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IS claims responsibility for attack on Iraqi embassy in Kabul
KABUL: Militant group Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for an attack on the Iraqi embassy in Kabul today that began...
Japan arrests former head of school operator with ties to PM Abe’s wife – media
TOKYO: Japanese prosecutors today arrested the former head of a school operator with ties to Akie Abe, the wife of...
Kremlin says up to Washington to decide which embassy staff to cut
MOSCOW: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said today it would be up to Washington to choose which of its diplomatic staff...
Imran Khan calls it a form of “monarchy”
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's president has called a special parliamentary session on Tuesday to hold a vote to install Shahid Khaqan Abbasi...
Pakistan set to elect new prime minister Tuesday
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's lawmakers will elect a new prime minister on Tuesday to replace ousted leader Nawaz Sharif, with ruling party...
African Union troops ambushed in Somalia, al Shabaab says 39 dead
MOGADISHU: Somalia's al Shabaab insurgents and troops from the African Union peacekeeping mission clashed today, a senior military officer said,...
Israel bans men under 50 from Al-Aqsa mosque
JERUSALEM: Israel sent extra police into Jerusalem today and said men under the age of 50 would be banned from...
In NY, Trump to use gang violence to press for deportations
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: President Donald Trump will travel today to a New York community shocked by a recent spate of graphic...
Russia orders US to cut diplomatic staff, says to seize diplomatic property
MOSCOW: Russia ordered the United States to cut its diplomatic staff by September 1 and said it was seizing a...
Pakistan PM resigns after SC order to disqualify him – statement
ISLAMABAD, Jul 28 (Reuters) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today resigned from his post, his office said, hours after the...
