Trump says 'very big' US-UK trade deal to happen 'quickly'

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BIARRITZ, France–US President Donald Trump on Sunday said a trade deal with Britain could be reached "quickly". Speaking alongside Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the sidelines of the G7 summit...

At least 8 dead, 18 injured after bus veers off road in Bangladesh

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DHAKA– At least eight people were killed and 18 others injured when a passenger bus veered off the road and fell into a ditch in Bangladesh's central Faridpur district on...

Heavy rainfall alert for Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan

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NEW DELHI– The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that heavy rainfall is likely to occur at isolated places over West Madhya Pradesh and East Rajasthan on Sunday. The organisation...

France presses India to opt for dialogue in Kashmir crisis

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CHANTILLY–French President Emmanuel Macron has met with India's prime minister, discussing climate and other concerns ahead of the G-7 summit but also pressing for dialogue with Pakistan over the crisis...

Israel bombed Iraq weapons depot

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WASHINGTON–Israel has carried out at least one strike against a weapons depot in Iraq, The New York Times reported Thursday. There have been a series of blasts in Iraq...

Sri Lanka ends emergency four months after Easter attacks

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COLOMBO–Sri Lanka has ended a four-month state of emergency declared after Easter suicide bombings by Islamist extremists that killed 258 people, officials said Friday. President Maithripala Sirisena has been...

4 die in stampede in east India

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NEW DELHI–At least four people died and several others were injured at a temple stampede in India's eastern state of West Bengal, media reported on Friday. According to the...

U.S. truck driver arrested for threatening mass shooting

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 WASHINGTON–The FBI has arrested a truck driver after he threatened to commit a mass shooting at a church in Memphis in U.S. southern state of Tennessee, local media reported Tuesday. ...

Australian court upholds sex abuse verdict of Cardinal Pell

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MELBOURNE– An Australian appeals court Wednesday upheld convictions against Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Catholic to be found guilty of sexually abusing children, in a decision cheered by scores...

Trump talks Kashmir with India, Pakistan PMs

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WASHINGTON–US President Donald Trump spoke with the prime ministers of India and Pakistan on Monday, urging them to reduce tensions over the disputed region of Kashmir. "Spoke to my...

Dengue cases in Philippines surge to more than 188,000, with over 800 deaths

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MANILA–The number of dengue cases in the Philippines in the first eight months of this year has surged more than 188,000 with 807 deaths, the Department of Health (DOH) of...

Iran tanker departs after Gibraltar rejects US demand

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GIBRALTAR– The Iranian oil tanker at the centre of a diplomatic dispute has departed from Gibraltar after the British overseas territory rejected a US demand to seize the vessel. ...

13 dead, 20 injured in India as container trailer collides with bus

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MUMBAI–Thirteen people died and 20 others were injured when a container trailer collided with a state transport bus at Nimgul in India's western state of Maharashtra, 391 km from Mumbai...

Malaysian court postpones trial of former PM Najib

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KUALALUMPUR–A Malaysian court postponed the hearings for corruption charges on former Prime Minister Najib Razak over state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) on Monday. The presiding judge made...

11 killed, 4 injured at van collision in eastern Thailand

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BANGKOK– A van collision in eastern Thailand killed 11 and injured four on Sunday, local media reported. The chartered van was carrying Laotian workers from Sa Kaeo Province for visa...