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US removes Sudan from religious freedom blacklist

A Sudanese Christian woman prays during a Sunday service at the All Saints Cathedral in Khartoum WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (NNN-AGENCIES)…

Strong Earthquake Hits Afghanistan, Pakistan, No Casualties Reported So Far

KABUL/ISLAMABAD, Dec 21 (NNN-APP) – A strong earthquake struck Afghanistan and Pakistan on Friday, but no casualties have been reported…

US Pres Trump says had ‘very good talk’ with China’s Pres Xi on trade deal

US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping WASHINGTON/BEIJING, Dec 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump said…

Japan’s Abe, Iran’s Rouhani Discuss Tensions In Middle East

TOKYO, Dec 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, held talks with Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, amid tensions in…

China-Aided Conservatory Starts Construction In Lebanon

BEIRUT, Dec 21 (NNN-NNA) – Construction of a China-aided conservatory, with an investment of 62 million U.S. dollars, was started…

Update: Fresh clashes in India as death toll hits nine

NEW DELHI, Dec 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fresh clashes between Indian police and demonstrators erupted on Friday after more than a…

Iran’s Rouhani to meet Japan PM amid tension with US

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani meeting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the 74th United Nations General Assembly…

Two firefighters killed battling Australian bushfires

 Geoffrey Keaton, 32, and Andrew O’Dwyer, 36, died when their firetruck overturned while they were fighting the NSW bushfires south-west…

Five agreements sealed at KL Summit

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Five memorandums of understanding (MoUs) were sealed at the Kuala Lumpur Summit (KL Summit) 2019 Thursday by…

US, India sign defense cooperation agreements

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (2nd R), U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper (1st R), Indian External Affairs Minister…