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File photo of migrants on the deck of an NGO rescue ship. Photo: Lluis Gene/AFP After announcing a stop to all ‘international mission’ boats bringing migrants to Italy at the weekend, the government has now for the first time turned away an Italian vessel. The interior ministry denied a civilian vessel permission to dock at […]

Trump shakes hands with Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh [Jim Bourg/Reuters] [Daylife] US President Donald Trump has nominated federal appeals Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court. Trump made the announcement on Monday night, saying it was an “honor and privilege” to nominate Kavanaugh In picking the 53-year-old, Trump aimed to entrench […]

Rescue personnel prepare the transport for the evacuation of the boys and their soccer coach trapped in a flooded cave, in the northern province of Chiang Rai, Thailand, on Tuesday. (FACEBOOK/POLICE THAILAND NEWS/via REUTERS) MAE SAI, Chiang Rai: The 9th, 10th and 11th boys safely emerged from Tham Luang cave late Tuesday afternoon. “The 9th […]

British Prime Minister Theresa May has persuaded her Eurosceptic ministers to back a plan for closer trade ties with the EU after Brexit  Boris Johnson has decided not to quit as foreign secretary over UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s soft Brexit plan because he wants to remain in Cabinet and fight for the divorce he […]

North Korean military salute the motorcade carrying U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as it makes its way to the Park Hwa Guest House in Pyongyang on July 6. AP So a CD of “Rocket Man” by Elton John was not delivered to Kim Jong-un. Or was it? Or did it mean U.S. Secretary of […]

CATL will supply the cells for BMW’s electric Mini. Photo: DPA Chinese firm CATL will build a battery factory in central Germany to supply the country’s auto industry through its transformation toward electric cars, high-end manufacturer BMW said Monday. “We are very pleased that CATL has decided to build a factory for battery cells in […]

The five-pillar agreement states that the war between the two countries has ended [Yemane Gebremeskel/Twitter] The leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea signed a “joint declaration of peace and friendship”, Eritrea’s information minister said, a day after a landmark summit marked a start to normalisation of ties between the longtime foes. “The Agreement, which specifies five pillars, was signed this […]

In this grab taken from video provide by Chiang Rai Public Relations Office, emergency workers carry a stretcher with one of the rescued boy to be transported by ambulance to a hospital, in Mae Sai, Sunday, July 8. (Chiang Rai Public Relations Office via AP) Tassanee Vejpongsa and Kaweewit Kaewjinda Mae Sai (AP) — Expert divers […]

FILE PHOTO. © Ebrahim Norouzi / Reuters Tehran will close the Strait of Hormuz, effectively blocking all the oil shipments from the Persian Gulf if Washington succeeds in its attempts to reduce Iranian oil exports, an Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said. “Any hostile attempt by the US [to impede Iran’s oil trade] will be followed […]

Four rescued boys have been transported to a hospital in Chiang Rai in northern Thailand, witnesses said [Linh Pham/Getty Images] Everyone ‘amazingly happy’ While initial reactions in Chiang Rai have been positive in response to the first phase of the rescue operation, with most people “amazingly happy” about the four boys rescued so far, Al […]