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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashed out at Germany on Wednesday, warning that it was “committing political suicide” on the eve of his expected meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel. Erdogan’s latest outburst came after Germany refused to allow him to address members of the large ethnic Turkish community in a rally in Germany ahead of the G20 […]

Three men rescued but 49 missing after boat from Morocco sinks near Spain’s Alboran Island, coastguards say Three “exhausted and disorientated” people were rescued from the deflated rubber boat on Tuesday that is believed to have left Morocco with 52 people aboard. The “half-sunk” boat was spotted around 50km southwest of Spain’s Alboran Island, which lies in the westernmost […]

All new Volvo cars will be equipped with an electric motor from 2019, making it the first of the world’s traditional car makers to pull the plug on cars powered only by a combustion engine. “This is about the customer,” said Volvo Cars president and chief executive Håkan Samuelsson in a statement. “People increasingly demand electrified […]

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi spoke with US President Donald Trump in a telephone call about the dispute with Qatar, Sisi’s office said on Wednesday. “The visions of the two presidents on dealing with current regional crises were in line, especially when it comes to reaching political settlements which contribute to regional security and stability,” […]

Russian strategic bombers have conducted strikes on ISIS targets in Syria, using modern Kh-101 strategic cruise missiles. Several weapon stockpiles and a terrorist command center were destroyed in the strike. Read more Russian warships & sub launch cruise missile attack on ISIS targets in Syria (VIDEO) Russian Air Force Tu-95MS strategic bombers have conducted strikes […]

Some 300 Daesh fighters remain in the small patch of territory still controlled by the group in Mosul’s Old City, a senior Iraqi commander said Wednesday. Lt. Gen. Sami al-Aridi of Iraq’s special forces told The Associated Press that the militants’ hold on Mosul has shrunk to a 500 square meter (600 sq. yard) area. […]

Leaders of the world’s top economies will gather Friday in Germany for likely the stormiest G20 summit in years, with disagreements ranging from wars to climate change and global trade. Here are some of the most volatile issues and disputes, and the key personalities involved, in the July 7-8 meeting in the northern port city of Hamburg Activists […]

French President Emmanuel Macron was in Morocco Wednesday on a 24-hour visit for talks on battling terrorism as well as the Libyan conflict and Qatar’s dispute with its Gulf neighbors. As he stepped off the plane for his first visit to Morocco since his election in May, the French president, his wife Brigitte at his […]

On Tuesday evening, police cleared tents at one of the parks in the Altona district of the city, setting up a more than one kilometer road block cordon from the Walter-Möller-Park, Sueddeutsche Zeitung reports. To clear the camp, authorities reportedly used pepper spray. Tuesday night’s discharge of water cannons happened in the Neuer Pferdemarkt area, where […]

Italy’s foreign ministry summoned the Austrian ambassador on Tuesday after Vienna said it was considering introducing border controls to block migrants from passing between the two countries. The ministry said the move followed “the declarations of the Austrian government concerning the deployment of troops to the Brenner Pass” on the border. ‘No Border’ activists demonstrate […]