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August 21, 2019 7:15 AM

Huge explosion hits ammunition depot in Iraq

<span style="color: #222222;">In Iraq, two paramilitary Hashd Shaabi members were killed and five others were wounded in a huge explosion yesterday at an ammunition depot at a camp near Baghdad. <br />'' <br />'&...

August 20, 2019 8:27 PM

British PM issues backstop ultimatum to EU over Brexit

<span style="color: #222222;">British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has issued an ultimatum to the European Union (EU) to scrap unviable and anti-democratic Irish border backstop, to negotiate a new deal before the October 31 Brexit deadline.<br />'&...

August 20, 2019 7:59 PM

Brazil bus hijacker shot by police; all passengers unhurt

<span style="color: #222222;">In Brazil, a gunman holding a busload of passengers hostage in Rio de Janeiro today was shot dead by police,  ending the hours-long hijacking.<br />'' <br />'' At least 16 peopl...

August 20, 2019 7:55 PM

Russia, China slam new US missile test

<span style="color: #222222;">Russia and China have warned that a new US missile test had heightened military tensions and risked sparking an arms race.<br />'' <br />'' The US and Russia ditched the Intermediate-Range N...

August 20, 2019 2:06 PM

Series of explosions injured at least 40 in Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, the Independence Day today was marred by bloodshed when a series of explosions shook the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, wounding at least 40 people including children.<br />''<br />'' As many as 10 blasts were reported in and around ...

August 20, 2019 2:04 PM

Russia says US missile test 'escalation of military tensions'

<span style="color: #222222;">Russia today said that the United States was ramping up military tensions by testing a medium-range cruise missile weeks after tearing up a pact with Russia. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said, the US has obviously taken ...

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