Founder of Afghan Haqqani network dies
Reuters, Kabul :Jalaluddin Haqqani, founder of the militant Haqqani network, one of the most powerful and feared groups in the Afghan insurgency, has died after...
International
New Yorker drops Steve Bannon from festival lineup after outcry
AFP, New York :An annual festival organized by the prestigious New Yorker magazine has disinvited a headlining guest, former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon,...
Donors step up funds to Palestinian aid agency after US cuts
AP, Geneva :The top official with the U.N.’s Palestinian aid agency says countries including Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and India have stepped...
Trump warns Syria, Russia Iran against Idlib ‘tragedy’
US President Donald Trump on Monday warned Syria against launching an attack on the country’s last rebel stronghold with the help of Russia and Iran,...
Iran’s Zarif calls for Idlib to be ‘cleaned out’
Al Jazeera News :Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that armed groups must be “cleaned out” of Idlib province in northwestern Syria, Iranian...
Mediterranean refugee numbers drop but crossing is deadlier : UN
Al Jazeera News : More than 1,600 people have died or gone missing while attempting to reach Europe so far this year, UNCHR’s new Desperate...
India’s billion-dollar battle to build the world’s biggest statue
AFP :The world’s biggest statue is rising in a remote corner of India to honour an independence hero but it could quickly be outdone by...
Japan to halt Iran oil imports under US pressure
AFP :Japan’s major oil wholesalers are preparing to suspend crude oil imports from Iran in October, amid fears Washington will sanction countries importing Iranian crude,...
Raging fire tears through prized Rio museum
AFP :A massive fire on Sunday ripped through Rio de Janeiro’s treasured National Museum, one of Brazil’s oldest, in what the nation’s president said was...
News in brief
Barnier open to brief extension of Brexit talksAFP, Berlin The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Sunday opened the door to a brief extension of talks to...
Japan PM says relations with China back on ‘normal track’
Reuters, Tokyo :Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed confidence in improving ties with China and said the countries’ relationship had returned to a “normal track”,...
Two presidents honor McCain at funeral as Trump goes to golf club
Two ex-presidents from opposingparties united Saturday to honor US senator John McCain, in a momentousfuneral that championed his aspirations of political comity but also rebukedthe...