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Why President Mnangagwa is after me, ex-VP Mphoko opens up
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is reported to be targeting his former counterpart Phelekezela Mphoko, after receiving intelligence…
Putin issues missile order against US
Russian President, Vladimir Putin on Friday ordered a like-for-like response to a recent U.S. missile test.…
US billionaire David Koch dies
One of the world’s richest people, American billionaire David Koch has died. He was aged 79.…
Malaysia ‘vastly undercounting poverty’ – UN expert
A United Nations human rights expert on Friday accused Malaysia of having “vastly undercounted poverty” by…
Israel Bombed Iraq Weapons Depot – Report
Israel has carried out at least one strike against a weapons depot in Iraq, The New…
Brazil President Says France’s Macron Has ‘Colonialist Mentality’ Over Amazon Fires
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro blasted his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron Thursday as having a “colonialist mentality”…
California to sue Trump over new migrant children detention policy
Gov. Gavin Newsom says California will join other states in filing a new lawsuit as early…
US, Taliban resume talks on ending America’s longest war
A United States envoy and the Taliban resumed negotiations Thursday on ending America’s longest war after…
Spain’s former king Juan Carlos to undergo heart surgery
Spain’s former King Juan Carlos I, who retired from public life in June, will undergo heart…
UK ‘cannot accept current agreement’ on Brexit: Johnson
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday that the UK “cannot…
Sudan swears in civilian-majority ruling council
Sudan took further steps in its transition towards civilian rule Wednesday with the swearing-in of a…
China Threatens Sanctions On US Firms Linked To Taiwan Warplanes Sale
China on Wednesday blasted a planned US arms shipment to self-ruled Taiwan and threatened to sanction…
2 Killed In Kashmir As Trump Offers To Mediate
A suspected militant and a policeman were killed in the first gun battle since New Delhi…
Trump scraps Denmark visit after Danes say Greenland not for sale
US President Donald Trump Tuesday postponed a planned visit to Denmark after Danish officials insisted its…
Court to rule on appeal in convicted paedophile Cardinal Pell’s case
The former Vatican treasurer and one-time close adviser to Pope Francis was convicted in December for…
Trump says Kashmir is ‘complicated’ but still aims to mediate
The U.S. president has spoken with both Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistani Prime Minister…
Trump lauds British prime minister Boris Johnson as ‘far superior’
“I think he is going to be a great prime minister,” Trump said at the White…
3 children of German Islamic State fighters arrive in Frankfurt
It is the first time the German government has brought the children of Islamic State militants…
Cameroon jails Ayuk Tabe, 9 Ambazonia leaders for life
Cameroon’s Yaounde Military Tribunal on Tuesday sentenced 10 separatist leaders seeking independence of the English-speaking part…
Macron, Johnson to meet over Brexit
French President Emmanuel Macron will meet British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Aug. 22 to discuss…
Iceland marks ‘death’ of glacier killed by global warming
Iceland on Sunday honoured the passing of Okjokull, its first glacier lost to climate change, as…
UK to face food, fuel, drug shortages
Borish Johnson UK PMBritain will face shortages of fuel, food and medicine if it leaves the…
Hong Kong readies for further protests after massive, peaceful rall
Hong Kong is gearing up for further protests this week after hundreds of thousands of anti-government…
63 killed, 182 wounded in Kabul wedding blast
At least 63 people were killed and 182 wounded in an explosion targeting a wedding in…
Mexico City boils over alleged police rapes
Hundreds of women took to the streets on Friday in the Mexico City to protest violence…
5 US states drag President Trump to court
Five attorneys general of U.S. states and city have filed a lawsuit against a new immigration…
Hong Kong teachers rally in thunderstorm at start of weekend of protests
Hong Kong, Aug. 17, 2019 Several thousand Hong Kong school teachers and supporters braved thunderstorms on…
Israeli fighter jets attack Gaza militants’ facilities in response to rockets
The sources and the Gaza-based local media said that Israeli war jets struck a military facility…
South African police arrest 18 suspects after foreign shops looting
According to the police, the situation is now calm in Soweto townships following the looting spree.…
Ethiopian PM arrives to sign Sudan’s political declarations
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Saturday arrived in Khartoum to attend the signing ceremony of…
Israel ignores Trump, approves US Rep Tlaib request to visit
US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib will be allowed to enter Israel to visit her relatives, interior minister…
India says some Kashmir restrictions eased
India has eased some restrictions on movement in Kashmir but phones and the internet remained cut…
Trump wants US to buy Greenland: report
President Donald Trump is asking advisers if it is possible for the US to buy Greenland,…
Chinese astronauts to visit Namibia
The embassy said in a statement on Thursday that the visit would be in response to…
U.S. presidential candidate Cory Booker proposes office to fight white supremacy
U.S. Senator Cory Booker on Thursday said he would create a “White House Office” to combat…
Russia offers citizenship to 3m Ukrainians from war-torn areas
Moscow, Aug. 15, 2019 (dpa/NAN) Moscow on Thursday offered to provide citizenship to about three million…
Brexit: UK offers $30m contract to maintain drug supply
Britain is asking logistics providers to bid for a 25 million pound ($30 million) express freight…
23 injured after Russian passenger plane makes emergency landing
Russians hailed a miracle on Thursday after a passenger plane carrying 233 people made an emergency…
NYPD records 8th suicide in 2 months as another officer kills self
The New York Police Department (NYPD) on Wednesday evening announced the death of an officer, who…
Shooting in Philadelphia, 6 cops injured
Six Philadelphia police officers were shot on Wednesday in a drug raid on a home, and…
26 candidates to contest Tunisia’s Sept. 15 presidential election
Twenty-six candidates, including two women, have been cleared run in Tunisia’s early presidential elections, slated for…
Brainwashed: Thousands flock to church despite leader held in US for sex crimes
Mexican Pentecostal church the Light of the World is in crisis, its leader facing pedophilia charges,…
Hong Kong airport reopens, protesters retreat
Normalcy has been restored to Hong Kong airport as pro-democracy protesters retreated on Wednesday following two…
France: 150 Evicted Migrants Set up Camp Near Town Hall in Protest
As many as 150 Latin American migrants, including at least 30 children, have been camping next…
China Warns Hong Kong Rioters as Airport Grounds All Departures
Violent anti-government marchers in Hong Kong are showing signs of terrorist activity, China warned, as the…
Britons hoard goods worth 4bn pounds amid no-deal Brexit fears
Almost one in five respondents to a survey of 1,052 people have begun to increase their…
FBI launches investigations into Epstein’s death in prison
Epstein, 66, was found unresponsive in his cell at about 6:30 am (1030 GMT). Metropolitan Correctional…
UN chief condemns car bombing in Libya that killed UN employees
Guterres condemned the attack “in the strongest terms,” according to a statement issued by his spokesman.…