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April 6, 2017 11:24 AM

South Korea successfully test-fires home developed ballistic missile

South Korea has successfully test-fired a home developed ballistic missile with a range long enough to hit any part of North Korea. Citing a high ranking Government official, Yonhap news agency said, the missile with a range of 800 kilometres could serve as a strong deterrent to Pyongyang. The test ...

April 6, 2017 11:24 AM

Donald Trump, Xi Jinping to hold their first summit meeting in Florida

US President, Donald Trump and Chinese President, Xi Jinping are to hold their first summit meeting in Florida today. The two leaders will meet face-to-face for the first time for two days of talks at Mar-a-Lago. At the top of their agenda is North Korea, which launched a ballistic missile yesterday...

April 6, 2017 7:50 AM

US to boost military defence against North Korea: Trump tells Shinzo Abe

US President Donald Trump has told Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that Washington will continue to build its military capability to take on the threat posed by North Korea's repeated nuclear arms tests. <br/><br/>Mr Trump spoke to Mr Abe over phone yesterday to discuss the situa...

April 6, 2017 7:05 AM

Donald Trump removes his close-aide Steve Bannon from NSC of White House

US President Donald Trump has removed his close-aide Steve Bannon from the National Security Council of the White House. NSC is the principal forum used by the President for consideration of national security and foreign policy matters with senior national security advisors and Cabinet officials.&lt...

April 6, 2017 7:00 AM

Trump, Merkel discuss Ukraine, Afghanistan by phone: White House

US President Donald Trump spoke to German Chancellor Angela Merkel and discussed the Ukraine conflict and the situation in Afghanistan. The White House said this in a statement after a telephonic conversation between the two leaders yesterday. It said, the leaders discussed several issues of mutual ...

April 6, 2017 6:59 AM

US, Britain & France demands full investigation into Syria chemical attack

US, Britain and France have demanded full investigation into the suspected chemical attack in Syria that killed at least 72 people on Tuesday. They presented a draft resolution at the meeting of the United Nations Security Council convened by Britain and France last night. The resolution backs a pro...

April 6, 2017 6:58 AM

Syrian chemical attack cannot be tolerated: Trump

US President Donald Trump has said, the suspected chemical attack in Syria cannot be tolerated and it has crossed many many lines. Mr Trump told this to reporters at a joint Rose Garden news conference with the visiting King Abdullah of Jordan. <br/><br/>Responding to a series of questio...

April 6, 2017 6:54 AM

Veteran NASA spacewoman getting 3 extra months in orbit

World's oldest and most experienced spacewoman is getting three extra months in orbit. NASA said, Peggy Whitson will remain on the International Space Station until September. The 57-year-old astronaut reached last November and was supposed to return to Earth in June. <br/><br/>But ...

April 6, 2017 6:53 AM

India-UAE cultural celebrations festival launched at Abu Dhabi

The India - UAE cultural celebrations festival was launched at Abu Dhabi with a tribute video featuring both Mahatma Gandhi and late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan - two iconic figures. The video took the audience through a journey of shared values, pluralism and multiculturalism between the two ...

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