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Trump: ‘Substantial likelihood’ summit with Kim will no longer trudge ahead 0

Trump: ‘Substantial likelihood’ summit with Kim will no longer trudge ahead

US President Donald Trump has done little to quell mounting uncertainty surrounding a hallmark meeting with North Korea’s leader planned for next month, as he held key talks with his South Korean counterpart at the White House. Trump is scheduled to meet Kim Jong-un in Singapore on June 12, but in recent weeks concerns have been raised over whether the summit will…

Burundi opposition leader rejects referendum sooner than result 0

Burundi opposition leader rejects referendum sooner than result

An opposition coalition in Burundi has said it will not accept the results of a referendum on constitutional reforms that could extend President Pierre Nkurunziza’s time in office, calling the process a « parody » and undemocratic. In comments made on Saturday to The Associated Press, Agathon Rwasa, head of the Amizero y’Abarundi bloc, alleged that government…

UK’s Iraqis disappointed by political route of earlier than vote 0

UK’s Iraqis disappointed by political route of earlier than vote

London, UK – Just days before polls open, Iraq’s parliamentary election has failed to stir enthusiasm among the thousands of UK-based Iraqis, with many saying they are planning to abstain from voting. Diaspora voting in Britain will begin on May 10 and end on May 11 – a day before ballots are cast in Iraq – in polling stations across…

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Russian soccer hooligans face a crackdown forward of World Cup

Moscow, Russia – On a Saturday evening, thousands of football fans in red and white scarves streamed to the Otkritie Arena stadium in Moscow amid heavy police presence. FC Spartak Moskva was to play its first match after a two-week break in March. Spartak, which is vying for the Russian Premier League trophy, was to…

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Russia’s Ksenia Sobchak pronounces fresh celebration outdated to vote

Moscow, Russia – Ksenia Sobchak, a Russian presidential candidate, has announced the creation of a new party called the Party of Changes. The announcement was made during a pre-election rally, attended by a few thousand supporters, at the Adrenaline Stadium here in the Russian capital on Thursday evening. Sobchak is one of seven candidates running in the March 18 poll against President…

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Kuwait’s emir meets GCC chief sooner than Gulf summit

The emir of Kuwait has hosted the chief of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to discuss the bloc’s crucial upcoming summit, six months after a Saudi-led group of countries imposed a blockade against Qatar. Abdullatif bin Rashid al-Zayani on Sunday briefed Emir Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah about the two-day event starting in Kuwait…