Iraq warns ties at stake after US airstrikes spark outrage
AFP, Baghdad :Iraq’s government warned Monday that its relations with the United States were at risk after deadly American air strikes against a pro-Iran group...
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Trump says gun laws and ‘heroes’ saved lives at Texas church shooting
AFP, Houston :US President Donald Trump on Monday said gun laws in the state of Texas saved lives when a church security officer shot dead...
N Korea’s leader Kim calls for ‘military countermeasures’
AFP, Seoul :North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for “diplomatic and military countermeasures”, state media said Tuesday, ahead of a year-end deadline for...
US presidential hopeful Sanders gets clean bill of health after heart attack
Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has fully recovered from the heart attack he suffered three months ago and is in good health, his doctors said...
CIA devised way to restrict missiles given to allies: Researcher
Reuters, Germany :The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency has devised technology to restrict the use of anti-aircraft missiles after they leave American hands, a researcher said,...
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Merkel urges climate action in New Year messageAP, Berlin Chancellor Angela Merkel is telling Germans in her New Year message that “everything humanly possible” must...
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Taliban say have ‘no ceasefire plans’ in AfghanistanAFP, KabulThe Taliban Monday denied agreeing to any ceasefire in Afghanistan after rumours swirled of a potential deal...
Residents, vacationers urged to leave Australian region as fire conditions worsen
Reuters, Melbourne :Residents and vacationers in part of the Australian state of Victoria were urged to leave on Sunday ahead of what is expected to...
Putin weighs future options as he marks 20 years in power
AP, Moscow :As Russian President Vladimir Putin marks two decades in power , he boasts about his achievements but remains coy about his political future...
China jails scientist who gene-edited babies: Report
AFP, Beijing :A Chinese court on Monday sentenced the scientist who claimed to be behind the world’s first gene-edited babies to three years in prison...
Kim calls for measures to protect North Korea’s security
AP, Seoul :North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for his military and diplomats to prepare unspecified “offensive measures” to protect the country’s security and...
US hits pro-Iran group with deadly strikes in Iraq, Syria
AFP, Baghdad :The US has carried out air strikes against a pro-Iran militant group in Iraq, killing 19 fighters, two days after a rocket attack...