An Iraqi court sentenced fugitive Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi to death for a second time on Thursday on a charge of involvement in a plot
Category: Politics
African Union grants Palestine observer status
In the closing statement of the 21st summit of the African Union (AU) in Ethiopia, the organization granted Palestine non-member observer status. The AU voiced
Russian opposition provoked summer police violence: Putin
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says the opposition provoked police violence during mass protests in Moscow last summer, with the sole aim of
Nice memories but no trade deal for Trump in India
Donald Trump failed Tuesday to strike any major trade deal with India at the end of a visit big on photo opportunities but short on
UK leadership hopefuls vow to succeed where May failed on Brexit
The race to become Britain’s next premier opened Saturday with an array of hopefuls promising to succeed where Theresa May failed and finally pull the
Russian opposition to protest Putin’s ‘leader-for-life’ reforms
Russia’s opposition on Saturday holds its first major protest since President Vladimir Putin in January announced plans which critics fear will help him stay in
Trump downplays epidemic fears as virus spreads around world
President Donald Trump has played down fears of a major coronavirus outbreak in the United States, even as infections ricochet around the world, prompting Saudi
Donald Trump ‘very ready’ as US cases hit 60
DONALD TRUMP has insisted a widespread coronavirus outbreak in the US is ‘not inevitable’ -despite health chiefs warning that more infections are coming. He attempted
Egypt’s ex-president Mubarak dies at 91
FORMER Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, who was ousted in the 2011 Arab Spring, has died at the age of 91. Mr Mubarak (pictured) died at
Queen’s visits MI5 to praise work of ‘tireless’ officers
THE Queen has praised MI5 officers for the ‘tireless work you do to keep our country safe’ in her first public visit to the intelligence
