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UN deploys peacekeepers in South Sudan’s restive Aburoc town

JUBA, May 7 (Xinhua) — The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said Sunday it has deployed peacekeeping troops to Aburoc in the Upper Nile region to help enable the delivery of much needed humanitarian assistance. Head of UNMISS David Shearer said the peacekeeping troops’ immediate focus will be on securing the roads to […]

Soldiers from Australia, Japan to participate in U.S.-Philippines joint exercises

MANILA, May 7 (Xinhua) — Troops from Australia and Japan will participate in the annual joint exercises between U.S. and Philippine militaries that will officially kick off on Monday, a Philippine military spokesman said on Sunday. Maj. Celeste Sayson, Balikatan public affairs director, said 2,600 U.S. troops and 2,800 Philippine troops will participate in this […]

Kurdish forces kill 5 IS suicide bombers near Iraq’s Kirkuk

KIRKUK, Iraq, May 7 (Xinhua) — Five suicide bombers affiliated with the extremist Islamic State (IS) group and two Kurdish security members were killed on Sunday in an attack on a Kurdish military base near Iraq’s northern city of Kirkuk, a local security source told Xinhua. The attack occurred at about 3:30 a.m. local time […]

Macron, Le Pen cast votes in French presidential runoff

PARIS, May 7 (Xinhua) — The two presidential candidates facing off in the final round of a watershed election for both France and Europe casted their votes on Sunday morning. Centrist former economy minister Emmanuel Macron arrived at a polling station in Le Touquet, north France, accompanied by his wife Brigitte, and casted his vote […]

Samsung Electronics Bangladesh inaugurates Bangladesh’s first executive briefing center

DHAKA, May 7 (NsNewsWire) — Samsung Electronics, the global leader in Consumer Electronics, has inaugurated its first Executive Briefing Center (EBC) in Bangladesh considering the prospect in Enterprise Solutions Category in Bangladesh. Country’s first EBC in Banani has been opened in collaboration with Fair Distribution Limited (FDL). The executive briefing center is the place where […]

Abbas says contacts with U.S. will continue for peace process

RAMALLAH, May 4 (Xinhua) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that the contacts between Palestine and U.S. began and will continue, in order to achieve a lasting peace in the Middle East. Abbas made the remarks in an interview with Palestine’s public TV station following his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at White […]

India test-fires nuclear-capable Agni-II ballistic missile: media

NEW DELHI, May 4 (Xinhua) — India test-fired a nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-II ballistic missile on Thursday, state-run broadcaster All India Radio (AIR) reported. The missile was fired from wheeler Island, off the coast in eastern state of Odisha. According to the broadcaster, the missile has a strike range of 2,000 km. The broadcaster quoted defense […]

Head of Afghanistan’s Hizb-e-Islami to return to Kabul from exile

KABUL, May 4 (Xinhua) — Gulbudin Hekmatyar, leader of Afghanistan‘s Hizb-e-Islami, or Islamic Party, is due to return to Kabul on Thursday, ending decades of exile and fighting against the government, said a statement released by the presidential palace. “President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani is scheduled to deliver a speech at the ceremony to welcome Hekmatyar,” […]

Hamstring injury threatens rest of season for Real Madrid defender Carvajal

MADRID, May 4 (NsNewsWire) — Real Madrid could be without Spain international right back Dani Carvajal until the end of the season after tests carried out on Wednesday confirmed his has suffered an injury in his right hamstring. The Spain international suffered the injury on the stroke of halftime of Real Madrid’s 3-0 victory over […]