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Hun Sen imperils truce with jail threat
Reuters, Published on 19/01/2015
» PHNOM PENH – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen took a swipe at the country's opposition Monday and threatened its lawmakers with jail, accusing it of breaching terms of a political truce that now looks increasingly precarious.
India splurged $50 million on eight 'ghost' terminals
Business, Reuters, Published on 20/08/2015
» JAISALMER, India: Two-and-a-half years after the completion of a new $17 million terminal building, the airport in Jaisalmer, a small and remote desert city in India's western Rajasthan state, stands empty.
China to operate cruise ships in disputed South China Sea
Reuters, Published on 21/06/2016
» SHANGHAI - State-owned China COSCO Shipping Corp plans to launch cruise trips in the South China Sea next month, with the first route to travel from Sanya city in the country's southeast to the disputed Paracel Islands, state media reported on Tuesday.
May: UK on track for 'hard Brexit'
Reuters, Published on 18/01/2017
» LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May has finally outlined what Brexit really means for her: Britain going it alone, fully disentangled from the European Union while hoping the bloc will agree to a comprehensive trade deal.
Trump seeks 'historic' defence build-up, IS offensive
Reuters, Published on 28/02/2017
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is seeking what he called a "historic" increase in military spending of more than 9%, a huge rise even as the United States has wound down major wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and remains the world's strongest military power.
Trump orders Marines into Raqqa siege
Reuters, Published on 10/03/2017
» BEIRUT - The US-led coalition against Islamic State said on Thursday additional US forces had been deployed to Syria to accelerate the defeat of Islamic State in its Syrian base of operations at Raqqa city.
China, EU 'still committed' to Paris climate deal
Reuters, Published on 30/03/2017
» BEIJING/OSLO - Nations led by China and the European Union rallied around a global plan to slow climate change on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump began undoing Obama-era plans for deep cuts in US greenhouse gas emissions.
Trump-Xi Summit: Issues at a glance
Reuters, Published on 07/04/2017
» WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - Chinese President Xi Jinping touched down in Florida Thursday for a first face-to-face meeting with President Donald Trump, hoping that a basket full of "tweetable" deals will help avoid a public clash.
Gloves off in French election
Reuters, Published on 24/04/2017
» PARIS - Far-right leader Marine Le Pen's top aide sharply attacked her centrist opponent Emmanuel Macron, who is favourite to beat her for the French presidency, as campaigning for the final round on May 7 got under way within hours of first round results.
'Liar liar': Sales boom for song attacking Theresa May
Reuters, Published on 30/05/2017
» LONDON - A song labelling Prime Minister Theresa May a liar has shot to the top of music sales charts in Britain, mocking her "strong and stable" motto ahead of the June 8 national election.