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More than 240 witnesses have been identified as police investigate the Russian ex-spy poisoning “at speed”, the home secretary has said. Amber Rudd praised the professionalism of the police who are now looking at more than 200 pieces of evidence. The investigation into the attempted murder of Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia is now […]

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei blasted certain countries for applying a double-standard approach to the use of chemical weapons. At a Saturday meeting with a group of youths in Tehran, the Leader pointed to the use of chemical weapons by the regime of the former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein against the […]

League flags in Varese. Photo: AFP In the picturesque northern city of Varese, nestled in Italy’s rich Lombardy region, voters turned en masse to the anti-immigration League party in the general election, convinced that only nationalists would put their interests first. “With the League in power, I won’t have to deal with people coming here […]

Kirkuk (IraqiNews.com) Seven security personnel of the pro-government paramilitary troops were killed and injured as a bomb blast targeted their patrol, southwest of Kirkuk, a source said on Saturday. Speaking to AlSumaria News, the source said, “a bomb exploded, in the evening, as a patrol of al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) was passing at al-Najatiya […]

Spokesperson for the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) Nuri Mahmoud speaks to Kurdistan 24 during a live broadcast interview, Qamishlo, Syrian Kurdistan, March 10, 2018. (Photo: Kurdistan 24) ERBIL, Kurdistan Region (Kurdistan 24) – A Spokesperson for the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) on Saturday downplayed Turkey’s threats to expand its operations beyond […]

The two countries expressed their commitment to a long-term partnership to support the realization of Vision 2030. (Reuters) LONDON — During the visit to the United Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman at the invitation of the Government of Queen Elizabeth II, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom confirmed and […]

Head of South Korea’s National Security Office Chung Eui-yong, center, South Korean Ambassador to the U.S. Cho Yoon-je, right, and National Intelligence Service chief Suh Hoon make the announcement about the summit between North Korea and the Trump administration outside the West Wing of the White House, Washington, D.C., March 8. / REUTERS-Yonhap There was […]

North Korean foreign minister Ri Yong Ho at the UN General Assembly in September 2017. Photo: Richard Drew/AP Photo/TT North Korea’s foreign minister will visit Sweden soon, local media reported Friday, after US President Donald Trump and the North’s leader Kim Jong Un agreed to meet to discuss Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile tests. Ri Yong […]

  Fighters from besieged Eastern Ghouta were transported on a government bus through the al-Wafeedin corridor [Youssef Badawi/EPA] In a surprise move, several members of Syria’s armed opposition have been evacuated from rebel-held Eastern Ghouta late on Friday, sources told Al Jazeera. The evacuation comes as the Syrian army intensified its operations in the central […]

FILE PHOTO © KCNA / Reuter North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has revealed an unexpected side of his character to Southern negotiators in Pyongyang. Rolling out snacks and wine for them, he reportedly cracked jokes about himself. This week’s meeting between Kim and a South Korean delegation in Pyongyang was a first in many ways. […]