Iran’s Revolutionary Guards targeted in Ahvaz military parade President Hassan Rouhani vows ‘crushing response’ following gun attack that killed at least 29 and wounded 50.
22 September, 2018 Comments Off on Iran’s Revolutionary Guards targeted in Ahvaz military parade President Hassan Rouhani vows ‘crushing response’ following gun attack that killed at least 29 and wounded 50.
The parade was organised to mark the anniversary of the Iran-Iraq war [Behrad Ghasemi/ISNA/AFP] Four gunmen dressed in fatigues opened fire at a military parade in southwestern Iran, killing at least 29 people including women and children. The brazen attack on Saturday in the city of Ahvaz came as the country marked the anniversary of […]
Continue reading …DOJ’s Rosenstein, allies deny he considered secretly recording Trump A Justice Department official said the news would have no bearing on Rosenstein’s supervision of Mueller’s probe.
21 September, 2018 Comments Off on DOJ’s Rosenstein, allies deny he considered secretly recording Trump A Justice Department official said the news would have no bearing on Rosenstein’s supervision of Mueller’s probe.
Rod Rosenstein and his allies furiously pushed back Friday against a bombshell New York Times report that the deputy attorney general considered wearing a wire to record President Donald Trump during a tumultuous period last year after Trump fired FBI Director James Comey. According to the report, Rosenstein was upset when Trump used a memo he’d […]
Continue reading …India cancels talks with Pakistan over ‘brutal killings’ Cancellation came a day after rival South Asian nations decided to meet in New York City next week at UN summit
21 September, 2018 Comments Off on India cancels talks with Pakistan over ‘brutal killings’ Cancellation came a day after rival South Asian nations decided to meet in New York City next week at UN summit
India’s ruling BJP party, which is gearing for elections next year, advocates a tough stance towards Pakistan [Edgar Su/Reuters] Barely 24 hours after India agreed to talks with Pakistan on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York next week, the government reversed its position, triggering a sharp reaction from Islamabad, which called the decision “ill-considered” […]
Continue reading …Macron honours Algerians who fought for colonial France
21 September, 2018 Comments Off on Macron honours Algerians who fought for colonial France
© AFP | Algerian loyalists (or Harkis) disembarking from a marine vessel in Marseille in June 1962 after leaving Algeria. French President Emmanuel Macron announced honours on Friday for Algerians who fought alongside French troops in Algeria’s war of independence, part of fresh moves to confront France’s painful legacy in North Africa. Macron is to grant […]
Continue reading …Russia Masses Naval Forces in Syria in Anticipation of Possible U.S. Attack
21 September, 2018 Comments Off on Russia Masses Naval Forces in Syria in Anticipation of Possible U.S. Attack
Yoruk Isik / Reuters The Russian Navy has dispatched the biggest task force to the Mediterranean Sea since the start of Russia’s intervention in the Syrian conflict in anticipation of what Moscow says is a possible U.S. strike on regime forces. The U.S. warned Russia last week that it was ready to take military action […]
Continue reading …China hits back at American sanctions over Russian fighter jet and missile purchases Chinese foreign ministry says United States will have to bear the consequences of violating basic norms of international relations
21 September, 2018 Comments Off on China hits back at American sanctions over Russian fighter jet and missile purchases Chinese foreign ministry says United States will have to bear the consequences of violating basic norms of international relations
China has protested over the US’ “unreasonable” decision to slap punitive sanctions on a Chinese military unit for buying Russian fighter jets and surface-to-air missile equipment. “China expressed strong indignation towards the unreasonable move by the United States, and has made solemn representation,” foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said on Friday. “The US has seriously […]
Continue reading …Trump on Kavanaugh accusations: ‘Why didn’t somebody call the FBI 36 years ago? By Brent D. Griffiths
21 September, 2018 Comments Off on Trump on Kavanaugh accusations: ‘Why didn’t somebody call the FBI 36 years ago? By Brent D. Griffiths
President Donald Trump had not explicitly criticized Christine Blasey Ford, Brett Kavanaugh’s accuser, before Thursday night. | Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday night questioned why “somebody” did not contact the FBI 36 years ago when Christine Blasey Ford alleges she was sexually assaulted by Brett Kavanaugh, now a Supreme Court nominee. “You […]
Continue reading …Tanzania ferry disaster: Hundreds feared drowned in Lake Victoria Rescue efforts resume as death toll nears 100 after ‘overloaded’ ferry capsized in Lake Victoria on Thursday.
21 September, 2018 Comments Off on Tanzania ferry disaster: Hundreds feared drowned in Lake Victoria Rescue efforts resume as death toll nears 100 after ‘overloaded’ ferry capsized in Lake Victoria on Thursday.
Rescue workers at the scene where a ferry overturned in Lake Victoria, Tanzania [Reuters] Tanzanian rescue workers have resumed the search for survivors feared drowned after a passenger ferry capsized in the south of Lake Victoria killing nearly 100 people. Dozens of bodies were recovered on Friday morning when the rescue operation resumed at the crack […]
Continue reading …Spain insists post-Brexit accord on Gibraltar must be reach by mid-October
21 September, 2018 Comments Off on Spain insists post-Brexit accord on Gibraltar must be reach by mid-October
Photo: AFP Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Thursday his government was aiming to reach an agreement with the UK over the post-Brexit future of the territory of Gibraltar by the middle of next month. “We need to reach an agreement on Gibraltar by mid-October,” Sanchez told reporters after meeting his EU counterparts at an informal […]
Continue reading …Israeli army kills five young Palestinians in 48 hours
21 September, 2018 Comments Off on Israeli army kills five young Palestinians in 48 hours
The mother of Palestinian Ahmed Omar, who was killed during a protest near the Israeli Erez crossing with the Gaza Strip, mourns on Sept. 19. The mother of Palestinian Ahmed Omar, who was killed during a protest near the Israeli Erez crossing with the Gaza Strip, mourns on Sept. 19. Over 48 hours, five young […]
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