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US expelled two Chinese embassy officials over spying claims: report

Shawdesh Desk: Washington: The United States quietly expelled two Chinese embassy officials in September after they drove onto a sensitive military base in Virginia, The New York Times reported Sunday.

US House panel approves Donald Trump charge

Shawdesh Desk: US lawmakers took the grave step Friday of approving two charges against Donald Trump, setting up a full House of Representatives vote to impeach the president over his

UK polls: Tulip Siddiq wins for third consecutive term

Shawdesh DEsk: Tulip Siddiq, the granddaughter of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, has been elected as Member of Parliament (MP) in the UK general election with Labour Party ticket. Moreover, Rushanara

General election 2019: Voters head to polls across the UK

Shawdesh Desk: The UK is going to the polls for the country’s third general election in less than five years, reports BBC. The contest, the first to be held in

General election 2019: Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn clash over Brexit

Shawdesh Desk: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn clashed over Brexit in the final head-to-head debate before the 12 December election, reports BBC. During the

Indian-American Peter Mathews to run for US Congress

Shawdesh Desk: Indian-American Peter Mathews, also a political analyst on CNN television, will be running for Congress, reports PTI. Mathews, who was born in India and immigrated to the US

Trump to ‘restore’ tariffs on steel, aluminium from Brazil and Argentina

Shawdesh Desk: US President Donald Trump has said he will place tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from Brazil and Argentina. He justified the move saying those countries’ weak currencies

Turkey President slams Macron before NATO summit

Shawdesh Desk: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that France President Emmanuel Macron’s warning that NATO was dying reflects a “sick and shallow” understanding, telling the French president “you