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Manchester pop concert blast kills 22; IS claims responsibility
23 May 2017
The blast was apparently triggered by a lone suicide bomber as a crowd of mainly teenagers were exiting Manchester Arena after a concert by pop star Ariane Grande, leaving 22 dead and 59 injured
Permafrost melt threatens 'Doomsaday' seed Vault in Norway
22 May 2017
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a gene bank built underground on the isolated island in a permafrost zone some 1,000 km from the North Pole, was opened in 2008 as a master backup to the world's other seed banks
Trump signs business deals worth $380 billion in Saudi Arabia
22 May 2017
On the first leg of his first official tour outside the United States, President Donald Trump also clinched a $110 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia, the largest single order for US defence equipment and services
Iran re-elects reformist President Rouhani by big margin
20 May 2017
Rouhani’s victory underlines the Iranian people’s desire for more freedom at home and less isolation abroad – but his powers remain limited as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei holds ultimate sway
Trump to tone down anti-Muslim rhetoric on S Arabian tour
20 May 2017
Abandoning some of the harsh anti-Muslim rhetoric of his presidential campaign, the draft of Trump’s speech to be delivered in Saudi Arabia on Sunday notably refrains from mentioning democracy and human rights topics
UK consumers fear post-Brexit price rise: report
19 May 2017
After ICJ stay, Pak to change lawyers in Kulbhushan Jadhav case
19 May 2017
Pakistan’s foreign affairs adviser Sartaj Aziz has said Islamabad will appoint a new team of lawyers to defend Pakistan's position at the International Court of Justice in the Kulbhushan Jadhav death penalty case
ICJ stays Pak decision to execute Kulbhushan Jadhav
18 May 2017
Asserting its jurisdiction in the Jhadav case, ICJ president Ronny Abraham said Jadhav's arrest remained disputed and that Pakistan should have given India consular access to its national
Will Trump be impeached? Ladbroke’s goes odds-on at 4-5
18 May 2017
With the Trump administration staggering from controversy to controversy, punters on both sides of the Atlantic are ramping up wagers over whether Donald Trump will serve out a full term as US president
FBI ex-chief Robert Mueller to probe Russian links in US polls
18 May 2017
Former FBI director Robert Mueller III will investigate alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US election and possible collusion between President Donald Trump's campaign managers and Moscow
Putin offers to disclose ‘Trump tapes’ of meet with Lavrov
18 May 2017
The provocative offer to share evidence with US oversight committees about the Oval Office meeting came with the caveat that the request for the transcript would have to come from the Trump administration
Trump claims 'absolute right' to share 'facts' with Russia
16 May 2017
President Donald Trump’s meeting with the Russian officials came a day after he fired FBI chief James Comey, who was investigating his alleged Russian ties
India-Japan `Freedom Corridor’ set to counter China’s OBOR
16 May 2017
The Indo-Japanese initiative, called the `Freedom Corridor’, stretching from Asia-Pacific to Africa, aims at stabilising the region amid Chinese designs that have a destabilising effect on countries of the region
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