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A wounded demonstrator is evacuated during the protest near the Israel-Gaza border on Friday [Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters] Four Palestinian protesters killed and more than 950 wounded as Israeli forces again open fire at Gaza border. Israeli soldiers shot dead three Palestinian demonstrators and wounded more than 950 at the Gaza border, despite the UN human rights chief urging Israel to stop […]

A tribute to Betty Forsyth, 94, at the Olive Square memorial for the victims of Monday’s van rampage.  (STEVE RUSSELL/TORONTO STAR) Eight women and two men, ranging in age from 22 to 94. They are Renuka Amarasingha, Andrea Bradden, Geraldine Brady, Sohe Chung, Anne Marie D’Amico, Chul Min “Eddie” Kang, Ji Hun Kim, Betty Forsyth, Munir […]

The Prime Minister invited Xi to India for a similar “informal summit” in 2019, to which the Chinese premier expressed hope that they will be able to meet in similar Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for India on Saturday after holding the two-day informal summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. PM […]

© John Thys, AFP | US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo gives a press conference during a NATO Foreign ministers’ meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on April 27, 2018. New US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took aim at Germany over its defence spending on Friday, using his first NATO meeting to push […]

A Houthi arms depot explodes after it was hit by air strikes in Sanaa, Yemen. (File photo: Reuters) An Arab Coalition air strike on Yemen’s Sanaa on Friday evening killed 38 Houthi militiamen, among them security supervisors, according to Al Arabiya sources. The strike had targeted a meeting of commanders inside the Interior Ministry building […]

US President Donald Trump guides German Chancellor Angela Merkel from the East Room after a press conference. Photo: Mandel Ngan / AFP Donald Trump warmly welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House Friday for talks the US president said would focus on Iran, international trade and military ties. Merkel arrives facing an uphill […]

© Don’t Stop Motion / YouTube A space enthusiast who was recently filming the moon was left baffled when three mystery objects floated past it. He posted the video on YouTube, asking viewers a simple question – “WTF?” The video begins with the camera focused on the moon and its signature craters. However, at the […]

Summit’s memorable moments Recommended Contents N.Korea’s Kim Jong Un, wife watch S.Korean K-pop stars perform in Pyongyang North Korea’s Kim sees off wounded Chinese tourists [PHOTOS]    Source:koreatimes.co.kr  

© Reuters While they didn’t seal a long-awaited peace agreement, the leaders of North and South Korea on Friday signed a landmark declaration vowing the halt of hostile acts, denuclearization, and a push for joint talks with US and China. In the early hours of Friday, Kim Jong-un became the first North Korean leader to […]

Abdiwele Mohamed Ali, president of the Somali state of Puntland, gestures during an interview with The National at Dubai Press Club on April 26, 2018. Satish Kumar for The National The UAE’s engagement with Puntland is crucial to development and security in the impoverished Somali state, its president said. Abdiwele Mohamed Ali said the Bosaso port being […]