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Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) Thousands of displaced families have been repatriated to the western side of Mosul city in Nineveh, an official announced. Displaced Iraqis wait to get food supplies as Iraqi forces battle with Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq March 28, 2017. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem “According to the timeline, we receive at the western side […]

The intention by Washington to provide lethal arms to Ukraine ‘crosses a line’ and pushes Kiev towards bloodshed, a senior Russian diplomat said, accusing the US of playing the role of warmonger in the Ukrainian conflict. US Army bazooka Javelin © Wikipedia The move by the US government is an escalation compared to the previous […]

Rescuers reach out to residents who sought shelter on rooftops to escape flooding triggered by Tropical Storm Vinta. Froilan Gallardo, ABS-CBN News The death toll from a tropical storm in the southern Philippines climbed swiftly to 133 on Saturday, as rescuers pulled dozens of bodies from a swollen river, police said. Tropical Storm Vinta has […]

US soldiers attend welcoming ceremony for US-led NATO troops at polygon near Orzysz, Poland on 13 Apr. 2017. © Kacper Pempel / Reuters NATO significantly bolstered its military presence on Russia’s Western border over the past five years, forcing Moscow to take retaliatory steps, Russia’s Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has said.Read more Shoigu’s remarks came […]

The Security Council unanimously adopts resolution 2397 (2017), condemning in the strongest terms the ballistic missile launch conducted by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on 28 November 2017 in violation and flagrant disregard of the Security Council’s resolutions on non-proliferation. UN Photo/Manuel Elias 22 December 2017 – The United Nations Security Council today […]

Washington’s new national security strategy is “aggressive,” Russian President Vladimir Putin has said, adding that Moscow will take the US stance into consideration. Russian President Vladimir Putin © Kremlin / Global Look Press Both the US and NATO have been “accelerating build-up of infrastructure in Europe,” the Russian leader said Friday. Referring to the “defense […]

With a heavy police presence keeping protestors away, Austria’s far right was sworn in Monday as part of the Alpine country’s new government, rounding off a triumphant year for Europe’s nationalists. Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Sprache, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and President Alexander Van der Bellen at Monday’s swearing-in ceremony. Photo: AFP The new coalition was agreed on Friday by […]

21 December 2017 – A plane charted by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) landed in Sana’a, Yemen, on Thursday, delivering nearly 6 million doses of essential vaccines to protect millions of children at risk of preventable diseases, including the current diphtheria outbreak that has reportedly infected over 300 people and killed 35. On 25 […]

A voter on december 21wearing a yellow ribbon in support of imprisoned Catalan Leaders(by ACN) Pro-independence parties in Catalonia retained a majority of seats in the Parliament following the most crucial election in decades. Although the unionist Ciutadans party won the most votes and became the largest party in the chamber with 37 seats, it was a bittersweet […]

A resoundingly majority of United Nations member states has defied unprecedented threats by the US to approve a draft resolution rejecting President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The non-binding measure passed at a UN General Assembly emergency meeting on Thursday with 128 votes in favour and nine against, while 35 countries abstained. It passed despite intimidation by Trump, who […]