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© Gustavo Valiente / Global Look PresBoris Johnson has insisted that British chemical lab Porton Down told him the nerve agent used to attack the Skripals was definitely Novichok. However, court documents suggest there is no such certainty. In an interview with Deutsche Welle on Thursday, the UK foreign secretary claimed that a Porton Down […]

The Super U supermarket at Trebes where the shooting took place. Photo Screengrab Google street view At least three people were killed Friday in a shooting spree and hostage siege near Carcassonne in southern France by a gunman claiming allegiance to the Islamic State group. Main Info Three killed in shooting rampage in Carcassonne and […]

Hundreds of opposition fighters and their families were evacuated on Thursday from the town of Harasta in Eastern Ghouta (Anadolu) Hundreds of opposition fighters and their families were evacuated on Thursday from the town of Harasta in Eastern Ghouta (Anadolu) Mostly women and children among the dead in air strikes on an underground shelter in […]

Photo: AFP At least one person was believed to have been killed when a gunman opened fire at a supermarket near Carcassonne in southern France on Friday morning. Here’s what we know so far. What happened? There were two separate incidents in and around the historic town of Carcassonne, south west France. The first incident […]

FILE PHOTO: The US military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff listen to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address © Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Donald Trump’s cabinet reshuffles have fueled concerns, not least after the latest appointment of hawkish John Bolton as national security adviser, just days after installing a former CIA chief as the […]

The Super U supermarket at Trebbes where there hostage taking took place. Photo Screengrab Google street view A police operation was underway near the historic town of Carcassonne in southern France on Friday after a gunman opened fire and took hostages at a supermarket. A policeman was also shot and wounded near the town in […]

China plans tariffs on some US imports to offset loss on steel and aluminum products, the Ministry of Commerce claims on Friday. According to the ministry’s announcement, these proposed tariffs involve 128 products China imports from the United States, with a value of $3 billion. Among the figure, 120 products worth a total of $977 […]

Um Yae-run is living in Seoul with her daughter [Faras Ghani/Al Jazeera] In part four of the series on North Korean defectors, Um Yae-run sheds light on how brokers work in the country. Seoul, South Korea – Around 31,000 North Koreans have defected into the South since the end of the Korean War in 1953. Almost […]

File Photo A military aircraft has crashed in central Turkey’s Nevşehir province’s Gülşehir district, reports said Thursday. Emergency services later reached the dead body of one soldier at the site of the crash. The F-16 jet was on a training mission when the crash happened, the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) said. Medical teams and fire […]

People throw stones at police in Paris. Photo: AFP A wave of industrial action hit France on Thursday with rail and public service strikes causing headaches for commuters and passengers. Violence flared in Paris in the afternoon. Here are the latest updates. Main info: Thousands join protests taking place across the country including Paris Violent […]