Washington, United States, Sep 25 - Jared Kushner used a personal email account to communicate with White House aides in his capacity as a senior adviser to his father-in-law US President Donald Trump, according to reports.As a candidate, Trump routinely
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Vote winner Merkel faces tricky coalition talks, hard-right ‘earthquake’
Berlin, Germany, Sep 25 - German Chancellor Angela Merkel, after celebrating her fourth election win, wakes up Monday to the double headache of an emboldened hard-right opposition party and thorny coalition talks ahead.If the campaign was widely decried
North Korea, Venezuela, Chad among 8 countries on new US travel ban
Washington, United States, Sep 25 - President Donald Trump issued a new open-ended travel ban on Sunday that saw North Korea, Venezuela and Chad among a list of eight countries cited for poor security and lack of cooperation with US authorities.The new
Zimbabwean pastor arrested in church over video post
Harare, Zimbabwe, Sep 24 - Zimbabwean activist pastor Evan Mawarire was on Sunday arrested during a church service after he posted a video bemoaning the country's worsening economic troubles, his lawyer said.The charismatic pastor who has been arrested
Trump urges fans to boycott NFL over anthem protests
Washington, United States, Sep 24 - President Donald Trump on Sunday urged fans to boycott National Football League games to pressure it to fire or suspend players who kneel in protest during the national anthem, intensifying a battle over politics,
French Senate vote: Macron’s first electoral setback?
Paris, France, Sep 24 - Emmanuel Macron could suffer his first electoral setback in Senate elections on Sunday that follow a sharp slide in the young French leader's approval ratings.Macron enjoyed only the shortest of honeymoons after storming to power
Sudan student sentenced to hang for killing policeman
Khartoum, Sudan, Sep 24 - A court in Sudan on Sunday sentenced a university student to death after convicting him of killing a policeman during protests in the capital last year, a defence lawyer said.Asim Omer, who was studying at Khartoum University,
Tens of thousands flee rumbling Bali volcano
Karangasem, Indonesia, Sep 24 - More than 34,000 people have fled from a rumbling volcano on the resort island of Bali as the magnitude of tremors grows, prompting fears it could erupt for the first time in more than 50 years, an official said Sunday.
Auditor claims Vatican axed him for probing illegal activity
Rome, Italy, Sep 24 - The Vatican's former auditor general, who resigned without explanation in June, said Sunday he was forced out after his investigations into possible illegal activity hit too close to home."Let me be clear: I did not voluntarily
Fighter jets, drones on table as Mattis visits key ally India
New Delhi, India, Sep 24 - Fighter jets, drone deals and shared concerns over Afghanistan's security look set to dominate the agenda when US Defense Secretary James Mattis visits India this week.Mattis is scheduled to arrive late Monday and is set to
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