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NEW YORK (Web Desk) Iran’s deputy ambassador to the United Nation underlined the need for the expulsion of terrorists from Syria, stressing that the Arab country’s fate must be decided in a Syrian-led and Syrian-owned political process.In an address to a United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in …

BRUSSELS (Web Desk) European Union leaders warned Britain on Thursday they would offer no more concessions to break the deadlock in Brexit negotiations but expressed confidence that a deal can be done before the country leaves the bloc next March.A Brussels summit wrapped up without progress after British Prime Minister …

WASHINGTON (Web Desk) A shooting in Afghanistan that killed one of the country´s most powerful security officials will not change US resolve in its South Asia strategy, the Pentagon said on Thursday.General Abdul Razeq, one of Afghanistan´s most powerful security commanders, was killed on Thursday when a bodyguard opened fire …

WASHINGTON (Web Desk) US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and senior ministers from Europe on Thursday pulled out of an investment conference in Saudi Arabia, deepening the kingdom’s isolation amid an uproar over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.Officials from some of Saudi Arabia’s leading Western allies joined a slew of …

BRUSSELS (Web Desk) The European Commission on Thursday formally warned Italy that its budget plans for 2019 are a serious concern for Europe and an unprecedented deviation of EU rules.Italy’s plans to increase spending instead of cutting budgets “are unprecedented in the history of the Stability and Growth Pact,” the …

SRINAGAR (Web Desk) Indian forces in a fresh act of state terrorism, martyred four more Kashmiri youth in Baramulla district of occupied Kashmir on Friday.According to Kashmir Media Service, the youth were killed during a siege and search operation in Boniyar area of the district.There is a complete shutdown of …

RIACE (Web Desk) The artisan shops in Riace’s historic centre are shuttered and its alleyways quiet as locals wait to see what will happen to Italy’s world-renowned model of migrant integration.The mayor of the hilltop hamlet in Calabria was hounded out of town earlier this week for favouring illegal immigration, …

WASHINGTON (Web Desk) US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he did not want to abandon close ally Saudi Arabia over the disappearance of a Saudi journalist and government critic, and he needed to see evidence to prove Turkish claims he was killed by Saudi agents.Trump said he was waiting …

WASHINGTON (Web Desk) The Washington Post, whose columnist Jamal Khashoggi was reported to have been killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, has accused the administration of US President Donald Trump of performing a “diplomatic cleanup operation” for Riyadh.In an editorial headlined “Why is the Trump administration cleaning up Saudi …

NEW DELHI (Web Desk) Defamation lawsuits filed by two Indian public figures accused of sexual harassment have sparked warnings from women’s rights activists and legal experts that prolonged court battles could put the brakes on the country’s nascent #MeToo movement.The movement, that began in the United States just over a …