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Mosul (IraqiNews.com) The pro-government paramilitary troops have killed a suicide attacker as he was trying to blow up himself in southwest of Mosul, a security source was quoted saying on Saturday. Representational photo. Speaking to Baghdad Today website, the source said, “ troops of al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) killed a suicide attacker, wearing a […]

Tehran has dismissed Tel Aviv’s claims concerning an Iranian UAV and a downed Israeli jet as “ridiculous.” An Iranian commander also warned Iran could unleash “hell” on the “Zionist regime” and destroy all US bases in the area. Members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards © Morteza Nikoubazl / Reuters “The claim about the flight of an […]

Colombia will tighten border control in response to a massive influx of Venezuelans fleeing their country, President Juan Manuel Santos said Thursday. President Juan Manuel Santos speaks during his visit to Cucuta. Colombia will tighten border control in response to a massive influx of Venezuelans fleeing their country, President Juan Manuel Santos said Thursday. “The arrival of Venezuelans to […]

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned those who shot down a Turkish military helicopter on Saturday during Turkey’s ongoing Operation Olive Branch in Afrin, saying that the perpetrators will surely pay a heavy price for it. AA Photo Speaking at the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Istanbul Provincial Consultation and Assessment Meeting, Erdoğan said […]

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un has extended a rare invitation to South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in to visit Pyongyang. North Korean leader’s sister, Kim Yo-jong, is in South Korea for the Winter Olympics [Yonhap/AFP] Kim Eui-kyeom, South Korean president’s spokesman, said at a news conference in Seoul on Saturday that the North Korean delegation delievered the invitation […]

One pilot in serious condition ■ Israel attacks Syrian, Iranian targets in fresh strike ■ Rocket sirens sound throughout northern Israel Israeli F-16 crash site, today One pilot in serious condition ■ Israel attacks Syrian, Iranian targets in fresh strike ■ Rocket sirens sound throughout northern Israel Weapons factories are the real Israel-Lebanon flashpoint – […]

WASHINGTON — For much of the past year, President Donald Trump has declined to participate in a practice followed by the past seven of his predecessors: He rarely if ever reads the President’s Daily Brief, a document that lays out the most pressing information collected by U.S. intelligence agencies from hot spots around the world. […]

Turkey is determined to risk confronting the US if needed over Manbij since Washington continues to support the YPG instead of its NATO ally A US military vehicle= drives near the village of Yalanli, on the western outskirts of the northern Syrian city of Manbij, on March 5, 2017. Turkish-U.S. relations are at a critical […]

Damascus, SANA – The General Command of the Army and Armed Forces announced that the Syrian Arab Army, in cooperation with allied forces, liberated a large number of towns, villages, and farms in the countryside of Hama, Idleb, and Aleppo, eliminating a large numbers of the terrorists and destroying their weapons, headquarters, and positions. The […]

Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella warned on Friday against the “grave risks of extreme nationalism” as the country was gripped by high racial tensions ahead of next month’s elections. Far-right protesters salute as they face off with police in Macerata. Photo: Tiziana Fabi/AFP The president was speaking on the eve of Remembrance Day, which commemorates gruesome […]