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The Supreme Court of Appeal has agreed to hear Fita’s arguments against the lockdown tobacco sales ban.Image: 123rf/RATTANAKUN THONGBUN The Fair-Trade Independent Tobacco Association (Fita) is still in the fight to overturn the lockdown ban on tobacco sales after the Supreme Court of Appeal agreed to hear its case. The court granted access to the association […]

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin exchanged greetings Saturday to mark the 75th anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japan, Pyongyang’s state media reported. In their messages, the two men expressed their desire to further deepen bilateral ties based on the agreement for cooperation reached during their first summit in Russia’s Far […]

In this Sept. 17, 2018, file photo, the United Nations Security Council meets at U.N. Headquarters. (AP Photo)  The U.N. Security Council on Friday resoundingly defeated a U.S. resolution to indefinitely extend the U.N. arms embargo on Iran, with the Trump administration getting support from only the Dominican Republic but vowing further action to prevent […]

The president’s order echoed the administration’s accusations that TikTok’s Chinese ownership exposes Americans to a risk of being exposed to data theft or propaganda from Beijing. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images President Donald Trump is turning up the heat on TikTok. Trump issued an executive order late Friday giving ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of the […]

People demonstrate in support of Belarusians after a troubled weekend presidential vote, in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020   – The EU has agreed on imposing sanctions against “those responsible for violence and falsification” in Belarus following a controversial presidential election that sparked mass protests in the country. The announcement came on Friday evening by the EU […]

The vaccine is named after Sputnik, the world’s first satellite launched by the Soviet Union [Russian Health Ministry/Anadolu] Russia is set to roll out the world’s first approved coronavirus vaccine amid scepticism about its effectiveness and safety after less than two months of human testing. President Vladimir Putin announced on Tuesday that Russia had become the first […]

The delivery of the second battery for the Russian S-400 missile defense system arrives at Mürted Airfield Command near the capital Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 17, 2019 (AA Photo)  The U.S. Congress has quietly frozen all major U.S. arms sales to Turkey for nearly two years due to Ankara’s purchase of the Russian-built S-400 air defense […]

File photo: President Donald Trump welcomes Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to the White House in Washington, Monday, May 15, 2017. The United Arab Emirates and Israel have agreed to establish full diplomatic ties as part of a deal to halt the annexation of occupied land sought by the Palestinians […]

This handout photograph shows Turkish seismic research vessel Oruc Reis in the Mediterranean Sea, August 12, 2020. © Turkish Defence Ministry The French leader voiced concern over “unilateral” exploration by Turkey in a call with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Macron’s office said in a statement. It added that prospecting should “cease in order to allow a peaceful dialogue” between […]

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday that the United States is not in a position to trigger the snapback mechanism which returns all the UN sanctions on Iran. “From legal point of view, the United States has no status to use snapback mechanism. Three European allies of the United States had […]