Most of the foreigners worked for a private Afghan airline, says interior ministry Fourteen foreign nationals and four Afghans were killed when the Taliban attacked Kabul‘s Intercontinental Hotel overnight on Saturday, Afghanistan’s interior ministry said. The number of casualties is expected to rise following a 13-hour siege that ended on ... Read More »
Theresa May appears to have been snubbed by Donald Trump, amid reports that the White House is preparing to announce that their first guest for a state visit will be the French president, Emmanuel Macron. Two diplomatic sources told CNN that the announcement was expected to come this week, ... Read More »
MONROVIA: To the cheers of a crowd fired by his promise to bring them jobs and prosperity, former football star George Weah was sworn in as president of Liberia on Monday, completing the country’s first transition between democratically-elected leaders since 1944. Weah, 51, took over from Nobel laureate ... Read More »
BEIJING: China’s top newspaper, decrying Washington as a trouble-maker, said on Monday US moves in the South China Sea like last week’s freedom of navigation operation will only cause China to strengthen its deployments in the disputed waterway. China’s foreign ministry said the USS Hopper destroyer came within 12 nautical ... Read More »
ISTANBUL — Turkey on Sunday opened a new front in its assault on Kurdish militias in northern Syria, launching a ground offensive with allied Syrian rebels and injecting new uncertainty into an already volatile civil war. The land operation by Turkish forces, which began Sunday morning, comes as Turkey ... Read More »
FUNABASHI, Japan – The prime ministers of Japan and Australia toured a military training ground outside Tokyo Thursday, January 18, as the two countries seek to bolster defense ties in the face of the North Korean crisis. Malcolm Turnbull and Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe are hoping to thrash out a ... Read More »
BAGHDAD: The World Cup soccer tournament to be held in Russia in June and July will be an “attractive target” for Daesh given Russia’s role in the territorial defeat of the militant group, the UK-based analysis firm, IHS, said on Thursday. “A successful attack (in Russia) would provide a tremendous ... Read More »
LONDON: British and French leaders aim to deepen cooperation in tackling terrorism and the migration crisis at a bilteral summit near London Thursday, as Britain tries to strengthen ties before leaving the EU next year. Prime Minister Theresa May will meet President Emmanuel Macron — on his first official trip ... Read More »
Union says it has identified 3,500 examples of Russian mendacity An “orchestrated” propaganda campaign by the Russian government has been “extremely successful” at spreading disinformation throughout the European Union, the European Commission has warned. Julian King, the Commission’s security chief, said the EU had identified “3,500 examples of pro-Kremlin disinformation contradicting ... Read More »
Liam Fox has previously said he would have 40 deals ready to sign a minute after Brexit Brussels will demand a veto over any trade deals signed by Britain during the Brexit transition period, in a new blow for Theresa May’s plan to make the UK a “great, ... Read More »
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