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May 18, 2019 5:33 PM

Austrian Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache resigns

<span style="color: #222222;">Austrian Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache, a key figure of the European far-right, has resigned after explosive revelations from a hidden camera sting, just days before key EU elections. </span><br />&ap...

May 18, 2019 5:31 PM

Russia to pay 2.7 million euros in Greenpeace ship settlement

<span style="color: #222222;">The Netherlands and Russia have settled a long-running dispute over the seizure of Greenpeace's Arctic Sunrise ship during an oil drilling protest in 2013, with Moscow expected to pay 2.7 million euros in compensation.<br /&am...

May 18, 2019 12:37 PM

Sri Lanka observes Vesak festival amid tight security

<span style="color: #222222;">In Sri Lanka, the Vesak festival is being observed with religious fervour amid tight security in the wake of Easter Sunday attacks. <br />'' <br />'' The day is celebrated to ma...

May 18, 2019 8:34 AM

US approves missile sales to South Korea, Japan

<span style="color: #222222;">United States has approved more than 600 million dollar in sales of air defense missiles to South Korea and Japan as tensions return with North Korea.<br />'' <br />'' The State Department y...

May 18, 2019 8:31 AM

Australia votes for new Parliament

Polling is underway in Australia for Parliamentary elections. Voting is taking place for 150 members of the House of Representatives (the lower house) and 76 seats of Senate (the upper house).<br />'' <br />'' Australia, one of the world's oldest ...

May 18, 2019 8:28 AM

US reaches deal with Canada, Mexico to lift tariffs on steel and aluminum

<span style="color: #222222;">United States has reached an agreement with Canada and Mexico to lift tariffs on steel and aluminum and the corresponding retaliatory tariffs. This move is likely to ease trade tensions between the three North American countries.<b...

May 18, 2019 7:28 AM

UN's chemical weapons watchdog highjacked by politics, says Russia

<span style="color: #222222;">Russia's UN ambassador Vassily Nebenzia today charged that the UN's chemical weapons watchdog had been hijacked by politics and its mandate derailed after Moscow put forward a draft Security Council resolution on the Organisatio...

May 18, 2019 7:24 AM

Trump delays decision on auto tariffs for up to 6 months

<span style="color: #222222;">US President Donald Trump today announced that he will delay by six months a decision on imposing steep tariffs on imported autos. The decision marks an attempt by Washington to increase pressure ahead of negotiations with the European Un...

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