No time for Brexit delays, says May as poll lead slips
Reuters, London :Prime Minister Theresa May will on Monday urge voters to back her to deliver the country’s exit from the European Union, playing one...
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Iran reformists sweep Tehran municipal council election
AP, Tehran :Candidates backing reform of Iran’s clerically overseen government swept municipal elections in Tehran, taking all 21 local council seats in the country’s capital...
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Trump hopes to visit Egypt soonReuters, RiyadhU.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he hoped to visit Cairo soon, praising President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi after...
US teen spits on Muslim classmate, tries to yank off her Hijab
PTI, New York :A 16-year-old Muslim girl was spat upon and abused by her classmate who even tried to pull her hijab off in a...
Rouhani draws fire from US after election win
AFP, Tehran :Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani was still celebrating his resounding re-election victory on Saturday when he came under pressure from the country’s long-standing foe...
Comey now believes Trump was trying to influence Russia investigation, source says
The Independent :Former FBI director James Comey is now convinced Donald Trump was trying to influence his investigation into ties between the President and Russia,...
Erdogan to return as ruling party boss after referendum win
AFP, Ankara : Turkey’s ruling party was on Sunday set to select President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as its chief after a nearly three year break, swiftly...
Trump seeks ‘reset’ with Islamic world amid political tumult at home
Reuters, Riyadh :U.S. President Donald Trump, struggling to shake a brewing scandal at home, will attempt a reset on Sunday with the Islamic world after...
Trump aims to mend Muslim ties on first foreign trip
AFP, Riyadh :US President Donald Trump will seek to rebuild relations with the Muslim world on his first foreign trip starting Saturday in Saudi Arabia...
Fired FBI chief James Comey to publicly testify Russian interference in US elections
AFP, Washington :James Comey, the former FBI chief fired by President Donald Trump, has agreed to publicly testify about Russian interference in the US elections,...
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Top Saudi cleric ‘blesses’ Trump-Muslim summitAP, Saudi ArabiaA top Saudi cleric on Friday described as “blessed” an Islamic summit in the capital Riyadh at the...
At White House in crisis, Trump looks increasingly isolated
Reuters, Washington : President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans in Congress are showing signs of going their own way, both on politics and policy, determined to...