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Russia air raids kill 10 civilians in NW Syria

KAFRANBEL, May 20 (AFP): Air strikes by Syrian regime ally Russia have killed 10 civilians including five children in a northwestern jihadist bastion, a monitor said on Monday, hours after Moscow announced a ceasefire there.Clashes between regime forces and jihadists raged Monday on the edge of the region held by...

Palestinians give cool reception to US peace conference

JERUSALEM, May 20 (AP): Any American peace plan that ignores the Palestinian people's political aspirations for an independent state is doomed to fail, a senior Palestinian official said on Monday - boding poorly for a Mideast peace conference planned next month.The comments by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' spokesman immediately cast...

New Ukrainian president dissolves parliament

KIEV, May 20 (AP): Ukrainian television star Volodymyr Zelenskiy has been sworn in as president and immediately disbanded the Ukrainian parliament.Disbanding the Supreme Rada was one of his campaign promises, for Zelenskiy had branded the body as a group of people only interested in self-enrichment.Before he made the announcement, Zelenskiy...

Morrison set to form majority government

SYDNEY, May 20 (AP): Prime Minister Scott Morrison looked set on Monday to form a majority government as vote counting from Australia's weekend election allayed fears that his conservative coalition may have to rule in the minority following its shock victory.The coalition was returned to power in a stunning result...

S Korea vows to send aid to North quickly

SEOUL, May 20 (AP): South Korea vowed Monday to move quickly on its plans to provide $8 million worth of humanitarian aid to North Korea while it also considers sending food to the country that says it's suffering its worst drought in decades.Lee Sang-min, spokesman of Seoul's Unification Ministry, said...

News in Brief -(21-05-2019)

Sudan army rulers, protestersin talks over governing bodyKHARTOUM, May 20: Sudan's army rulers and protest leaders remained locked in talks early Monday to finalise a new governing body that would replace the generals who took power after ousting longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir last month. The resumption of talks comes following...