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Australian trade minister to push for trade liberalization at OECD meetings in Paris

CANBERRA, June 6 (Xinhua) — Australia’s Trade Minister Steve Ciobo has on Tuesday said he will push for greater trade liberalization at a meeting of ministers from governments in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), set to be held in Paris later this week. Ciobo, who will vice chair the OECD Ministerial Council […]

Nepali Congress president elected as 40th prime minister of Nepal

KATHMANDU, June 6 (Xinhua) — President of Nepali Congress Sher Bahadur Deuba was elected as the 40th prime minister of Nepal on Tuesday. Deuba was elected as the head of the government of Nepal through parliament voting. “I announce that respected member Sher Bahadur Deuba has been elected to the post of Nepal’s prime minister,” […]

Blast kills 7, wounds 17 in west Afghanistan

HERAT, Afghanistan, June 6 (Xinhua) — Up to seven people have been confirmed dead and 17 others injured after a bomb blast rocked the western Herat city of Afghanistan on Tuesday, provincial police chief Mohammad Ayub Ansari said. All the victims are civilians including women and children, the official added. He also noted that explosive […]

Police search medical insurance group in link with Macron’s minister corruption charges: report

PARIS, June 6 (Xinhua) — French investigators raided headquarter of a medical insurance group in western France as part of an inquiry into allegedly corruption charges against Gerard Ferrand, minister for territorial planning, a regional newspaper reported Tuesday. Last Thursday, police searched offices of Mutuelle de Bretagne that Ferrand has managed for the 1998-2012 period […]

Philippine military arrest parents, relatives of Maute rebel’s leaders

DAVAO CITY, Philippines, June 6 (Xinhua) — Philippine authorities early on Tuesday arrested the parents of Maute brothers, the leaders of an Islamic State-affiliate group who are fighting with government security forces in the southern Philippines. Cayamora Maute, his wife Farhana and two other relatives were apprehended at a military checkpoint in Davao City, said […]

Diplomatic crisis in Middle East disrupts regional security, political balance

BEIJING, June 6 (Xinhua) — Saudi Arabia and its allies have severed diplomatic ties with Qatar in an escalation of power struggle in the Middle East which endangers the region’s political balance and hinders global efforts to end conflicts in the region. Observers said cracks in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) that dominates regional affairs […]

IS makes messaging platform a centerpiece of social media strategy

BEIJING, June 6 (Xinhua) — The Islamic State militant group (IS) is fighting on every battlefield against those trying to defeat it, both on the ground and on social media. Its use of social media has drawn world attention after it said “a security unit of Islamic State fighters carried out the London attacks,” on […]

Third London Bridge attacker named as Moroccan-Italian Youssef Zaghba

LONDON, June 6 (Xinhua) — The third terrorist involved in the weekend attack on London Bridge was named Tuesday in Italian media. Reports have given his name as Moroccan-born Italian Youssef Zaghba. Media in Italy claim Zaghba was stopped by the authorities in Bologna last year when he was en route to Syria. The Italian […]

Int’l conference on Afghan peace process kicks off in Kabul

KABUL, June 6 (Xinhua) — An international conference titled “Kabul Process” with the participation of 20 countries and international organizations including the United States, Russia, China, United Nations, NATO and European Union opened in Kabul on Tuesday. Aimed at enhancing cooperation in the war on terror and boosting peace and national reconciliation process in Afghanistan, […]