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Palestinians recall envoy to US to consult over Jerusalem move

ThePalestinianssaidSundaytheywererecallingtheirenvoytotheUSforconsultationsinamovethatfollowsUSPresidentDonaldTrump'sdesignationofJerusalemasIsrael'scapital.Pal

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Trump blasts Pakistan 'deceit' in first tweet of the year

PresidentDonaldTrumphasaccusedPakistanoflyinganddeceivingtheUnitedStateswhilereceivingbillionsofdollarsinforeignaid.Inhisfirsttweetoftheyear,healsoallegedPakist

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Trump threatens to cut Pakistan aid over 'deceit' in terror fight

PresidentDonaldTrumphasaccusedPakistanoflyinganddeceivingtheUnitedStateswhilereceivingbillionsofdollarsinforeignaid.Inhisfirsttweetoftheyear,healsoallegedPakist

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Australian diplomat’s tip a factor in FBI’s Russia probe

AnAustraliandiplomat’stipappearstohavehelpedpersuadetheFBItoinvestigateRussianmeddlingintheU.S.electionandpossiblecoordinationwiththeTrumpcampaign,TheNewYorkTim

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Pentagon says US military to accept transgender recruits on Monday

TransgenderpeoplewillbeallowedforthefirsttimetoenlistintheUSmilitarystartingonMondayasorderedbyfederalcourts,thePentagonsaidonFriday,afterPresidentDonaldTrump’s

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2017 APD Yearender | List of top 10 world news

Thisyearhaswitnessedtheever-changingpoliticalsituationintheworld,withworldsecuritypoliticallyandeconomicallychallengedbyterrorism,extremismandseparatismaswellas

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U.S.-Russia relations expected to remain at low point

U.S.-Russiarelationsremainatalowpointneartheyear'send,andthechillisnotexpectedtothawin2018,U.S.expertssaid."U.S.relationswithRussiaareatalowpoint,"BrookingsInst

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China vs US on climate change policy going into 2018

Earlierthisyear,theWhiteHouseannounceditwouldbepullingoutoftheParisclimateagreement.Thedecisiondrewcriticismfrommanycountries,includingChina.Now,theUSfindsitsel

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Kennedy Center Honors go on, despite presidential no-show

ThelatestKennedyCenterHonorsshouldbecauseforcelebration,markingtheevent's40thanniversary,intheyearthatcoincideswithJohnF.Kennedy's100thbirthday.Yetthisannualrec

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Russia-linked probe to haunt Washington-Moscow ties in 2018

DespitethepersonalchemistrybetweenRussianandU.S.presidentsandtheirpledgestorevivebilateralties,theRussia-U.S.relationshavehardlyadvancedin2017thankstotheongoing

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Six questions after Guatemala follows US lead on Jerusalem

TheUnitedStatesbecametheonlycountrytoformallyrecognizeJerusalemasthecapitalofIsrael–otherthanIsrael–onDecember6,2017.U.S.PresidentDonaldTrumpsaidthemove,widelyc

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Weekly top 10 hot news (Dec.16-Dec.22)

EverySaturday,AsiaPacificDailywillprovideyouwitharun-downofthelatesthotnews.Thisweek,thefollowinghotnewsyoushouldknow:Top1|USisolatedas128countriesatUNcondemnTr

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Trump signs tax, government spending bills into law

U.S.PresidentDonaldTrumpsignedRepublicans’massive$1.5trilliontaxoverhaulintolawonFriday,cementingthebiggestlegislativevictoryofhisfirstyearinoffice,andalsoappro

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Why 65 countries refuse to condemn US over Jerusalem

TheUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblyvotedonThursdayby128toninetodeclareUSPresidentDonaldTrump'smovetorecognizeJerusalemasIsrael'scapital"nullandvoid."Despitethehumil

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After Trump's tax triumph, tough time ahead to pass infrastructure bill

U.S.PresidentDonaldTrumphasbeenabletopassamajortaxbillwithrelativeease,butexpertssayhisnextlegislativebattle--likelyamassiveinfrastructurebill--won'tbesoeasy.Th

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Jerusalem: UN resolution rejects Trump's declaration

TheUnitedNationshasvotedoverwhelminglytocondemnDonaldTrump'sdecisiontodeclareJerusalemasIsrael'scapital.TheUNGeneralAssemblyvotedby128to9infavourofcallingAmeric

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US isolated as 128 countries at UN condemn Trump's Jerusalem decision

TheUnitedNationshasvotedoverwhelminglytocondemnDonaldTrump'sdecisiontodeclareJerusalemasIsrael'scapital.TheUNGeneralAssemblyvotedby128to9infavourofcallingAmeric