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© Daniel Leal-Olivas / AFP Russia’s Embassy in London has sent a list of 14 questions to the UK Foreign Ministry, demanding that it reveals details of the investigation into the nerve-agent poisoning of former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter. The questions, provided in full below, include a demand to clarify whether samples of […]

South Korean taekwondo athletes perform at the Taekwondo Hall of Fame in Pyongyang, Sunday. / Courtesy of World Taekwondo Headquarters South Korean entertainers performed in Pyongyang for the first time in 13 years, presenting a wide variety of K-pop music to the reclusive regime. “I sincerely hope that the South-North summit will go well and […]

Friday’s rallies in the Gaza Strip coincided with Land Day, which commemorates the murder of six Palestinians by Israeli forces in 1976 Kuwaiti draft Security Council statement demanded an investigation into Gaza’s Land Day rallies in which 17 were killed. Friday’s rallies in the Gaza Strip coincided with Land Day, which commemorates the murder of […]

File photo: AFP Turkey on Saturday warned France against increasing its military presence in Syria, saying it would be an “invasion”, as tensions between Paris and Ankara remained high. Temperatures were raised after President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday met a delegation of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) made up of Kurdish and Arab fighters. Kurdish […]

CNN)President Donald Trump is continuing his attack against Amazon, accusing the company of scamming the US Postal Service. “While we are on the subject, it is reported that the U.S. Post Office will lose $1.50 on average for each package it delivers for Amazon. That amounts to Billions of Dollars,” Trump tweeted Saturday morning. “The […]

An Airbus A320 registration VP-BZS of Russian carrier Aeroflot taxi at Riga International Airport in Riga, Lativa, 21 December 2016 (reissued 31 March 2018). (EPA Photo) Russia’s embassy in London on Saturday warned that Russians traveling to the United Kingdom could face provocations, including the insertion of foreign objects into their luggage. The warning, posted […]

Afile photo of Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet at the site of the Kenya-Somalia security wall. /COURTESY Kenya has suspended the construction of the 700 km security wall at the Mandera-Somalia border to quell tensions. Governor Ali Roba said the decision came after a consultative meeting with the Somali team led by Gedo Governor […]

In this photo provided by the North Korean government on Saturday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, center right, walks with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, center left, during a meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday. / AP-Yonhap International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang on Friday, […]

UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe The UN chief’s call for a probe came as the Security Council convened an emergency meeting so its members could be briefed on the deadly incidents. Thousands of Palestinians marched to Gaza’s border with Israel earlier Friday to protest the long-standing blockade of the enclave. A UN political official said the Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed that 15 […]

FILE PHOTO © Alexander Demianchuk / Reuters The inspection of a Russian plane, which was carried out by UK authorities in the absence of the crew and without any justification, violates international legal norms, Aeroflot airline and top Russian lawmakers said. Aeroflot confirmed to RT that UK police and customs services performed a search aboard […]