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FILE PHOTO. © Leonid Faerberg / Global Look Press A passenger on board an Air Astana Airbus A320 captured every traveler’s nightmare – shaking and rattling inside of a plane skidding off of the runway during landing. Flight #KC352 arrived from Shymkent to Astana Airport on Tuesday. Weather conditions in the Kazakhstan capital were heavy […]

Report Ad A bomb explosion in Baghdad Baghdad (Iraqinews.com) – Iraqi President Fuad Masum has condemned an overnight suicide bomb attack near a park in the Iraqi capital Baghdad that left 14 people killed and wounded. The attack took place around midnight Wednesday when a suicide bomber detonated his explosive belt near an amusement park […]

North Korea’s Punggye-ri nuclear test site / Yonhap North Korea dismantled its Punggye-ri nuclear testing site, Thursday, in what it claims was its first step toward denuclearization. A media group invited from South Korea, the United States, the United Kingdom, China and Russia observed the destruction of the site surrounded by the Mount Mantap range […]

“If these reports are true, it’s a bad day for American consumers,” John Bozzella, CEO of Global Automakers, said in a statement. | AP Photo   President Donald Trump wants to put a 25 percent tariff on imports of automobiles under a similar authority that allowed him to slap duties on imports of steel and […]

China’s Premier Li Keqiang shakes hands with German Chancellor Angela Merkel after a joint news conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (Reuters) German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang defended the Iran nuclear deal on Thursday, with Li hinting that terminating the pact would complicate negotiations with North Korea. […]

Putin and Macron in Versailles in May 2017 / Reuters Paris promises Emmanuel Macron will show resolve during his visit to St. Petersburg, but the French president may instead turn on the charm and look for shared interests on Iran and finance, not differences over Syria and Ukraine. During his two-day visit, a reversal of […]

Giuseppe Conte leaves following his meeting with Sergio Mattarella. Photo: Vincenzo Pinto/AFP A little-known lawyer charged with forming Italy’s next government was set to begin work on his cabinet on Thursday, after being endorsed to lead a coalition formed by anti-establishment and far-right parties. Giuseppe Conte’s appointment could herald an end to months of political uncertainty […]

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks at a meeting with officials in Tehran on Wednesday [Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP] Iran’s supreme leader set out conditions for Tehran to stay in its nuclear deal with world powers, including steps by European banks to safeguard trade with Tehran after the US withdrawal. European powers must […]

Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would know next week whether his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un would take place on June 12 in Singapore as scheduled, casting further doubt on plans for the unprecedented meeting. White House aides are preparing to travel to Singapore this weekend for a crucial […]

Mike Pence – a ‘political dummy’ says North Korea. /AGENCIESA senior North Korean official has accused US Vice-President Mike Pence of being “stupid” and warned of possible “nuclear showdown” if diplomacy fails. Choe Son-hui said Pyongyang would not “beg the US for dialogue” nor try to persuade them to attend talks. In recent days, both […]