Negotiation with Israel would be big mistake: Khamenei
Reuters, Beirut :Any move to negotiate with Israel would be an “unforgivable mistake”, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday, after Saudi Arabia’s...
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Russia launches missile tests, triggers partial closure of Baltic Sea
Reuters, Riga :Russia began testing missiles with live munitions in the Baltic Sea on Wednesday, alarming Latvia, a member of NATO, which says the drills...
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Students, medics protest Macron reformsAP, RouenStudents and medical workers are facing off against riot police in a protest over reforms by President Emmanuel Macron’s government.The...
Indian woman Rupali Meshram fights off tiger with stick
BBC Online :A young Indian woman was lucky to survive, doctors say, after she fought off a tiger which attacked her goat.Rupali Meshram, 23, said...
Koreas hold preparatory talks to set up Kim-Moon summit
AP, Seoul :The rival Koreas held preparatory talks Thursday for a summit later this month between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean...
Russia launches missile tests, triggers partial closure of Baltic Sea
Reuters, Riga :Russia began testing missiles with live munitions in the Baltic Sea on Wednesday, alarming Latvia, a member of NATO, which says the drills...
Indian woman Rupali Meshram fights off tiger with stick
BBC Online :A young Indian woman was lucky to survive, doctors say, after she fought off a tiger which attacked her goat.Rupali Meshram, 23, said...
Putin launches Turkey nuclear project, vows faster arms delivery
AFP, Ankara :Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday launched the construction of Turkey’s first nuclear power station and vowed to accelerate the delivery of air defence...
Broken by siege, Syria rebels face worst loss yet in Ghouta
AFP, Beirut :The expected loss of Eastern Ghouta will deal Syria’s fragmented rebels their biggest blow yet, leaving them unable to threaten President Bashar al-Assad...
Russia accuses Britain and US over ‘grotesque’ spy poisoning
AFP, Moscow :Russia on Wednesday accused British and US secret services of being behind the poisoning of a Russian former double agent as the world’s...
China military tells Russia ‘we’ve come to support you’ against US
Newsweek :China’s military leadership has pledged its support to Russia as tensions between Moscow and the West further deteriorate into diplomatic isolation, economic sanctions and...
Broken by siege, Syria rebels face worst loss yet in Ghouta
AFP, Beirut :The expected loss of Eastern Ghouta will deal Syria’s fragmented rebels their biggest blow yet, leaving them unable to threaten President Bashar al-Assad...