North Korea to UN countries: Don’t join any US action and you’re safe from nukes
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches the launch of a Hwasong-12 missile in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency on Sept. 16, 2017. (REUTERS Photo) North Korea warned countries at the United Nations on Monday in a statement: don’t join the United States in military action against the Asian […]
EU sends chief diplomat to fight for Iran deal in Washington
16 October, 2017 Comments Off on EU sends chief diplomat to fight for Iran deal in Washington
EU foreign-policy chief Federica Mogherini said she would visit Washington early next month to urge U.S. lawmakers not to pull out of the Iran deal. The EU is to dispatch its chief diplomat Federica Mogherini to Washington next month to fight for the Iran nuclear deal after US President Donald Trump threatened to tear it […]
Continue reading …Canada condemns Venezuela’s ‘undemocratic’ vote but is not ready to follow U.S. sanctions yet
16 October, 2017 Comments Off on Canada condemns Venezuela’s ‘undemocratic’ vote but is not ready to follow U.S. sanctions yet
In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro shows his ballot after casting a vote for a constitutional assembly in Caracas on Sunday. (Miraflores Press Office/Associated Press) The Liberal government denounced Sunday’s vote for a new legislative superbody in Venezuela that gives President Nicolas Maduro sweeping powers to reshape the country’s […]
Continue reading …Sebastian Kurz promises ‘great change’ as Austria turns to the right
16 October, 2017 Comments Off on Sebastian Kurz promises ‘great change’ as Austria turns to the right
Austria’s far-right looked set on Monday to return to power in a coalition with conservative “whizz-kid” Sebastian Kurz, the world’s youngest leader-in-waiting, in a fresh triumph for European populists. Sebastian Kurz aves to supporters during the ÖVP’s election even on Sunday. Photo: AFP The expected rightward shift in the wealthy European Union member state will pose […]
Continue reading …IN PICTURES: These are the ISIS militants forced to leave Syria’s Raqqa
16 October, 2017 Comments Off on IN PICTURES: These are the ISIS militants forced to leave Syria’s Raqqa
Footage and pictures emerged showing some ISIS militants handing themselves over to the US-backed Democratic Syrian Forces. (Supplied) Syria’s Raqqa Civil Council said on Sunday that al-Tabaqah’s city council has agreed to host ISIS militants who departed Raqqa in accordance with an agreement made earlier this week. The accepted request was filed by residents in […]
Continue reading …Venezuela socialists win governor seats amid fraud claim
16 October, 2017 Comments Off on Venezuela socialists win governor seats amid fraud claim
Image Chavismo’ is alive, in the street, and triumphant,” Nicolás Maduro said after the result(AFP) Electoral authorities in Venezuela say the governing Socialist Party has won 17 of 23 state governorships in a crushing victory. President Nicolás Maduro hailed it as a victory for Chavismo, his party’s brand of socialism named after former president Hugo […]
Continue reading …Updated: Peshmerga withdraws from two regions in Kirkuk, as Iraqi troops advance
16 October, 2017 Comments Off on Updated: Peshmerga withdraws from two regions in Kirkuk, as Iraqi troops advance
Kirkuk (IraqiNews.com) The Kurdish Peshmerga troops have withdrawn from two regions in Kirkuk. Iraqi army forces in Tal Afar. Speaking to Alghad Press on Monday, a military source said “Peshmerga withdrew from Maktab Khaled and Tal al-Ward regions, south of Kirkuk,” adding that the withdrawal came after agreement with Iraqi army and that Federal Police […]
Continue reading …Somalia declares three days of mourning after blast
16 October, 2017 Comments Off on Somalia declares three days of mourning after blast
The death toll from Saturday’s truck bomb blast in Somalia‘s capital, Mogadishu, has surged to at least 276 people, according to the country’s information minister. Abdirahman Osman Minister of Information on Sunday said on Twitter that around 300 others were also wounded in the powerful explosion at a busy road junction, which flattened nearby homes and […]
Continue reading …Merkel’s CDU party suffers election defeat in Lower Saxony
16 October, 2017 Comments Off on Merkel’s CDU party suffers election defeat in Lower Saxony
Photo: DPA Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives lost a closely-watched state poll Sunday, weakening her hand as she embarks on complex coalition talks following a disappointing showing at last month’s general election. Martin Schulz’s Social Democrats (SPD) came out ahead with 37 to 37.5 percent of votes in the western state of Lower Saxony, home to […]
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