NEW YORK, Apr 02 (Reuters): The United States has halted delivery of equipment related to the stealthy F-35 fighter aircraft to Turkey, marking the first concrete US step to block delivery of the jet to the NATO ally in light of Ankara's planned purchase of a Russian missile defence system.US...
Read moreLONDON, Apr 02 (Agencies): Britain's exit from the European Union remained deadlocked on Monday after parliament failed to agree on any alternative to Prime Minister Theresa May's divorce deal.After a tumultuous week in which May's divorce strategy was rejected by lawmakers for a third time, despite her offer to quit...
Read moreWASHINGTON, Apr 02 (AFP): The children of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi have received multimillion-dollar homes and are being paid thousands of dollars per month by the kingdom's authorities, The Washington Post reported on Monday.Khashoggi - a contributor to the Post and a critic of the Saudi government - was...
Read moreWELLINGTON, Apr 02 (AP): New Zealand lawmakers on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly in favor of new gun restrictions during the first stage of a bill they hope to rush into law by the end of next week.The bill would ban the types of weapons a gunman used to kill 50 people...
Read moreKATHMANDU, Apr 02 (AP): Government workers and private volunteers provided food, tents and clothing on Tuesday to the thousands of people in southern Nepal who lost their homes and belongings in a weekend storm.Police officers and soldiers helped dig through debris to help the victims salvage what was left of...
Read moreWEST BANK, Apr 02 (AP): A West Bank medical official says a Palestinian was killed in clashes with Israeli forces during arrest raids north of Jerusalem.The Israeli military said in a statement Tuesday that troops arrested 12 Palestinians in the West Bank wanted for "involvement in terror activity and violent...
Read moreSYDNEY, Apr 02 (AP): The Australian lawmaker who had an egg cracked on his head by a teenage boy for his comments about last month's New Zealand mosque shootings faced a stinging attack on Tuesday in the first sitting of Australia's Parliament since the attacks.Independent Sen. Fraser Anning was the...
Read moreTEHRAN, Apr 02 (AP): Iran's foreign minister says US sanctions re-imposed by the Trump administration last year have been the major obstacle to successful rescue efforts for flood-stricken areas of Iran.Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted late Monday that America's "maximum pressure" policy on Iran "is impeding aid efforts by #IranianRedCrescent to...
Read moreKABUL, Apr 02 (AP): An Afghan official says the Taliban have targeted a checkpoint in northern Balkh province, killing at least eight members of the security forces.Adil Shah Adil, spokesman for the provincial police chief, says that five other members of the security forces were wounded in Monday night's attack...
Read moreGuterres warns against rising anti-Muslim hatredCAIRO, Apr 02: UN chief Antonio Guterres warned on Tuesday against growing hatred of Muslims, less than a month after a deadly attack on mosques in New Zealand killed at least 50 people. His remarks came during a speech at Egypt's Al-Azhar, the Sunni Muslim...
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