PARIS, Aug 25 (Reuters): US President Donald Trump appeared to brush aside French efforts to mediate with Iran on Sunday, saying that while he was happy for President Emmanuel Macron to reach out to Tehran to defuse tensions he would carry on with his own initiatives.European leaders have struggled to...
Read moreHONG KONG, Aug 25 (AP): Police were skirmishing with protesters in Hong Kong for a second straight day on Sunday following a pro-democracy march in an outlying district. While a large crowd rallied in a nearby park, another group of protesters took over a main street, strewing bamboo poles on...
Read moreSEOUL, Aug 25 (Xinhua): South Korea's military on Sunday launched two-day maritime defense drills in the East Sea, just three days after ending the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) with Japan. The South Korean navy said in a statement that it would stage the "territory defense exercises" in...
Read moreBAGHDAD, Aug 25 (Agencies): The Iraqi forces on Saturday killed four Islamic State (IS) militants during the first day of the fourth phase of a major offensive to hunt down remnants of IS militants in the desert of Iraq's western province of Anbar, the Iraqi military said. The Iraqi army...
Read moreTEHRAN, Aug 25 (AFP): Iran has blacklisted US-based think-tank the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and its chief Mark Dubowitz on accusations of being behind "economic terrorism" against the Islamic republic.The Iranian foreign ministry said in a statement issued late Saturday that it had "added the so-called Foundation for Defence...
Read moreJERUSALEM, Aug 25 (AFP): The Israeli air force struck in Syria to prevent an Iranian force from launching an attack on the Jewish state with drones armed with explosives, the army said on Sunday.While Israel operates regularly in Syria, it rarely acknowledges its actions so swiftly, with Prime Minister Benjamin...
Read moreGENEVA, Aug 25 (AP): Countries have agreed to protect more than a dozen shark species at risk of extinction, in a move aimed at conserving some of the ocean's most awe-inspiring creatures who have themselves become prey to commercial fishing and the Chinese appetite for shark fin soup. Three proposals...
Read moreJourno found stabbed to death in MexicoTOLUCA, Aug 25: The head of a Mexican news website was found stabbed to death in the center of the country, authorities said Saturday, the 10th such killing this year. The body of Nevith Condes Jaramillo "was found Saturday morning… showing injuries from a...
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