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U.S. President Donald Trump extended wide sanctions relief for Iran called for under a 2015 international nuclear deal, even as he imposes narrow penalties on Iranian and Chinese figures for supporting Iran’s ballistic missile program The Trump administration, dominated by fiercely anti-Iran sentiment, balanced sanction waivers with new measures against Iranian defense officials and a […]

Members of the Somaliland diaspora celebrated the anniversary of their homeland’s 1991 declaration of independence from Somalia by dancing down Whitehall, the thoroughfare at the heart of British government. Bedecked with flags and celebrated with dancing, the demonstration is part of an ongoing campaign by Somalilander activists to encourage international recognition of their breakaway state, […]

President Trump’s campaign announced Thursday a record-breaking fundraising haul this week, saying it shows the American people stand with the president despite unrelenting attacks from the news media and political foes. The campaign website, DonaldJTrump.com, and the joint fundraising operation with the Republican National Committee took in more than $314,000 in contribution Wednesday, which is […]

Police say driver in custody after vehicle kills one person and injures 23 others in the city’s popular tourist spot.A speeding vehicle has struck pedestrians in New York City’s Times Square, killing one person and injuring 23 othersEmergency services have cordoned off the area, which is popular with tourists.. The driver of the car is […]

The Saudi Embassy in Vienna is alerting its citizens to recent Austrian legislation banning face covers in public and is calling on them to observe the law. The measure takes effect in October. It will affect women who normally wear burqas, nigabs or other outfits that conceal their faces or allow only the eyes to […]

 The Washington Times – Thursday, May 18, 2017 One person is dead and 23 injured after a car crashed into a crowd of pedestrians in New York’s Times Square Thursday. The car plowed into steel barriers at 45th Street and 7th Avenue about noon before coming to a stop, a local CBS affiliate reported. Several […]

CHINA has succeeded in collecting samples of combustible ice in the South China Sea, a major breakthrough that may lead to a global energy revolution, Minister of Land and Resources Jiang Daming said Thursday. This is China’s first success in mining flammable ice at sea, after nearly two decades of research and exploration, the minister […]

North Korea recently bragged about its most successful missile test to date, revealing new capabilities U.S. and South Korea, and Japan are pushing for greater unity at the United Nations to impose more sanctions South Korea’s left-leaning President vowed to bring a shift in South Korean direction after conservative rule SEOUL, South Korea – As […]

Turkey on Thursday hit back at German threats to pull its troops out of a key NATO base on its soil, saying it would “not beg” them to stay. Ankara and Berlin are locked in another spat over Turkey’s refusal to allow German lawmakers to visit the Incirlik base near Syria, which is used by […]

South Korea says it wants to re-establish lines of communication with North Korea, as new President Moon Jae-in seeks a two-track policy involving sanctions and dialogue with its reclusive neighbour to rein in its nuclear and missile programmes. The two countries are technically still at war because their 1950-53 conflict ended in a truce, not […]