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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to supporters as he takes the stage for a campaign event in Dallas, Monday, Sept. 14, 2015. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Trump’s confidence on lawsuit, calls it ‘open-and-closed case’

Washington D.C. (USA): President Donald Trump expressed confidence on Tuesday that he would prevail against a lawsuit filed by 16 US states seeking to block his declaration of a national emergency to
Feb. 20, 2019
In this Feb. 17, 2019, photo released by Xinhua News Agency, people perform dance to celebrate the Tibetan New Year in Doilungdeqen of Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. China is barring foreign travelers from Tibet over a period of several weeks that includes a pair of sensitive political anniversaries. Travel agencies contacted Wednesday, Feb. 20 said foreign tourists would not be allowed into the Himalayan region until April 1. (Nam Jer/Xinhua via AP)

China closes Tibet to foreigners for sensitive anniversaries

Beijing: China is keeping foreign travelers out of Tibet during sensitive political anniversaries. Travel agencies contacted Wednesday said foreign tourists would not be allowed into the Himalayan region until April 1. It’s
Feb. 20, 2019
Prime Minister Theresa May addresses Parliament after the vote on May's Brexit deal, in London, Britain, January 15, 2019 in this screengrab taken from video. Reuters TV via REUTERS

Theresa May in Brussels again, seeking Brexit movement

Brussels: British Prime Minister Theresa May makes another trip to Brussels on Wednesday, hoping European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker may prove more yielding than of late to salvage her Brexit deal. With
Feb. 20, 2019
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro salutes during a news conference at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela January 9, 2019. REUTERS/Manaure Quintero

Venezuela shuts sea, air links to Dutch islands for sending aid

Caracas: Venezuelan officials said Tuesday that the country is banning air and sea trips to and from three Dutch Caribbean islands — a region that has been linked to efforts to undermine
Feb. 20, 2019
Moon Chung-in, a special adviser for foreign affairs and national security to South Korea President Moon Jae-in, speaks during an interview in Seoul, South Korea, on Feb. 15, 2019. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg

Why North Korea may give up nuclear crown jewel at Trump summit

The dismantlement of the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center has emerged in recent months as a potential outcome from a second summit between the leaders planned for Feb. 27-28 in Vietnam. Moon
Feb. 20, 2019

16 states sue Trump over border wall emergency

San Francisco: Sixteen US states have sued President Donald Trump’s administration over his decision to declare a national emergency to fund a wall on the southern border with Mexico, saying the move
Feb. 19, 2019
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