The scene of a truck explosion in Mogadishu, Somalia, this month that killed more than 400 people.CreditMohamed Abdiwahab/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images MOGADISHU, Somalia — On Oct. 14, a truck carrying about two tons of homemade explosives blew up near Zoobe Junction, one of the busiest streets in Mogadishu, the Somali capital. The blast sent […]
Continue reading …Russia’s Air and Space Forces are to receive state-of-the-art S-500 Prometey (“Prometheus”) anti-aircraft missile systems by 2020, Lieutenant-General Viktor Gumenny, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force said. Russia has been developing the new system since 2011. Generally speaking, experts believe that the S-500 can be attributed to the first generation of systems of anti-space […]
Continue reading …A school in southern Sweden was evacuated on Thursday morning after a student “joked” about carrying out a mass shooting. File photo: Johan Nilsson/TT The student behind the threat is now being investigated for preparation to commit murder, though police have said it is likely his social media post was not meant seriously. The boy […]
Continue reading …Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah is seen on a video screen as he addresses his supporters during a ceremony of the latest day of Ashoura in Beirut. (Reuters) The US House of Representatives on Wednesday backed new sanctions on Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah militia, part of an effort to take a tough line against Tehran […]
Continue reading …File photo of Catalan regional president Carles Puigdemont. Photo: Pau Barrena/AFP Both parties were standing firm. “The government is not giving us any option other than defending the civil liberties of citizens through the best institutional instruments,” Catalan vice president Ori ol Junqueres told Spanish television on Wednesday. Sp ain’s justice minister Rafael Catalá insisted […]
Continue reading …The US and its allies could indeed witness a hydrogen bomb test over the Pacific, unless they stop devising military options against Pyongyang, a senior North Korean diplomat has warned. This, as the US Navy beefs up its presence ahead of Donald Trump’s visit in the region USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) © c7f.navy.mil Speaking […]
Continue reading …Mourners carrying flowers carved from sandalwood began gathering at the replica of the royal crematorium in Khon Muang Plaza at Bangkok City Hall at 6am on Thursday. Second procession of Royal Cremation begins Breaking News October 26, 2017 10:59 Live update : Royal Cremation Ceremony for HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej Photo gallery of foreign guests […]
Continue reading …President Uhuru Kenyatta ready to cast his vote at Mutomo Primary School in Gatundu South, Kiambu County on October 26, 2017. PHOTO | PSCU President Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto have cast their ballots in the repeat presidential election. Mr Kenyatta voted at Mutomo Primary School in Gatundu South Constituency. Mr Ruto cast his […]
Continue reading …EPA Photo The German government stepped up its pressure on banks and international development institutions to cut funding to Turkey, sending the lira to a new low, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing “people familiar with the matter.” According to the report, more than a dozen government and banking officials confirmed Germany’s effort to cut funding to […]
Continue reading …Saudi Special Forces members of an anti-terror unit take part in an exercise in the Dorma region, 100 kms west of Riyadh. (File photo: AFP) As part of the efforts targeting terrorism, Saudi State Security has listed two entities and 11 names of leaders, financiers and supporters of Al Qaeda and ISIS organization. The Saudi […]
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