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September 5, 2017 9:05 PM

Putin threatens to expel up to 155 more US diplomatic personnel from Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to expel up to 155 more US diplomatic personnel from his country. At a press conference after a summit of BRICS nations in Xiamen, Mr. Putin said, Russia reserves the right to make a decision on how many American diplomats there are in Moscow. However,...

September 5, 2017 8:14 PM

Syrian military breaks IS siege of Deir al-Zour

The Syrian military has broken a siege of the eastern city of Deir al-Zour, surrounded for years by Islamic State. The official Sana news agency reported that troops and allied militiamen had joined up with forces at the Brigade 137 base on the city's outskirts.<br/><br/>An estimate...

September 5, 2017 8:05 PM

Bagladesh: Militant hideout raided in Dhaka

Gunshots and explosions today rocked the Bangladeshi capital after police laid a siege to a six-storey building where suspected militants belonging to an outlawed group behind the country's worst terror attack were holed up.<br/><br/>Bangladesh's elite anti-crime Rapid Action B...

September 5, 2017 7:53 PM

Pakistan rejects declaration by BRICS nations

Under mounting international pressure to act against the terror groups, Pakistan today rejected a declaration by the BRICS nations, including China, saying there is no safe haven for terrorists on its soil.<br/><br/>Leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa condemned ter...

September 5, 2017 6:39 PM

France appoints envoy to mediate between Qatar and Arab States

France&apos;s Foreign Ministry said today that it picked its former Ambassador to Saudi Arabia as a Special Envoy to see how Paris could support mediation efforts in the rift between Qatar and several of its neighbours.<br/><br/>Kuwait&apos;s Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber has led m...

September 5, 2017 5:48 PM

Kenya to re-run Presidential Election on October 17

Kenya's electoral body has announced that presidential election will be re-run on 17 October. Electoral commission's chairman, Wafula Chebukati, said only President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga would be on the new ballot. <br/><br/>In a ruling on Friday, Ch...

September 5, 2017 1:50 PM

Russia may reduce US diplomatic personnel by 155: Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to expel up to 155 more US diplomatic personnel from his country. At a press conference after a summit of BRICS nations in Xiamen Mr. Putin said Russia reserve the right to make a decision on how many American diplomats there are in Moscow. However, he...

September 5, 2017 1:38 PM

Kenya to re-run Presidential Election on October 17

Kenya's electoral body has announced that presidential election will be re-run on 17 October. Electoral commission's chairman, Wafula Chebukati, said only President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga would be on the new ballot. <br/><br/>In a ruling on Friday, Ch...

September 5, 2017 1:08 PM

IS conflict: Government forces closes in on Deir al-Zour

In Syria, Government forces are closing in on the eastern city of Deir al-Zour, which has been besieged by so-called Islamic State for almost three years. State Television said a rapid advance through the desert had brought troops to within three kilometers of the government-held enclave in the city...

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