‘War wing’ fights for survival in Kosovo poll
AFP, Pristina :The former guerilla commanders who have dominated Kosovo since its independence will fight for political survival in elections on Sunday, with opposition parties...
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Removed hundreds of accounts from Indonesia, UAE, Nigeria, Egypt: Facebook
Reuters :Facebook Inc has announced it removed hundreds of pages, groups and accounts on its platforms for “coordinated inauthentic behavior” linked to three operations in...
Mexico Supreme Court justice resigns over suspicious bank deposits
AFP, Mexico City :Mexican Supreme Court Justice Eduardo Medina Mora resigned Thursday amid an investigation into claims he transferred millions of dollars into bank accounts...
India-Pakistan nuclear war could kill 125 million
The Telegraph :A nuclear war between India and Pakistan could kill up to 125 million people and then tip the world into a decade of...
Ukraine, Russia eye revival of stalled peace talks
AFP, Moscow :Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky could meet for the first time as early as this month, in talks...
First Arab on ISS set for Earth return
AFP, Almaty :An Emirati who made history as the first Arab to reach the International Space Station is set to return to Earth on Thursday...
N Korea test-fired new sub-launched missile
AFP, Seoul :North Korea says its latest weapons test was of a submarine-launched ballistic missile that marked a “new phase” in its defence capability, just...
US to collect DNA of all undocumented migrants
AFP, Washington :The US government plans to collect the DNA of all migrants detained after entering the country illegally, officials said Wednesday.The Department of Homeland...
Trump attacks Democrats over impeachment storm
AFP, Washington :A bellicose Donald Trump unleashed furious attacks Wednesday on the impeachment inquiry launched against him by Democrats, amid an intensifying standoff between the...
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Hugs and smiles as Taliban meet Pak officialsAFP, IslamabadA group of senior Taliban were warmly welcomed by Pakistani officials as they arrived in Islamabad Thursday,...
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US’s special envoy in Pak for revival of Afghan peace talks PTI, IslamabadUS special envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad has arrived in Pakistan to discuss...
Trump’s embrace of conspiracy theories could endanger 2020 polls in US
The Washington Post :President Donald Trump’s dogged refusal to acknowledge Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and his embrace of bizarre conspiracy theories threatens to...