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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a visit at the Great Synagogue in Sydney, Australia, on February 22, 2017. (Haim Zach/GPO via Flash90) Trump’s condemnation of denunciation of anti-Semitism as “horrible,” “painful” and a “sad reminder” of evil on Tuesday came after the US president faced mounting criticism from US Jewish groups for failing to […]

   Eruptions of joy across the Somali-speaking Horn of Africa greeted the election of President Mohammed Abdullahi Farmajo, but to deliver a cure for Somalia’s chronic ills he will need to counter distrust in neighbouring Ethiopia and Kenya and win support from the African Union. The election of Somalia’s new President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo offers […]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau answers a question during Question Period in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Tuesday, Feb.21, 2017. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld) OTTAWA — Some 1,200 people considered to be among the most vulnerable refugees in the world are to be housed in Canada by the end of this year, the Trudeau government […]

Russian-Chinese military-technical cooperation has been developing positively, according to Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu MOSCOW, February 21. /TASS/. Russia and China have concluded agreements on the supply of S-400 air defense systems and Sukhoi-35 fighter jets, as well as anti-ship missile systems, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Tuesday. “Russian-Chinese military-technical cooperation has been […]

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev (C) looks at his wife Mehriban Aliyeva (L) as they pose for the media. (EPA Photo) President Ilham Aliyev appointed his wife as the country’s first vice president Tuesday, according to an official statement from the presidency. The elevation of Mehriban Aliyeva — a prominent socialite and lawmaker — sees her […]

Kremlin Press Service President Donald Trump’s lawyer has denied acting as a go-between in a back-channel scheme to broker a secret Ukrainian peace deal. President Donald Trump’s lawyer has denied acting as a go-between in a back-channel scheme to broker a secret Ukrainian peace deal. The New York Times reported on Sunday that Michael Cohen, […]

Long-time Russian Ambassador to UN, Vitaly Churkin, dies suddenly in New York ! Vitaly Churkin, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations, briefing journalists late last year at Headquarters. UN Photo/Amanda Voisard  20 February 2017 – The United Nations Security Council and the General Assembly today mourned the passing of the Permanent […]

After seeking successful In Vitro Fertilisation, the woman gave birth to a healthy 2.25kg baby girl Image Credit: Supplied The parents of the baby — the Sri Lankan mother and her 61-year-old husband from Chennai, India — declined to disclose their names or other details. Published: 19:00 February 20, 2017 Suchitra Bajpai Chaudhary, Senior Reporter […]

File Photo: Russian MiG-29 jet fighters (Photo: Reuters) A delivery of 50 MiG-29 fighter aircraft from Russia to Egypt is set to be delivered on schedule by 2020, the deputy director of Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) announced on Monday, according to Russian Sputnik news agency. “The delivery will be carried out within […]