A church in Muccia, pictured before the quake. Photo: Casalmaggiore Provincia/CC BY-SA 4.0 An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale hit the central Italian region of Macerata early on Tuesday morning, with the tremors felt as far away as Rome. The first tremor was felt at 5:11 am, according to Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics […]
Continue reading …WASHINGTON — The Russian military has been jamming some U.S. military drones operating in the skies over Syria, seriously affecting American military operations, according to four U.S. officials. The Russians began jamming some smallerU.S. drones several weeks ago, the officials said, after a series of suspected chemical weapons attacks on civilians in rebel-held eastern Ghouta. The Russian […]
Continue reading …WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump threatened an imminent military strike against Syria Monday night, vowing to respond “forcefully” to Saturday’s apparent chemical weapons attack on civilians and warning that Russia or any other nation found to share responsibility will “pay a price.” As he began an evening meeting with military leaders at the […]
Continue reading …Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) and his North Korean counterpart Ri Yong Ho © Sergei Karpukhin / Reuters Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that he has accepted an invitation from his North Korean counterpart to visit Pyongyang. Lavrov met with North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho in the Russian capital on Tuesday. According […]
Continue reading …EPA Photo President Xi Jinping promised to cut auto import taxes, open China’s markets and improve conditions for foreign companies in a speech Tuesday that called for international cooperation against a backdrop of a spiraling dispute with Washington over trade and technology. Speaking at a business conference, Xi made no direct mention of his […]
Continue reading …U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he plans to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un next month or in early June to “hopefully” reach a deal on denuclearizing the regime. Trump made the remarks at a cabinet meeting where he also acknowledged the two sides were in talks to prepare for the meeting. “North […]
Continue reading …A departures board at Frankfurt Airport on Tuesday showing numerous flight cancellations. Photo: DPA Warning strikes across Germany began early on Tuesday morning, affecting everything from major airport hubs to kindergartens and local transport. Here’s what you need to know. Public service union Ver.di announced on Monday that nationwide warning strikes would take place the […]
Continue reading …New York, SANA- Syria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Dr. Bashar al-Jaafari, said that the Israeli aggression against Syria would not succeed in protecting Israel’s agents from terrorist organizations, pointing out that some of the United Nations Security Council’s permanent members are trying to lie to defame Syria and create pretexts for attacking it. Al-Jaafari, […]
Continue reading …Police suspects that the driver must have lost control over speed and the shape of the road. (File) At least 18 persons, including seven women, and two children children, were killed and 15 injured when a speeding truck veered off the road and crashed near Khambatki tunnel in Satara in western Maharashtra early Tuesday. The truck, carrying construction […]
Continue reading …A photo showing a child being washed after what the White Helmets and other anti-government groups in Syria claim was a chemical weapons attack in Douma, Eastern Ghouta, on April 7. The Russian military says the photos were staged. © Reuters The Russian military has found no trace of chemical weapons use after searching parts […]
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