Europe’s press has largely reported Boris Johnson’s visit to Luxembourg as a humiliation for the British prime minister – with many outlets focusing on him skipping a press conference because of protesters. “In the end, the man who has defined himself as ‘Incredible Hulk’ has become invisible,” Italian newspaper La …
Read More »Watch Russian SU-35 put on a dazzling display in Turkish sky.
Russia’s SU-35 fighter jet flies in Turkish airspace during Teknofest Istanbul Aerospace and Technology Festival as Ankara looks for alternatives after being removed from the US F-35 fighter jet program in response to its purchase of S-400 missile systems delivered by Moscow. (Source: AFP)
Read More »Video: Four killed, 18 wounded in Kyrgyz-Tajik border clash
Three Tajik soldiers and one Kyrgyz serviceman were killed and more than a dozen on both sides wounded in an overnight border clash, the authorities in Bishkek and Dushanbe said on Tuesday, blaming each other for the incident. The Kyrgyz and Tajik security services both said in statements that the …
Read More »Taliban attacks kill 48, Afghan leader unhurt as bomber targets rally
Taliban suicide bombers killed 48 people in two separate attacks in Afghanistan on Tuesday, the deadliest taking place near an election rally by President Ashraf Ghani, though he was unhurt. The attacks happened 11 days before Afghanistan’s presidential election, which Taliban commanders have vowed to violently disrupt, and follow collapsed …
Read More »Iran rules out talks as Trump blames Tehran for Saudi oil attack
Ayatollah Khamenei on Tuesday ruled out talks with Washington after Donald Trump blamed Tehran for a crippling attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities. “Iranian officials, at any level, will never talk to American officials … this is part of their policy to put pressure on Iran,” Iranian state TV quoted …
Read More »German Chancellor Angela Merkel weighs on Middle East issues
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement last week that he intended to annex the Jordan valley in the occupied West Bank, saying it hurt efforts to negotiate a peace deal. “The German government backs an internationally negotiated peace solution in the sense of …
Read More »Russia’s Putin hopes talks with Turkey, Iran to create grounds for final Syria crisis resolution
Russian President Vladimir Putin told Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani he hoped that their three-way talks on Monday would help to bring ‘final’ settlement in the Syrian crisis. “I would like to express a confidence that our talks will be productive and the agreements reached will …
Read More »Rouhani says Aramco attacks were a reciprocal response by Yemen
An attack on Saudi Arabia’s Aramco oil facilities was a reciprocal measure by “Yemeni people” to assaults on this country, said Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Monday, hours after a Saudi-led coalition said the attacks were carried out with Iranian weapons. “Yemeni people are exercising their legitimate right of defense …
Read More »Video: Man beaten unconscious at Hong Kong protests
There were multiple violent clashes between police and protesters across Hong Kong throughout the weekend, but one shocking incident, in which a middle-aged man was beaten unconscious, has since become viral. Though there were sporadic outbursts of violence reported in the region, one, in particular, saw a group of purported …
Read More »US, Maine: Propane explosion kills firefighter, injures 6 others.
A powerful propane explosion leveled new construction that houses a nonprofit after crews arrived to investigate the smell of gas Monday morning, killing one firefighter and injuring at least six others, officials said. The building had been evacuated after the gas was detected, said Farmington Town Selectman Scott Landry. One …
Read More »Iraq launches anti-ISIS operation near Saudi border
Iraq’s Joint Operations Command announced on early Monday the start of a military operation to “dry up the sources of terrorism” in the desert areas between the provinces of Anbar and Najaf along the Saudi Arabian border. This marks the latest military campaign Iraq has launched among four other operations …
Read More »Pakistan to send its 1st astronaut to space by 2022, says country’s tech minister
Pakistan’s technology minister has confirmed that the country will be sending its first astronaut to space within the next three years, with the assistance of China. In an interview Sunday, Minister Fawad Chaudhry said that the selection process will begin in 2020 as Pakistan and its partner China commence preparations …
Read More »Algeria to hold presidential election on December 12.
Algeria’s interim leader has announced December 12 as the date for the presidential election. The move is in line with the army chief’s demand to fill the vacancy left when longtime leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika was pushed from the office more than five months ago. During an address to the North …
Read More »Video: Iran seizes vessel suspected of smuggling fuel in Persian Gulf – reports
Iran has seized a vessel traveling through the Persian Gulf for allegedly smuggling diesel fuel, according to the semi-official ISNA news agency. The move comes amid a series of high-profile tanker detentions. The unidentified vessel was illegally transporting 250,000 liters of fuel to the United Arab Emirates when it was …
Read More »Johnson-Juncker meeting ‘constructive,’ says UK government.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has proposed an alternative solution to the Irish backstop — a sticking point in the ongoing Brexit negotiations between the UK and the European Union — according to the PM’s spokesperson. The first face-to-face Brexit talks between UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission …
Read More »Timeline of Yemeni missiles, drone attacks inside Saudi Arabia.
For more than four years, Yemen’s army and allied popular forces — led by the Houthi Ansarullah movement — have been defending the country against a devastating Saudi-led military campaign meant to reinstate a former Riyadh-friendly government. The war has so far claimed over 91,000 lives and taken a heavy …
Read More »Iran says Rouhani and Trump won’t be meeting at U.N.
Iran said on Monday President Hassan Rouhani will not meet with U.S. President Donald Trump at the United Nations, a day after the White House left open the possibility of talks between them. “Neither is such an event on our agenda, nor will it happen. Such a meeting will not …
Read More »Turkey: Russian S-400 missile system operational in April 2020
The delivery of the second battery of Russian S-400 missiles to Turkey was completed on Sunday with the controversial defense system expected to become fully active in April 2020. Efforts to mount the missile system and train military personnel to use it were continuing, a Turkish defense ministry statement said. …
Read More »US abortion doctor kept over 2,000 fetal remains at home.
More than 2,000 medically preserved fetal remains have been found at the Illinois home of a former Indiana abortion clinic doctor who died last week, authorities said. The Will County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release late Saturday that an attorney for Dr. Ulrich Klopfer’s family contacted the coroner’s …
Read More »Real Madrid now has a women’s team.
It may be the most valuable football club in the world, but it has taken until 2019 for Real Madrid to have its own women’s team. After a meeting of the club’s socios, the club will have a women’s football team for the first time next season. Earlier this year, …
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