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November 18, 2017 8:19 AM

EU hands British PM Theresa May new Brexit ultimatum

European Union President, Donald Tusk warned Britain that it had until early December to make much more progress on divorce terms in order to unlock Brexit trade talks by the end of the year.<br/><br/>In a press conference in Sweden yesterday, after his meeting with British Prime Ministe...

November 18, 2017 6:04 AM

Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 strikes southern China

An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck southern China near the Indian border today. United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, the quake, initially reported as a magnitude 6.7, struck at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers in the Xizang region of southern China close to the Indian border. <br/>&...

November 18, 2017 5:04 AM

EU hands British PM Theresa May new Brexit ultimatum

European Union President, Donald Tusk warned Britain that it had until early December to make much more progress on divorce terms in order to unlock Brexit trade talks by the end of the year.<br/><br/>In a press conference in Sweden yesterday, after his meeting with British Prime Ministe...

November 17, 2017 11:57 PM

IS attack kills 26 displaced people in Syria

In Syria, a car bombing by the Islamic State group killed at least 26 displaced people in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor today. <br/>&apos;<br/>The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said 12 children were among the victims of the attack in Deir Ezzor province, where the jiha...

November 17, 2017 11:56 PM

Russia warns against foreign interference in Lebanese affairs

Russia has warned against foreign interference in Lebanese affairs following the surprise resignation of the Lebanon's prime minister.<br/>&apos;<br/>Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in Moscow today at a meeting with his Lebanese counterpart, Gibran Bassil, that Russia in...

November 17, 2017 11:19 PM

NATO apologizes to Turkey over military exercises in Norway

NATO today apologized to Turkey over military exercises in Norway during which Turkey's founding leader, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, and the current president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, were reportedly depicted as "enemies."<br/>&apos;<br/>NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is...

November 17, 2017 8:47 PM

Lanka Army chief summoned by court over disappearance of 24 Tamils

A Sri Lankan court has summoned the commander of the country's Army tomorrow over the disappearance of 24 Tamils since their arrest in 1996 by security forces during the internal conflict with the LTTE. <br/><br/>The Jaffna High Court has asked Army Chief Lieutenant General Mahesh S...

November 17, 2017 7:42 PM

Iraqi forces recapture last Islamic State-held town

Iraqi forces today captured the border town of Rawa, the last remaining town under Islamic State control, signalling the complete defeat of the group&apos;s self-proclaimed caliphate. <br/><br/>The capture of the town marks the end of Islamic State&apos;s era of territorial rule over a s...

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