Russia able to launch Baltic attack in 24 hours: Lithuania
Reuters, Vilnius : Russia has developed the capability to launch an attack on the Baltic states with as little as 24 hours’ notice, limiting NATO’s options...
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Turkey dismisses 45 more judges, prosecutorsAFP, AnkaraTurkish authorities dismissed 45 more judges and prosecutors on Monday in the latest purge within the judiciary following last...
Colombia starts to bury 273 landslide victims, search continues
Reuters, Colombia :Scores of decomposing cadavers were being released for burial on Monday as rescuers continued to search for victims of weekend flooding and landslides...
New moves to revive US health care bill
Reuters, Washington :Top White House officials met moderate and conservative Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday in an effort to revive a...
Odds grow for possible Trump impeachment
International Business Times :A combination of controversy, scandal and low polling numbers have prompted oddsmakers at a U.K. betting house to predict President Donald Trump...
Syrian people do not want Assad as leader: US envoy
AFP, United Nations :The United States believes the Syrian people do not want President Bashar al-Assad to remain in power and does not accept that...
Melania’s new portrait divides public opinion
The White House released the official portrait of First Lady Melania Trump, with the photograph of the former model dividing public opinion.Trump is shown from...
US to unilaterally deal with N Korea: Trump
AFP, Washington :President Donald Trump warned that the United States is prepared to act unilaterally to deal with North Korea’s nuclear program if China proves...
US ambassador to UN says no question of Russian interference
AP, Washington :The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says there’s no question Russia was involved in the U.S. presidential election and insists President Donald...
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Israel blocking access to Gaza: WatchAP, Gaza CityAn international human rights group on Monday accused Israel of barring foreign researchers from entering the Gaza Strip...
Britain says only Gibraltar, UK people can decide future
AP, Brussels :British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson says Gibraltar’s status can only be changed by the territory’s people and U.K. citizens, as the enclave becomes...
Dalai Lama fled to India after failed armed rebellion: China
PTI, Beijing :China said the Dalai Lama fled to India from Tibet in 1959 after a “failed armed rebellion”, rejecting his remarks that he had...