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British ambassador to Washington resigns after leaked memo spat 10 Jul 2019 - 02:09 pm

LONDON: Britain's ambassador to Washington quit on Wednesday after days of stinging criticism from Donald Trump, leading to accusations that Boris Johnson, the...

Brexit: Ex-PM vows legal action if UK Parliament suspended 10 Jul 2019 - 01:56 pm

London: A former British prime minister threatened Wednesday to take Conservative Party leadership candidate Boris Johnson to court if he tries to suspend...

Iran enriching uranium to 4.5% purity, IAEA tells member states 10 Jul 2019 - 01:38 pm

Vienna: Iran is enriching uranium to 4.5% fissile purity, above the 3.67% limit set by its deal with major powers, the U.N. nuclear...

Sri Lanka government faces no-confidence vote over attacks 10 Jul 2019 - 01:08 pm

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka's Parliament on Wednesday began debating a no-confidence motion against the government for failing to prevent Easter suicide bombings...

France to halt pay-outs for homeopathy from 2021: minister 10 Jul 2019 - 11:17 am

Paris: France will stop reimbursing patients for homeopathic treatment from 2021, the health minister said in an interview published Wednesday, after the national...

Indian workers toil at one of world's highest roads 10 Jul 2019 - 10:49 am

Tangtse, India: Hundreds of miles from their homes, a group of labourers are toiling in a cold Indian Himalayan desert to repair some...

Turkey rejects Greek, EU claims that drilling off Cyprus illegitimate 10 Jul 2019 - 10:44 am

Istanbul: Turkey said on Wednesday it rejected Greek and European Union assertions that Turkish drilling for gas and oil off Cyprus was illegitimate,...

24 killed in Papua New Guinea tribal massacres 10 Jul 2019 - 08:28 am

Port Moresby: Twenty-four people have died -- including two pregnant women with their unborn children -- in tribal fighting in Papua New Guinea's...

France's lower house passes online hate speech law 09 Jul 2019 - 09:03 pm

Paris: French MPs on Tuesday passed a landmark law to fight online hate speech which will oblige social media networks to remove offending...

French envoy visits Iran to try salvage nuclear deal 09 Jul 2019 - 04:28 pm

Tehran: A French envoy was due in Tehran on Tuesday to boost European efforts to save the 2015 nuclear deal, after Iran warned...

Hong Kong protesters to continue after bill declared 'dead' 09 Jul 2019 - 03:01 pm

Hong Kong: Hong Kong protest leaders opposed to the administration of Chief Executive Carrie Lam said Tuesday that they will continue their demonstrations,...

Trump Twitter outburst tests US-UK 'special relationship' 09 Jul 2019 - 02:40 pm

London: Donald Trump's refusal to deal with the UK ambassador following the leak of his frank assessment of the US president's chaotic rule...

New UK PM must put Brexit plan to second referendum - Labour's Corbyn 09 Jul 2019 - 02:36 pm

LONDON: Opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn on Tuesday said Britain's next prime minister must put their Brexit plan to a second referendum...

Kremlin condemns 'absurdity' as Britain bars RT, Sputnik from conference 09 Jul 2019 - 02:34 pm

Moscow: The Kremlin on Tuesday said it regretted that Russia's RT and Sputnik news organisations were barred from taking part in a global...

Amal Clooney to join legal team of Philippine journalist Ressa 09 Jul 2019 - 11:28 am

Manila: Prominent rights lawyer Amal Clooney says she will join the legal team defending Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, whose news site has repeatedly...

Rains strand Washington drivers, flood White House basement 08 Jul 2019 - 10:59 pm

WASHINGTON: A slow-moving rainstorm Monday washed out roads, stranded drivers and soaked basements, including the White House's, during a chaotic morning commute in...