Air strikes hit Ghouta despite rebel ceasefire effort
Reuters, Beirut :Air strikes hit a rebel-held enclave of Syria’s eastern Ghouta region on Friday despite a ceasefire that the rebel group who controlled the...
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US warship sails near disputed islands in South China SeaReuters, WashingtonA U.S. Navy destroyer carried out a “freedom of navigation” operation on Friday, coming within...
EU blames Moscow for UK spy attack, recalls envoy
Reuters, Brussels :European Union leaders backed Britain on Thursday in blaming Moscow over a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in England and...
Indian airliner makes history by flying to Israel via Saudi airspace
Reuters, Ben Gurion Airport :Saudi Arabia opened its airspace for the first time to a commercial flight to Israel with the inauguration on Thursday of...
Macron’s popularity hit record low: Poll
Reuters, Paris :French President Emmanuel Macron’s popularity has fallen to its lowest point so far in his presidency, a poll showed on Friday, a day...
Ex-Playboy model Karen McDougal says she ‘was in love’ with Trump
Reuters, Washington : Former Playboy model Karen McDougal, who claims to have had a 10-month affair with US President Donald Trump starting in 2006, told CNN’S...
Int’l pressure mounts on Putin over spy poisoning scandal
AFP, Moscow :International pressure mounted on Russia’s Vladimir Putin over the the Cold-War style poisoning of a spy on British soil, as an ugly war...
China should prepare for military action over Taiwan: Chinese paper
AFP, Beijing :A widely read Chinese state-run newspaper said on Thursday China should prepare for military action over self-ruled Taiwan, and pressure Washington over cooperation...
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Teen Palestinian protester gets 8 months in prisonAP, West Bank Palestinian teenage protest icon Ahed Tamimi on Wednesday was sentenced to eight months in prison...
Global carbon emissions hit record high in 2017
Reuters, London :Global energy-related carbon emissions rose to a historic high of 32.5 gigatonnes last year, after three years of being flat, due to higher...
Trump meets Saudi Crown Prince, announces $12.5b arms sales
The Washington Post :Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman kicked off his U.S. visit with talks and lunch at the White House, where President Trump...
UN chief alarmed by chemical attacks in Syria
AP, New York :UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres voiced alarm yesterday over allegations of chemical attacks in Syria and urged the Security Council to take action...