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FILE PHOTO © Maks Vetrov / Sputni Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has killed an ISIS terrorist who plotted an attack on its local HQ and an administrative building in Stavropol. Agents recovered a firearm, IED components, and an ISIS flag from the scene. The FSB operatives attempted to arrest the suspected terrorist in the […]

Salah Abdeslam Photo: AFP A Belgian court on Monday found Salah Abdeslam, the last surviving suspect in the Paris attacks, guilty of terrorism-related attempted murder over a shootout with police in Brussels days before his capture in 2016, and sentenced him to 20 years in jail. In its judgment, the court in the Belgian capital […]

FILE PHOTO: President Erdogan poses with police officers © Kayhan Ozer / Reuters Turkish President Recep Erdogan has sharply criticized the US and other NATO allies for their support of and reliance on Kurdish militias to keep a foothold in Syria, reiterating that Ankara views them as a threat to its security. “We cannot buy […]

DP World, the world’s fourth-largest port operator, said in 2016 it would invest more than $400m to develop Berbera port [Feisal Omar/Reuters] Somalia’s foreign minister said Dubai state-owned port operator DP World should reconsider its contract with the breakaway region of Somaliland and work with federal authorities so the East African country’s sovereignty is not violated. “We […]

KABUL (Pajhwok): At least 31 people were killed and 54 others wounded in a suicide attack on a voter registration centre in the Dasht-i-Barchi area of the capital Kabul on Sunday morning, official said. Hashmatullah Stanikzai, a Kabul police official, told Pajhwok Afghan News the explosion happened when a suicide bomber targeted civilians who had gathered to […]

File image of Russian S-400 Triumf air defence system. (Reuters Photo) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday that the U.S. was openly blackmailing Turkey with its threats, commenting on the latest S-400 comments of Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Wess Mitchel. Mitchell said Wednesday that if Turkey is to […]

French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire. Photo: AFP France criticized Washington’s trade tactics on Friday, demanding Europe be permanently exempt from US steel tariffs, while refusing to be drawn into a “vain and pointless” trade fight with China. “We will not be satisfied with a provisional exemption,” French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said on […]

FILE PHOTO: Kim Jong Un in Beijing © KCNA / Reuters China has welcomed North Korea’s decision to halt its nuclear and ballistic missiles tests, expressing hope that Pyongyang will further follow the path of “denuclearization” and “political settlement” on the Korean Peninsula. “Denuclearization of the peninsula and lasting peace in the region are in […]

Iran’s regulations oblige women to completely cover their hair [File: Raheb Homavandi/Reuters] Clip of young woman being beaten by officers during argument over headscarf seen as reflection of recurrent struggle. Tehran, Iran – The so-called morality police here are facing a wave of criticism after a video showing female officers violently scuffling with a young […]