Independence not on ballot, but on voters’ minds in Scotland
AP, Scotland :Ask voters in this picturesque university town in eastern Scotland how they’re voting in next week’s election, and they’re likely to transition seamlessly...
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Verdict in Musharraf treason case on Dec 17PTI, IslamabadThe verdict in the high treason case against former Pakistan dictator General (retd) Pervez Musharraf would be...
Uber reveals it received 6,000 sexual assault claims in US in two years
AFP, :Nearly 6,000 instances of sexual assault, including more than 450 cases of rape, were reported to Uber in the United States in 2017 and...
China’s defence budget increased 850pc over 20 years: Pentagon
PTI, Washington :China’s defense budget has grown 850 per cent in the last 20 years from $20 billion to $170 billion in 2018, a top...
India’s Muslims split in response to Hindu temple verdict
AP, New Delhi :India’s largest Muslim political groups are divided over how to respond to a Supreme Court ruling that favors Hindus’ right to a...
Pentagon denies US mulling 14,000 more troops for Middle East
The Pentagon on Wednesday denied a report that the United States was weighing sending up to 14,000 more troops to the Middle East in the...
At 50, Europe’s oldest nuclear plant not ready to retire
AFP, Beznau :Europe’s oldest functioning nuclear reactor, at Switzerland’s Beznau plant, will turn 50 next week – a lifespan deemed dangerously long by environmentalists who...
Macron pension reform: France braces for severe disruption amid strike
France is enduring severe disruption as millions of workers threaten to strike in protest at being forced to retire later or face reduced pensions.School and...
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Sydney smoke crisis ‘longest on record’AFP, SydneyAustralian bushfires have caused unprecedented pollution in Sydney and along the country’s east coast, officials said Thursday, with smoke...
Libyan officials collect evidence of Russian fighters in war
AP, Tripoli :Officials in Libya’s U.N.-supported government say they plan to confront Moscow over the alleged deployment of Russian mercenaries fighting alongside their opponents in...
Moon calls for Chinese role in denuclearizing North Korea
AP, Seoul :South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Thursday the global diplomatic push to defuse the nuclear standoff with North Korea is at a “critical...
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Russia ready to cooperate with NATO : PutinAFP, MoscowPresident Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said Russia is open to cooperation with NATO as a two-day summit...