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Macron Calls For ‘calm’ In Gulf Crisis
French President Emmanuel Macron called for unity among Gulf states on Tuesday, saying he was ready to back "all...
Philippine Lawmaker Appeals For ICC Probe Into Drug War
A Philippine lawmaker on Tuesday appealed to the International Criminal Court to urgently probe thousands of killings...
US Drug Overdose Deaths Soar In 2016
US drug overdose deaths surged 19 percent to at least 59,000 last year as deadly manufactured drugs like fentanyl...
France Will Ask UN To Authorize Sahel Counter-Terror Force
France will ask the UN Security Council to authorize an African military force for the Sahel region that will be sent...
Trump Throws Ties With Key Ally Qatar Into Crisis
In a series of morning tweets, President Donald Trump threw Washington's relations with Doha into deep crisis on...
Saudi Arms Dealer Khashoggi Dies In London
Saudi arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi, a tycoon known for his lavish billionaire lifestyle and far-reaching international...
George and Amal Clooney Welcome Birth of Twins
First-time parents George and Amal Clooney welcomed their twin babies, Ella and Alexander, on Tuesday morning in...
Israel Advances Plans For 1,500 West Bank Settler Homes
Israeli authorities on Tuesday advanced plans for 1,500 settler homes in the occupied West Bank, including units for...
Qatar Crisis Has ‘no Impact’ On US Military Operations
A Saudi-led move to isolate Qatar has had "no impact" on US military operations in the emirate, nor is any expected, a...
Sharp Operator Deuba Takes Helm In Nepal For Fourth Time
Sher Bahadur Deuba, who Tuesday became prime minister for the fourth time, is a sharp political operator who has swept...
Nepal Parliament Elects New Prime Minister
Nepal's parliament on Tuesday elected an unopposed three-time former prime minister to the top post once again, the...
Key Developments In Qatar-Gulf Crisis
Here are the main developments that led to the unprecedented crisis between Qatar and its Gulf neighbours: On May 20,...
Leaked Documents Show Potential To Hack Vote Systems
Leaked documents from the probe into Russia's interference in the 2016 US election underscore some of the worst fears...
Top Secret Leaks Plague US Spy Agencies
The publication of a top secret National Security Agency report on Russian interference in the US election Monday was...
Airlines Call On Countries To Restore Qatar Air Links
The head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Tuesday urged Gulf countries that have cut ties with...
Lesotho Ex-PM To Form Coalition Govt After Poll Win
Former Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane's (seen in 2013) All Basotho Convention (ABC) won 48 parliamentary seats...
Al-Jazeera Slams ‘unjustified’ Closure of Saudi Office
Qatar-based broadcaster Al-Jazeera said Tuesday Saudi Arabia's decision to shut its office in the kingdom as part of...
Ethiopia Mobile Internet Still Off After A Week
Ethiopians were still unable to surf the web via mobile networks on Tuesday, despite government claims the nationwide...
Philippines’ Duterte Orders Troops To ‘crush’ Militants
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday ordered the military to "crush" Islamist militants still occupying...