Amid rising tensions in the Gulf, Iran on Thursday rejected negotiations with the US and said it was showing “maximum restraint” after Washington sent extra military forces to the region against what…
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Kremlin says concerned over escalating Iran tensions despite Pompeo claims
The Kremlin Wednesday expressed concern that tensions over Iran keep escalating despite assurances from US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a visit to Russia that Washington was not seeking war. “So…
Malaysia foils IS-linked plot, seizes explosives
Malaysian police said Monday they have arrested four militants linked to the Islamic State (IS) group who were in possession of explosives and planned to attack non-Muslim places of worship. The suspects…
Trump to China: Trade deal now or it will be ‘far worse’ after 2020
President Donald Trump warned China on Saturday that it should strike a trade deal with the United States now, otherwise an agreement would be “far worse for them if it has to…
‘Nobody’s happy’ about N. Korea missile launch, says Trump
US President Donald Trump said that “nobody’s happy” after North Korea raised the pressure over the future of their deadlocked nuclear negotiations by launching two short-range missiles. Trump’s second summit with North…
Trump says ‘open to talk’ to Iran
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is open to talks with the Iranian leadership, amid mounting tensions between Washington and Tehran. “What I would like to see with Iran, I…
Car ploughs into young children in Japan, leaving several injured
A car ploughed into a group of kindergarten children in western Japan’s Shiga region on Wednesday leaving at least four of them critically injured, police and reports said. There was no immediate…
Marching band: Elephants celebrate Thailand’s new King
Marching in lockstep outside the royal palace in Bangkok’s historic old quarter, 11 elephants bowed and trumpeted in homage to Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn on Tuesday, a day after the monarch’s three-day…
Pilot says lightning caused deadly Russian crash landing
The pilot of a Russian passenger plane that erupted in a ball of fire on the runway of Moscow’s busiest airport, killing 41 people, said lightning led to the emergency landing. Investigators…
Tanker truck fuel blast kills 58 in Niger
Fifty-eight people died in Niger’s capital Niamey after an overturned tanker truck exploded as crowds collected spilt fuel, authorities and witnesses said Monday. The blast on the RN1 route near the international…
Harry and Meghan: royal romance crowned by birth of son
The arrival on Monday of their first child — a “very healthy” boy — crowns the whirlwind love story of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, coming less than three years since…
Netanyahu vows more ‘massive strikes’ in response to Gaza rockets
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he had ordered the military to launch further strikes on Gaza Strip militants in response to rocket fire from the territory, as an escalation entered…