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India: Prime Minister Modi could discuss visa issue with US  President

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India: Prime Minister  Modi could discuss visa issue with US  President

ByAPDWriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,June20(APD)—Accordingtoatoptradeministryofficial,theissueofvisasforskilledworkerscouldbediscussedduringPrimeMinisterNarendraMo

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May's top aides Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill resign after election

ThePrimeMinister'sjointchiefsofstaffNickTimothyandFionaHillhaveresignedafterTheresaMaylosthermajorityintheGeneralElection.Thepairhavebeeninthefiringlineafterthe

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Military suggests Thailand elections may be delayed again

Concerns have been raised in Thailand that elections first promised in 2015 could be delayed again, most recently because of the death of the Thai king, Bhumipol Adulyadej. The latest forecast is 2018.

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Military suggests Thailand elections may be delayed again

ConcernshavebeenraisedinThailandthatelectionsfirstpromisedin2015couldbedelayedagain,mostrecentlybecauseofthedeathoftheThaiking,BhumipolAdulyadej.Thelatestforeca

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Italian PM backs Merkel's call for stronger Europe in age of Trump

ItalianPrimeMinisterPaoloGentilonihasbackedGermanChancellorAngelaMerkel’scallsforastrongerEuropetodealwiththeUSTrumpadministration.Merkelreiteratedhercallduring

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Inside Amazon's first NYC bookstore

It was "day one" at Amazon Books, the tech giant's first brick-and-mortar store in New York City.

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India successfully launches South Asia satellite

NEW DELHI, May 5 (Xinhua) -- In its biggest space diplomacy push, Indian launched a South Asia communication satellite on Friday from the spaceport of Sriharikota in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh.

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Japanese PM leaves for visit to four Asia-Pacific countries

​Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is leaving for a six-day tour to the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam and Australia on Thursday.

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Japanese PM to visit Australia amid uncertainty of U.S. presence in Asia

​ Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and a business delegation will visit Australia on Saturday amid unease over future U.S. presence in Asia.

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Lebanon forms new government

​Secretary-General of Lebanon's Council of Ministers Fouad Fleifel announced Sunday night the decrees of the formation of the new cabinet headed by Prime Minister Saad Hariri.

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Indian PM slams opposition parties for disrupting Parliament over demonetisation

Indian Prime Minister Saturday came down heavily on opposition parties for repeated disruptions in the Parliament over the ban of higher denomination currency notes, claiming that he was not allowed to speak there on the demonetisation move.

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New Zealand's Deputy PM Bill English considers running for party leadership

New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Bill English said on Monday (Dec 5) that he is considering running for the leadership of the ruling National Party after the surprise resignation of Prime Minister John Key.

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Montenegro's ruling party nominates successor for long-serving PM

Montenegro’s prime minister Milo Djukanovic will be replaced by his deputy and closest ally Dusko Markovic as Prime Minister-Designate to try to form the new government, the presidency of the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) said late on Tuesday.

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Singapore's PM Lee Hsien Loong will take medical leave until Aug. 29

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will be on medical leave and will resume his duties on Aug. 29, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement on Monday.

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Cambodian PM to receive ASEAN Lifetime Achievement Award: FM

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen will be honored by the conferment of the ASEAN Lifetime Achievement Award this weekend, becoming the fourth leader in the ASEAN who receives this award.