Category: WORLD NEWS

Washington, Jun 8 (DIN NEWS) President Donald Trump said today he wants to use the G7 summit to resolve what he called unfair trade deals with US allies. “Looking forward to straightening out unfair Trade Deals with the G-7 countries. If it doesn’t happen, we come out even better!,” Trump wrote as part of a blast of early morning tweets ahead of the meeting today and tomorrow in Canada. America’s closest allies are bracing for a showdown with Trump at the G7 summit, as anger at being slapped with trade…

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Beijing, Jun 8 (DIN NEWS) Chinese President Xi Jinping treated Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to a state visit today as the neighbouring giants forge closer ties in the face of US diplomatic and economic challenges. Putin, re-elected to his fourth Kremlin term in March, arrived at the grandiose Great Hall of the People in Beijing for talks with Xi, who could stay in power for life after term limits were lifted this year. The two heads of state reviewed a military honour guard and greeted flag-waving children during the welcoming…

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London, Jun 7 (DIN NEWS) The rise and prosperity of an urban neighbourhood may not only be based on economic capital, but also the presence of a vibrant arts, music and science culture, scientists say. In a study published in the journal Frontiers in Physics, the researchers used social media images of cultural events in London and New York City on image hosting site Flickr to create a model that can predict neighbourhoods where residents enjoy a high level of wellbeing. With more than half of the world’s population living…

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Washington, Jun 7 (DIN NEWS) With less than a week to go before meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, US President Donald Trump plays host today to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who wants his voice heard ahead of the unprecedented talks. Trump and Abe will hold a joint press conference at the White House in the early afternoon, before heading to Canada for what promises to be a tense Group of Seven summit clouded by the US leader’s aggressive trade policies. Since the first inkling that a Trump-Kim…

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Baikonur, Jun 6 (DIN NEWS) – A relatively inexperienced crew of two astronauts and a cosmonaut blasted off Wednesday from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a five-month mission on the International Space Station. German Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency, NASA’s Serena Aunon-Chancellor and Russian Sergei Prokopyev of Roscosmos shot into the sky in warm, dry conditions at 1112 GMT. They should dock at the space station on Friday. The trio only have a total of one previous space mission between them — 42-year-old Gerst’s debut mission aboard…

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Berlin, Jun 6 (DIN NEWS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel said today she expected “contentious discussions” at a G7 summit this week, given differences with US President Donald Trump on trade, climate and security. Speaking two days before the Canada meeting of the club of major industrialised democracies, Merkel also said the leaders may not necessarily manage to agree on a final joint statement. “I think everyone knows there will be difficult discussions there, because G7 summits deal with the global economy, trade, climate protection, development- and foreign policy,” she told…

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Jerusalem, Jun 5 (DIN NEWS) Israel’s intelligence minister today called for a military coalition against Iran if the Islamic Republic were to defy world powers by enriching military-grade uranium. Yisrael Katz’s remarks came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began visiting European leaders to discuss Iran’s regional involvement and nuclear programme, both seen by the Jewish state as grave threats. European powers have been scrambling to preserve a landmark deal over Tehran’s nuclear programme since US President Donald Trump announced Washington’s withdrawal from the treaty in May. Katz addressed Tehran’s threat…

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Washington, Jun 5 (DIN NEWS) US President Donald Trump today said that his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore would hopefully be the start of “something big”. Preparations for the summit on June 12 are on in Singapore. There was initially much uncertainty over whether the summit would go ahead at all, and it was briefly called off last month by Trump after a dispute with the North Koreans. “Meeting in Singapore with North Korea will hopefully be the start of something big…we will soon see!” Trump said.…

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Beijing, Jun 4 (DIN NEWS) Evolving effective ways to deal with growing challenges of terrorism as well as extremism and boosting trade will be the key focus at the annual summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Qingdao on June 9-10 which will be attended by a host of world leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Sources said India’s national coordinator for the SCO is here to finalise the draft of the summit’s declaration and that New Delhi’s efforts will be to put its concerns over cross border terrorism in the outcome…

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Paris, Jun 4 (DIN NEWS) The United Nations has released its first ever guidelines on fighting anti-Semitism in education. UNESCO, the UN’s cultural body, launched the publication on Monday in Paris in collaboration with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the OSCE. The guide, aimed to be used by young people, the teaching world, as well as political leaders, was presented by Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO’s first Jewish director general. UNESCO said the guide provides tools to strengthen the resilience of young people to anti-Semitic ideas and violent extremism, such…

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