Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday disapproved the sanctions imposed on Qatar following the diplomatic stand-off between several Arab countries and Qatar. “I want to clearly say that we disapprove the sanctions on Qatar,” Erdogan was quoted by the state-run Anadolu Agency as saying. “These developments, coming at a time when we need […]
The Syrian army confirmed that US-led airstrike struck Syrian military unit near the Iraqi borders on Tuesday. In a statement released late on Tuesday, the Syrian army said the warplanes of the US-led anti-terror coalition struck a Syrian military position near Tanf border crossing with Iraq, leaving a number of “martyrs” and other losses, Xinhua […]
George Clooney and wife Amal have welcomed twins, a media report has confirmed. “This (Tuesday) morning (we) welcomed Ella and Alexander Clooney into (our) lives,” the Clooneys told Page Six in a statement. “Ella, Alexander and Amal are all healthy, happy and doing fine.” They jokingly added that the first-time father “is sedated and should […]
The US Supreme Court has set a deadline for challengers to President Donald Trumps travel ban executive order to respond to the governments emergency request to reinstate it, the media reported. The court announced on Friday a deadline of 3 p.m. on June 12, Politico news reported. Friday’s move comes after the Justice Department on […]
The US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the US is withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement due to the “draconian financial and economic burdens” the agreement imposes on his country. “As of today, the US will cease all implementation of the non-binding Paris accord, and the draconian financial and economic burdens the agreement imposes […]
A Malaysia Airlines plane was forced to return to the Melbourne airport after a man who claiming to have a bomb tried to enter the cockpit of the aircraft, police said on Thursday. Flight MH128 from Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was forced to return after take-off at 11.11 p.m. on Wednesday night when a […]
Former FBI Director James Comey is planning to testify publicly before the Senate Intelligence Committee as soon as next week about his conversations with President Donald Trump about the ongoing Russia probe, the media reported. As of Wednesday, Comey’s testimony in front of the committee had not yet been scheduled, though there are talks that […]
China on Thursday launched a controversial cybersecurity law, claiming to ensure its national security, amid criticism from foreign companies which say it might hamper their operations. The new legislation came into force on Thursday, provoking criticism and posing uncertainty among the business sector in the country, Efe news reported. “The law will have a big […]
Stray incidents of violence marred the start of an unprecedented ‘indefinite strike’ by over half a million farmers in Maharashtra in support of various demands, including the long-pending loan waiver package, here on Thursday. If the strike continues beyond a couple of days, major cities like Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, Nagpur and others […]
North Korea on Tuesday announced that it succeeded in the latest launch of a ballistic missile, which it said features a new high-precision guidance system and a quick launch process, according to state media reports. Leader Kim Jong-un observed the test-firing of a “precision-guided ballistic rocket capable of making ultra-precision strike,” the Korean Central News […]