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Russian senator says Moscow will expel dozens of U.S. diplomats 26 Mar 2018 - 04:18 pm

MOSCOW: Moscow will expel at least 60 staff from U.S. diplomatic missions in Russia in response to Washington's decision to expel Russian diplomats,...

Germany expels four Russian diplomats after UK chemical attack 26 Mar 2018 - 04:12 pm

BERLIN: Germany has expelled four Russian diplomats, the foreign ministry said on Monday, calling the move an act of solidarity with Britain which...

Trump expels 60 Russians, closes Seattle consulate after UK chemical attack 26 Mar 2018 - 04:04 pm

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday ordered the expulsion of 60 Russians from the United States and closed the Russian consulate in...

Poland summons Russia's ambassador over spy case 26 Mar 2018 - 03:36 pm

WARSAW, Poland: Poland has summoned Russia's ambassador for talks, and its foreign ministry is among several in Europe planning news conferences later Monday...

Fresh rebel withdrawals from Syria's shrinking Ghouta 26 Mar 2018 - 03:06 pm

Douma, Syria: A new group of Syrian rebels and civilians prepared to leave Eastern Ghouta on Monday after the largest exodus yet from...

Children return to school in Afrin after 2 years 26 Mar 2018 - 02:59 pm

AFRIN: Children forced out of school by YPG/PKK terrorists were overjoyed to return to their classrooms in Afrin, northwestern Syria, two years later....

64 dead in Russian shopping mall inferno 26 Mar 2018 - 02:42 pm

Moscow: A total of 64 people, many of them children, perished in a fire that ravaged a busy shopping mall in an industrial...

Baltics poised to expel Russian envoys over British spy attack - diplomats 26 Mar 2018 - 02:29 pm

VILNIUS/TALLINN: European Union governments were set to make good on a threat to punish Russia for a nerve agent attack in Britain they...

Russian envoys to four EU states summoned to foreign ministries - agencies 26 Mar 2018 - 11:35 am

MOSCOW: The Russian ambassadors to Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia were summoned to the foreign ministries of those countries on Monday, Russian news...

Five killed by Boko Haram in Niger attack 26 Mar 2018 - 11:03 am

Niamey: At least five civilians were killed and several others wounded in an attack by suspected Boko Haram militants in southeast Niger, near...

Egyptians begin voting in contest set to hand Sisi second term 26 Mar 2018 - 10:27 am

CAIRO: Egyptians began voting on Monday in a presidential election set to deliver an easy win for incumbent Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, with turnout...

At least 53 die in Russia shopping mall fire 26 Mar 2018 - 09:23 am

MOSCOW: At least 53 people were killed by a fire in a shopping mall in the Siberian city of Kemerovo, Russia's Emergency Situations...

Conservationists slam India's plan for commercial plantations in forests 26 Mar 2018 - 09:23 am

BANGKOK: Campaigners in India have criticised a proposed new policy for managing the country's forests, saying it could undermine the rights of indigenous...

Russian shopping mall fire kills at least 48, report says 26 Mar 2018 - 08:57 am

MOSCOW: A fire at a shopping mall in a Siberian city killed at least 48 people, Russian officials said Monday. At least 16...

Puigdemont in Germany court after arrest triggered Catalan protests 26 Mar 2018 - 07:51 am

Berlin: Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont is to appear in court Monday following his arrest in Germany which triggered a wave of protests...

In Egypt's election, turnout provides the only suspense 25 Mar 2018 - 09:00 pm

CAIRO: This week's presidential election in Egypt is not about who wins - that was settled long ago - but about how many...

Egypt vote shadowed by missing contenders 25 Mar 2018 - 07:52 pm

CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is running virtually unopposed in this week's elections after a series of potentially serious candidates were arrested or...

Carles Puigdemont of Catalonia: from exile to arrest 25 Mar 2018 - 07:17 pm

Barcelona: German police on Sunday arrested Catalonia's deposed leader Carles Puigdemont, five months after he went into self-imposed exile in Belgium over his...