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JERUSALEM, April 26 (Xinhua) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that it is his policy not to meet diplomats who have met groups criticizing Israel, after he canceled a meeting with German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel. Netanyahu canceled a meeting with Gabriel after the foreign minister met representatives of Breaking The Silence and […]
Read MoreTOKYO, April 26 (Xinhua) — Japanese fighter jets will conduct a joint drill with planes based on the United States aircraft carrier Carl Vinson on Wednesday afternoon, Kyodo News quoted Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force as saying. Two F-15s based in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, will participate in the drill with two carrier-based U.S. Navy F/A-18s over […]
Read MoreADDIS ABABA, April 26 (NsNewsWire) — The Belt and Road (B&R) Initiative is a golden opportunity to bring about regional integration and sustainable economic growth for Africa, said Berhane Gebre-Christos, special envoy of the Ethiopian Prime Minister, on Tuesday. The special envoy made the remarks at the opening of a seminar organized on the B&R […]
Read MoreLONDON, April 26 (Xinhua) — The Labour party is likely to do badly in local elections across the country before general elections on June 8, experts said Tuesday. A series of local elections will be held on May 4 using a variety of electoral systems. Campaigning for those elections, part of a scheduled pattern, began […]
Read MoreANKARA, April 26 (Xinhua) — More than 1,000 people were arrested over links to the Gulenist Group in simultaneous raids across Turkey on Wednesday, said Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu. The operations were carried out as part of a probe led by chief public prosecutor’s office in Ankara, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported. A total of […]
Read MoreCOLOMBO, April 26 (Xinhua) — Sri Lanka on Wednesday said it was confident of regaining key EU trade concessions known as the GSP plus despite concerns raised by a few members of the European Parliament. Deputy Foreign Minister Harsha De Silva in a statement said he had met with several members of the European Parliament […]
Read MoreNEW DELHI, April 26 (Xinhua) — Two pilots were killed after a training aircraft crashed into a river in the western Indian state of Maharashtra on Wednesday, officials said. “The mishap took place in Wainganga river in the state’s Gondia district when the four-seater aircraft (number DA 42 Nike) was on a training session. The […]
Read MoreSAN FRANCISCO, April 26 (NsNewsWire) — A federal judge Tuesday ruled that U.S. President Donald Trump can not coerce “sanctuary cities” to cooperate with immigration officers by withdrawing federal funds. The temporary ruling by Judge William Orrick, of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, followed a 70-minute hearing on April 14 […]
Read MoreSEOUL, April 26 (NsNewsWire) — A U.S. nuclear-powered submarine on Tuesday arrived at the southern port of Busan, South Korea, amid tensions on the Korean Peninsula, YTN television reported. The USS Michigan guided-missile submarine has already arrived at Busan, the South Korean military was quoted as saying. The broadcaster did not elaborate on the exact […]
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