© Mihail Metzel / Sputnik Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, have agreed that it is important to prevent chaos on the Korean Peninsula and called for a diplomatic solution to the crisis, following news of the latest nuclear test conducted by Pyongyang. “The two leaders agreed to stick to […]
Continue reading …Eman will have a tour by Abu Dhabi Cornish at 6 pm tomorrow, to eat some ice cream. (Supplied) Eman Ahmed, the world’s former heaviest woman, will get an ice cream treat upon her request by Abu Dhabi Cornish, Wednesday evening. A hospital official told Al Arabiya that the medical team decided to give Eman a […]
Continue reading …File photo: AFP Police fired tear gas and three officers were injured on Saturday in clashes with migrants near the French port of Calais who took advantage of a traffic jam to sneak onto trucks, authorities said. Calais is a magnet for people aiming to reach Britain, a short distance across the Channel. “Our British […]
Continue reading …German fans during the World Cup 2018 qualifier against the Czech Republic in Prague. Photo: DPA Germany players have blasted a hardcore group of “fans” for shouting Nazi-era chants during a World Cup qualifier as the world champions hope to secure a finals berth on Monday. Germany have three qualifiers left but can wrap up […]
Continue reading …Pyongyang has successfully tested a hydrogen bomb which can be mounted on an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), the country’s state TV announced. Earlier an “artificial quake” was registered near a nuclear testing site in North Korea. The bomb test was a “perfect success” and was a “meaningful” step to complete the North’s nuclear weapons program, state television said, as […]
Continue reading …AA Photo An under-construction mosque in southeastern Netherlands was targeted by a group of far-right extremists, head of the mosque said Saturday. The far-right ‘Identitair Verzet’ movement hanged anti-Islam banners at the roof of Tevhid mosque which is under construction in Venlo city. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Ahmet Dursun, head of Tevhid Mosque, condemned the […]
Continue reading …© Google map Russia has summoned the deputy chief of mission of the US Embassy in Moscow to lodge a note of protest over US plans to search the Russian trade mission in Washington, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. Anthony F. Godfrey was summoned to the ministry on Saturday, it said in a statement, adding that […]
Continue reading …Eleven buses carrying ISIL fighters and their families head for Deir Az Zor province after deal with Syrian government. The buses left ISIL’s enclave near Syria’s border with Lebanon on Monday [File: Louai Beshara/AFP/Getty Images] Most of an ISIL evacuation convoy stuck in east Syria has crossed out of government territory headed to ISIL-held Deir […]
Continue reading …Composite: AFP US President Donald Trump and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will hold their first one-on-one talks on September 26th at the White House, Spain’s government announced Friday. The two leaders have already met at a G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany and a NATO summit in Brussels, but this will be their first scheduled […]
Continue reading …© Rafael Marchante / Reuters Nine men have been thrown off a Ryanair flight for allegedly shouting “Allahu Akbar” and claiming to carry bombs, which they later said was a “joke.” The group was removed from the Madrid-bound flight before it took off from Zaventem Airport, Brussels early Saturday. The airport was targeted by […]
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