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A gunman who set fire to a casino in the Philippine capital leading to the deaths of at least 36 people on Friday was not a terrorist, the president’s spokesman said. “This particular situation in Manila is not related in any way to a terrorist attack,” presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella told reporters. A family cries […]

 Russian company among 9 targets in regard to nation’s nuclear, missile programsThe U.S. imposed fresh sanctions on individuals and companies with links to North Korea as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks to rein in the country’s nuclear and missile programs. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said Thursday that it is adding three […]

President Donald Trump said Thursday he was withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement, striking a major blow to worldwide efforts to combat climate change and distancing the country from many allies abroad. He said the U.S. would try to negotiate re-entry on better terms. “As of today, the United States will cease all […]

Gunfire was heard at a hotel and a casino resort in the Philippine capital on Friday, and Daesh quickly claimed responsibility. People ran screaming out of Resorts World Manila, which is across a road from one of the main terminals of the Philippines’ international airport, according to television footage. “Resorts World Manila is currently on […]

A car filled with explosives has reportedly rocked a Qatif neighborhood in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia on Thursday just before Maghrib prayers, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. Two people have been confirmed dead so far, with initial reports indicating the bodies belong to two wanted fugitives from the al-Awamiya area. Authorities have identified […]

Baidoa, 1 June 2017 – Police from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and their counterparts from the Somali Police Force (SPF) have concluded a two-day awareness campaign on sexual and gender-based violence in the internally displaced people’s (IDP) camps in Baidoa, the administrative capital of the South West State. The officers drawn from […]

(BasNews) The Iraqi Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) or known as Hashd al-Shaabi, which arrived at the Iraq-Syria border two days ago, have crossed the border into Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava) and took control of two villages in Hasaka province in the region. PMF managed a few days ago to reach the Iraq-Syria border in western Nineveh […]

While visiting Berlin, the liberal Senator called Donald Trump’s comments attacking a long-standing ally “unacceptable”. Former US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders spoke in defence of Chancellor Angela Merkel after Donald Trump volleyed criticism earlier in the week against Germany over trade relations and his belief that Germany needs to pay more for the Nato military […]

Dubai-based port operator DP World has announced plans to spend $442m on the expansion of its port at Berbera in Somaliland. The investment – which is about the same as the annual GDP of Somaliland – follows the official opening of its Doraleh Multipurpose port in Djibouti last week. The money will be spent on […]