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If Turkey decides to hold a referendum on reinstating the death penalty, Germany could legally block Turks within its borders from voting, according to an official government assessment. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suggested holding a referendum on whether to bring back the death penalty in his country, a policy change which Germany’s Foreign […]

Defiant abstainers tell The Local why they will refuse to heed the many calls to block Marine Le Pen’s path to the presidency. Marine Le Pen’s chances of becoming the next president of France appear to hinge on voters refusing to join the so-called Republican Front to vote against her. Abstention for the second round […]

With tensions rising on the Korean peninsula, North Korea has released a video showing a rocket attack on Washington DC. The video, released by official state media, shows the White House in a gun-style crosshair – and a missile descending on the city and exploding in a giant fireball. Another sequence shows American warships being […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he will either renegotiate or terminate what he called a “horrible” free trade deal with South Korea and said Seoul should pay for a U.S. anti-missile system that he priced at $1 billion. Seoul quickly dismissed the comments on the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, saying […]

A photo showing signs of destruction at Mosul University. (IraqiNews.com) Photos from Mosul University have shown destruction at one of the region’s oldest universities. With 123 buildings receiving nearly 22.000 students a year, the university, a former major bastion for Islamic State militants, whose labs were used by the group to manufacture chemical weapons, had, […]

(Reuters)The Kremlin strongly criticised Israeli air strikes on targets inside Syria on Thursday, saying Israel and other countries should avoid any action that heightened tension in the region. Israel struck an arms supply hub operated by the Lebanese group Hezbollah near Damascus airport on Thursday, Syrian rebel and regional intelligence sources said, targeting weapons sent […]

More than 1,600 stones of different sizes were removed from the gallbladder of a 40-year-old woman at Khalifa General Hospital in Umm Al Quwain on Thursday. Dr. Tahir Hilmi, head of the medical team and general surgery and surgical endoscopy consultant, said the patient reported to the outpatient clinics section, complaining about recurring pain on […]

One of Ireland’s most experienced aid workers has described the devastating famine-like conditions in Somalia as the worst she has ever seen. Concern Worldwide’s Regional Director for the Horn of Africa, Carol Morgan, said starving children are literally dying on roads as they travel to emergency feeding centres. Ms Morgan has just returned from Somalia […]

Arms depot near Damascus International airport goes up in flames after series of overnight strikes blamed on Israel. Israeli strikes have hit an arms depot operated by the Lebanese Hezbollah group near Damascus airport, Syrian opposition sources told Al Jazeera. Witnesses said a total of five strikes occurred near the Damascus airport road, about 25km […]

A 43-year-old woman was caught carrying khat by customs after taking the Hirtshals-Larvik ferry on Friday. Customs officers discovered 82 bunches of the chewable leaf, which is illegal in Norway, weighing a total of just under eight kilograms. The woman was also carrying 128,000 kroner ($15,000) and 81 grams of gold, reports NRK. The money […]