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Russia hits energy system in 5 regions of Ukraine
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Avoid Iranian airspace
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US approves $1.5bn deal for Peru naval base
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UK govt retreats on mandatory digital ID to work
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kill two near Russian border
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For G7, ‘too early’ to reintegrate Russia
G7 leaders back strengthening cooperation with Russia after its expulsion from the group in 2014 but believe it is too early to
25 August 2019, 18:00 PM
882 Mexican performers set world record for folk dance
Nearly 900 people twirled and stamped their feet to mariachi music in the Mexican city of Guadalajara to set a Guinness record for the world’s
25 August 2019, 18:00 PM
‘Nasty’ Danish PM now becomes ‘wonderful’
President Donald Trump heaped praise on Denmark’s prime minister Friday, two days after he cancelled his state visit to the country and slammed her for dismissing his idea of buying Greenland as absurd. The US leader said he got a call from Prime Minister Mette
24 August 2019, 18:00 PM
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“The French president’s suggestion that Amazon issues be discussed at the G-7 without participation by the countries in the region
24 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Johnson, EU chief in Brexit blame game
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday said that the European Union needed to drop its insistence on the so-called Irish backstop to avoid a “no deal” Brexit.
24 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Putin critic Navalny released from jail
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was released yesterday after serving 30 days in jail for planning opposition protests, which have grown into
23 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Russia launches floating reactor
Russia launched the world’s first floating nuclear reactor yesterday, sending it on an epic journey across the Arctic, despite environmentalists warning of a “Chernobyl on ice.”
23 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Putin orders response to recent US missile test
Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday ordered a like-for-like response to a recent US missile test, which he said showed that Washington aimed to deploy previously banned missiles around the world.
23 August 2019, 18:00 PM
France watching Kashmir rights
France’s Emmanuel Macron had a “frank” exchange with India’s Narendra Modi about tensions in divided Kashmir on Thursday, telling him Paris would remain attentive to the rights of people living both sides of the ceasefire line.
23 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Ecuador city recycling plastic bottles for bus tickets
Looking after the environment is paying off in Ecuador, at least for public transport users in the business hub of Guayaquil. A new scheme aimed at combatting garbage and pollution allows people to exchange recyclable plastic bottles for money to buy bus tickets.
22 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Microplastics in drinking water not a health risk for now: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday said the level of microplastics in drinking-water is not yet dangerous for humans but called for more research into potential future risk.
22 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Turkey to meet Iran, Russia on Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will host his Russian and Iranian counterparts for a summit on Syria in Ankara on September 16, the presidential spokesman said. Despite being on opposing sides in the Syrian conflict, Syria regime backers Iran and Russia have
22 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Too late for new Brexit deal
French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday told Prime Minister Boris Johnson that there was not enough time to wholly rewrite Britain’s Brexit divorce deal before an Oct 31 deadline.
22 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Johnson Brexit letter offers no alternatives to Irish backstop
EU yesterday rejected British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s demand to scrap the Irish border backstop plan to achieve a Brexit deal, saying he had offered no workable alternative.
20 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Russia, China warn of new ‘arms race’
Russia and China yesterday warned that a new US missile test had heightened military tensions and risked sparking an arms race, weeks after Washington ripped up a Cold War-era weapons pact with Moscow.
20 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Italy PM Conte to resign as crisis comes to a head
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte yesterday said he would resign, lashing out at far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini for pursuing his own interests by pulling the plug on the government coalition.
20 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Canary Islands fire out of control
A wildfire raged out of control on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria yesterday, forcing more evacuations as flames in some parts rose so
19 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Polish rescuers search for two trapped cavers
Polish rescuers said yesterday they are still searching for two men who became trapped in a mountain cave last week when their corridor to
19 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Recall parliament to tackle crisis: Labour
Britain’s parliament needs to be recalled immediately to discuss Brexit, the opposition Labour Party’s finance spokesman John McDonnell said yesterday, after leaked official documents forecast possible food, fuel, and medicine shortages.
19 August 2019, 18:00 PM
4 killed in Romania hospital attack
Four people have died and nine were injured after being attacked by a patient in a psychiatric hospital, Romanian press reports said yesterday.
18 August 2019, 18:00 PM