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Institutional prejudice “heavily influenced” the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor, the Somali American Police Association (SAPA) has claimed, after he was found guilty of murder over the shooting death of Australian woman Justine Damond Ruszczyk. Following a long-running trial, the 33-year-old was yesterday found guilty of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter, but was acquitted […]

Hama/Idleb – Syrian Arab Army units carried out operations targeting terrorists from Jabhat al-Nusra and groups affiliated to it in Idleb and Hama provinces in response for their breaches of the de-escalation zone agreement. SANA said that an army unit carried out rocket strikes targeting vehicles belonging to Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists at the outskirts of Tarmala […]

  It was unclear if the firebombs and explosives that prompted it caused any damage within Israel. (File photo: Reuters) Israel said on Thursday its aircraft struck a Hamas military site in the Gaza Strip overnight after balloons carrying firebombs and explosives were launched from the Palestinian enclave. Following the airstrike, Israel’s military said there […]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will test his relationship with President Donald Trump as he launches an unexpectedly difficult Canadian reelection campaign. | Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agonized over what might seem like an inconsequential detail before his first meeting with President Donald Trump: how to shake hands. During a February 2017 flight to […]

A prototype of armored amphibious assault vehicle, ZAHA, which is manufactured by FNSS, one of Turkey’s leading defense contractors, is being showcased at the International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF’19), Istanbul, May 1, 2019. The Turkish defense industry continued to unveil innovations on the second day of the giant international defense fair in Istanbul, which has […]

Photos: AFP Paris saw a repeat of last year’s May 1st violence as thousands of protesters took to streets of cities across France in mostly peaceful marches. 151,000 people take part in May 1st marches across France  250 arrests in Paris as violent anti-capitalist group ‘black bock’ instigate police action Big turnout at protests in […]

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has called for massive protests [Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters] Hundreds of opposition and pro-government protesters are rallying in Venezuela on Wednesday, a day after opposition leader Juan Guaido called for the military to oust President Maduro. “Across all of Venezuela, we will be in the streets,” Guaido tweeted early on Wednesday. The US-backed self-declared […]

U.S. President Donald Trump REUTERS US President Donald Trump’s administration is pushing to designate the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group, which would levy US sanctions against members of the international organisation, the White House said in a statement on Tuesday. The White House has directed its diplomatic and national security officials to work on a […]

©  Reuters / Valentyn Ogirenko;  Sputnik / Sergey Guneev President Vladimir Putin said the suggestion by Ukraine’s president-elect to give Ukrainian citizenship to Russians “suffering from an authoritarian regime” is “a good thing,” which would only bring the kindred nations closer. The Russian president and his soon-to-be Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky have been engaged in a […]

One of two men suspected of spying for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Turkey has committed suicide in prison, state media has said. Turkey’s Haberturk news website first carried the report on Monday, with senior journalist Cetiner Cetin, who broke the story, saying the suspect hanged himself in Silivri prison on Sunday. The suspect’s death was […]