Macron backs more Brexit talks but insists no concessions
AFP, Paris :French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday backed holding further talks to avoid Britain crashing out of the EU without a deal but rejected...
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Cheap combo pill cuts heart, stroke risks, study finds
AP, London :A cheap daily pill that combines four drugs cut the risk of heart attacks, strokes and heart failure in a large study, suggesting...
Putin says US missile test raises new threats to Russia
AP, Helsinki :Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that the test of a new U.S. missile banned under a now-defunct arms treaty has raised new...
N Korea dismisses nuclear talks if US ‘hostile military moves’ continue
AFP, Seoul :North Korea said Thursday it has “no interest” in dialogue unless Washington stops “escalating hostile military moves”, as a senior US envoy visited...
Syrian government opens corridor for civilians in rebel area
AP, Damascus :Syria’s Foreign Ministry says a “humanitarian corridor” has been opened so that civilians in a besieged, rebel-held area in the north of Hama...
Russia sends ‘Fedor’ its first humanoid robot into space
AFP, Moscow :Russia on Thursday launched an unmanned rocket carrying a life-size humanoid robot that will spend 10 days learning to assist astronauts on the...
Iran unveils home-grown missile defence system
AFP, Tehran :Iran unveiled its new home-grown air defence system on Thursday at a time of increased tensions with the United States.Iranian officials have previously...
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Rebels claim downing US drone over YemenAP, Cairo Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed they shot down a U.S. drone over the country’s north, as a leading...
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Germany seeks more active role in Arctic amid climate changeAP, BerlinGermany says it plans to take a more active role in Arctic affairs, citing the...
US ready to resume nuclear talks with North Korea
AFP, Seoul : The United States is ready to sit down with North Korea to resume long-awaited working-level nuclear talks, a US envoy said on Wednesday.Nuclear...
Australia joins US-led mission to protect Gulf shipping
Reuters, Sydney Australia will join the United States in a security mission to protect merchant vessels traveling through key Middle East waterways after Iran seized...
Trump scraps Denmark visit after Danes say Greenland not for sale
US President Donald Trump Tuesday postponed a planned visit to Denmark after Danish officials insisted its autonomous territory of Greenland was not for sale.Trump’s decision...