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False alarm of a US nuclear first strike was detected by a Soviet military analyst who helped evade a nuclear war.   Stanislav Petrov died of pneumonia on May 17, aged 77, and his demise was only reported in mid-September [Pavel Golovkin/AP] Moscow – It took Stanislav Petrov 23 minutes to prevent mutually assured nuclear destruction […]

File photo shows a Peshmerga fighter during a military training conducted by the US-led Global Coalition against ISIS in the Kurdistan Region in 2016. Photo: Rudaw/Farzin Hassan   ERBIL, Kurdistan Region—The Canadian ministry of defense is to continue with its plan to arm the Kurdish Peshmerga forces despite Monday’s referendum that saw the majority of […]

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques receives President of Republic of Somalia (SPA)  Jeddah– Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz discussed regional issues at al-Salam Palace with visiting President of Somalia Mohammed Abdullah Farmajo. During the meeting, King Salman and Farmajo reviewed relations between the two countries and various fields of […]

Members of Iraqi Federal Police carry their weapon at the frontline during a battle with Islamic State militants in western Mosul, Iraq June 5, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi Federal Police have concluded combing of areas recently recaptured from Islamic State in north of Salahuddin, killing 52 militants, Interior Ministry said. During a […]

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, standing, delivers a message to a group of families of Japanese abducted by North Korea, led by Shigeo Iizuka, third from right, during a meeting at Abe’s official residence in Tokyo Thursday.  Photo: AP POOL Tokyo:Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reiterated to the families of North Korean abduction victims on Thursday his government’s […]

Mariano Rajoy met Donald Trump at the White House. Photo: AFP US President Donald Trump said it would be “foolish” for Catalans to try to leave Spain, urging the country to remain united ahead of a banned independence referendum Sunday. “I really think the people of Catalonia would stay with Spain,” Trump said as he […]

Yingluck Shinawatra FM prime Ministet  BANGKOK (Reuters) – The leader of Thailand’s military junta said on Thursday that Yingluck Shinawatra, the prime minister he ousted three years ago, was in Dubai, having fled there last month to avoid being jailed over a rice subsidy scheme that lost billions of dollars. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, the […]

The Abu Dhabi-based carrier said the aircraft was diverted safely to Kuwait where a medical team was present to assist him. (Supplied) An Etihad Airways pilot passed away while operating a flight from Abu Dhabi to Amsterdam, forcing the flight to divert its path and make an emergency landing in Kuwait. In a statement on […]

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has dismissed comments made by Donald Trump that the site has always been against him. The US president accused the social network of “collusion” on Twitter, branding it “anti-Trump”. He made the same claim against the New York Times and the Washington Post. Facebook will shortly hand over 3,000 political adverts to […]

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro attends a military parade in Maracay, Venezuela September 26, 2017. © Miraflores Palace / Reuters The president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, has urged the national armed forces “be at ready” to defend the country’s sovereignty and people amid threats by US. “We have been blatantly threatened by the most criminal empire […]