US presidential hopeful Sanders seeks to shrug off heart attack
US Senator Bernie Sanders may be 78 and recovering from a heart attack, but he is determined to prove he has lost none of his...
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Kurds announce deal with Damascus as Turkey pushes deep into Syria
AFP, Qamishli :Syria’s Kurds on Sunday announced a groundbreaking deal with Damascus on a Syrian troop deployment near the border with Turkey, as Ankara pressed...
Any attempt to split China will be ‘crushed’, Xi warns during maiden visit to Nepal
PTI, Kathmandu :President Xi Jinping warned on Sunday that anyone attempting to “split” China will be “crushed” as he held wide-ranging talks with Nepal’s top...
Sudanese rebel groups seek peace after years of fighting
AP, Cairo :Sudan’s new, transitional authorities have six months to make peace with the country’s rebels under a power-sharing deal reached this summer between the...
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Pope urges dialogue to end Syria offensiveAP, Beirut Pope Francis has appealed for a new effort at dialogue after U.S. forces pulled back from northeastern...
Turkey assault on Kurdish positions could displace 400,000 in Syria: UN
AFP, Geneva :Turkey’s deadly assault on Kurdish positions in northeastern Syria has forced 130,000 people to flee their homes, the UN said Sunday, adding it...
Britain’s PM Johnson pushes for last-ditch Brexit deal
Prime Minister Boris Johnson was to brief his ministers Sunday on progress in Britain’s last-ditch efforts to strike a new Brexit agreement with the EU.Negotiators...
First Emirati astronaut returns home after 8-day space journey
AFP, Abu Dhabi: An Emirati astronaut who became the first Arab to reach the International Space Station received a hero’s welcome home on Saturday.Hazzaa al-Mansoori...
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...
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...