French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday pledged to lift “in this autumn” the state of emergency imposed in the wake of Paris attacks on November 13, 2015. “I will re-establish the freedoms of the French by lifting the state of emergency in this autumn, because these freedoms are the condition of the existence of a […]
Qatar has responded to a list of demands from Saudi Arabia-led Arab alliance, which gave Doha an extra 48 hours to decide, officials confirmed on Tuesday. The decision was made after Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani arrived in Kuwait late Monday, reports Xinhua news agency. The minister was carrying a handwritten […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump may discuss arms control during their upcoming meeting later this week in Germany, Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said on Monday. At a news briefing ahead of Putin’s trip to Germany, Ushakov confirmed that the Russian and US Presidents will meet on the sidelines of […]
North Korea on Tuesday launched a ballistic missile into the East Sea, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). “North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile into the East Sea from the vicinity of Banghyon, North Pyongan province, at around 9.40 a.m.,” Yonhap News Agency quoted the JCS as saying. Army Col. Roh […]
By Mudita Girotra New Delhi Full of strange facts and objects, our museums and history books carry some very interesting stories from bygone times. But one peculiar piece that doesn’t find space anywhere is about a French monarch’s struggle with constipation that led him to have a commode built under his throne. Height of glory […]
The Islamic State (IS) terrorists shot down a Syrian helicopter airdropping food to the besieged city of Deir al-Zour in eastern Syria on Sunday, a media report said. The helicopter was targeted and set ablaze while airdropping food aid over the IS-seiged city, Xinhua news agency reported. It remained unknown if there was any casualties […]
China said on Sunday that the US missile destroyer trespassing China’s territorial waters off the Xisha Islands was “serious political and military provocation.” Citing Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang as saying, Xinhua reported that China dispatched military vessels and fighter planes in response to warn off the US vessel. Earlier on Sunday, the missile destroyer […]
Six people aboard a small airplane were killed in a crash in Midwest US state of Wisconsin on Saturday, local media reported. Citing ABC 7, Xinhua reported that the local authorities said the accident took place at 3:21 a.m. local time near northern Wisconsin city of Phillips. The plane was found near State Highway 111 […]
International carrier of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Etihad Airways said on Sunday the US Department of Homeland Security has lifted a ban on carrying electronic devices, including laptops, onboard flights between the UAE capital Abu Dhabi and the US. The lifting of the ban followed “an in-depth review of security procedures implemented at the […]
Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama on Monday said although the US had abandoned its leadership on climate change the doors remained open for President Donald Trump to join in the endeavour, a media report said. Bainimarama, who is also President of the 23rd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP23) to the UN Framework […]