Israeli tanks train at the Golan Heights area, on the Israeli-Syrian border (EPA Photo) Israeli tanks reportedly hit a target in Syria Friday, in retaliation to a rocket strike from the Syrian side. In a statement made by the Israeli army, a rocket fired from Syria hit the Golan Heights under Israeli occupation. “In response, […]
A tank of Iraqi army is seen to continue to advance in military vehicles in Kirkuk, Iraq, on October 16, 2017. (Reuters) The United Nations expressed concern on Thursday at reports by Kurdish officials that civilians, mainly Kurds, were being forcibly displaced in northern Iraq and their houses and businesses looted and destroyed. “The United […]
Continue reading …‘Bigotry seems emboldened. Our politics seems more vulnerable to conspiracy theories and outright fabrication,’ Bush declared. Former U.S. President George W. Bush speaks at a forum sponsored by the George W. Bush Institute in New York on Thursday. | Seth Wenig/AP Former President George W. Bush offered an unmistakable denunciation of Trumpism Thursday without mentioning […]
Continue reading …FILE PHOTO: Fighters of al-Qaeda linked ISIL carry their weapons during a parade at the Syrian town of Tel Abyad, near the border with Turkey January 2, 2014. © Yaser Al-Khodor / Reuters Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS, ISIL) and Al-Qaeda terrorists are plotting to take down a plane and carry out a devastating explosion […]
Continue reading …Photo: AFP French president Emmanuel ignored controversy and criticism surrounding France’s new draconian anti-terror bill and urged police forces around the country to “fully utilise” their new powers. The French parliament on Wednesday adopted a controversial anti-terror bill that gives the authorities permanent new powers to search homes, shut places of worship and restrict freedom […]
Continue reading …© AFP | Hundreds of Ukrainian protesters have set up camp outside the parliament in Kiev demanding tough action on government graft KIEV (AFP) – Ukrainian lawmakers on Thursday moved towards meeting one of the demands of anti-corruption protesters who have set up the first tent city in Kiev since the pro-EU revolt of 2014. The crisis-torn […]
Continue reading …Startup Northvolt has picked a town in northern Sweden to build Europe’s biggest factory for electric car batteries, rivalling Tesla’s American ‘Gigafactory’. Sweden’s Enterprise and Innovation Minister Mikael Damberg. Photo: Anders Wiklund/T The company said it had selected Skellefteå, a coastal town in the country’s industrial north-east, for the site which will employ up to […]
Continue reading …Turkey’s swift response to Somalia’s deadliest truck bombing drew praise from survivors and officials who called Ankara their “only genuine” international partner.It is an implicit challenge to Western backers who have not, in the view of many Somalis; jumped to help.”Whenever there is a problem, Turkey helps us. Where are the other countries?” runs a […]
Continue reading …Ever since North Korea lobbed two missiles far above this windswept fishing town on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, seaweed farmer Mitsuyo Kawamura says she’s been on edge. Local resident Seiya Takahashi walks along Cape Erimo in Hokkaido. Photo: REUTERS/Malcolm Foster National “Now when I hear a loud sound, I look outside, I look out at the […]
Continue reading …Six Afghan soldiers remain missing after the overnight attack [File: AP Photo] The Taliban launched a major attack on an army base in southern Kandahar province, killing at least 43 Afghan soldiers. The brazen assault on Thursday began with two suicide car bombings, setting off several hours of fighting. Of 60 soldiers manning the base, 43 were […]
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