Iraq won`t take part in regional conflict, Abadi says after Trump phone call
Reuters, Baghdad :Iraq won’t take part in any regional or international conflicts, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Saturday.The comment came after Abadi had spoke...
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Erdogan approves voting on powerful presidencyAP, AnkaraTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has approved holding a national referendum on constitutional reforms that would usher in a...
Syria war seethes despite cease-fire
AP, Beirut :Syria’s fronts are on fire despite a cease-fire reached in December between the rebels and the government.Though the two sides sat face-to-face in...
Trump border ‘wall’ to cost $21b, says report
Reuters Washington: US President Donald Trump wants to build ‘wall’ along US-Mexico borderWall would cost over $21 billion, take 3 years to construct, says reportEstimated...
Hillary trolls Trump over travel ban ruling
NDTV , Washington :Hillary Clinton trolled US President Donald Trump after a federal appeals court rejected his bid to reinstate a temporary ban on citizens...
Afghan military would support more foreign troops
Reuters, Kabul :The Afghan Defence Ministry welcomed on Friday suggestions by the commander of international forces in Afghanistan that more troops were needed to train...
In call with Putin, Trump denounced Obama-era nuclear arms treaty
Reuters, Washington :In his first call as president with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump denounced a treaty that caps American and Russian deployment of...
UK govt ‘does not believe’ in second Scottish referendum
AFP, London :The British government “does not believe there should be a second referendum” on Scottish independence, Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokeswoman said Wednesday, following...
9/11 mastermind`s note, delivered now, calls Obama `head of the snake`
AFP, Washington :The self-proclaimed mastermind of the September 11 attacks wrote to former president Barack Obama to tell him 9/11 was a direct result of...
First Lady term could mean millions for Melania Trump’s brand: Lawyers
AP, Washington :US First Lady Melania Trump has said little about what she intends to do with her prominent position. But in new court documents,...
Trump breaks ice with China’s Xi in letter seeking ‘constructive’ ties
Reuters, Washington :United States (US) President Donald Trump has broken the ice with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a letter that said he looked forward...
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Russia calls NATO moves in Baltic states a threatReuters, Moscow Russia views the deployment of NATO troops and military hardware to the Baltic states, Poland...