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UK museums put on ISIS alertPTI, LondonMuseums and galleries across the UK have stepped up security amid fears of a possible bomb attack by the...
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Iraqi forces converge on ISIS occupied Mosul airport
AFP, Oreij :Iraqi forces,backed by jets and helicopters, battled their way to Mosul airport on Monday as they prepared to take on the ISIS’ stronghold...
SpaceX launches rocket from historic NASA pad in Florida
Reuters, Florida :A SpaceX Falcon rocket blasted off on Sunday from a Florida launch pad once used to send NASA astronauts to the moon, a...
Hundreds of Texans may have voted improperly
AP, Austin :Texas election officials have acknowledged that hundreds of people were allowed to bypass the state’s toughest-in-the-nation voter ID law and improperly cast ballots...
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Russia calls for ‘post-West’ world order: LavrovAFP, Munich Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called Saturday for an end to a world order dominated by the...
Russia-Belarus rift grows as Putin loses patience
AP, Minsk :In more than two decades in power, the autocratic leader of Belarus has cast his nation as Moscow’s closest ally, securing tens of...
Impeached Brazil leader Rousseff eyes political return
AFP, Brasília :Six months after her humiliating departure from Brazil’s presidency following an impeachment trial, Dilma Rousseff is contemplating her political future.During an exclusive interview...
Iraq forces launch assault to retake west Mosul
AFP, Oreij :Iraqi forces launched an offensive on jihadists defending Mosul’s west bank Sunday, in what could be the most brutal fighting yet in a...
Trump must punish Russia for election interference: Graham
AP, Munich :A senior U.S. Republican senator on Sunday urged President Donald Trump to take action against Russia over allegations that Moscow interfered in the...
Pence says US to hold Russia accountable, stand with NATO
Reuters, Munich :U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday conveyed a message to jittery partners that the Trump administration will “hold Russia accountable” and maintain...
Trump’s team in disarray, US Senator McCain tells Europe
Reuters, Munich :Republican Senator John McCain broke with the reassuring message that US officials visiting Germany have sought to convey on their debut trip to...
Pence pledges America’s commitment to UN, NATO
AP, Munich :German Chancellor Angela Merkel appealed to the United States and others on Saturday to support and bolster multilateral organizations such as the European...