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June 9, 2017 10:20 AM

Conservatives set to be the largest party in British Parliament

In UK, the Conservatives are set to be the largest party in the British Parliament, but may not have an overall majority. <br/><br/>According to BBC forecast, Prime Minister, Theresa May's Conservative Party would win 318 of the 650 House of Commons seats, eight short of a majority,...

June 9, 2017 9:06 AM

UK general election results: Conservatives take lead over Labour Party

After trailing in the early trends, Conservatives took a lead over the rival Labour Party in the UK general election results.<br/><br/> Till last reports, Conservative party was leading in more than 250 seats while Labours were leading in 229 seats. <br/><br/>This result will...

June 9, 2017 9:06 AM

Qatar vows 'no surrender' in row with Arab states

Qatar has vowed it will not surrender its foreign policy in a row with other Arab states over its alleged connections to extremism. <br/><br/>Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said he favoured diplomacy to resolve the escalating crisis and that there is no militar...

June 9, 2017 8:12 AM

US to host PM Modi later this month: State Dept

United States is looking forward to host Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Washington later this month. <br/><br/>State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert told reporters at her daily news conference yesterday that US look forward to having the Indian Prime Minister in Washington later ...

June 9, 2017 8:04 AM

Comey says Trump fired him to undermine FBI Russia investigation

Former FBI Director James Comey accused President Donald Trump yesterday of firing him to undermine the agency's investigation of possible collusion by Trump's campaign with Russia's alleged efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election. <br/><br/>In the most eagerly...

June 9, 2017 7:56 AM

Labour Party establishes early lead in British Parliamentary elections

The incoming result trends of the snap UK general elections show Labour party leading the polls. <br/><br/>Till last reports, labour party was leading in more than 150 seats while conservatives were leading in 134 seats. However, Reuters reported that early results in British elections h...

June 9, 2017 7:20 AM

UK election: Exit poll predicts setback to May

An official exit poll of UK's general election has predicted that Prime Minister Theresa May's ruling Conservative party will lose its parliamentary majority which may lead to a hung parliament and delay the Brexit talks.<br/><br/>The survey taken at polling stations across the...

June 9, 2017 7:16 AM

Saudi, allies issue Qatar-linked 'terrorism' list

Saudi Arabia and allies, which have cut ties with Doha have issued a list of individuals and entities they say are linked to Qatar over "terrorism". <br/><br/>According to the statement from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain, the list is connected to Qat...

June 8, 2017 8:50 PM

Polling underway in Britain to elect a new Parliament

In Britain, polling is underway to elect a new Parliament. A total of 650 Westminster MPs will be elected, with about 47 million people registered to vote. That is up from the last general election, in 2015, when there were around 46 million registered voters. <br/><br/>Overall turnout i...

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