In Iraq, crashing boulders, collapsed homes and a town on edge after powerful earthquake In the craggy mountains that separate northern Iraq from Iran, people are used to earthquakes. The area sits atop a major fault line that frequently sends shock waves through towns and villages. But few here can […]
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Fears for Lebanese economy if Saudis impose Qatar-style blockade Fears for Lebanese economy if Saudis impose Qatar-style blockade:- Lebanese politicians and bankers believe Saudi Arabia intends to do to their country what it did to Qatar – corral Arab allies into enforcing an economic blockade unless its demands are met. […]
2 dead, 4 wounded in shooting at nightclub in Germany A shooting in a German discotheque claimed two lives Sunday, including that of the gunman, and wounded four people, three of them seriously, police said. A tweet by police in the town of Konstanz in Germany’s southwestern Baden-Wurttemberg state said […]
Mosul: Corpses, booby traps and snipers are everywhere in devastated city The massive effort to drive the Islamic State from what had been Iraq’s second-largest city is now being matched by an enormous challenge to bring an ancient metropolis back to life from near total ruin. Much of the historic […]
Australian police did not act fast enough to deadly siege Australian police failed to respond quickly enough to the threat posed by a gunman responsible for a 16-hour siege at a Sydney cafe in 2014 in which three people including the hostage-taker were killed, a coroner said in a report […]
British police name suicide bomber, threat level raised to critical British police on Tuesday identified the suicide bomber who killed 22 people, including children, in an attack on a crowded concert hall in Manchester, and said they were trying to establish whether he had acted alone or with help from […]
Jared Kushner, Trump senior adviser, travels to Iraq Jared Kushner, Trump senior adviser, travels to Iraq:- President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, is visiting Iraq with the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, an official said Sunday night. Details about the trip to the Middle East […]
US reviewing airstrike that killed 200 Iraqis US reviewing airstrike that killed 200 Iraqis:- The US military has said that an airstrike in Iraq on March 17 corresponds to a site where 200 civilians died, but it is still assessing the validity of allegations of civilian casualties. According to a […]
Trump signs new travel ban aimed at withstanding legal scrutiny Trump signs new travel ban aimed at withstanding legal scrutiny:- President Donald Trump signed a new travel ban Monday that administration officials said they hope will end legal challenges over the matter by imposing a 90-day ban on the issuance […]
Pence heads to Europe on reassurance tour Pence heads to Europe on reassurance tour:- U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will seek on Saturday to soothe allies unnerved by his boss' unorthodox statements on Russia and NATO as he stresses America's commitment to Europe during the first major foreign address for […]
