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Russian President Vladimir Putin personally drove a Kamaz trip-truck, heading a column of construction vehicles, across the newly-opened bridge connecting mainland Russia with Crimean Peninsula. The column of trucks, cranes and other heavy-duty vehicles carried construction workers who had been working on one of Russia’s most ambitious infrastructure projects for the past several years. The […]

Senior White House adviser Ivanka Trump, who is also the president’s daughter, attended the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem [Ronen Zvulun/Reuters] A special US delegation attended the inauguration ceremony on Monday, which coincided with the 70th anniversary of Israel’s founding. The move infuriated Palestinians and sparked international condemnation. Previous US presidents, as well as […]

Protesters rally against the relocation of U.S. embassy to Jerusalem in Taksim, Istanbul on May 14, 2018. (AA Photo) Turkey is recalling its ambassadors to Washington and Tel Aviv, and declaring 3 days of mourning to commemorate Palestinians killed by Israeli forces, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced late Monday. Speaking in London, Erdoğan said, as […]

© POOL/AFP | Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is headed to Brussels after meeting in Moscow with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov BRUSSELS (AFP) –    BRUSSELS (AFP) – Iran’s foreign minister is due to land in Brussels later Tuesday on the final leg of a global tour rallying diplomatic support for the country’s nuclear deal after the […]

Israeli and Palestinian protestors wave signs and chant outside the new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem Monday, May 14, 2018 (EPA & AP Photos) A growing number of countries have condemned or voiced concern over Israel’s violence against Palestinian protesters on the day the U.S. relocated its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. At least 55 […]

Airstrike by the US-led international coalition aircraft. Baghdad (Iraqinews.com) – Iraqi warplanes carried out an airstrike on an Islamic State (IS) command center inside Syria, the Joint Operations Command was quoted as saying Monday. “Acting on intelligence reports, the Iraqi F-16 warplanes destroyed a building used by the IS group as a command and logistics […]

At least 41 Palestinians were killed on Monday in Gaza and more than 1,900 others wounded as the Israeli army fired live ammunition, teargas and firebombs at protesters assembled along several points near the fence with Israel. The demonstrations are part of a weeks-long protest calling for the right of return for Palestinian refugees to […]

Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad, who is set to become the world’s oldest leader aged 92, was born in July 1925. We take a look at some other pensioners, past and present, who have occupied the world stage. Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II in Windsor, England, April 22, 2018 Chris Jackson/Pool via Reuters Britain’s monarch turned 92 […]

Seven Palestinians killed by Israeli gunfire in Gaza protests. (Reuters) Israeli gunfire killed seven Palestinians and wounded at least 35 other protesters along the Gaza border on Monday, health officials said, as demonstrators streamed to the frontier on the day the United States prepared to open its embassy in Jerusalem. Protests intensified on the 70th […]

While final results for Iraq’s parliamentary election are expected later on Monday, early results show Iran-backed paramilitary commander Hadi al-Amiri’s bloc to be in second place, and Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s list in third. Results from eight provinces are yet to be announced, including from Nineveh – which has the second-largest number of seats after […]