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President Erdoğan (L) shakes hands with his Chadian counterpart Déby (AA Photo) President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrived in the African nation of Chad on Tuesday, meeting with the country’s leadership to form stronger ties for economic and political cooperation. In a joint declaration and talks between Turkish and Chadian leaders and their delegations, the two […]

An image of Big Ben in front of exploding fireworks is part of the clip, a scene from the New Years Eve celebration in the British capital. Also seen is the Eiffel Tower, lit up in the French tricolour of red, white and blue. Other clips include satellite shots of fireballs hurtling towards Europe and […]

Dutch police have arrested four men including a Swedish citizen suspected of being involved in terror-related activities, prosecutors said on Tuesday. “Rotterdam police detained four men early on Sunday evening on suspicion of being involved in terrorism,” the public prosecution’s office said in a statement. Stock image/Depositphotos One of the men, aged 29, arrived on […]

Liberians go to the polls Tuesday to select either former international footballer George Weah or Vice President Joseph Boakai as their new president, in a vote that analysts say is too close to call. © Seyllou, AFP | Electoral commission workers dispatch materials to polling stations as the nation prepares to vote in upcoming national […]

Reuters reports Syrian army forces backed by Iranian-backed militias pushing deeper into the last rebel-held enclave near a strategic border area with Israel and Lebanon in a new expansion of Tehran’s influence in the war-torn country. Army tank belonging to the Syrian government [Abkhazian Network News Agency/Wikipedia] The army and the Shia forces helped by Druze […]

1. Trump’s ‘America first’ On Jan. 20, billionaire Donald Trump was inaugurated as U.S. President, vowing to follow a policy based on ”America first.” He pulled out of several international agreements ― on climate, free trade, immigration and UNESCO ― unpicking the achievements of his predecessor, Barack Obama. 2. Xi’s grip on power Already seen […]

American and Canadian lethal weapons intended for Ukraine may end up in the wrong hands because of a high level of corruption in the country, a senior Russian diplomat has said. FILE PHOTO © U.S. Marine Corps Website First Canada and then the US announced that they had decided to supply lethal weapons to Ukraine, […]

In Russia, Putin’s re-election in the March presidential election is a formality [AP] Before we get on to what might happen in 2018, take a quick look back at my 2017 predictions, written this time a year ago. As ever, I’ve ended up with plenty of egg on my face. No, Francois Fillon did not become […]

A federal judge has partially blocked an order President Donald Trump issued in October suspending admission of refugees from 11 countries, most of which are majority Muslim. After a previous decision, President Donald Trump blasted the judge in the case as a “so-called judge.” | Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images After a previous decision, President Donald Trump […]

MEHR NEWS AGENCY Iranian researchers managed to design and manufacture a device for imaging heart at its opening and closing time in cardiac patients. According to Mehr News Agency, Esmaeil Mohammadi Falavarjani, top Iranian graduated student in Biomechanics from Sharif University of Technology, made the remark, saying “Nuclear medicine is a branch of medical specialty […]