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Xin Jinping and Vladimir Putin. September 11, 2018. © Pool / Reuters An increasingly unpredictable geopolitical climate makes the partnership between Moscow and Beijing more important, Chinese leader Xi Jinping said during talks with President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. The two leaders met at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok in Russia’s Far East. During […]

Syrian forces have stepped up bombardment of the densely populated province [Reuters] Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged the international community to prevent a Syrian government offensive in Syria’s Idlib, as the United Nations says it fears the century’s “worst humanitarian catastrophe” there. In an article in the Wall Street Journal published on Tuesday, Erdogan […]

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Two Tu-160 strategic bombers held exercises in the Mediterranean Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement Wednesday. “Two Tu-160 strategic bombers that took off from the Engels airfield successfully fulfilled the tasks of the plan for a large-scale exercise of the Russian naval and Aerospace Forces grouping in the Mediterranean,” the statement said. © SPUTNIK […]

A satellite image shows Hurricane Florence spinning in the Atlantic Ocean Monday morning, Sept. 10, 2018. If Hurricane Florence lands as a powerhouse Category 4 storm along the East Coast later this week,  the damage could be extensive – and long-lasting. The storm, which intensified dramatically from a Category 1 to a Category 4 hurricane on Monday, could roar ashore […]

The action is the latest in a series of US measures against the Palestinian leadership [File: Nasser Nasser/Reuters] The United States announced the closure of the Palestinian mission in Washington, DC, in what Palestinian leaders described as “a declaration of war” on peace efforts by the administration of President Donald Trump. In a statement on Monday, the US State Department […]

The scene of the blast outside a district headquarters in Mogadishu (AP)Photo: AP/Press Association Images At least four people have died after a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the gate of a district headquarters in Mogadishu. Somali police said the large blast badly damaged the compound of the Hodan district’s headquarters. A reporter […]

Smoke shrouded the headquarters of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) in Tripoli [Hani Amara/Reuters] Armed men have stormed the headquarters of Libya‘s National Oil Corporation (NOC) in Tripoli, where a blast and gunfire were heard, according to witnesses. The building in the Libyan capital’s centre caught fire on Monday, witnesses said, and security forces are smashing windows […]

© Zakaria Abdelkafi, AFP | French police attend the scene of a knife attack in the 19th arrondissement of Paris on September 9, 2018.  Seven people including two British tourists were wounded in Paris late on Sunday by a knife-wielding man in a terrifying attack that bystanders tried to stop by throwing petanque balls at […]

   Sweden went to the polls Sunday in a general election that, as expected, turned out to be one of the most controversial elections in the country’s history. As over 99 percent of the districts have been counted the ruling party Social Democrats has made a record low result – below 30 percent for the […]

  Swedes vote on Sunday in a tight election dominated by fears over asylum and welfare, with the populist, anti-immigration Sweden Democrats vying to become the biggest party in a country long seen as a bastion of liberal values. Far-right tipped to win big as Sweden heads to polls © Jonathan Nackstrand, AFP | Discontent […]