The newly-elected Prime Minister Abbasi likely to retain Nawaz’s ministers
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ISLAMABAD: Former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan is unlikely to rejoin the cabinet under the leadership of the ‘interim’ prime minister. Other members of the cabinet are expected to take oath with the same portfolios they were holding till Friday when Nawaz Sharif was disqualified by the Supreme Court as prime minister and his cabinet […]
Continue reading …Russian Losses In Syria Four Times Higher Than Official Count — Reuters
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Christiaan Triebert / Flickr Russia’s Defense Ministry has denied a Reuters report which claims that at least 40 Russians have died fighting in Syria this year alone. The number given by Reuters is far higher than official figures given by the Defense Ministry, which puts the death toll this year at ten servicemen. The ministry says in total […]
Continue reading …Suicide attack hits NATO convoy in Kandahar
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US soldiers keep watch near the wreckage of their vehicle at the site of the Taliban suicide attack [AFP] A suicide bomber rammed a vehicle filled with explosives into a convoy of foreign forces on Wednesday in Afghanistan’s southern province of Kandahar, officials said. “At around noon a car bomb targeted a convoy of foreign forces in Daman […]
Continue reading …Do the right thing, Cyril – Maimane hands over petition of over 1 million signatures calling for Zuma to go
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(Paul Herman, News24) Maimane to hand-deliver petition signed by 1 million to Ramaphosa Govt only cares about wealth of Zuma and Guptas – Maimane Maimane to deliver national petition to Ramaphosa ahead of no confidence vote Cape Town – Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane has handed over a petition of over 1 million signatures […]
Continue reading …Berlin starts controversial test of facial recognition cameras at train station
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Berlin’s Südkreuz station. Photo: DPA. A Berlin train station on Tuesday became the first to test out software that will automatically recognize faces in an effort to fight terrorism. But not everyone sees the project as positive. Berlin’s Südkreuz station on Tuesday started the pilot project on behalf of the federal government to use surveillance […]
Continue reading …Over 4,000 families besieged by IS to be used as human shields in Anbar
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Anbar (IraqiNews.com) More than 4,000 families are besieged by Islamic State in western Anbar to be used as human shields, a member of the provincial council said on Tuesday. “More than 4,000 families, most of whom are elderly, women and children, are besieged by IS members in Qaim town, located on borders with Syria. They […]
Continue reading …NATO jets violate Finland airspace while intercepting Russian planes
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Two NATO jets which were intercepting Russian planes over neutral waters near Estonia briefly violated Finnish airspace, the alliance said. Two Spanish F-18 jets were scrambled on Tuesday from Estonia’s Amari Airbase to intercept Russian aircraft, identified as two MiG-31 jets and one Antonov AN-26 cargo plane, according to the military bloc. A Spanish Air […]
Continue reading …US senate confirms Christopher Wray as new FBI director
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Christopher Wray inherits the job at a challenging time given Trump’s ousting of Comey, who was admired within the FBI. The US senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly confirmed Christopher Wray to lead the FBI, replacing James Comey, who was abruptly fired by US President Donald Trump amid the investigation into Russian meddling in last year’s presidential election. World […]
Continue reading …US does not seek regime change in N. Korea
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The United States does not seek a regime change in North Korea, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Tuesday, as tensions renewed over the country’s nuclear and missile programs. North Korea conducted its second test of an intercontinental ballistic missile last week, fueling concerns that the communist nation may be close to delivering a nuclear […]
Continue reading …Israeli activists storm Jerusalem holy site after Al-Aqsa crisis
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Palestinian men pray as Israeli security forces secure the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City, July 26. After the Al-Aqsa crisis that resulted from more security measures imposed on Palestinian entry, Israeli activists stormed the holy site amid calls to intensify raids on the mosque More than 1,000 hardline Israeli activists, guarded by police, […]
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