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Jacques Demarthon, AFP | France’s Prime Minister Édouard Philippe (C) and cabinet ministers attend a meeting on the preparation of France for Brexit, Paris, January 17, 2019. France has put in motion a contingency plan to deal with a possible “hard Brexit”, Prime Minister Édouard Philippe said on Thursday. This includes €50 million of investments […]

AP Photo Louisville International Airport in Kentucky has been renamed after the city’s legendary boxer Muhammad Ali, where he was born and raised. The Louisville Regional Airport Authority’s board voted Wednesday to change the name to Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. The three-time world heavyweight champion died on June 4, 2016 at the age of […]

Fire and smoke rise from the scene of an explosion in Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019.An upscale hotel complex in Kenya’s capital came under attack on Tuesday, with a blast and heavy gunfire.AP Photo/Khalil Senosi 21 people were killed in the attack that al-Shabaab say was a revenge for Trump’s policy move The Somali-based […]

Theresa May’s deal was voted down by a massive majority of 230 MPs [File: Frank Augstein/AP] A day after British MPs voted down her preferred deal for Brexit, Prime Minister Theresa May faces a no-confidence vote put forward by opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn. The Conservative leader is likely to survive the vote, as rebels within her […]

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday morning declared the terrorist attack at the 14 Riverside Drive over, with all the terrorists having been killed. He did not specify the number of the gunmen that had stormed the building complex, which houses the upmarket DusitD2 Hotel, among others. A total of 14 people were killed, the President […]

  AA Photo Turkey and the U.S. reached an understanding of historical importance regarding the establishment of a secure zone in Syria in a phone call held by the leaders of the two countries on Monday, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said. Speaking at the Justice and Development (AK Party) Party’s parliamentary group meeting on Tuesday, […]

Peter Dejong, POOL, AFP | Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo arrives for the start of his trial at the International Criminal Court in The Hague on January 28, 2016. Judges at the International Criminal Court will rule on Tuesday over former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo’s request to be acquitted and released after more […]

Turkey has vowed to carry out military operations against the YPG, and has condemned the US for its military relationship with the Kurdish fighters [File: Presidency Press Service via the Associated Press] Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his US counterpart, Donald Trump, have discussed the situation in northern Syria over the phone amid rising tensions over the fate […]

M© AFP / HASAN SHIRVANI An Iranian Boeing 707 cargo aircraft has crashed into residential areas after leaving the runway, killing 15 of the 16 people on board, the military has said. The plane had departed from Kyrgyzstan carrying cargo to Iran. A total of 15 of the 16 people on board the ill-fated jet […]

Turkey has said its military offensive against the PKK-affiliated People’s Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria hinges on its own decision, regardless of anyone’s permission. “We do not seek permission from anyone. We would take necessary steps against terrorists near our borders, and we will decide the timing on our own,” Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu […]