HELSINKI: US President Donald Trump branded Russia a “foe” as he prepared on Sunday to go head to head with Vladimir Putin at a historic summit clouded by Moscow’s alleged manipulation of the 2016 US election. Monday’s summit in Helsinki will offer Putin, a former KGB spymaster, and Trump the chance to get the measure […]
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Trump brands Russia, China and EU ‘enemies’
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Moscow must ‘account for role’ in MH17 tragedy, says G7
OTTAWA: Russia must “account for its role” in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine and cooperate with efforts to establish truth and justice, foreign ministers of the world’s industrial democracies said on Sunday. The statement by the G7 ministers came on the eve of a summit between US President Donald Trump […]
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Australia, New Zealand look into war crimes allegations in Afghanistan
SYDNEY: Australian and New Zealand officials are examining allegations that members of their countries’ Special Forces units committed crimes in Afghanistan, including possibly carrying out executions of unarmed prisoners. A senior Australian judge and a former New Zealand prime minister are conducting inquiries into separate but remarkably similar incidents during the war, which will soon […]
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US, North Korea hold ‘productive’ talks on war remains: Pompeo
1 Twitter Share 0 SEOUL: US and North Korean officials held “productive” talks on Sunday to discuss the return of US service members’ remains missing since the Korean War, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said. Pompeo, who was not part of the talks, said in a statement that working level meetings between US and […]
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Syrian army raises flag in Daraa, cradle of revolt
DARAA: Syria’s army entered rebel-held parts of Daraa city on Thursday, state media said, raising the national flag in the cradle of the uprising that sparked the country’s seven-year war. After securing Damascus in May, President Bashar al-Assad is determined to oust rebels from a key southern region bordering Jordan and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. […]
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Islamic scholar detained in Saudi Arabia
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has detained a prominent Islamic scholar, activists said on Thursday, in a widening crackdown on dissent in the ultra-conservative kingdom, which is undergoing sweeping economic and social reforms. Rights campaigners and online activists said Sheikh Safar al-Hawali, a Sunni Islamist scholar and leading figure in Saudi Arabia’s Islamic Sahwa reformist movement, had […]