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China Q2 GDP growth slows to 6.2% year-on-year, weakest in 27 years

BEIJING, July 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – China’s economic growth slowed to 6.2 per cent in the second quarter from a year…

Envoy: UK act not to be left unanswered if tanker not released

LONDON, July 14, (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Ambassador to London reacted to illegal seizure of the Grace 1 supertanker carrying Iranian…

UK would facilitate release of Iranian oil tanker if given guarantees, says Hunt

LONDON, July 14 (NNN-Xinhua) — UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Saturday that his country would facilitate the release…

Turkish Defence Chief Tells Acting US Defence Secretary that S-400 Purchase Was Necessary

ANKARA, July 13 (NNN-SPUNTIK) – Earlier on Friday, Turkey’s Defence Ministry said in a statement that Ankara received the first…

18 dead, thousands affected by monsoon in Nepal, India

KATHMANDU, July 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 18 people have been killed, six are missing and 900,000 have been affected…

Sudan’s military says it foiled fresh coup attempt

KHARTOUM, July 12 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Sudan’s ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC) said late Thursday that it had foiled an attempted…

US accuses Iran of ‘extortion’ in nuclear row, wants to reopen talks

WASHINGTON, July 11 (NNN-ANADOLU) -U.S. President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday Iran has historically been in violation of the 2015 nuclear deal’s limits on uranium…

At Least 16 Women, Children Killed in Tribal Massacre in Papua New Guinea

Picture for illustration purposes only. Photo courtesy of Free images/  ianknabel66 from Pixabay  MOSCOW, July 10 (NNN-Sputnik) – Tribal massacre in Papua…

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)…