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Iranian Oil Tanker Pursued by US Says It is Going to Turkey
The ship-tracking website MarineTraffic.com showed Adrian Darya's position as just south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea. At current speeds, it estimated the Adrian Darya would reach Mesrin in about a week.
'Terror Attack-like Situation': Poland Rattled by Sudden Thunderstorm Which Killed 5, Injured Over 150
The thunderstorm on Thursday afternoon, which witnesses said came suddenly on a day that began with clear weather, produced an unimaginable emergency in the popular trekking region.
'Stamp Out Anti-Semitism, Anti-Muslim Hatred': UN Chief Urges World to Put An End to Religious Persecution
UN Secretary-General speaking against religious violence said that Jews have been murdered in synagogues, Muslims gunned down in mosques, their religious sites vandalized and Christians killed at prayer, their churches torched.
Sri Lanka President Denies Backing UN Resolution on Kashmir, Advocates 'Regional Cooperation' Instead
The Pakistani High Commissioner was told by the President's Office that it was Sri Lankan policy to see this dispute resolved through regional cooperation as both countries enjoyed a high level of friendship.
Emmanuel Macron Supports India on Kashmir After Talks with Modi, Says Will Tell Imran to Settle Issue Bilaterally
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron reviewed the entire gamut of the dynamic and multi-faceted bilateral relationship during their more than 90-minute long one-on-one meeting at Chateau de Chantilly, France.
Cleared for Take-off: Saudi Women Start Exercising Their Newest Right
The latest changes in the kingdom mean women over 21 can now get a passport and go abroad and without permission. They also allow women to register child birth, marriage or divorce, be issued official family documents and be a guardian to children who are...
'Will Always Have Somebody There': Trump Indicates US Will Not Completely Withdraw From Afghanistan
The US President said that alternatives are being mulled over in the ongoing peace talks with Taliban and that although the troops are being brought back, the US will always have intelligence in the region.
Brazil Reports Record Wildfires in Amazon Rainforest, State of Amazonas Declare Emergency
Satellite images spotted 9,507 new forest fires in the country, mostly in the Amazon basin, home to the world's largest tropical forest seen as vital to countering global warming.
Russia, China Blast US Missile Test Following End of Cold-War Era INF Treaty
The US and Russia ditched the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty this month after accusing each other of violating the accord. Washington said the agreement also tied its hands in dealing with other powers such as China.
In ‘Racist’ Attack, Austrian Airport Staff ‘Jokes’ about Indian Sikh Activist Carrying Bomb inside Turban
Ravi Singh was confronted by the staff at the Vienna international airport on his way back to the UK on Friday after helping Yazidi women who were enslaved by the ISIS in Iraq.
Zakir Naik, Wanted in India, Banned from Making Speeches in Malaysia to 'Preserve Racial Harmony'
Zakir Naik is alleged to have made controversial remarks against Malaysian Hindus and Malaysian Chinese during a talk in Kota Baru on August 3, prompting calls for him to be deported to India.
Donald Trump Says Not Ready for China Trade Deal, Dismisses Recession Fears
'We're doing tremendously well, our consumers are rich, I gave a tremendous tax cut, and they're loaded up with money,' Trump said on Sunday.
Under New PM Boris Johnson, UK to End EU Free Movement Immediately After Brexit
Earlier, Theresa May's government had said in January that it would end free movement as soon as possible after a no-deal Brexit, but keep allowing EU arrivals 'for a transitional period only'.
Canada Slams UK Decision to 'Off-load' Islamic State Fighter 'Jihadi Jack'
A statement from Canadian Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale's office confirmed a British media report from Saturday, which said that Letts' UK passport had been torn up.
Didn't Feel Any Fear, Says Russian Pilot Who Smoothly Landed Plane in a Cornfield After Bird Hit
The experienced captain, 41-year-old Damir Yusupov, said when one of the plane's engines shut down after the bird strike upon taking off from Moscow's Zhukovsky Airport that he had hoped to circle the airport and land normally.
Detained Nigerian Cleric Ibrahim Zakzaky Leaves Indian Hospital, Likely to Return Home for Trial
The leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) had been in custody in Nigeria along with his wife Zeenah Ibrahim since their arrest in December 2015 after violence that saw the army kill some 350 of his followers.