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Pakistan Army inspects wreck of IAF aircraft. -EXPRESS ISLAMABAD: Two Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft were shot down on Wednesday by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and Indian targets across the Line of Control (LoC) were struck by Pakistani fighter jets from within friendly airspace as the country’s armed forces struck back after unprovoked Indian aggression […]

President Donald Trump waves after he arrives in Vietnam ahead of his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Air Force One touched down Tuesday in Vietnam, where President Trump will hold a summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Unthis week. Trump walked down the steps of the presidential aircraft and was greeted by […]

7 Hanoi chairman Nguyen Duc Chung presents flowers to North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un upon his arrival in the Vietnamese capital city, February 26, 2019. Photo: Vietnam News Agency North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Vietnam on Tuesday for a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump where they will try to reach an agreement […]

Sabah File Photo Turkey’s purchase of Russia’s S-400 missile defense systems is a done deal, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said Tuesday, despite Washington’s pressure to persuade Ankara to opt for the U.S. Patriot system instead. “There’s no need to explain anything about the S-400s since it is already a done deal,” Çavuşoğlu said, adding that […]

Indian soldiers examine the debris after the deadly explosion in Pulwama [File: Younis Khaliq/Reuters] Islamabad, Pakistan – Indian fighter jets on Tuesday crossed into Pakistani territory, conducting what the foreign ministry in New Delhi termed a “non-military pre-emptive action” against armed group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), dramatically escalating tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours weeks after a suicide attack in the disputed Kashmir region. […]

Leaders from Arab League and European Union countries are holding their first-ever summit in Sharm el-Sheikh. (AP) Leaders from European Union and Arab League countries pledged Sunday to boost cooperation in the fight against terrorism and to tackle unauthorized migration at a first-ever summit. Under tight security at the Red Sea resort city of Sharm […]

The all Progressives Congress (APC) has alerted the public over an alleged plot by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to stop the announcement of the results of Nigeria’s presidential election. The party through the spokesman for its campaign council, Mr Festus Keyamo, made the allegation in a statement, on […]

Democrats are raising questions about why Deutsche Bank was willing to lend the Trump Organization moneywhen other banks wouldn’t. | Susan Walsh/AP Photo House Democrats are planning to cross one of President Donald Trump’s red lines: investigating his personal finances. With special counsel Robert Mueller expected to wind up his work soon, Democrats are launching […]

Opposition protesters face the Venezuelan police at the Simon Bolivar international bridge in Cucuta, Colombia [Ernesto Guzman Jr/ EPA] Cucuta, Colombia – Violent clashes broke out in Venezuelan border towns on Saturday that left at least two people dead, as Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduroblocked humanitarian convoys from entering the country. Troops loyal to Maduro fired tear gas […]

President Uhuru Kenyatta with President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed at State House, Nairobi, on May 30, 2018. [File, Standard] The Kenyan delegation trooped to Rome like lambs to the slaughter. The charge sheet had been scripted by a belligerent neighbour and the delegates were not supposed to talk. Like martyrs, Cabinet ministers […]