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Britain rejects Donald Trump's call for Nigel Farage to be made ambassador to US

Once again, US President-elect Donald Trump seems to have gone out of his way to embarrass the British government.

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China's most wanted fugitive returns

​China's most wanted graft fugitive Yang Xiuzhu, who has been on the run for 13 years, finally returned to China Wednesday and turned herself in to authorities, according to the Communist Party of China's disciplinary watchdog.

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U.S. says war crimes probe of U.S. forces in Afghanistan unwarranted

An International Criminal Court investigation of possible war crimes by U.S. forces in Afghanistan is not "warranted or appropriate," the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday after prosecutors in The Hague found initial grounds for such a probe.

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China says U.S. joining AIIB would be "good"

​China on Tuesday said it would be "good" if the United States could join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).

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China takes "positive attitude" toward Trump's infrastructure plan: spokesman

​China takes a positive attitude toward cooperation with the United States in all areas, including infrastructure, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said on Monday.

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Europe reacts to Donald Trump's election as U.S. president

​Responses from government officials across Europe to the U.S. presidential election results on Wednesday were mixed, but nonetheless echoed the will to maintain strong ties with the United States and uphold European interests.

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Int'l community congratulates U.S. president-elect Trump, eyes cooperation with U.S.

​Heads of international organizations and world leaders have congratulated Donald Trump on being elected U.S. president, eyeing cooperation with the United States.

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Iran urges Trump to review U.S. Mideast policies

​Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi said Wednesday that the upcoming U.S. administration should review its policies in the Middle East.

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Philippines’ Duterte cancels US order for 27,000 rifles

​Firebrand Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday he would cancel an order for about 27,000 American-made assault rifles, in his latest display of defiance against the United States.

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Philippine's Duterte cancels police rifle deal with U.S.

President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the cancellation on Monday of Philippine's purchase of police rifles from the United States, after U.S. senatorial aides said last month that Washington was halting the sale due to concerns about human rights violations.

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UN Security Council slams attack on Russian embassy in Syrian capital

The United Nations Security Council on Friday "condemned in the strongest terms" another mortar shelling earlier in the day on the Russian embassy in the Syrian capital of Damascus, which caused significant material damage

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Britain, U.S. sending planes, troops to deter Russia in the east

Britain said on Wednesday it will send fighter jets to Romania next year and the United States promised troops, tanks and artillery to Poland in NATO's biggest military build-up on Russia's borders since the Cold War.

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chief appeals efforts for peace, sustainable on UN Day

​Marking the United Nations Day which falls on Monday, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for worldwide support for the organization to continue its mission of peace, sustainable development and human rights.

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More younger Chinese students study abroad

Chinese students studying abroad have become younger in age structure, according to a report released in a national education portal site Saturday.

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Scandal-ridden U.S. presidential elections point to domestic troubles

​Few of those who have been closely watching the scandal-ridden U.S. presidential elections would disagree that the United States, a country that has often vaunted its political and economic model, is in big trouble.

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Russian, French FMs discuss UNSC draft resolution on Syria

​Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed here Thursday with his French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault a Paris-sponsored United Nations Security Council (UNSC) draft resolution on Syria.

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Portuguese politicians react enthusiastically to news about Guterres setting to win UN chief race

​Portuguese politicians have reacted enthusiastically on Wednesday to the news that Antonio Guterres is poised to be the next United Nations secretary general from next year.