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Trump, Putin to meet on July 16 in Helsinki: Officials 28 Jun 2018 - 03:35 pm

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet on July 16 in Helsinki, the Kremlin and the White House...

Five dead as plane plunges into Mumbai building site 28 Jun 2018 - 02:58 pm

Mumbai: A small plane crashed into a construction site in a densely populated part of India's financial capital Mumbai on Thursday, killing five...

Before summit, Merkel calls migration "make or break" for Europe 28 Jun 2018 - 02:48 pm

BRUSSELS: Under severe pressure from conservative allies at home, German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on European leaders on Thursday to forge a common...

Xi refuses to budge on South China Sea in talks with US defense chief 27 Jun 2018 - 07:54 pm

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping stiffly defended his country's claim to disputed islands in the South China Sea after US Defense Secretary James...

Prince William pays first official British royal visit to occupied West Bank 27 Jun 2018 - 07:36 pm

JALAZONE CAMP, West Bank: Prince William paid the first official British royal visit to the Palestinian Territories on Wednesday, touring a refugee camp...

Israel conducts airstrikes on Gaza Strip 27 Jun 2018 - 07:32 pm

GAZA CITY, Palestine: The Israeli military said early Wednesday that it conducted airstrikes on the Gaza Strip against two targets belonging to Hamas....

In West Bank, Prince William speaks of Palestinian 'country' 27 Jun 2018 - 06:27 pm

Ramallah: Britain's Prince William found himself on diplomatic thin ice during a visit to the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Wednesday when he called...

Georgia bars Syrian airlines from crossing its airspace 27 Jun 2018 - 02:56 pm

TBILISI: Georgia has denied two Syrian airlines access to its airspace in retaliation for Damascus recognising the statehood of two Georgian breakaway regions...

Swiss government rejects proposed burqa ban 27 Jun 2018 - 02:31 pm

ZURICH: The Swiss government opposed on Wednesday a grassroots campaign for a nationwide ban on facial coverings in public that will prompt a...

Twin bombings in Syria's Afrin kill 6 27 Jun 2018 - 02:01 pm

AFRIN, Syria: At least six civilians were killed and dozens more injured in twin bombings that rocked Syria’s northwestern city of Afrin on...

France turning away more and more migrants: Report 27 Jun 2018 - 01:52 pm

PARIS: The number of migrants not admitted at the French borders, in particular in the Alps, rose sharply from 2015 to 2017, from...

Zimbabwe's leader suspects Grace Mugabe supporters in blast 27 Jun 2018 - 01:29 pm

HARARE, Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's president says he suspects a political faction supporting former first lady Grace Mugabe of being behind the deadly attack on...

Iran's supreme leader urges judiciary to secure 'businesses' 27 Jun 2018 - 01:26 pm

TEHRAN, Iran: Iran's supreme leader is urging the country's judiciary to take measures to secure people's "businesses and lives" amid economic protests that...

Three migrants killed, seven injured in northern Greece car crash 27 Jun 2018 - 01:23 pm

ATHENS: Three migrants were killed and seven injured on Wednesday when a van carrying them veered off course and overturned in northern Greece,...

Putin to host Trump advisor Bolton Wednesday 27 Jun 2018 - 01:06 pm

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin will host US National Security Advisor John Bolton for talks Wednesday aimed at laying the groundwork for a...

Germany probes 21 deaths linked to poisoned sandwich case 27 Jun 2018 - 12:42 pm

BERLIN: Police in Germany are investigating the premature deaths of 21 people going back to the year 2000, following the arrest of a...

Over 200 killed in weekend violence in central Nigeria: governor 27 Jun 2018 - 12:26 pm

Jos, Nigeria: More than 200 people were killed in violence against farming communities last weekend in Plateau state, central Nigeria, according to a...

US judge orders separated families be reunited 27 Jun 2018 - 09:07 am

Los Angeles, A US judge ordered that migrant families separated at the border with Mexico under President Donald Trump's "zero tolerance" policy be...