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BAGHDAD, June 9 (Xinhua) — The Iraqi government on Friday criticized announcement by the Kurdish regional government to set a date to hold a referendum on independence in the autonomous region of Kurdistan and the disputed areas. The government’s first critic came two days after Masoud Barzani, the president of the Kurdish region, announced the […]
Read MoreBERLIN, June 9 (Xinhua) — The leader of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) Martin Schulz has described the failure of conservative Prime Minister Theresa May to defend her party’s outright majority in the British parliamentary election as a “catastrophic defeat” on Friday. At the same time, he praised the leader of the opposition Labour […]
Read MoreKOLKATA, India, June 9 (Xinhua) — A senior Chinese diplomat on Friday called for more efforts to increase economic interactions between China and East India. State governments in East India are expected to take more pro-business attitude and policies to attract investment from China, Chinese Consul General in Kolkata Ma Zhanwu said during a release […]
Read MoreSRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, June 9 (Xinhua) — At least five militants were killed Friday in a gunfight near Line of Control (LoC), dividing Kashmir, officials said. The gunfight, according to Indian army officials, broke out in Uri sector of frontier Baramulla district, about 110 km northwest of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir. […]
Read MoreLONDON, June 9 (Xinhua) — As British Prime Minister Theresa May gambled her political future on calling a snap general election seven weeks ago, results from Thursday’s election show that her party can not form a majority government. With 647 out of 650 seats declared, the Conservatives won 316 seats, but failed to hit the […]
Read MoreSEOUL, June 9 (Xinhua) — A flying object believed to be a drone of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) was found in a mountainous area near the eastern inter-Korean border, South Korea’s military said Friday. The object, which was found at the hill in Inje, Gangwon province, was similar in size and shape […]
Read MoreTOKYO, June 9 (Xinhua) — Japan’s Education Minister Hirokazu Matsuno said Friday his ministry will reinvestigate the existence of documents central to an ongoing scandal possibly implicating Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the government in providing a close friend of Abe’s with favorable treatment to open a new school. Matsuno told a press conference on […]
Read MoreSEOUL, June 9 (Xinhua) — South Korea has formed an inter-ministry task force on the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) after President Moon Jae-in ordered a green audit of the THAAD site. Defense Ministry spokesman Moon Sang-kyun told a regular press briefing Friday that the Office for Government Policy Coordination formed […]
Read MoreTEHRAN, June 9 (Xinhua) — Top Iranian political leaders have gestured the United States and Saudi Arabia of being behind the recent twin deadly attacks in the capital Tehran. On Friday, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that recent terrorist attacks in Iran will result in hatred towards the United States and Saudi Arabia. […]
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