Zimbabwe’s President narrowly escapes assassination bid
The Washington Post :Zimbabwe’s election campaign season took a worrying turn Saturday afternoon when a crude bombing at a speech delivered by President Emmerson Mnangagwa...
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First Russia air strikes hit southern Syria as govt assault looms
AFP, Beirut : Russia bombed rebel-held parts of southern Syria late Saturday for the first time since brokering a ceasefire there nearly a year ago, a...
Kushner rips Abbas, says ME peace plan ‘soon’
AP, Jerusalem :President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser said in an interview published Sunday that the administration will soon present its Israeli-Palestinian peace plan,...
Merkel plays down chances of breakthrough in EU migration talks
Reuters, Beirut :German Chancellor Angela Merkel played down expectations of any major breakthrough at hastily-arranged talks among European Union leaders on Sunday on the migration...
US Judge to give ruling on reuniting migrant children next week
Reuters, Washington :A federal judge said on Friday he could rule as soon as the middle of next week on a request to order the...
Johnson urges clean Brexit, 2 years after UK vote to quit EU
AP, London :Leading Brexit supporters are talking tough, and opponents are taking to the streets, on the second anniversary of Britain’s vote to leave the...
EU supporters march in London to call for Brexit deal referendum
Reuters, London :Thousands of supporters of the European Union gathered in central London on Saturday to call on the British government to hold a final...
Trump sees N Korea still a nuclear threat
AP, Washington :President Donald Trump declared Friday that North Korea still poses an “extraordinary threat” to the United States.In an executive order, the president extended...
UN Chief appeals for end to fighting in south Syria
AFP, United Nations :UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for an immediate end to a military escalation in southwest Syria and a return to...
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‘Several killed’ in blast at Ethiopian PM’s rallyAFP, Addis Ababa Several people were killed Saturday in a blast at new Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s...
Melania visits border, Congress flails on family separations
AFP, Mcallen :Melania Trump made a surprise trip to the US-Mexican border on Thursday as her husband’s administration seeks to quell a firestorm over migrant...
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Trump likely to meet Queen Elizabeth The Washington PostPresident Donald Trump will meet Queen Elizabeth II during his visit to Britain next month, and many...