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Deir Ezzor (Syria News) Syrian army forces and their allied militias managed to retake the city of Albukamal, located on the eastern borders with Iraq, after driving out the Islamic State militants, a source told AFP as an update on the latest Islamic State news on Sunday. Syrian army troops The source informed that the […]

North Korea faces significant hurdles to collect real-time telemetry from long-distance missile tests North Korea’s two most recent intermediate range missile tests, which both involved the newly developed Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBM), demonstrated an ever-improving capability to reach targets far, far away from the peninsula. The August 28 Hwasong-12 launch resulted in splashdown 2,700km from launch, […]

French authorities will stop Muslims from praying in a street north of Paris, the country’s interior minister said on Sunday, after a series of protests by lawmakers and locals over what they view as an unacceptable use of public space. Photo: Alain Jocard/AFP “They will not have prayers on the street, we will prevent street […]

Zimbabwe‘s ruling party has told Robert Mugabethat he must resign as president of the country by midday on Monday, or face impeachment. Thousands demonstrated in Harare on Sunday demanding Mugabe’s resignation [Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters] The ultimatum given to the veteran leader, who has been in power for 37 years, came five days after the military seized power and placed […]

  U.S. Air Force General John Hyten, Commander of U.S. Strategic Command. © Yuri Gripas / Reuters In the wake of recent Senate debates on the US President’s supposedly unquestionable authority to start a nuclear war, a top general says it’s not as easy as pushing a red button. All the US top brass, himself included, […]

Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan © Murat Cetinmuhurdar / Reuters On Friday, Ankara ordered its troops to pull out of NATO military games in Norway after the incumbent Turkish leader and Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of the modern Turkish state, appeared in an “enemy” list. Following the scandal, both NATO and Norway offered their apologies for the incident, […]

Hariri was in France for his first visit outside of Saudi Arabia since announcing his resignation [Benoit Tessier/Reuters] Hariri was in France for his first visit outside of Saudi Arabia since announcing his resignation [Benoit Tessier/Reuters] Saad Hariri has confirmed he will return home to Lebanon in the coming days to take part in Independence Day celebrations. “I […]

Salvatore “Totò” Riina at his trial in 1993. Photo: Alessandro Fucarini/AFP  With mafia king Totò Riina dead, and heir Matteo Messina Denaro on the run, is it game over for Sicily’s once all-powerful Cosa Nostra? READ MORE: ‘The Beast’ of Sicilian mafia, Totò Riina, dies in prison “Boss of bosses” Riina, who was nicknamed “The […]

Furious Zimbabweans have told the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) not to interfere with the country’s affairs following the military’s intervention in local politics this week which led to President Robert Mugabe and several Cabinet ministers losing their grip on power. As a result, Sadc leaders have called for an extraordinary summit on Zimbabwe following […]