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MOSUL, Iraq, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) — Commanders of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group are fleeing the Iraqi city of Mosul amid the all-out offensive of Iraqi forces, local media said Wednesday. Mosul, some 400 km north of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, was where top IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared his “caliphate” two […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Oct. 20 (NsNewsWire) — China’s Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday welcomed a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel report which ruled the United States violated WTO rules in 13 anti-dumping measures imposed on imports from China. The WTO panel supported China’s main claims in the report unveiled Wednesday, ruling the United States violated WTO rules […]
Read MoreMADRID, Oct. 20 (NsNewsWire) — Leo Messi scored a hat-trick to ruin Pep Guardiola’s return to the Camp Nou as FC Barcelona defeated Manchester City 4-0. The score perhaps flattered Barca as City contributed to their own downfall with a combination of misfortune and individual errors, while Ter Stegen made a series of important saves […]
Read MoreLAS VEGAS, the United States, Oct. 20 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s controversial statement that he may not concede the election results if he loses will not help him gain ground as the clock ticks toward the November election, experts said. “I’ll tell you at the time,” Trump said in response to […]
Read MoreDAMASCUS, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) — Syrian military helicopters dropped hundreds of thousands of leaflets over rebel-held areas in the northern city of Aleppo on Thursday, detailing exit routes for civilians and rebels to leave, a military source told Xinhua. The maps highlight six routes for civilians who want to leave the rebel-held areas in eastern […]
Read MoreIn a signed article published by the latest issue of Foreign Affairs, US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter tried to trumpet the US rebalance to the Asia-Pacific strategy, claiming the US can “help ensure that the next 70 years in the region are as secure, stable, and prosperous as the last.” He also used more […]
Read MoreThe competition to develop much-needed modern port facilities in Bangladesh has intensified following the recent visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to the South Asian country, reports www.joc.com. Despite the clear need for a new port, and plenty of commercial incentives to build one, projects have been slow to materialize, as China, Japan, and India […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping held a welcome ceremony for visiting Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in Beijing on Thursday morning. Following the ceremony, the two leaders will hold official talks and witness the signing of a series of cooperation documents. Duterte is on a state visit to China from Tuesday to […]
Read MoreNEW DELHI (AP) — In the three months since a band of youths tortured and killed 20 hostages in a Dhaka restaurant, Bangladeshi intelligence officials say they’re rooting out radicals and restoring security to the streets. Their evidence? Police raids that have killed about 40 suspected Islamist militants; hundreds of suspects detained in police dragnets; […]
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