Washington: The US-led coalition fighting ISIS in Syria conducted air and artillery strikes against pro-regime forces in Syria on Wednesday, killing over 100 pro-regime fighters, the coalition said in a statement. The coalition said the strikes had been carried out after forces allied with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad “initiated an …
Read More »Nancy Pelosi tells US House immigrant stories for eight hours
US politician Nancy Pelosi is thought to have set a new record for the longest speech ever made in the House of Representatives, after telling the stories of immigrants for eight hours. Ms Pelosi was advocating on behalf of undocumented immigrants who came to the US as children, known as …
Read More »White House senior aide to resign following abuse charges
WASHINGTON: White House staff secretary Rob Porter said on Wednesday he would resign following accusations of domestic abuse from two former wives. He did not say when his resignation would be effective. Porter, a senior adviser who is in charge of much of the documentation that goes to President Donald …
Read More »Russia condemns site for revealing salary of pilot killed in Syria
MOSCOW: The Russian defence ministry has criticised an independent news website for publishing the average salaries of military officers after a Russian pilot´s plane was downed over Syria. Saint Petersburg´s respected news website Fontanka revealed late Monday that with basic information anyone can access the personal files of servicemen on …
Read More »Moscow authorities struggle to clear record snowfall
MOSCOW: Moscow authorities battled to clear streets and told children they could skip school as the city was blanketed by its heaviest snowfall in 100 years. The city hall said that 45 centimetres (17 inches) of snow had fallen between Saturday and Monday morning, or 20 percent more than the …
Read More »Students at Pakistan Embassy express solidarity with Kashmiris in Beijing
BEIJING: Students from more than four continents showed solidarity with Kashmiri people and paid tributes to the martyrs in a culture program organized by Pakistan Embassy college Beijing in collaboration with Pakistan Embassy here on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, Pakistan ambassador to China Masood Khalid said Pakistan does not …
Read More »Russia sold $15 billion worth of weapons in 2017
Moscow: Russia sold around $15 billion worth of weapons in 2017, maintaining a similar level of sales to the previous year, the country´s agency responsible for military exports Rosoboronexport said on Wednesday. “In 2017 Rosoboronexport signed contracts worth approximately $15 billion with customers in 53 countries,” the agency´s CEO Alexander …
Read More »Pence announces ‘toughest’ US sanctions on North Korea
US Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday Washington would soon unveil its “toughest sanctions ever” on North Korea, adding that the regime in Pyongyang would not be allowed to “hijack” the upcoming Olympics. Speaking in Japan before attending the opening ceremony of the Winter Games in South Korea, Pence pledged …
Read More »How great Dow art not
We’re guessing that President Trump won’t be gloating about the stock market in upcoming speeches the way he did during last week’s State of the Union Address. After losing 666 points on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 1,175 on Monday, the largest one-day point drop in Dow history. …
Read More »Will Democrats have the money to win Congress? The Kochs are making me nervous
The Cook Political Report has said that “A wave is a comin.” And FiveThirtyEight argues “The Democrats’ Wave Could Turn Into A Flood.” In just over nine months, we’ll know whether Paul Ryan is still Speaker of the House and President Trump still has control of Congress. In January 2010, …
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