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January 27, 2017 7:04 AM

Mexican President cancels US trip over Trump tweets on border wall

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has cancelled his planned trip to the US after President Donald Trump tweeted that he should cancel his visit if Mexico is unwilling to pay for the massive border wall being build to stop illegal migrants from entering America.<br/><br/> Pena Nieto wa...

January 27, 2017 7:00 AM

World leaders send Republic Day greetings to PM Modi

Foreign leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have sent Republic Day greetings to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. <br/><br/>In his message, Mr Putin expressed desire to continue strengthening mutually advantageous bilateral cooper...

January 27, 2017 6:45 AM

Donald Trump seeks 20% tax on Mexican imports to build border wall

US President Donald Trump is seeking to impose a 20 per cent tax on imports from countries which has a trade deficit with the US like Mexico in order to finance the construction of a border wall along its southern border.<br/><br/> White House said, this is one of the way to pay for the ...

January 27, 2017 6:44 AM

Russia, Turkey conduct joint operation in Syria's Al-Bab against IS

Russia and Turkey conducted a joint aerial operation in Syria's Al-Bab after exchanging intelligence data on terror group Islamic State targets. <br/><br/>Russian Defence Ministry said Russian Su-24M attack aircraft, Su-35S fighter jets, as well as Turkish F-16 and F-4 multirole fig...

January 26, 2017 9:11 PM

UK publishes draft legislation to start Brexit process

The UK government today published a draft legislation in Parliament that would allow it to begin the process of leaving the EU, two days after the Supreme Court ruled that Prime Minister Theresa May cannot unilaterally trigger Britain's exit from the 28-nation bloc and must seek Parliament&#039...

January 26, 2017 9:00 PM

Greek Supreme Court denies extradition of 8 Turkish soldiers

Greece's Supreme Court has ruled against extraditing eight Turkish soldiers whom the Turkish government accuses of being involved in last July's attempted coup. The eight men fled in a helicopter to Greece after the coup attempt but say they were not involved.<br/> <br/>Turkey ...

January 26, 2017 6:17 PM

68th Republic Day celebrated at Indian Embassy in Nepal

In Nepal, Indian Ambassador Ranjit Rae led the Republic Day celebrations. He hoisted the national flag at Indian Embassy ,Kathmandu and read out the message of President Pranab Mukherjee. Consul General B.C. Pradhan unfurled tricolour at Birgunj.<br/> <br/>Our Kathmandu correspondent rep...

January 26, 2017 5:51 PM

German girl jailed for IS attack in Hanover

In Germany, A 16 year old girl has been jailed by a court for six years for what is seen as the country's first attack by a sympathiser of terrorist group Islamic State. <br/><br/>Safia had stabbed and seriously injured a police officer at the central station in Hanover on February ...

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