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Turkey will attack Kurdish fighters who remain near borderAP, AnkaraTurkey’s foreign minister said Monday that his country’s military will attack any Syrian Kurdish fighter that...
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Not over yet: New US Syria mission after al-Baghdadi’s death
AP, Washington :Pivoting from the dramatic killing of the Islamic State group’s leader, the Pentagon is increasing U.S. efforts to protect Syria’s oil fields from...
US Afghan envoy takes push for peace in Pakistan
AP, Islamabad : A U.S. peace envoy remained in Pakistan on Tuesday as part of efforts to find a negotiated end to Afghanistan’s 18 -year war,...
Researchers move closer to new vaccine for killer TB
AFP, Hyderabad :Scientists said Tuesday they are closing in on a new game-changing vaccine for tuberculosis, the world’s deadliest infectious disease that claimed some 1.5...
‘Can strike anybody, any time’: US Defence Secretary on Baghdadi killing
PTI, Washington :The death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi marks a devastating blow for the remnants of ISIS, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper told reporters at...
Iran’s healthcare system threatened by US sanctions: Rights group
Washington’s sanctions against Tehran have drastically constrained its ability to pay for humanitarian imports and are threatening the health rights of Iranians, Human Rights Watch...
Delhi fights hazardous pollution after Diwali party
AFP, New Delhi :After India’s biggest firework party of the year, Delhi awoke to a pollution hangover Monday with the capital forced to breathe hazardous...
EU envoys agree three-month Brexit delay
AFP, Brussels :European Union members agreed Monday to postpone Brexit for up to three months, stepping in with their decision less than 90 hours before...
Islamic State leader Baghdadi reportedly killed in Syria by US forces
Reuters, Baghdad :Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is believed to have been killed in a U.S. military operation in Syria, sources in Syria, Iraq...
Dutch inventors roll out river plastic clean-up barge
AFP, The Hague :A Dutch non-profit group committed to ridding the world’s waters of plastic, Saturday unveiled their latest invention, a floating garbage-collection barge called...
Hong Kong police fire tear gas at protesters on harbourfront
AFP, Hong Kong :Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets on Sunday at pro-democracy protesters who defied authorities to hold a rally on Hong Kong’s...
N Korea warns US not to exploit ‘close’ Trump-Kim ties
AFP, Seoul :North Korea said Sunday the United States must not exploit the “close personal relations” between Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump as negotiations...