Iraqi Kurdish referendum: What you need to know Iraqi Kurdish referendum: What you need to know:- Just as Iraq prepares to turn the page on ISIS, a new chapter in its turbulent history appears to be unfolding. This time centering on the country’s largest ethnic minority: the Kurds and their […]
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North Korea fires second ballistic missile over Japan North Korea fires second ballistic missile over Japan:- North Korea has fired a ballistic missile across Japan, its second such move in weeks. South Korea’s military said the missile reached an estimated altitude of about 770km (478 miles) and travelled 3,700km before […]
Trump rules out Afghan troops withdrawal Trump rules out Afghan troops withdrawal:- President Donald Trump has said a hasty US withdrawal from Afghanistan would leave a vacuum for terrorists to fill. He said his original instinct was to pull US forces out, but had instead decided to stay and “fight […]
Missing Marines declared dead after Australian Navy locates missing US aircraft Missing Marines declared dead after Australian Navy locates missing US aircraft:- The US Marine Corps has identified three Marines who died after a US military aircraft ditched into waters off Australia’s east coast on Saturday. A news release from […]
Blaze engulfs apartment block in West London Evacuations are underway after a massive fire engulfed a 27-story apartment block in West London. It's not clear how many people remain trapped inside the building or how many escaped, but witnesses say they saw people jumping from the tower. "Chunks of the […]
Theresa May to hold talks with DUP leaders on government deal Theresa May is set to meet the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party in Downing Street as she seeks a deal to enable the Conservatives to govern. The prime minister will host Arlene Foster to thrash out the terms […]
Morocco arrests activist leading northern protests Moroccan authorities have arrested a leading activist who had been organizing protests against official abuses and corruption in the north of the country, a government source said on Monday. Nasser Zefzafi was arrested on Monday after a warrant was issued on Friday afternoon when […]
Suspect in Champs Elysees shooting under formal investigation A man believed to have been an accomplice of the shooter who killed a policeman on Paris' Champs Elysees in April was placed under a formal investigation and remanded in custody, a judicial source said on Saturday. His DNA was found on […]
Trump scandals threaten GOP agenda Republicans’ long-held dreams of tweaking Medicaid, repealing Obamacare and overhauling the tax code appear in more jeopardy than ever as scandal and investigations beset President Donald Trump's White House. Some Republicans fear that subpoenas and congressional inquiries will swamp the time they need to pass […]
France's Macron unveils Cabinet, half of them women France's newly inaugurated President Emmanuel Macron unveiled his Cabinet on Wednesday, with women filling half of the 22 positions as promised. Gérard Collomb will become interior minister, former presidential hopeful François Bayrou takes justice and Jean-Yves Le Drian — who was defense […]
