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A protester holds a placard reading “Papers for all or no papers at all” in Paris on Wednesday, during a demonstration against the French government’s new immigration bill. [Photo/Agencies] The government of French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled tough proposed immigration rules on Wednesday that human rights organizations say will victimize asylum-seekers. The bill, which was […]

Trump’s Middle East peace plan is almost ready but won’t be “loved” by either side, Nikki Haley has predicted. However, the Trump administration’s staunchly pro-Israel stance seems at odds with the plan’s alleged impartiality. Nikki Haley, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and Israeli President Reuven Rivlin. © Debbie Hill / Reuters A vision for […]

President Donald Trump and America’s powerful gun lobby on Thursday cast citizens with weapons as a solution to shootings, as it emerged an armed deputy was on campus during a deadly Florida rampage but failed to act. © Mandel Ngan / AFP | US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with state  and local […]

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan slammed Friday recent comments by a spokesperson of the U.S. Department of Defense claiming there were civilian casualties in Turkey’s Operation Olive Branch to clear the PKK-affiliated People’s Protection Units (YPG) in Syria’s northwestern Afrin region. Addressing the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AK Party) provincial chairs in Ankara, Erdoğan said […]

DP World has commenced arbitration proceedings before the London Court of International Arbitration.- Alamy Image The illegal seizure is the culmination the government’s campaign to force DP World to renegotiate the terms of the concession. Dubai Ports World (“DP World”) has issued the following statement on its Doraleh Container Terminal S.A. in Djibouti: “The Government […]

Nikolas Cruz has been charged with the shooting in Parkland that killed 17 people. Broward County Sheriff’s Office Nikolas Cruz’s dangerous and disturbing behavior was flagged repeatedly to authorities, both local and federal, over a span of two years starting in February 2016. But no one stopped him before he killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman […]

In an unprecedented joint Argentine-Russian police operation straight out of a Hollywood blockbuster, six people have been arrested for trying to smuggle over $60mn worth of cocaine out of Argentina through diplomatic mail. The cocaine that has been found in the Russian embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina, appears in this undated handout photo provided on […]

A Basque police officer died Thursday as security forces clashed with fans of Russian club Spartak Moscow in the Spanish city of Bilbao where a Europa League match was taking place. Clashes broke out in the streets of Bilbao. Photo: AFP “We can confirm that a Basque policeman died Thursday,” said a press spokesman for the […]

The North Korean athletes at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics have finished their scheduled events, while political issues are getting more attention than their athleticism during their visit to South Korea. North Korea’s cheerleading squad roots for competitors during the PyeongChang Winter Olympics figure skating pair short program at the Gangneung Ice Arena, Feb. 14. / […]

BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:35 P.M.) – Moments ago, the Syrian government forces fired several artillery shells towards the Turkish troops responsible for attacking the humanitarian convoy in Afrin tonight. According to a military source in Aleppo, the pro-government National Defense Forces (NDF), in coordination with the Kurdish YPG, fired the artillery shells at the Turkish troops; […]