US asks Iraq Kurds to postpone referendum
Reuters, Erbil :The United States has asked Iraq’s Kurds to postpone a referendum on the independence of their autonomous Kurdish region, planned for Sept. 25,...
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Trump wants to ‘de-nuke the world’, says it’s worlds biggest threat
PTI, Washington : Nuclear weapons pose the greatest threat to the world, US President Donald Trump has said as he favoured a complete elimination of atomic...
As tensions soar, South Korea mulls nuclear arms
AFP, Seoul :As nuclear-armed North Korea’s missile stand-off with the US escalates, calls are mounting in the South for Seoul to build nuclear weapons of...
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Syrian army gains ground on Jordan border in southwestReuters, BeirutThe Syrian army and its allies seized control of at least 30 km (19 miles) of...
Venezuela’s sanctions-hit Maduro says he wants direct talk with Trump
AFP, Caracas :Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro said Thursday he wants a one-to-one talk with US President Donald Trump, who has slapped him with sanctions, but...
Pak builds N- warhead underground storage facility in Balochistan
PTI, Washington :Pakistan has built a “hardened, secure, underground” complex in a remote mountainous region in the restive Balochistan province that could serve as a...
China protests after US warship sails near island
AFP, Beijing :Beijing voiced displeasure on Friday after a US warship sailed near an artificial island in the disputed South China Sea, an operation that...
US destroyer challenges China’s claims in South China Sea
Reuters, Washington :A U.S. Navy destroyer carried out a “freedom of navigation operation” on Thursday, coming within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built...
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Sri Lanka FM resigns over alleged scandalAP, ColomboSri Lanka’s foreign minister resigned on Thursday after being accused of possessing a luxury apartment paid for by...
Merkel support slides six weeks before election, SPD rival even weaker
Reuters, Berlin :German Chancellor Angela Merkel, about to return from holiday, has seen her popularity fall by 10 points just six weeks before an election...
Regime shelling kills three in truce zone near Damascus
AFP, Beirut :Government bombardment killed three civilians on Thursday in a ceasefire zone near Syria’s capital, a monitor said, in the second day of deadly...
Islamic State still a threat as Mosul residents return to city in ruins
Reuters, Mosul :Abu Ghazi stood smoking a cigarette outside what used to be his home in Mosul’s Old City, where only the sound of the...