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Palestinian demonstrators burn tires near the Gaza-Israel border, east of Gaza City, on May 14, 2018 (AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMS) Salah Bardawil’s confirmation means number of acknowledged members of terror groups killed during Monday and Tuesday is now 53 A Hamas official on Wednesday acknowledged that 50 of the 62 Palestinians reported killed during […]

AA File Photo President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Wednesday spoke with the leaders of a number of countries, including Germany, Iran, Indonesia, Qatar and Sudan and urged the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member countries to develop a “common stance” on the Gaza killings. In his call with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Erdoğan exchanged views regarding […]

Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu pours water over the nose of an AH-64E Apache attack helicopter handed over by the US government in a ceremony at Ahmad Yani Air Force Base in Semarang, Central Java, on May 16. (JP/Suherdjoko The US government is ready to provide the Indonesian government with assistance in its investigation into a […]

mMatteo Salvini of the League leaves a meeting at the presidential palace. Photo: Andreas Solaro/AF A leaked draft of the programme under discussion between the Five Star Movement (M5S) and the League has revealed some of their most radical plans for Italy, including potentially exiting the euro, scrapping sanctions on Russia and asking the EU […]

Political analysts presume North Korea’s abrupt cancellation of high-level inter-Korean talks and threats to reconsider the Washington-Pyongyang summit are aimed at taking the lead ahead of talks over its denuclearization. Most predict the North is unlikely to spoil the current mood for dialogue but is trying to strengthen bargaining power before negotiations and send a […]

M5S leader Luigi Di Maio speaks to press after meeting with Italy’s president. Photo: Tiziana Fabi/AFP Cracks appeared in a nascent coalition between Italy’s nationalist and anti-establishment political forces on Monday after League leader Matteo Salvini said “key issues” remained unsolved and the Five Star Movement (M5S) asked for more time to close a deal. […]

North Korea has canceled a summit with South Korea and has threatened to call off a summit between US President Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un over American military drills with South Korea, according to South Korean media reports. Pyongyang has canceled talks with Seoul due to ongoing Max Thunder military exercises between the South and […]

Turkey and the U.K. agreed that the violence perpetrated by Israeli forces against Palestinians in Gaza must stop, and an independent, transparent investigation is urgently needed into the killings, British Prime Minister Theresa May and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in a press conference Tuesday. “History will not forgive you, we will see this reality; […]

Anti-terror policemen stand guard following a bomb blast at police office in Surabaya, Indonesia May 14, 2018. (Reuters Photo/Beawiharta) Jakarta. Several people have died and dozens were injured in a series of explosions that rattled Surabaya and Sidoarjo in East Java on Sunday (13/05) and again on Monday. Here are some facts the Jakarta Globe compiled about […]

Palestinians carry a demonstrator injured during clashes with Israeli forces near the border between the Gaza strip. (AFP) Britain on Tuesday called for an “independent investigation” into the violence on the Israel-Gaza border that left 60 people dead, after the United States blocked a UN Security Council statement calling for a probe. “The United Kingdom […]