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UN to deploy security forces in LibyaReuters, Rome The United Nations is preparing to deploy up to 250 peacekeepers to Libya to guard its base...
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Saudi-led bloc stays tough on Qatar despite Trump peace offer
AFP, Riyadh :A Saudi-led bloc of Arab states hostile to Qatar on Friday took aim at Kuwaiti mediation and maintained a tough line even after...
Russian air strike kills 40 IS fighters in Syria
Reuters, Moscow :A Russian air strike has killed around 40 Islamic State fighters, including four senior commanders, near the eastern Syrian city of Deir al-Zor,...
Xi asks Macron for French help easing North Korea tensions
AFP, Beijing :Chinese President Xi Jinping called on France to help ease the situation in North Korea during a phone call with French President Emmanuel...
Macron urges continued EU ties with Turkey
Reuters, Paris :Turkey remains a vital partner of the European Union and ties should be maintained even if the country had taken a worrying turn...
Cholesterol drug reduces death in men without heart disease
AFP, Washington :A cholesterol drug reduced by 28 percent the mortality rate among men who had high cholesterol but no heart disease, according to new...
Israeli jets hit `chemical weapons site` in Syria
The Telegraph :Israeli jets have bombed a Syrian military facility believed to be linked to President Bashar al-Assad’s chemical weapons programme.The 2am attack on the...
World unity crumbles in face of North Korean threat
AFP, Washington :International solidarity in the face of North Korea’s nuclear threat crumbled Tuesday as Russia rebuffed US calls for new UN sanctions and Washington...
Japan PM urges ‘greatest possible pressure’ on North Korea
AP, Moscow :Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called Thursday for the world to put the “greatest possible pressure” on North Korea to abandon its nuclear...
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UK govt begins fight to pass key Brexit billAP, London The British government is battling to pass a major plank of its Brexit plans through...
Syrian army, allies break IS siege in eastern city
Reuters, Beirut :Syrian government forces on Tuesday reached troops besieged for years by Islamic State in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor, the militants’ last...