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US president says he would ‘respectfully leave’ if the summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un would turn out unproductive. Trump says he will walk out if North Korea talks ‘not fruitful’today Southwest begins probe into fatal engine explosiontoday CIA chief Pompeo held secret meeting with Kim Jong-untoday Trudeau under fire as Trans Mountain pipeline […]

President Moon Jae-in speaks during a meeting with media CEOs at Cheong Wa Dae, Thursday. / Yonhap President backs peace treaty with North Korea President Moon Jae-in said Thursday he was optimistic about signing a denuclearization deal with North Korea and establishing peace by formally ending the Korean War. He said it may not be […]

The suspected chemical attack in Douma was met with air strikes by the US, France and the UK [File: AFP] Russia’s UN ambassador says determining responsibility for chemical attack is futile since West already assigned blame. Russia has rejected France’s proposal at a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting that called for the launch of an independent investigation […]

A handout picture taken and released by the Presidential Press Service on April 18, 2018, shows President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (R) meeting with MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli (L) during their meeting at the Presidential Complex in Ankara (AFP Photo) President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday announced that Turkey will have snap parliamentary and presidential elections […]

Scene after knife and arson attack at school in Russia’s Bashkortostan Republic © ufa1.ru The teenager who attacked a school teacher and his classmates in a city in Russia’s Urals was reportedly inspired by the Columbine High School massacre. The teen was planning to slaughter his schoolmates and then commit suicide. READ MORE: 4 injured in knife […]

Egyptian Army soldiers fire artilleries during a launch of a major assault against militants in Sinai. (Reuters) Egypt’s military said Wednesday it had killed a militant leader in the Sinai Peninsula, where ISIS group is carrying out an insurgency. During an operation in mountainous areas, Egyptian forces “killed Nasser Abu Zaqul, the central Sinai commander […]

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com)  Iraqi judiciary sentenced on Tuesday seven foreign women of various nationalities to death and life in jail over affiliation with Islamic State militants, news reports said. The Supreme Judicial Council said in a statement that the Central Criminal Court sentenced three Azerbaijanis and one Kergyz to death, while issuing a life sentence for two […]

The truck smashed through a protective railing in central Madhya Pradesh state. (AFP) At least 21 revelers were killed en route to a wedding when their truck flew off a bridge, police said Wednesday, the latest horrific crash on India’s accident-prone roads. The truck, carrying more than 40 passengers, smashed through a protective railing in […]

Naima Abwaan Qorane’s lawyer said she had been threatened with rape and murder during her interrogation. Photograph: Handout  Naima Abwaan Qorane sentenced for ‘anti-national activity’ in former British protectorate Naima Abwaan Qorane’s lawyer said she had been threatened with rape and murder during her interrogation. Photograph: Handout A poet has been sentenced to three years […]

A picture taken on April 11, 2018 shows the sun rising in the eastern German border town of Frankfurt (AFP Photo) A picture taken on April 11, 2018 shows the sun rising in the eastern German border town of Frankfurt (AFP Photo) An Australian-led international team of astronomers has mapped the chemical profile of 350,000 […]