International

China rejects US arms sales to Taiwan

China rejects US arms sales to Taiwan

  • 2019-04-24

 China on Wednesday rejected US arms sales to Taiwan, the defense ministry said in a statement. Taiwan has been a part of China until 1895. China and Taiwan have maintained complex relations and...

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Turkey opposes the end of US exemptions for the purchase of Iranian oil

Turkey opposes the end of US exemptions for the purchase of Iranian oil

  • 2019-04-22

Turkey announced on Monday that it would not respect sanctions on oil imports from Iran after President Donald Trump decided to begin ending exemptions for oil buyers from the Islamic Republic. &quot...

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Pompeo: The effect of exemptions for Iranian oil importers ends on May 2

Pompeo: The effect of exemptions for Iranian oil importers ends on May 2

  • 2019-04-22

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday that the United States had decided not to extend exemptions from sanctions on Iranian oil purchases. "Oil profits are the primary source of fin...

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Trump to Congress: "You can not dismiss me"

Trump to Congress: "You can not dismiss me"

  • 2019-04-22

 President Donald Trump said Monday that Congress "can not remove him" because of the results of Special Inspector Robert Muller´s report on Russian interference in the presidenti...

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The election of Zelinsky as president of Ukraine opens a page of hopes and fears

The election of Zelinsky as president of Ukraine opens a page of hopes and fears

  • 2019-04-22

Ukraine will start an unpreceded new chapter in its history on Monday, not knowing whether to launch a new breakthrough or a dangerous leap in the unknown after comic actor Volodymyr Zelinsky won the...

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156 killed in bomb attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka

156 killed in bomb attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka

  • 2019-04-21

At least 156 people have been killed in a string of attacks targeting three churches and three hotels in Sri Lanka on Sunday, a police source told AFP. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesimenge condemned...

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The Pope presides over Easter Mass and launches a message of universal peace

The Pope presides over Easter Mass and launches a message of universal peace

  • 2019-04-21

 Pope Francis I celebrates Sunday the Easter - the most important Catholic holidays - where he presides over an open-air mass and sends a message of peace and universal blessing. The pope is due...

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Justice Minister: Muller´s report shows that Trump did not cooperate with the Russians in the 2016 elections

Justice Minister: Muller´s report shows that Trump did not cooperate with the Russians in the 2016 elections

  • 2019-04-18

 US Secretary of Justice Bill Barr said on Thursday that Muller´s report on Russia´s intervention in the 2016 presidential election showed that President Donald Trump and his campaign...

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The arrest of a person carrying gasoline in a New York cathedral

The arrest of a person carrying gasoline in a New York cathedral

  • 2019-04-18

 A man was arrested last night after entering St. Petersburg. Patrick´s Cathedral in New York carrying petrol, flammable liquids and lighters days after the blaze at Paris´s Notre Dam...

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The Greek Parliament demands German compensation for Nazi occupation

The Greek Parliament demands German compensation for Nazi occupation

  • 2019-04-18

The Greek parliament on Wednesday voted on a law demanding that the government formally move to obtain financial compensation from Germany for crimes committed during the Nazi occupation in a case Ber...

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