200 US troops to remain in Syria after pullout: White House
PTI, Washington :The US military will keep around 200 troops in Syria after President Donald Trump’s pullout from the war-torn country, the White House said...
International
North Korea warns of food crisis, slashes rations ahead of summit
Reuters, United Nations :North Korea has warned that it is facing a food shortfall of some 1.4 million tons in 2019 and has been forced...
Putin promises Russians better living conditions ‘within this year’
AFP, Moscow :President Vladimir Putin promised Russians rapid improvements in their living conditions as he delivered his annual state of the nation address Wednesday under...
Palestinian President rejects tax money from Israel
Reuters, Ramallah, West Bank :The Palestinian Authority (PA) will no longer accept tax revenues collected on its behalf by Israel following its decision to trim...
Flynn pushed to share nuclear tech with Saudis: Congressional report
AP, Washington :Senior White House officials pushed a project to share nuclear power technology with Saudi Arabia despite the objections of ethics and national security...
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Pak Provincial Assembly Speaker arrested AP, Islamabad Pakistan’s anti-corruption body says it has arrested the speaker of a provincial assembly and member of an opposition party...
Pakistan PM urges talks on Kashmir blast, warns India against attack
Reuters, Islamabad :Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday Pakistan was ready to cooperate with India in its investigation of a deadly bombing in the...
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Center-right to top EU poll; far-right surges: SurveyReuters, Brussels The center-right is set to remain the biggest group in the EU legislature after elections in May...
`Crime may have been committed` by Trump: Ex-FBI official
AP, Washington :Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said in an interview that aired Sunday that a “crime may have been committed” when President Donald...
Russia pioneering return of ‘ISIS children’
AFP, Moscow :As the end nears for the IS enclave in Syria and the fate of jihadists’ family members becomes a prescient issue, Russia can...
Australia says ‘state actor’ hacked parties, parliament
AFP, Sydney :Australia on Monday said a “sophisticated state actor” had hacked the country’s main political parties and parliament, just weeks before a closely fought...
IS defends final pocket of dying ‘caliphate’ in Syria
AFP, Baghouz (Syria) :Islamic State group jihadists were defending the last pocket of their “caliphate” in Syria on Monday, as EU foreign ministers meet to...