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© Joe Klamar, AFP | French President Emmanuel Macron at a press conference in Salzburg, Austria, Sept. 20, 2018. French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said British Prime Minister’s so-called Chequers plan for Brexit was not acceptable following two days of EU talks in the Austrian city of Salzburg. While noting that the Chequers plan […]

© ImageSat International / Twitter Timely released satellite images have revealed the destruction left by IDF air strikes in Syria’s Latakia after Israel was forced to make a rare admission to the raid which resulted in the downing of the Russian Il-20 recon plane. On Wednesday, Israeli satellite imaging company ImageSat released three photos of […]

Emergency services attend the scene . Photo AP Photo/Charles Mallo via HH Emergency services attend the scene . Photo AP Photo/Charles Mallo via HH Four children have been killed when an train hit an electric cargo wagon at a manned level crossing in Oss. Another child and an adult were badly injured in the accident […]

Iraqi soldiers carry weapons during an operation against Islamic State militants in the neighbourhood of Intisar, eastern Mosul, Iraq, December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani Anbar (IraqiNews.com) Five Islamic State members were killed in a joint operation, west of Anbar, the Iraqi Interior Minister said on Wednesday. In a statement, the ministry’s Security Media Center, said […]

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s hope for another meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump comes as talks between the U.S. and North Korea have chilled amid reports that Pyongyang has continued its nuclear program, albeit furtively, despite promises to the contrary. | Pyongyang Press Corps Pool via AP North Korean leader Kim Jong Un […]

The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah said on Thursday that his group was getting precision rockets despite Israeli efforts to cut the route through Syria. (Reuters) The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah boasted Thursday the group now possesses “highly accurate” missiles despite Israeli attempts to prevent it from acquiring such weapons. Hassan Nasrallah didn’t offer specifics […]

    President Moon Jae-in and members of the South Korean delegataion to his third inter-Korean summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrive at the Seoul Airport in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, Thursday evening. Joint Press Corps President Moon Jae-in brought home substantial progress in inter-Korean relations as well as denuclearization, Thursday, after a summit […]

Police prepare to board a train in Skåne to carry out border controls. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT Sweden has been harshly criticized over its border controls in a forthcoming Schengen report which has prompted Swedish police to draw up a plan of action. The inspectors behind the report claim that Sweden’s controls are poorly manned, and […]

MImage Credits: Wikimedia, Satish Nairk/Twitter A Jet Airway morning flight from Mumbai to Jaipur had to turn back soon after the takeoff, as out of 166 passengers on the plane, atleast 30 suffered nose and ear bleeding in mid-air due to a drop in cabin pressure. According to an official statement, the incident happened after the crew forgot to […]

  IHA Photo Relations between Washington and Ankara will strengthen with investment and trade President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Wednesday in his speech to top U.S. executives at the Presidential Palace Complex in Ankara. Turkey will not compromise on free market principles, Erdoğan said according to the text of his speech seen by Reuters, […]