Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has strongly condemned the assassination of Russian ambassador to Ankara, describing it as a “provocation” aimed at ruining Turkey-Russia ties. “Turkey-Russia relations were vital for the region and those who aim to harm ties are not going to achieve their goals,” Erdogan said in a televised message on Monday, Xinhua […]
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the assassination of Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov in Turkish capital of Ankara, calling it as a “senseless” act of terror. Earlier on Monday, Karlov, who served as Russian ambassador to Turkey since 2013, was shot dead by a gunman when he spoke at the opening of an […]
The US has condemned “in the strongest terms” an attack on a Christmas market in the German capital of Berlin which killed at least nine persons. “We have been in touch with German officials, and we stand ready to provide assistance as they recover from and investigate this horrific incident,” said US National Security Council […]
US President-elect Donald Trump has surpassed the necessary 270 votes in the Electoral College, the next step in the official process to become President. Trump received 304 electoral votes to Hillary Clinton’s 224. Six “faithless” electors voted for other candidates, costing Trump two votes and Clinton four, CNN reported on Monday. Hawaii’s electors are still […]
Self-proclaimed white supremacist Dylann Roof was convicted on Thursday of killing nine African Americans inside a historically black church in Charleston, South Carolina in 2015. In the next phase of the trial, scheduled to begin in January, jurors will weigh whether Roof, 22, should be sentenced to death or spend the rest of his life […]
British Prime Minister Theresa May wants an early deal on Britons living in the European Union countries, the media reported on Friday. She said as much while updating her fellow leaders while attending the European Council summit meeting in Brussels on Thursday, BBC reported. May left the meeting without answering any questions on Britain’s break […]
India has called for the adoption of the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) to prevent terrorists getting weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Chastising nations for holding it up, India’s Deputy Permanent Representative Tanmaya Lal emphasised the need for adopting the CCIT, which has been hung up in the UN for two decades. Lal said, […]
Responding to criticism from all quarters over the spread of fake news, Facebook has asked its users to flag fake news stories which will be verified by third party fact-checkers. According to media reports, Facebook was going to work with five fact-checking agencies – ABC News, AP, FactCheck.org, Politifact and Snopes. Facebook believes in giving […]
South Korean exports of information and communications technology (ICT) products posted the first rebound in 14 months despite weak demand for smartphones, report showed on Thursday. There has been brisk exports of chips and display panels that helped, Xinhua news quoted the government report. The ICT exports increased 3.3 per cent from a year earlier […]
Australia has increased striking key Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria and Iraq following changes to its war crimes legislation, a senior air force officer said on Thursday. In June, the Australian government modified its war crimes bill to allow servicemen to engage in wider range of hostile terrorist targets without fear of prosecution, Xinhua […]