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Movements for Muslim women to seek roles in national leadership have increased rapidly. Greater opportunities for women in education have further encouraged their involvement in politics 7 Muslim Female Political Leaders You Should Definitely Know It is true that in most parts of the world, presidents as well as ministers are male. But there are […]

UK investigators are working to establish the source of a nerve agent they believe was used to try to kill a Russian ex-spy and his daughter. On Wednesday counter terrorism police said the case was being treated as attempted murder via a nerve agent. Sergei Skripal, 66, and his daughter Yulia, 33, were found unconscious […]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. © Mikhail Voskresenskiy / Sputnik Rex Tillerson’s criticism of China’s policy in Africa is not exactly appropriate, says Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. He also slammed the US for interfering in other countries’ affairs, pursuing neo-imperialist ambitions. Lavrov’s statements came on Thursday after he met with Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa […]

Britain‘s Prime Minister Theresa May greets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman outside 10 Downing Street in London, on March 7, 2018. (Reuters) UK Prime Minister Theresa May and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday agreed on the importance of working together to counter Iran’s destabilizing regional activity, according to the UK Prime […]

The U.S. Navy denied Thursday reports on bolstering its presence in the Eastern Mediterranean theater through the Sixth Fleet to guard Exxon Mobil’s oil and gas exploration for the Greek Cypriot Administration off Cyprus. A number of unconfirmed sources that reported on Tuesday that ExxonMobil’s vessel will be protected by Iwo Jima amphibious ships of […]

Daily life in Damascus. Photo: Uncredited/SANA/DPA German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman on Wednesday condemned a visit by politicians of the far-right AfD party to the “inhumane” Syrian regime. “People who court this regime disqualify themselves,” said Steffen Seibert on the Damascus trip by six members of the Alternative for Germany party. “The Syrian regime demonstrates […]

President Donald Trump has been especially casual in talking about the Russia case, including in front of Hope Hicks , the outgoing White House communications director, who he’s told could be “on both sides of the [bright] line. ” | Evan Vucci/AP Photo Special counsel Robert Mueller has been told of two discussions between President […]

M5S leader Luigi Di Maio celebrates his election triumph in Pomigliano. Photo: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP Italy’s anti-establishment Five Star Movement reached out to leftist parties on Wednesday in a bid to end the stalemate from a general election, even as a right-wing alliance lobbied for its right to rule. The Five Star Movement (M5S) became the […]

European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmstroem speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 (AP Photo) European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmstroem speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 (AP Photo) The European Union warned Wednesday that it is ready […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin © Grigoriy Sisoev / Sputnik President Vladimir Putin, who recently startled the world by unveiling Russia’s advanced nuclear arsenal, has again spoken of nuclear arms, clarifying the circumstances in which Moscow is prepared to enter a nuclear war. “Certainly, it would be a global disaster for humanity; a disaster for the […]