Deadly tower blaze highlights London’s rich-poor divide
Reuters :Within a short walk from the social housing block in west London where 17 people – and perhaps many more – died in a...
International
About 4,000 more US troops to go to Afghanistan
AP, Washington :The Pentagon will send almost 4,000 additional American forces to Afghanistan, a Trump administration official said Thursday, hoping to break a stalemate in...
China, SKorea put missile rift on hold to join AIIB meeting
AP, Seoul :China and South Korea put aside hard feelings over Beijing’s objections to a U.S. anti-missile system to join an annual meeting Friday on...
US deploys mobile artillery rocket launchers in Syria
AFP, Washington :The United States has deployed mobile artillery rocket launchers in southern Syria, aiming to defend its At-Tanaf base where it trains anti-Islamic State...
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New Trump-era US-China dialogue set for June 21AFP, WashingtonThe first meeting in a much-touted new diplomatic and defense dialogue between the United States and China...
ISIS chief Baghdadi may have died, claims Russian military
Reuters, Moscow :Russia’s Defence Ministry said today it was checking information that a Russian air strike near the Syrian city of Raqqa may have killed...
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Macron in Morocco to discuss Libya, Qatar crisis AFP, RabatFrench President Emmanuel Macron was in Morocco Wednesday on a 24-hour visit for talks on battling...
US fighter jet deal, ship visit show military links to Qatar
AP, Dubai :A deal between the United States and Qatar for F-15 fighter jets and a visit to Doha by two American warships on Thursday...
Tillerson warns against steps that cut off talks with Russia
AP, Washington :The U.S. relationship with Russia is at an all-time low and deteriorating further, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Tuesday, yet he cautioned...
Western sanctions made Russia stronger: Putin
AP, Moscow :Russia has climbed out of recession despite continuing Western sanctions, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday, adding that the restrictions have forced the country...
Indian-origin Leo Varadkar elected Ireland`s PM
Reuters, Dublin :Leo Varadkar was elected Irish Prime Minister on Wednesday, making the 38-year-old son of an Indian immigrant the first gay premier of the...
Egypt`s parliament approves Red Sea islands transfer to Saudi Arabia
Reuters , Cairo :Egypt’s parliament on Wednesday backed plans to hand over two uninhabited Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia under an agreement that has...