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Russian S-400 Missile Delivery to India by End of 2021
February 06,2020
MOSCOW - Russia will begin delivering S-400 surface-to-air missile systems to India by the end of 2021, state-run RIA Novosti news agency quoted a Russian official as saying on Wednesday...
Trump Set for Senate Acquittal in Boost to Reelection Campaign
February 06,2020
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump was set to win acquittal from impeachment in the Senate on Wednesday, hours after his partisan State of the Union speech triggered unprecedented ...
Withdraw Behind Observation Points, or Turkey Will Do What Is Necessary – Erdogan to Syrian Troops
February 06,2020
ANKARA - Damascus must withdraw its troops from Turkey’s positions in Idlib or face retaliation, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, following a deadly clash ...
Democrats, White House Wrap Up Case at Trump Senate Trial
February 05,2020
WASHINGTON - Democratic prosecutors declaring "no one is above the law" went head to head with White House lawyers as closing arguments wrapped up at President Donald Trump's Senate ...
French Police Clear Last Refugee Camp in Paris
February 05,2020
PARIS - French police have cleared the last refugee tent camp in northeastern Paris, moving 427 people to shelters as part of a plan to take migrants off the streets...
Kenya’s Former President Daniel Arap Moi Has Died, Aged 95
February 05,2020
NAIROBI - Former Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi, the country's longest serving leader, has died aged 95.
The death of Moi, who ruled Kenya from 1978 to 2002 ...
Netanyahu Says Israel and Sudan to Normalise Ties Soon
February 05,2020
JERUSALEM - Israel and Sudan have agreed to move towards forging normal relations for the first time, Israeli officials said on Monday, after the leaders of the two countries met ...
Top EU Diplomat Heading to Iran Amid Nuclear Tensions
February 04,2020
EUROPEAN UNION - The European Union's foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell is on his way to Iran, his first trip since taking office in December, aimed at reducing tensions ...
Trump Impeachment Trial to Resume for Final Arguments
February 04,2020
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's impeachment trial resumes for final arguments Monday before an expected acquittal later in the week that Democrats have said will be invalid because ...
Democrats Make Final Pitch in Iowa Hours Before First US Vote
February 04,2020
WASHINGTON - Democratic candidates made their frantic, final campaign pitches Sunday in Iowa, on a mission to persuade undecided voters one day before the state's nominating ...
More Than a Dozen Civilians Killed in Latest Burkina Faso Attack
February 04,2020
OUAGADOUGOU - At least 18 civilians have been killed by unidentified gunmen in northern Burkina Faso, according to security sources, in the latest violence to rock a region plagued ...
Palestinian Leader Abbas Says He Is Cutting Ties with United States and Israel Over Peace Deal
February 03,2020
RAMALLAH - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said he is cutting security ties with Israel and the U.S. on Saturday, in reaction to a U.S.-brokered peace plan that immediately met with furious objections ...
China Coronavirus Deaths, Infections Jump: All The Latest Updates
February 03,2020
BEIGING - The death toll from a new coronavirus outbreak has jumped to more than 300, the Chinese government has said, as other nations imposed extraordinary travel restrictions on China ...
Japanese Warship Departs for Gulf to Patrol Oil Lifeline
February 03,2020
YOKOSUKA - A Japanese destroyer left for the Gulf of Oman on Sunday amid simmering Middle East tension to guard sea lanes that supply nearly all the oil that powers the world’s third-biggest economy ...
Brexit Is Official: UK Leaves European Union
February 02,2020
LONDON - The United Kingdom officially left the European Union on Friday, entering into a period of uncertainty after three years of bitter wrangling over ...
China Coronavirus Death Toll Surges: All The Latest Updates
February 02,2020
BEIGING - The death toll from China's coronavirus outbreak has surpassed 250, the government said on Saturday, as foreign nations tightened restrictions on travellers from China ...
Indian Court AGAIN Postpones Hanging for 4 Men Convicted in 2012 Gang Rape & Murder Case That Inspired Netflix Series
February 02,2020
NEW DELHI - The execution of four Indians convicted in the heinous 2012 ‘Nirbhaya’ gang-rape case has been delayed yet again at the last minute – this time indefinitely ...
Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan to Sign Dam Agreement by End of February
February 02,2020
ADDIS ABABA - Officials from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan announced they have cleared the way for the filling and operation of a disputed multibillion-dollar dam being built by the Ethiopian ...
Two Cases of Coronavirus Confirmed in UK, says Chief Medical Officer
February 01,2020
LONDON - Two cases of coronavirus are now confirmed in the UK, Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty said in a statement on Friday.
"We can confirm that two patients ...
Who Declares Coronavirus a Global Health Emergency
February 01,2020
BEIJING - The WHO has declared the coronavirus a global health emergency as the total of infected people rose to 7,834 and 170 dead. ...
Belgian Court Acquits 3 Doctors in Landmark Euthanasia Case
February 01,2020
BRUSSELS - A Belgian court on Friday acquitted three doctors of charges of manslaughter by poisoning in a case that has been seen as a key test of Belgium's euthanasia laws...
Trump Impeachment: Republican Senator Deals Major Blow to Democrats' Call for More Witnesses
February 01,2020
WASHINGTON - US Democrats' efforts to hear more testimony in the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump were all but dashed on Thursday after a Republican Senator ...
Greece Plans to Build a 2.7km Floating Fence to Stop Migrants Reaching its Islands
February 01,2020
ATHENS - Greece is hoping to build a floating fence to run across the Aegean Sea in a bid to prevent migrant crossings to the Greek islands from Turkey...
China’s Xi Tells WHO He’s Confident of Slaying ‘Devil’ Virus
January 29,2020
BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping told the visiting chief of the World Health Organization on Tuesday that he was confident of winning the battle against a “devil” coronavirus ...
Trump Plan Will ‘Finish Off Palestinian Cause’, PM Warns
January 29,2020
PALESTIN - palestinian leaders have decried US President Donald Trump's plan for the Middle East as an effort to "finish of the Palestinian cause ...
Netanyahu Drops Request for Immunity on Corruption Charges
January 29,2020
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he is withdrawing his bid for parliamentary immunity from prosecution on corruption charges, paving the way for a trial to begin...
Russia Expels Japanese Journalist Accused of Spying
January 29,2020
MOSCOW - Russia expelled a Japanese journalist last month for trying to obtain secret information related to military capabilities in the Russian Far East, the RIA news agency reported...
Trump to Present Middle East Plan to Israeli Leaders on Monday
January 28,2020
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to disclose details of his Middle East peace plan to Israeli leaders on Monday as Palestinian officials decried it as ...
Slovenian PM Marjan Sarec Resigns and Seeks Early Election
January 28,2020
LJUBLJANA - Slovenian Prime Minister Marjan Sarec said he was sending his resignation to parliament on Monday and called for an early election, saying ...
Portuguese Hacker Identified as Source of Luanda Leaks
January 28,2020
LISBON - A Portuguese hacker has taken responsibility for disclosing hundreds of thousands of files revealing how billionaire Isabel dos Santos, daughter of Angola’s former ...
Kazakh Air Astana Accepts Free Tickets Return to China
January 28,2020
NUR SULTAN - Kazakhstan’s Air Astana airline company offers free rebooking or returning tickets to China, Trend reports with reference to the company. Air Astana encourages its passengers to ...
At Least 38 Killed in Turkey Earthquake, Officials Say
January 28,2020
ANKARA - Rescue crews in Turkey worked through Sunday to pull survivors from collapsed buildings in the country’s east where a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck ...
India Marks Republic Day with Grand Show of Military Might & Cultural Diversity
January 27,2020
NEW DELHI - India celebrated its 71st Republic Day with a grand parade, showcasing the nation’s military might, history and cultural diversity, with visiting Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro as the ...
Britain’s Years-Long Battle Over Brexit
January 27,2020
LONDON - The curtain comes down on Britain’s membership of the European Union on January 31 after more than three and a half years of disagreements and ...
Libyan State Oil Firm Says Output Down 75 Percent Due to Blockade
January 27,2020
TRIPOLI - Libya’s oil production has plunged by approximately three-quarters since forces loyal to renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar launched a blockade a ...