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Scotland’s ‘stay’ vote creates fresh dilemma
24 Jun 2016
It’s Brexit as UK votes to leave European Union
24 Jun 2016
While Scotland and London voted overwhelmingly to stay in the EU, it was not enough to stop the ‘leave’ juggernaut that swept England and Wales, putting Prime Minister David Cameron’s future in the balance
Cameron quits as PM; Scotland, Ireland in turmoil
24 Jun 2016
David Cameron has resigned as British prime minister following the failure of his Remain campaign to win the referendum on staying in the EU
Democrats end unprecedented sit-in for gun control
24 Jun 2016
US Democrat Representatives ended an extraordinary sit-in for gun control on the floor of the chamber on Thursday, more than 24 hours after it began, in the wake of the mass shooting at a Florida nightclub
US slaps 500% duty on Chinese steel
23 Jun 2016
The US has slapped 500-per cent anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on imports of cold-rolled steel flat products from China in a bid to stem the flow of low-priced steel exports from the Asian giant
Polls show ‘Remain’ has slight edge over Brexit
23 Jun 2016
Prime Minister David Cameron criss-crossed the country and talked himself hoarse on Wednesday urging voters to remain in the EU, but opinion polls said today’s race is still too close to call
India demands sanctions on new Taliban chief Akhundzada
23 Jun 2016
India has demanded that the United Nations slap sanctions against the new Taliban leader, Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada, in Afghanistan, saying it is “sheer folly” that the leader of a proscribed entity is not yet designated as a terrorist individual
Pak not serious about fighting terror: Afghanistan
23 Jun 2016
Outlining an alarming scenario of far-reaching international threats, Afghanistan says that Taliban and several terrorist groups were seeking "to turn Afghanistan into a launching pad against Central Asia, South Asia, West Asia and the Far East
Brexit would be ‘madness’, insists Cameron
21 Jun 2016
British Prime Minister David Cameron has invoked increasing trade with India as part of his plea to the country to vote to remain in the European Union in Thursday’s crucial referendum
China asks men to donate sperm: report
15 Jun 2016
Clinton clinches nomination, talks with Sanders
15 Jun 2016
The two agree on raising wages for working families, eliminating undisclosed money in politics and reducing the cost of college for students and their families, and on defeating Donald Trump
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