More than 250 killed in Algerian military plane crash More than 250 people including Western Sahara refugees were killed when a military plane crashed near Algeria’s capital on Wednesday, state media said, with witnesses saying they saw a wing catch fire shortly after the plane took off. Dozens of firefighters, […]
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Chinese ambassador warns U.S. not to drag Latam into trade dispute China’s ambassador to Peru warned on Wednesday that it would be disrespectful for the United States to drag Latin America into its trade dispute with Beijing, but told Reuters a potential trade war between the world’s top two economies […]
Australia’s deputy PM loses support of state branch over affair A state branch of the Australian National Party has pulled its support for Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce because of reports about an extramarital affair with his former press secretary, the party’s Western Australia leader said on Tuesday. Joyce, the […]
Relax and invest, Saudi prince tells investors after corruption crackdown Three months after Saudi Arabia detained scores of people in a crackdown on corruption, its rulers are trying to reassure investors that the kingdom remains open for business. Foreign and local investors have long complained about corruption, and confronting it […]
Kremlin says charges over U.S. election tampering prove nothing The Kremlin said on Monday that U.S. charges against 13 Russians and several Russian companies accused of meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election campaign contained zero proof of Russian state involvement. The comments were the Kremlin’s first reaction to charges […]
South Korea to announce joint military drill plan with U.S. before April South Korea and the United States will announce plans before April for a postponed joint military drill, South Korea’s defense minister said on Tuesday. Seoul and Washington had agreed to postpone the regular joint military exercise until after […]
Iran’s Zarif says Israel’s “myth of invincibility” has crumbled Iran’s foreign minister said on Sunday the shooting down of an Israeli jet after it bombed an Iranian site in Syria had shattered Israel’s “so-called invincibility”, reacting to a critical speech delivered earlier by Israel’s premier. “Israel uses aggression as a […]
Mexican opposition candidates slam Trump wall ahead of campaign Two Mexican opposition candidates on Sunday vowed to take a tougher line against U.S. President Donald Trump’s border wall, at events where they were selected by their parties to seek the presidency in a July 1 election. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, […]
All 65 passengers, crew feared dead in Iranian plane crash All 65 passengers and crew were feared dead in a plane crash in central Iran on Sunday after the domestic flight came down in bad weather in a mountainous region. A spokesman for Iranian carrier Aseman Airlines had told state […]
Netanyahu says Israel could act against Iran’s ’empire’ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel could act against Iran itself, not just its allies in the Middle East, after border incidents in Syria brought the Middle East foes closer to direct confrontation. Iran mocked Netanyahu’s tough words, saying […]
