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AA Photo Despite Turkey’s constant warnings of a new refugee wave, the international community has remained inactive against the attacks on Syria’s Idlib, resulting in thousands of refugees fleeing toward the Turkish border Turkey cannot handle a fresh migrant wave from Syria, said President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan late Sunday and warned the international community once […]

Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor speaking during a press conference in Riyadh. (Screengrab) A Saudi Arabian court has sentenced five people to death for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, and three others were sentenced to a total of 24 years in jail, the Public Prosecutor said. Khashoggi, a well-known Saudi journalist, was murdered on October 20, […]

KABUL: The US and Taliban peace negotiations stopped temporarily on December 12th, is to remain postponed until the New Year, sources familiar with the talks said Sunday, but did not provide details for exact date. The US chief negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad is reportedly back in Washington for the Christmas and New Year festivities, according to […]

Expert teams are currently assessing the damage, and will let residents know when it’s safe for them to return, she said. “We want people to have access to their land, to their property, as soon as they can. But it has to be safe. Even if people have lost their properties, they still want to […]

US Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi presides over the votes to officially impeach US President Donald J. Trump (EPA Photo) The Foreign Ministry condemned the U.S. Congress for exploiting the defense spending bill with anti-Turkey measures “for political interests.” Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hami Aksoy condemned the bill for being a tool exploited by […]

File photo of a member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) defusing a bomb left by ISIS militants at the stadium in the city of Raqqa, Syria. (File photo: AP) Clashes between Syrian regime forces and armed groups in the country’s last major opposition bastion have killed more than 60 on both sides in the […]

Police cars block a street near the Federal Security Service (FSB) building after a shooting incident, in Moscow, Russia December 19, 2019. © REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov  Gunfire has broken out near central Moscow’s Lubyanka Square in the immediate vicinity of the Federal Security Service building. The authorities said the gunman was neutralized and two FSB officers […]

“He needs to be respectful of the process,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham about President Donald Trump. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo Senate Republicans can theoretically control President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. But there’s one thing they have no power over: Trump’s itchy Twitter fingers. And Senate Republicans, who loathe the president’s tweeting, are hoping that […]

US President Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC [File: Yuri Gripas/Reuters] Washington, DC – The United States House of Representatives is expected to vote on Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump for obstruction of Congress and abuse of power related to his dealings with Ukraine. If the articles of impeachment are approved, […]

Urban projects tap into city’s underground infrastructure Mini-gardens have become synonymous with urban regeneration projects in Seoul. Some, like the new solar garden at Jonggak Station on Seoul Metro Line 1, are popping up underground. The solar garden ― small but claimed to be the world’s first solar-powered subterranean park ― opened in an underground […]