Populists eye victory in deeply divided Poland
AFP, Warsaw :Poles began voting Sunday in a polarising election the governing populists look set to win after a flurry of welfare give-aways and attacks...
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Impeachment probe overshadows US 2020 Democratic race
Joe Biden faces scrutiny over Ukraine, Elizabeth Warren is surging and Bernie Sanders had a heart attack, but recent developments in the Democratic presidential battle...
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Top candidate’s running mate in Afghan poll claims fraudAFP, KabulAfghanistan’s election commission is orchestrating “systematic fraud” following presidential polls last month, a top candidate’s running...
Deadly protests set stage for Iran, US tug-of-war over Iraq
AFP, Baghdad :Iraq’s deadliest wave of protests since the 2003 ouster of dictator Saddam Hussein has made the country vulnerable to a battle for influence...
Actor Jane Fonda arrested in climate protest at US capitol
Oscar-winner Jane Fonda was arrested Friday outside the US Capitol where she was protesting climate change and demanding action to protect the environment.The 81-year-old film...
US troops in Syria came under fire from Turkish incursion: Pentagon
US troops near the northern Syrian border came under artillery fire from Turkish positions on Friday, a Pentagon spokesman said, warning that the US was...
US bolsters Saudi defense against Iran with jets, missiles
AP, Washington : The U.S. is deploying dozens more fighter jets and additional air defenses to Saudi Arabia, beefing up efforts to defend the kingdom against...
At summit to mend ties, Modi, Xi see common challenge on ‘terror’
AFP, Mahabalipuram :Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Indian host Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged at an informal summit to cooperate against “radicalisation”, India said...
Man climbs on plane in London climate protest
Reuters, London :A protester lay on top of a plane while another forced a jet to turn around on the runway as climate change activists...
As Modi and China’s Xi head into summit, Tibetans are detained
Reuters, Mamallapuram :Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are expected to agree new security measures along their unsettled border during a...
Los Angeles fire causing evacuations, closing freeways
AP, Los Angeles :A wildfire fueled by Santa Ana winds has closed two freeways, is threatening homes and has forced evacuations around Los Angeles.Fire officials...
Civilians flee as Syria Kurds battle Turkish invasion
AFP, Syria :Syria’s Kurds battled to hold off a Turkish invasion on Thursday as thousands of civilians fled air strikes and shelling that deepened fears...