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Saudi prince faces cold shoulder abroad ......

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once fated on the world stage, Saudi arabias powerful prince faces the cold shoulder abroad as he struggles to shrug off the lingering stigma of a critical journalist murder .... Prince Muhammad bin Salman has been on a     Arab tour   before he attends the Group of 20 summit  in Argentina on Friday ..... Where he faces ..world leasers who have strongly condemned jamal khasoggis killing last month in the kingdom istanbul consulate ...... The countries de facto ruler has brushed aside the international pressure attempting    to use the overseas visit followed by the whirlwind domestic tour to  shore up his tarnished     reputation and reinforce relationship with allies ...... The question is who among global leaders will agree to stand with him publicly ...  said   ha hellyer , a senior fellow at the atlantic council and the royal united services institute in london ... I suspect his appearances wi...

US stands with people of india.. Trump on 10 th anniversary of 26/11

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                                                                              On the 10th anniversary  of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks on Monday . Donald Trump said ,"The US stands with the people of India . In their quest for justice . We will never let terrorists win . Earlier  the US announced a reward of to $5 million for information leading to arrest or conviction of any individual involved in the attacks ..

Manafort lied after pleading guilty, Mueller's team says

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Washington Paul  Manafort has " breached"" his plea agreement with the justice department bye lying to the FBI and special counsel Robert Mueller office two month after he started to cooperate in  the Russia probe , prosecutors alleged Monday . Manafort lied "on a variety of subject matters, " violating his plea agreement, prosecutors said in a three- page filling signed by both the defense team and prosecution. Both sides ask  the judge now move his case toward sentencing . Manafort states as  part of the filling that he does not agree with prosecutors  description .  "He believes he has provided truthful information and does not agree with the governments characterization or that he has breached the agreement , "the document states . the special counsels   office   says it will provide  more detail at a later date . the filling on Monday was an astonishing break from   the bare -bones updates given by the sp...

Nineteen months of Brexit wrangling - and that's just a taster

EU   leaders were determinedly sombre, while the UK prime minister had to sound upbeat and positive about her country's Brussels-free future. It   shouldn't be under-estimated.   Sunday was a huge day for the EU,   signing off on the divorce papers of a departing key member state for the first time in the history of the bloc. In   the eyes of many, Brexit counts as an EU failure. The French President   Emmanuel Macron reminded the press of the fragility of European Union.   Which is why,   time and again, EU leaders in Brussels continue to make so much of the (unusual)       show of unity the Brexit process has provoked in EU   ranks. see more

Ukraine has accused Russia of ramming one of its boats off the coast of the annexed Crimea, amid rising tensions.

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The   "openly aggressive actions" occurred as three of its vessels sailed from the Black Sea port of Odessa to Mariupol in the Sea of Azov, Kiev said. Ukraine's   Yana Kapu tug suffered damage to its engine, the Ukrainian navy said. Russia   said the ships were   in its waters, accusing Kiev of "provocative actions".     It later blocked access to the Sea of Azov with a tanker. The tanker was placed under   the Russian-built   bridge that  spans the narrow Kerch   Strait   - the only access to the sea. What   are   the latest developments? The   Ukrainian navy said in a statement   that its boats -   two gunboats and the tug - were now being monitored by two Russian helicopters scrambled by Moscow. Two Russian fighter   jets were also seen flying low over the huge   arch of the bridge,   which Russi...