Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) will try to ease tensions that have threatened to bring their two countries into direct contact.

March 6, 2020

Putin, Erdogan look to defuse Syria crisis at Moscow talks

AFP, Moscow :The leaders of Russia and Turkey meet in Moscow on Thursday after a surge in fighting in Syria raised fears of their armies...

Kremlin spokesman Peskov visits Dream Island amusement park in Moscow.

International

March 5, 2020

Kremlin hopes Putin, Erdogan can agree joint measures at Syria talks

Reuters, Moscow :The Kremlin said on Wednesday it hoped Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan would be able to agree on a...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's supporters celebrate first exit poll results for the Israeli elections at his party's headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel on Monday.

International

March 5, 2020

Israel looks set to slide back into political deadlock

AP, Jerusalem :Israel looked set to slide back into political deadlock on Wednesday as the final votes were being tallied from the country’s third election...

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., arrives for a meeting with fellow Democrats on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday.

International

March 5, 2020

Trump most dangerous person in American history: Pelosi

The Independent :Nancy Pelosi has branded Donald Trump the most dangerous person in the history of America.In an interview with Variety, the Speaker of the...

International

March 5, 2020

News In Brief

Supreme Court takes up first big abortion case of Trump eraAP, Washington The Supreme Court is taking up the first major abortion case of the...

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer was designated successor to German Chancellor Angela Merkel before their CDU party set off an earthquake in national politics by voting with the far-right AfD.

International

March 5, 2020

Merkel’s party in crucible as Thuringia votes again

AFP, Erfurt :Lawmakers in the eastern German state of Thuringia will try again to elect a new state premier Wednesday, re-running a vote that plunged...

International

March 5, 2020

Australia developing satellite to predict bushfire danger zones

Australian scientists are developing the country’s first satellite designed to predict where bushfires are likely to start, following months of devastating fires.The Australian National University...

International

March 4, 2020

News In Brief

Guatemala sentences ex-congress president to 30 yearsAP, Guatemala City A Guatemalan court on Monday sentenced the former president of the country’s congress to more than...

Donald Trump said the general risk remains low in New York on Monday.

International

March 4, 2020

Trump says ‘very safe’ to hold campaign rallies despite virus spread

US President Donald Trump insisted Monday that campaign rallies do not put his supporters at risk of catching or spreading the coronavirus, and insisted the...

International

March 4, 2020

Air pollution shortens lives by 3 years : Study

AFP, Paris :A ‘pandemic’ of air pollution shortens lives worldwide by nearly three years on average, and causes 8.8 million premature deaths annually, scientists said...

International

March 4, 2020

Half of world’s beaches could vanish by 2100

AFP, Paris :Climate change and sea level rise are currently on track to wipe out half the world’s sandy beaches by 2100, researchers warned Monday.Even...

President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister of Bulgaria Boyko Borisov arrive to a joint press conference following an inter-delegation meeting in Ankara on Monday.

International

March 4, 2020

Erdogan threatens Europe with ‘millions’ of migrants

AFP, Istanbul :Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned on Monday that “millions” of migrants would soon head for Europe, drawing accusations from EU leaders that...