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Italian police arrest man suspected of planning to attack kindergarten Italy has arrested a man of Latvian origin suspected of planning to carry out a bomb attack on a kindergarten.
Italian police said on Thursday that Denis Illarionovs had been arrested on Monday. Police also found material used to assemble pipe bombs in the man’s apartment in the... |
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UK expels 23 Russian diplomats over alleged nerve agent attack The UK plans to expel 23 Russian diplomats after an alleged nerve agent attack on a Russian former double spy in southern England, the biggest single expulsion in over 30 years.
British Prime Minister Theresa May told the House of Commons in Parliament on Wednesday that Russia has expressed "disdain"... |
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Angela Merkel elected Germanys chancellor for 4th term German Chancellor Angela Merkel, bruised by half a year of post-election coalition haggling, was Wednesday elected by parliament to her fourth and likely final term at the helm of Europes biggest economy.
Lawmakers in Berlins glass-domed Reichstag voted 364-315 with nine abstentions for Merkel,... |
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France to take legal action against Google, Apple for abusive practices France will take legal action against Google and Apple for "abusive business practices," Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Wednesday as transatlantic ties threaten to be riven by a trade war.
"I believe in an economy based on justice and I will take Google and Apple before the Paris Commercial... |
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Yemeni snipers kill 14 Saudi mercenaries in retaliatory attacks Yemeni army soldiers, supported by fighters from allied Popular Committees, have shot dead more than a dozen pro-Saudi militiamen loyal to resigned Yemeni president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi in the kingdom’s southwestern border region of Asir.
Yemeni troops and their allies... |
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Tillersons sacking shows US determined to leave Iran nuclear deal: Araqchi An Iranian deputy foreign minister says the sacking of US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson shows Washington is set on pulling out of the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
"Americans are determined to leave the JCPOA, and changes at... |
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China not willing to fight trade war, but vows to defend interests China has vowed to defend its interest in the face of growing US restrictions on trade although authorities rule out a possibility for a trade war between the two countries.
Chinas Minister of Commerce Zhong Shan said Sunday that a recent decision by Washington to increase tariffs on import of steel... |
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Trump says he rejected Mexicos demand about border wall US President Donald Trump has rejected a demand from Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto that Trump should withdraw his request that Mexico must pay for a proposed wall on the US-Mexico border.
Speaking on Saturday at a campaign rally in Moon Township, Pennsylvania for a Republican congressional... |
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Russia successfully test fires hypersonic missile The Russian air force has successfully test fired a hypersonic air-to-surface missile for the first time, Russia’s defense ministry says.
The missile, dubbed Kinzhal (“Dagger”), was fired by a Mig-31 fighter jet and hit its designated target at an undisclosed test range, the ... |
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Corbyns Labour Party opens big lead over Conservatives: Poll The UK Labour Party has managed to open a significant lead over the ruling Conservative Party in terms of popularity, a new poll shows, raising opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn’s chances for replacing Prime Minister Theresa May.
The survey, released by Survation on Saturday, found that Labour... |
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China parliament removes presidential term limit Members of the Chinese Parliament have passed a constitutional amendment that removes the presidential term limit and allows China’s incumbent President Xi Jinping to potentially remain in office indefinitely.
The measure was approved by nearly 3,000 delegates in the National People’s... |
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UK-Saudi aid deal national disgrace: Minister Britain’s shadow aid secretary blasts London for inking a hefty aid deal with Saudi Arabia with the purported aim of creating infrastructure in poor countries at a time when the Riyadh regime is killing Yemeni people and has pushed their country, the poorest in the Arabian Peninsula, into... |
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France says wants to be Indias gateway to EU, replacing Britain French President Emmanuel Macron says his country wants to replace Britain as Indias gateway to Europe.
In his official visit to New Delhi, Macron said France was ready to build what he described as a historic partnership with India.
He also emphasized that both countries had great potentials to... |
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Israeli, Saudi officials hold Egypt-mediated meetings in Cairo: Report An official with the Palestinian Authority (PA) says top Israeli and Saudi officials held a series of secret Egypt-brokered meetings in Cairo, last week, as more signs emerge of warming relations between the two regimes.
The unnamed official, told Emirati daily Khaleej Times on Friday... |
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US offers $5 million in award money for Taliban leader The US has announced it will pay a $5 million reward to anyone who assists in the finding of the leader of Pakistan’s Taliban, and has offered $3 million for two other militants from other terrorist groups.
The US State Department posted the reward on Thursday for information leading to... |
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South Korea, China, Russia welcome possible meeting between Trump and Kim An unexpected announcement that a meeting is being planned between the leaders of long-time adversaries the United States and North Korea has been welcomed by regional powers China and Russia as well as South Korea.
US President Donald Trump said a meeting “is being planned” with North... |
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Donald Trump, Kim Jong-un to meet by May: South Korea US President Donald Trump has agreed to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un by May, says a senior South Korean official, claiming that Pyongyang is ready to get rid of its nuclear weapons under certain conditions.
Chung Eui-yong, South Koreas national security advisor, broke the news in Washington... |
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Millions rally in Spain on International Womens Day Millions of women workers in Spain have taken part in an unprecedented protest march and strike across the country to mark International Women’s Day and oppose wage gaps, domestic violence, and sexual discrimination.
Labor unions in Spain estimated that over five million women participated... |
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Sri Lanka ups security to prevent more anti-Muslim violence Police in Sri Lanka have stepped up security around mosques ahead of Friday prayers to try to prevent more violence against Muslims, who have been targeted by Buddhist mobs for several days despite a state of emergency.
Fresh tensions erupted in the Buddhist-majority city of Kandy and the surrounding... |
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Russia slams ex-spy poisoning claims as propaganda Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov dismisses as “propaganda” accusations that Moscow was behind a nerve agent attack on a former double agent residing in Britain.
British media and politicians have said the attack on Sergei Skripal, who came to Britain in a spy swap in 2010, bears... |
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Russian cargo plane crashes in eastern Syria, 39 killed Russia’s Defense Ministry says a cargo plane operated by the Russian military has crashed in Syria, killing at least 39 people on board.
The ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that 33 passengers and six crew members were on board the plane when it crashed while landing in Hmeimim... |
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Netanyahu launches into another tirade against Iran Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims that Iran is responsible for "darkness descending" on the Middle East, hailing the US administrations threat to withdraw from the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries.
"Iran is building an aggressive empire. Iran, Iraq, Syria,... |
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Putin: Russia Creates Advanced Weapons Responding to US Scrapping Missile Treaty+Videos On March 1, President Vladimir Putin gave his annual state-of-the-nation address to the bicameral parliament, the Federal Assembly, in which he outlined the country’s domestic and foreign policy priorities. Here are the highlights of his speech: from missile defense to artificial intelligence... |
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Trump wants Ivanka, Kushner removed from White House: Report A leading American paper claims that US President Donald Trump has “privately asked” his chief of staff John Kelly for help in ousting daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner from their advisory roles at the White House.
The claim was made in a report published by The... |
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Syria on frontline of fight against enemies of Islam: Ayatollah Khamenei Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Syria is on the frontline of the fight against the enemies of Islam.
"Syria today is on the frontline, so our duty is to support the Syrian resistance," Ayatollah Khamenei told Syrian Minister of... |
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Russia dismisses bogus reports of chemical attack in Syrias Eastern Ghouta Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has dismissed as “bogus stories” the recent reports of an alleged chemical attack in the militant-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta near Syrian capital city of Damascus, stressing that government forces have attacked foreign-sponsored... |
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Indian Religious Leaders Raise the Voice for Securing Human Rights During the UN World Interfaith Harmony Week India, Delhi - On February 10th, a peace conference with Indian religious leaders from Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, Tibet Buddhism, Bahaism, and Jainism was held at India Habitat Centre in Delhi aiming to raising the awareness of human rights violations caused by religious intolerance in the... |
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Ex-Student Arrested after 17 Shot Dead at Florida High School A 19-year-old gunman returning to a Florida high school where he had once been expelled opened fire with an assault rifle on Wednesday, killing 17 people and wounding more than a dozen others before he was arrested, authorities said.
The shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland,... |
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US Plotting Against Turkey, Iran, Maybe Russia: Erdogan Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has described the United States military presence in Syria as opportunistic, saying that Washington had "calculations against Turkey, Iran and maybe Russia" now that ISIS has been largely defeated.
Erdogan also warned the US once again to withdraw from the Syrian... |
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US Ready to Use Nuclear Weapons in Case of Non-Nuclear Attack The United States has announced it will adopt a more aggressive nuclear posture, including initiating nuclear strikes in response to non-nuclear threats.
A Trump administration Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) released Friday shows a greater willingness to use nuclear weapons first and calls for development... |
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