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US, Taiwan reach initial agreement in new trade...
Washington [US], May 20: Reuters news agency on May 19 reported that the US and Taiwan had signed the initial...

Republican Party has a black presidential candidate
Washington [US], May 20: Senator Tim Scott, the only black Republican in the US Senate, entered the 2024 presidential race...

Russia - Iran get out of trouble with...
Moscow [Russia], May 20: Russia and Iran have just signed an investment agreement of $ 1.7 billion to build a...

Russia bans former US President Barack Obama
Moscow [Russia], May 20: Russia announced sanctions against 500 Americans, including former President Barack Obama, in response to Washington's latest...

Taiwan leader pledges to maintain the status quo...
Taipei [Taiwan], May 20: Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen vowed on May 20 to maintain the status quo of peace and...

The US spends 16 billion USD to develop...
Washington [US], May 20: The US Air Force has launched a multi-billion dollar bid to replace the F-22 Raptor fighter...

G7 seeks to reduce risk without severing ties...
Tokyo [Japan], May 20: G7 leaders are expected to discuss a new approach to China and a mechanism to counter...

Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira ordered to remain...
Washington [US], May 20: A U.S. judge on Friday ordered the Air National Guardsman accused of leaking military secrets to...

U.S. Supreme Court dismisses dispute over Title 42...
Washington [US], May 20: The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a case in which Republicans sought to keep in place a...

US military leak suspect got offer to bolster...
Washington [US], May 20: Superiors of the U.S. Air National Guardsman accused of leaking military secrets offered him intelligence-related training...

FBI misused intelligence database in 278,000 searches, court...
San Francisco [US], May 20: A U.S. court found that the FBI improperly searched for information in a U.S. database...

Nebraska lawmakers pass restrictions on abortion, transgender medical...
Washington [US], May 20: Nebraska lawmakers passed a bill that limits abortion and puts restrictions on gender-affirming medical care for...

White House says G7 aims to 'de-risk' dealings...
Tokyo [Japan], May 20: Leaders from the Group of Seven (G7) nations will outline steps to help rein in risks...

London court throws out lawsuit against Google over...
London [UK], May 20: Google defeated a lawsuit brought on behalf of 1.6 million people over medical records provided to...

White House, Republican team say no progress in...
Washington [US], May 20: A second meeting on Friday between White House and Republican congressional negotiators on raising the federal...

Sultan bin Ahmed attends 23rd edition of Sir...
Sharjah [UAE], May 20: H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, witnessed on Friday...

UAE Pavilion at Biennale Architettura an architectural provocation:...
Venice [Italy], May 20: The main goal of Aridly Abundant is to present an architectural provocation at the Biennale Architettura,...

S. Korea reports 11 foot-and-mouth disease cases for...
Seoul [South Korea], May 19: South Korea has reported 11 foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) cases for the past 10 days, leading...

8-year-old girl dies in Texas in US Border...
Los Angeles [US], May 19: An 8-year-old girl died in US Border Patrol custody in Texas on Wednesday, officials said.

'No UK, German jets for Ukraine anytime soon'
Berlin [Germany], May 19: Neither Germany nor Britain plan to deliver advanced fighter jets to Ukraine in the near future,...

The US, South Korea are about to hold...
Seoul [South Korea], May 19: North Korea has criticized plans for joint military exercises between the United States and South...

The world owes nearly 305 trillion USD
Beijing [China], May 19: The South China Morning Post on May 18 cited a report by the Institute of International...

The prospects for peace in Ukraine are dimmed
Kyiv [Ukraine], May 19: In the context of Russia continuing its large-scale attacks on Ukraine, Kyiv also decided not to...

G7 between challenges and new bonding opportunities
Hiroshima [Japan], May 19: Observers are waiting for results from the G7 Summit taking place from May 19 to 21...

Russian forces in retreat near Bakhmut
Moscow [Russia], May 19: The Ukrainian military and Russia's Wagner private army both reported further Russian retreats around the city...

Democrats warn Biden against toughening aid for the...
Washington [US], May 19: Democrats in the U.S. Congress expressed frustration with President Joe Biden's willingness to engage with Republicans.

Fate of Colombia plane crash children unknown
Bogota [Colombia], May 19: The fate of four children who were missing after a plane crash in southern Colombia was...