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Prime Minister Stefan Löfven, left, with minister Annika Strandhäll and Morgan Johansson. Photo: Erik Simander/TT A 42-year-old man will face trial in Sweden on suspicion of having sent threatening letters to Swedish ministers. The man, from western Sweden, is suspected of having sent letters containing verbal threats and powder – which turned out to be […]

It was not clear how many students were at the centre at the time of the attack [Rahmat Gul/AP] Wednesday’s attack in the Shia neighbourhood of Dasht-e-Barchi left dozens more injured, Waheed Majrooh, a spokesman for Afghanistan‘s ministry of public health, told Al Jazeera.   The health ministry previously announced the death toll as 48. It was revised to […]

Migrants stand aboard the Aquarius rescue ship as it arrives at Bolier Wharf in Senglea, Malta, on August 15, 2018. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli / AFP The Aquarius rescue ship arrived in Malta on Wednesday after EU countries thrashed out a deal to take in the 141 migrants onboard, defusing another diplomatic standoff in the Mediterranean. […]

North Korea is one of the world’s most secretive countries with lots of unpredictability. While some say the country has an improved understanding of free market economies, it is still ruled by an often chaotic leader. The question is who is ready to start or own a business there? Literally, nobody. South Korea’s Hyundai Group […]

Donald Trump has repeatedly labeled factually accurate reports ‘fake news’ and called the news media ‘the enemy of the people’. Photograph: Rhona Wise/AFP/Getty Images Nearly 350 news organizations are set to publish editorials on Thursday pushing back against Donald Trump’s attacks on the media and defending freedom of the press. The publications are participating in […]

Erdogan (R) and Sheikh Tamim held talks for three hours [Presidential Press Service via AP] Qatar pledges to make direct investment in Turkey, currently hit by currency crisis amid a diplomatic stand-off with US. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the emir of Qatar, has pledged to invest $15bn in Turkey, according to officials. The announcement […]

Kristian Michelsen only bore arms for IS for a few months, defence lawyer Trygve Staff told the court. Photo: Private A 34-year-old Norwegian man has been sentenced to seven years and three months in prison for travelling to Syria to fight for the banned terror group Islamic State. Kristian Michelsen, from a town near Trondheim, […]

National security adviser John Bolton’s (pictured) planned meeting with Russian officials is the first since President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Helsinki, Finland, earlier this summer. | Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Photo A Russian government spokesman confirmed Wednesday that Kremlin officials will meet next week in Switzerland with U.S. national security adviser John […]

KABUL – Following deadly siege by the Taliban for days, an Afghan military base in northern Faryab province has fallen to the Taliban, officials and local media confirmed on Tuesday. Sibghatullah Sailab, deputy chairman for the provincial assembly, told Anadolu Agency the Afghan National Army base in Ghormach district was under the siege of the […]

Businessmen holding US dollars stand in front of a currency exchange office in Ankara © Umit Bektas / Reuters Ankara has given a green light to Moscow’s proposal to switch to ruble-lira trade between the countries. Turkey also has similar plans for trade with China and other countries. “We are discussing the transition to national […]