NEW DELHI: As many as 97 people were killed in Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Rajasthanas heavy rain and dust storms on Wednesday evening wreaked havoc in parts of the two states. In Uttar Pradesh, the high-intensity dust storm left 64 people dead and 160 injured, Relief Commissioner Sanjay Kumar told PTI in Lucknow. Agra in UP saw the highest casualties with 43 people, […]
Continue reading …Mikhail Klimentyev / Sputkni Russia welcomes Donald Trump’s desire to engage with Moscow regarding an arms race and other global challenges, but the US leader’s deeds must match his words, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. “We have repeatedly stated that we positively assess President Donald Trump’s desire to establish normal dialogue between our countries,” Lavrov told Italy’s […]
Continue reading …Ultra Orthodox Jews dance around a large bonfire in the neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, Israel (EPA Photo) About 30 people were injured following a bonfire explosion during Lag BaOmer Jewish celebrations in London, the British daily Express reported on Thursday. The explosion in Stamford Hill may have been caused by a mobile phone, […]
Continue reading …AFP French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday laughed off the global sniggers he prompted after describing the wife of Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull as “delicious”. The faux pas — “delicieux” in French can also mean “delightful” — caused widespread mirth, with one Sydney tabloid mocking up a nearly full-page photo of Macron with the cartoon head […]
Continue reading …Representational photo. Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The United Nations on Wednesday expressed condemnation of an armed attack launched by Islamic State militants at a northern Baghdad area, urging Iraqis to remain alert for sleeper militant cells. U.N. representative in Iraq. Jan Kubis, “strongly condemns the terrorist shootings at Tarmiya north of Baghdad, in which a number of […]
Continue reading …President Donald Trump’s team of personal lawyers restarted talks last month with the special counsel over a potential sit-down interview, though they have signaled they may instead force a subpoena fight. | Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images President Donald Trump has hired Emmet Flood, an attorney who helped President Bill Clinton manage his impeachment defense, to join […]
Continue reading …A handout photo made available by the Savannah Professional Firefighters Association on 02 May 2018 shows an apparent military aircraft crash outside of Savannah, in Port Wentworth, Georgia. (EPA Photo) An Air National Guard C-130 cargo plane on a training mission crashed Wednesday along a road near a Georgia airport, killing at least five National […]
Continue reading …The refugee accommodation in Ellwangen. Photo: DPA A police operation took place in Baden-Württemberg after about 200 migrants used force to prevent the deportation of a Congolese man on Tuesday. The 23-year-old man was to be deported from where he was staying, a refugee accommodation in the small town of Ellwangen. But the police decided […]
Continue reading …After the National Assembly voted 56-45 not to elect him prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan made his way to Yerevan’s Republic Square where tens of thousands of his supporters were following the confirmation hearing live, on large outdoor screens. To a thundering applause, Pashinyan called on the people to ramp up their civil disobedience by blocking all roads, […]
Continue reading …When Robert Mueller was appointed last May, he assumed control of a pre-existing Justice Department probe into Russian election interference. | Win McNamee/Getty Images President Donald Trump might be able to get rid of special counsel Robert Mueller — but he can’t kill off the Russia probe. Trump aides and associates have long warned him […]
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