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Ukrainian Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk on Friday issued his resignation following a leaked audio recording of him reportedly criticizing President Volodymyr Zelensky’s understanding of the economy. “I took office to implement the president’s program. I see him as a model of transparency and decency. However, to remove any doubts in …

The Louvre museum in Paris shut down Friday after striking workers blocked the entrance, management said, in the latest protest against plans to overhaul France’s pension system. Hundreds of disappointed visitors massed in front of the entrance to the world’s most visited museum, some hurling insults at the striking workers, …

Saudi Arabia has reportedly paid $500 million to begin to cover the cost of the US military operating in the Arab country, a US official says. The payment was made in December 2019, according to the CNN report. “Consistent with the President’s guidance to increase partner burden-sharing, the Department of …

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the assassination of a top Iranian commander disgraced the US as it had to own up to the “terrorist” action and see its image dealt a blow by Iran’s retaliation. “The day the missiles of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps …

The US military said 11 troops were treated for a concussion after Iran launched a rocket attack at the Al-Asad airbase in western Iraq, despite initially saying no service members had been hurt. The attack took place on 8 January in retaliation for the US-launched drone strike in Baghdad that …

According to officials, the Air National Guard base next to McGhee Tyson Airport outside of Knoxville is on lockdown after reports of a suspicious person with a rifle. Law enforcement is responding to an active shooter at McGhee Tyson airbase in Tennessee, the sheriff’s spokesman said. BREAKING: Multiple law enforcement …

Turkey summoned Egypt’s charge d’affaires on Wednesday over a raid on the office of the Turkish state news agency Anadolu in Cairo, where four staff members were arrested. The news agency said police stormed its office on Tuesday evening and searched for it until the early morning hours. According to …

The US and China are signing an agreement aimed at easing a trade war that has rattled markets and weighed on the global economy. Speaking in Washington, US President Donald Trump hailed the pact as a “really momentous breakthrough”. China has pledged to boost US imports by $200bn above 2017 …

Russia’s government has resigned to allow President Vladimir Putin to make sweeping constitutional changes which could allow him to remain in power after his current term. The 67-year-old has been in the top job for 20 years, longer than any other Russian or Soviet leader since Josef Stalin. Prime Minister …

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced Wednesday who will serve as the House Democrats’ impeachment managers in the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. Pelosi named House Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler, along with Reps. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Val Demings …

Puerto Rico has been hit by another earthquake after a string of such incidents over the past several weeks, with the latest striking inland and registering as a preliminary 5.2 magnitude quake. The earthquake comes in the middle of a window that scientists with the United States Geologic Survey (USGS) …

Strikers who reject the pension reform issued by the French government blocked on Wednesday the ports of Le Havre, Rouen, Nantes-Saint-Nazaire, La Rochelle and Marseille. This measure is part of the strike called by trade unions, political and social organizations against the government´s initiative, a demonstration that entered its forty-second …

German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer arrived on Wednesday in Iraq on an unannounced visit to meet with German troops deployed there, German Defense Ministry spokesperson told reporters at a press briefing. Prior to her visit to Iraq, Kramp-Karrenbauer toured Jordan where she met with German servicemen and held talks with …

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday warned all foreign countries to withdraw their troops from the Middle East or they will be put in danger. “Today, the American soldier is in danger, tomorrow the European soldier could be in danger,” Hassan Rouhani said without elaborating. Rouhani’s remarks come for the …

Ukraine has informed NATO that it is willing to partner with the alliance in Iraq, Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Dmytro Kuleba said during a meeting with NATO Assistant Secretary-General for Operations John Manza at the NATO headquarters. “I informed the assistant secretary-general that Ukraine has …

The de-escalation of tensions in the Middle East, particularly in Iraq, will be high on the agenda at next week’s World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, which is the organization’s 50th yearly gathering in Davos, Switzerland. Taking part in these efforts will be regional leaders including Barham Salih, Iraq’s President, and …

Prime Minister Boris Johnson rejected an official demand for a second referendum on Scottish independence in a formal letter on Tuesday. Responding to a request from Scotland’s first minister and leader of the pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP), Nicola Sturgeon, to hold a vote later this year, Johnson said Scotland …

Britain, France, and Germany, collectively known as the EU3, have formally triggered a dispute settlement mechanism featured in a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, a step that could lead to the restoration of UN sanctions against the Islamic Republic. On Tuesday, the three European signatories to the Iran deal released …

Workers told travelers at the airport in Sudan’s capital Tuesday the facility will be closed temporarily amid reports of unrest in the country. Video posted on social media showed the heavy deployment of security forces in some areas of Khartoum and there were unconfirmed reports of gunfire in one area …

The FBI has been pressing Apple to open iPhones that belonged to a Saudi military student at a naval base in Pensacola, Florida. The Saudi student took part in a shooting that left four people dead and several others injured. On Monday, the FBI’s general counsel Dana Boente wrote a …