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U.S., China’s Top Trade Officials Make First Contact Since Truce

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, July 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – US and Chinese trade officials held a “constructive” phone conversation on Tuesday (July 9),…

North Korea-US bilateral talks still the best bet for denuclearisation of Korean Peninsula

By Nur Ashikin Abdul Aziz KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Bilateral talks between North Korea and the United States (US)…

Hong Kong leader says extradition bill is ‘dead’

Hong Kong’s chief executive Carrie Lam. Photo courtesy of Kyodo HONG KONG, July 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Hong Kong’s chief executive…

Iran Crosses 3.67 Percent Limit Of Uranium Enrichment Purity: Spokesman

Photo courtesy of Irna TEHRAN, Iran, July 9 (NNN-IRNA) – The spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran announced…

S. Korea urges Japan to lift export restrictions

SEOUL, July 8 (NNN-Yonhap) — South Korea’s finance minister on Monday pressed Japan to withdraw its export restrictions on key…

U.S. Threatens Iran With More “Isolation, Sanctions” After Nuclear Expansion

WASHINGTON, July 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, on Sunday, warned that Iran’s move to raise its…

Iran May Increase Uranium Enrichment To Five Percent From Today: Official

TEHRAN, Iran, July 7 (NNN-IRNA) – A senior Iranian official said, Iran may increase the purity of its enriched uranium…

Iran urges France to help end sanctions for ‘new dynamics’ with Europe

Iranian President Hassan Rohani with French President Emmanuel MacronSeptember 2017 at UN headquarters in New York. Photo courtesy of IRNA…

Update: Powerful 7.1-magnitude quake hits southern California – USGS

LOS ANGELES, July 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 was recorded in Southern California on Friday,…

Sudan military, opposition agree on 3-year transitional government

KHARTOUM, July 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Sudanese military and the opposition agreed on a power-sharing transitional government on Friday, a breakthrough after weeks…