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Expecting China to join U.S.-Russia nuclear arms talks "unrealistic": official

It is unrealistic to expect China to join U.S.-Russia negotiations on nuclear arms reduction, given the huge gap between Chinese and U.S. nuclear arsenals in terms of

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Armed man arrested near Trudeau's residence for threatening to harm PM

An armed man was arrested on Thursday near Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's residence for threatening to harm him, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

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HKSAR gov't condemns violence, supports police law enforcement

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government sternly condemned rioters' violent and illegal acts on Wednesday and voiced full support to the police i

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Trump-Kim summit unlikely before November election: U.S. envoy

The top U.S. envoy for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said Monday that another summit between President Donald Trump and the DPRK's leader Kim Jong Un is unlikely before the Novembe

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Saudi, U.S. officials call for extension of UN arms embargo on Iran

Saudi Arabian and U.S. officials on Monday called on the international community to extend a United Nations arms embargo on Iran, warning that the expiry would allow T

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Wang Yi: unity and cooperation 'best weapons' to overcome pandemic

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday thanked Turkmenistan for its support for China's fight against COVID-19, saying unity and cooperation are

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Iran urges U.S., France to honor int'l nuclear disarmament agreements

Iran's representative to international organizations in Vienna urged the United States and France to honor nuclear disarmament treaties and refrain from nuclear-capabl

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China donates 3rd batch of medical aid to Sri Lanka

China on Wednesday donated its third batch of medical aid to Sri Lanka to help the country fight the COVID-19 virus which has to date infected over 2,000 people in the

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Chinese defense minister attends Russian V-Day parade

The Guard of Honor of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) take part in the military parade marking the 75th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War on Red Square in Moscow, Russ

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Hong Kong police say 7 people charged for violence at metro station

Hong Kong police said on Tuesday that seven people have been charged with offenses including riot and unlawful assembly for their involvement in the violence at a metr

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U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy not fit with regional common interests: Chinese diplomat

The so-called "Indo-Pacific strategy" does not fit with the common interests of the region and is just a U.S. effort to create regional divisions to contain China, Chinese Ambassador to Singapore Hon

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U.S., Russian envoys tight-lipped as arms control talks start in Vienna

Nuclear weapons talks between the United States and Russia started in Vienna on Monday, with the two countries’ envoys making only guarded comments shortly before they

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6 pirates killed in raid off Cameroon

The Cameroon army said Saturday evening that its rapid intervention battalion and navy have shot dead six armed pirates off the southern Cameroonian town of Idabato. The pirates were aboard a flying

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Russian diplomat vows response if U.S. nukes appear in Poland

MOSCOW, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Russia will take countermeasures if the United States deploys nuclear weapons in Poland, Russian First Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Titov said Thursday. "Whichever mil

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Somali army kills 37 Al-Shabaab militants in southern region

Recruits belonging to Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabab militant group march during a parade at a military training base in Afgoye, Somalia, on February 17, 2011. /Reuters Somali National Ar

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Minneapolis to ban police chokeholds following George Floyd's death

A protester confronts police officers at a rally over the death of George Floyd caused by police in Minneapolis, in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S., May 30, 2020. /Reuters Minneapolis city has

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Hong Kong police arrest 380 people in joint anti-crime operation with Guangdong, Macao

Hong Kong police announced on Friday that they arrested 380 people and seized a batch of dangerous drugs and illicit goods in an anti-crime joint operation with Guangd