins talks for new cabinet after big election win

Published On: May 24, 2019 10:44 AM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, May 24: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold talks on Friday to form a new cabinet to tackle a stuttering economy and other challenges facing his second term after winning a big majority.

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Rahul Gandhi loses parliamentary seat in family bastion Amethi

Published On: May 23, 2019 07:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, May 23: Rahul Gandhi, the president of India’s opposition Congress party, said he had lost his own parliament seat in a family borough in a northern state in the biggest upset of the election on Thursday.

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Pakistan PM Imran Khan congratulates Modi on election victory, calls for peace

Published On: May 23, 2019 06:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

ISLAMABAD, May 23: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan congratulated India’s Narendra Modi on the runaway election victory of his Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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FIFA to stick with 32 teams for Qatar World Cup

Published On: May 23, 2019 03:46 PM NPT By: Reuters

MANCHESTER, May 23: The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be held with 32 participating teams and not an expanded 48 teams, organizers FIFA said on Wednesday.

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Pakistan says wants peace with India, conducts missile test

Published On: May 23, 2019 02:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

ISLAMABAD, May 23: Pakistan has signaled a willingness to open peace talks with India as Prime Minister Narendra Modi appears set to return to power in New Delhi after an election fought in the shadow of renewed confrontation between the nuclear-armed enemies.

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India's PM Modi set to sweep to general election victory

Published On: May 23, 2019 11:18 AM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI/KOLKATA, May 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party is set for a historic victory as India began counting on Thursday hundreds of millions of votes from its general election, according to data from the Election Commission.

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E-cigs can double success rates of quitting smoking, UK study finds

Published On: May 23, 2019 09:25 AM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, May 23: People using e-cigarettes to quit smoking are about 95% more likely to report success than those trying to quit without help from any stop-smoking aids, according to the results of a large study in England.

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India starts counting 600 million votes, Modi looks at second term

Published On: May 23, 2019 09:04 AM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, May 23: India began counting hundreds of millions of votes in its general election on Thursday, with a coalition led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party already preparing to form the next government.

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Jakarta governor says six dead in Indonesia post-election unrest

Published On: May 22, 2019 02:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

JAKARTA, May 22: Six people died in civil unrest that gripped parts of Jakarta on Tuesday night after the election commission confirmed that President Joko Widodo won last month’s election, the governor of the Indonesian capital said.

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Indonesian police arrest at least 20 amid post-election violence

Published On: May 22, 2019 01:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

JAKARTA, May 22: Indonesian police have arrested at least 20 people accused of provoking riots in Jakarta following official results showing President Joko Widodo had been re-elected, a police spokesman said on Wednesday.

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Chinese airlines seek Boeing compensation over 737 MAX grounding: state TV

Published On: May 22, 2019 01:05 PM NPT By: Reuters

BEIJING, May 22: China’s three biggest airlines have requested compensation from U.S. planemaker Boeing Co for losses incurred by the grounding and delayed deliveries of 737 MAX jets, as regulators gather to discuss design changes for the troubled aircraft.

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In tearful ceremony, Sri Lanka Catholics mark one month since bombings

Published On: May 21, 2019 03:17 PM NPT By: Reuters

COLOMBO, May 21: Weeping Sri Lankan Catholics lit candles and prayed in a memorial service outside a bombed church on Tuesday, one month after Easter bombings by Islamist militants killed more than 250 people.

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Man accused of murder in NZ shootings also charged with terrorist act

Published On: May 21, 2019 11:30 AM NPT By: Reuters

WELLINGTON, May 21: New Zealand police said on Tuesday they were charging the man accused of murder in shootings at two Christchurch mosques in March with engaging in a terrorist act.

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Venezuela's Maduro proposes early elections for opposition-run congress

Published On: May 21, 2019 11:00 AM NPT By: Reuters

CARACAS, May 21: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday proposed early elections for the National Assembly, which is headed by opposition leader Juan Guaido and is the sole body recognized as democratically legitimate by most Western nations.

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Swedish prosecutor requests Assange's detention over rape allegation

Published On: May 20, 2019 05:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

STOCKHOLM, May 20: The Swedish prosecutor heading an investigation into a rape allegation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange filed a request with a local court on Monday for him to be detained in absentia.

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As U.S.-Iran tension simmers, rocket fired near Iraq's U.S. Embassy

Published On: May 20, 2019 05:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

BAGHDAD, May 20:  A rocket was fired into the Iraqi capital Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses government buildings and diplomatic missions, on Sunday night, falling near the U.S. Embassy but causing no casualties, the Iraqi military said.

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Kroos extends Real Madrid deal until 2023

Published On: May 20, 2019 04:03 PM NPT By: Reuters

BARCELONA, May 20: Toni Kroos has agreed to a contract renewal with Real Madrid until the end of the 2022-23 season, the Spanish club said on Monday.

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Indonesia steps up security ahead of presidential election result

Published On: May 20, 2019 03:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

JAKARTA, May 20: Police rolled out more barbed wire on Monday to tighten security outside Indonesia’s election agency and readied armored trucks and water cannons to quell any civil unrest when official results of a presidential poll are released this week. With the General Election Commission (KPU) set to declare its count from last month’s election by Wednesday, authorities have detained dozens of militant Islamists suspected of planning attacks to create mayhem during demonstrations.

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