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China pledges more aid to Philippines 30 Jun 2017 - 01:18 am
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (right) meets Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano during a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, yesterday.
Merkel issues warning to Trump ahead of G20 summit 30 Jun 2017 - 12:50 am
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GST set for midnight launch amid boycott 30 Jun 2017 - 12:49 am
Tax officials prepare for the launch of the new goods and services tax (GST) regime in the Central Processing Cell (CPC) for GST, in Bengaluru, yesterday.
Army Chief in Sikkim amid tension 30 Jun 2017 - 12:49 am
Army Chief in Sikkim amid tension
China seeks 'far-reaching future' for Hong Kong's autonomy 30 Jun 2017 - 12:49 am
Chinese President Xi Jinping is welcomed by Chief Executive-elect Carrie Lam upon Xi's arrival in Hong Kong, yesterday.
China's President Xi visits divided Hong Kong 30 Jun 2017 - 12:49 am
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Migrant pressures grow; Italy presses EU nations to do more 30 Jun 2017 - 12:35 am
Migrants react as they disembark from a Spanish Patrol Ship with 1,216 migrants on board, who were rescued in the Mediterranean sea, in the port of Salerno.
Protests, policy rows, volatile leaders — welcome to the Hamburg G20 summit 29 Jun 2017 - 06:12 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives to make her speech regarding last week's EU Summit and the upcoming G-20 Summit at the German parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany on June 29, 2017. (Maurizio Gambarini - Anadolu Agency)
Governor tells ill Nigerian president to quit 29 Jun 2017 - 05:42 pm
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari waits to address the United Nations General Assembly in New York, U.S. September 20, 2016. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo)
Iraq declares end of caliphate after capture of historic Mosul mosque 29 Jun 2017 - 02:57 pm
A destroyed mosque is seen among other houses near the Grand Al-Nuri mosque at the frontline in the Old City of West Mosul, Iraq June 27, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro/File Photo
Iraq military says it has retaken iconic Mosul mosque 29 Jun 2017 - 12:27 pm
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India's Modi condemns killings in name of cow worship 29 Jun 2017 - 12:07 pm
This file photo taken on November 5, 2015 shows a cow looks on at a cow shelter owned by Babulal Jangir, a rustic self-styled leader of cow raiders, and Gau Raksha Dal (Cow Protection Squad) in Taranagar in the desert state of Rajasthan. India's Prime Min
Russian military hits back over UK defence minister Fallon's jibe 29 Jun 2017 - 11:45 am
Britain's Secretary of State for Defence Michael Fallon leaves 10 Downing Street after a cabinet meeting, in London, June 27, 2017. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth
U.S. lays out criteria for visa applicants from six Muslim nations 29 Jun 2017 - 10:46 am
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting to urge passage of bills to enforce federal laws on immigration in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on June 28, 2017. AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM
Mongolia changes presidential runoff date to July 7 29 Jun 2017 - 10:11 am
A man leaves after voting in the Mongolian presidential election at the Erdene Sum Ger (Yurt) polling station in Tuul Valley on June 26, 2017. AFP / Fred DUFOUR
Unease in Brussels over Trump's Poland visit 29 Jun 2017 - 09:05 am
U.S. President Donald Trump talks to the media during his meeting with immigration crime victims at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 28, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
Yes he can: "Clever boy" Obama returns to Indonesia for family vacation 29 Jun 2017 - 08:47 am
Former US president Barack Obama (C) and his family arrive at Borobudur in Magelang on June 28, 2017. AFP / STR
Syrian doctor caught in travel ban gives up, moves to Canada 28 Jun 2017 - 10:14 pm
Dr Khaled Almilaji (Photo courtesy: Brown University)