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Erdogan Hosts Russia Defence Chief Amid Syria Border Tensions
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday held talks with Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu in Istanbul as...
Total To Sign Iran Gas Deal, Biggest Since Sanctions Lifted
French energy giant Total will finally sign its multi-billion-dollar agreement to develop an Iranian offshore gas field...
Dressel Takes Third US Title With 50 Free Win
Caeleb Dressel captured his third title of the US Swim Championships by winning the 50-meter freestyle Saturday in the...
Philippines, US Hold Joint Patrol In Dangerous Waters
US and Philippine warships on Saturday conducted a joint patrol of southern waters known as a hunting ground for local...
Ledecky Captures 400m Freestyle For Third Win At US Meet
Five-time Olympic champion Katie Ledecky won her fourth US 400-meter freestyle title Friday at the US Swim...
UN Approves $600 Mn Budget Cut To Peacekeeping
The United Nations on Friday approved a nearly $600 million cut to its peacekeeping budget following pressure from the...
Moscow Says ‘questionable Data’ In Report On Syria Chemical Attack
Russia on Friday dismissed a report by the UN's chemical weapons watchdog that sarin was used as a chemical weapon in...
Nearly Half A Million Displaced Syrians Return Home
Nearly half a million displaced Syrians have returned to their homes since the beginning of the year, mainly to find...
Cyber-Attack Was About Data and Not Money, Say Experts
The Petya malware variant that hit businesses around the world may not have been an attempt to make money, suspect...
Chile Beat Portugal To Reach Confederations Cup Final
Claudio Bravo saved three spot kicks as Chile beat Portugal 3-0 in a penalty shoot-out to reach the Confederations Cup...
Philippines’ Duterte Rides High After ‘rough’ First Year
Rodrigo Duterte ends his first year as Philippine president on Friday as a hugely popular leader, after taking...
Sarin Used In Deadly Attack On Syria Town In April
A fact-finding mission by the UN's chemical watchdog, the OPCW, concluded that sarin was used as a chemical weapon in...
US Meets World Cup Football Nemesis Ghana Ahead of Gold Cup
A United States national team that's unbeaten since Bruce Arena replaced Jurgen Klinsmann as coach entertains World Cup...
Iraq Sees End To ‘caliphate’ As Mosul Mosque Recaptured
Iraq declared the Islamic State group's "caliphate" was coming to an end after it recaptured Mosul's iconic Nuri mosque...
Trump In Brutal ‘facelift’ Attack On Female Journalist
Donald Trump unleashed a brutal personal attack Thursday on respected female television host Mika Brzezinski in the...
NATO Agrees Afghanistan Troop Boost But No Combat Role
NATO will increase troop numbers in Afghanistan to help train local forces facing a resurgent Taliban but will not...
China Offers Philippines More Aid Against Drugs, Terrorism
China vowed Thursday to continue providing the Philippines with "necessary assistance", a day after Beijing donated...
Iraq Military Says It Has Retaken Iconic Mosul Mosque
The Iraqi military announced on Thursday that special forces had recaptured the iconic Mosul mosque where jihadist...
FedEx Unit TNT ‘significantly Affected’ By Virus
Shipping giant FedEx said Wednesday that deliveries were slowed at its Dutch unit TNT Express after the firm was hit by...