Russia, Iran and Syria issue warning to US
AP, Moscow :Russia, Syria and Iran strongly warned the United States Friday against launching new strikes on Syria and called for an international investigation of...
International
Rouhani registers to run for re-election
AFP, Tehran :Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, the driving force behind a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, registered on Friday to run for re-election next...
US launches qualification tests for upgraded nuke bomb
AP, Albuquerque :Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories are claiming success with the first in a new series of test flights involving an upgraded version of...
‘We’ve just fired 59 missiles at Syria,’ Trump told Xi ‘during dessert
AFP, Washington :US President Donald Trump gave the order to strike Syria with dozens of cruise missiles “during dessert” with visiting Chinese leader Xi Jinping,...
Russia considers stripping citizenship over ISIS links, says Putin
AFP, Moscow :Russian President Vladimir Putin said ties with the United States have deteriorated under the administration of Donald Trump as their top diplomats locked...
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Turkey detains 412 suspected Kurdish militantsAP, AnkaraTurkey’s Interior Ministry says police have detained 412 suspected Kurdish militants in a security sweep.The ministry said in a...
Tensions high as N Korea readies nuclear test
AFP, Washington :North Korea is ready to launch a nuclear test at its Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site, the 38 North monitoring group reported on Wednesday.The...
Trump will be a one-term President: Sanders
AP, New York :Promising to “expose the Republican Party for what it is,” Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders predicted Wednesday that President Donald Trump would be...
`Yes` and `No` voices of divided Turkey ahead of poll
AFP, Istanbul :The ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ camps are increasingly polarised as the countdown starts for Turkey’s key referendum Sunday on expanding President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s...
Russia cooperated with Syria in chemical attack: McCain
AP, Belgrade :US Senator John McCain accused Russia on Monday of having cooperated with Syrian government forces in a chemical weapons attack that has killed...
`Outraged` Ivanka influenced Trump move to bomb Syrian Airbase: Brother Eric Trump
PTI, London :US President Donald Trump’s decision to bomb a Syrian airbase was influenced by the reaction of his daughter Ivanka, who was “heartbroken and...
Growing risk of mass starvation deaths in Africa, Yemen: UN
AFP, Geneva :The United Nations warned on Tuesday of a growing risk of mass deaths from starvation among people living in conflict and drought-hit areas...