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BERLIN, May 26 (Xinhua) — While meeting with European leaders in Brussels on Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump said “the Germans are bad, very bad” in a way to criticize the German trade surplus, according to the German newsmagazine Der Spiegel. Trump’s meeting with President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker and President of the […]
Read MoreTAORMINA, Italy, May 26 (Xinhua) — With an opening ceremony held in the ancient Greek theatre in Italian city of Taormina, the 2017 summit of the Group of Seven (G7) countries kicked off here on Friday. Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni welcomed the other six leaders of the world’s most industrialized economies, who gather here […]
Read MoreBRUSSELS, May 26 (Xinhua) — NATO leaders have agreed to step up NATO’s role in the fight against terrorism and fairer burden sharing under pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump. The details were outlined after a one-day summit in Brussels which included Trump and leaders from the western alliance. Speaking at a news conference after […]
Read MoreCAIRO, May 26 (Xinhua) — Gunmen opened fire on buses carrying Coptic Christians south of the Egyptian capital on Friday, killing 26 people and wounding 25, health ministry said. Some ten unknown gunmen in three four-wheel-drive vehicles, intercepted the victims’ two buses, on the way to St. Samuel Monastery in the Minya governorate, about 220 […]
Read MoreTOKYO, May 26 (Xinhua) — Japan’s opposition parties rallied together Friday to maintain pressure on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe following allegations he may have used his position to exert pressure on the government to approve the building of a new school at a university run by a close friend. The united incursion follows Kihei Maekawa, […]
Read MoreSEOUL, May 26 (Xinhua) — South Korea on Friday approved the first civilian contact with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) under the new government of President Moon Jae-in, indicating a gradual resumption of inter-Korean exchanges. Seoul’s unification ministry vice spokesperson Lee Yoo-jin told a press briefing that the government gave a green light […]
Read MoreDAMASCUS, May 26 (NsNewsWire) — At least 35 people were killed Thursday by U.S.-led airstrikes on areas in eastern Syria, a monitor group reported. The airstrikes targeted areas under the control of the Islamic State (IS) group in the city of Mayadeen in the countryside of Deir al-Zour province, said the Syrian Observatory for Human […]
Read MoreBEIJING, May 25 (Xinhua) — China will increase imports from the United States in wide-ranging areas including agricultural products, energy and high-tech equipment, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Thursday. In a research report on China-US Economic and Trade Relations, the MOC noted the growth potential in U.S. exports as China’s total imports are expected […]
Read MoreATHENS, May 25 (Xinhua) — Athens expects a deal on the conclusion of the second review of the third bailout and the next steps that will satisfy both Greece and its international lenders at the next June 15 Euro Group meeting, Greek government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said on Thursday. The Greek official dismissed scenarios of […]
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