UK Foreign Minister urges Arab states to end Qatar boycott
AFP, Kuwait City :British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday urged Arab states to end their Qatar boycott, downplaying the odds of a military escalation...
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Pakistan tense ahead of PM Nawaz Sharif`s probe completion
PTI, Islamabad :Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz on Saturday threatened to reject the findings of a joint investigation team (JIT) probing Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s family for...
Quiet as ceasefire begins in south Syria
AFP, Beirut :A ceasefire in southern Syria brokered by the United States, Russia and Jordan began at noon local time on Sunday, with a monitor...
Partial ceasefire deal reached in Syria, in Trump’s first peace effort
Reuters, Hamburg :The United States, Russia and Jordan reached a ceasefire and “de-escalation agreement” for southwestern Syria on Friday, as the U.S. government under President...
US plans to test THAAD missile defenses as North Korea tensions mount
Reuters, Washington :The United States plans to carry out a new test of its THAAD missile defense system against an intermediate-range ballistic missile in the...
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Eight bodies found under collapsed building in ItalyReuters, Rome Eight people were found dead on Saturday under the rubble of a collapsed apartment building near...
‘Victory’ over Islamic State in Mosul to be announced in hours
Reuters, Mosul :Iraqi security forces expect to take full control of Mosul in the next hours as Islamic State’s defensive lines collapse, state TV reported...
Xi says should ‘shelve differences’ in meeting with British PM
Reuters, Beijing :China and Britain need to seek common ground while shelving differences and respect each other’s core interests, Chinese President Xi Jinping told British...
India puts Kashmir in lockdown on rebel`s death anniversary
AP, Srinagar :Residents in Indian-controlled Kashmir clashed with government forces Saturday as they defied a stringent curfew on the anniversary of the killing of a...
EU parliament advises freeze of Turkey`s membership talks
AP, Ankara :The European Parliament has advised the European Union to freeze accession talks with Turkey amid growing concerns over the country’s human rights and...
Paris evacuates 1,500 migrants as arrivals surge
AP, Paris :Paris authorities are evacuating some 1,500 migrants from makeshift street camps as Europe contends with an upsurge in new arrivals particularly from Libya.Police...
US-led strikes killed 224 civilians since allies entered Raqa
AFP, Beirut :US-led coalition air strikes have killed at least 224 civilians since the Syrian forces it backs entered ISIS group bastion Raqa a month...