A historian lost her court bid on Friday to force Australian authorities to release secret letters that would reveal what Queen Elizabeth II knew of her representative’s plan to dismiss Australia’s government more than 40 years ago. The National Archives of Australia has categorized the correspondence between the British monarch, …
Read More »Islam doesn’t belong to Germany, new interior minister says
New Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said Islam did not belong to Germany, in an interview published on Friday, setting him on a collision course with Chancellor Angela Merkel who has stressed the need to integrate Muslims. Seehofer also set out a range of hardline policies on immigration, as the new …
Read More »French judge issues arrest warrant for daughter of Saudi king
PARIS: A French judge has issued an international arrest warrant for the daughter of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz in relation to an attack by her bodyguard against a worker in her Parisian flat, a source close to the investigation said. Princess Hassa bint Salman is the sister of …
Read More »Iran calls Saudi prince a delusional, naive person
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman is a “delusional naive person,” who has no idea of politics apart from bitter talk that emanates from lack of foresight, Iran said on Thursday hours after young prince’s remarks about Tehran during an interview with CBS made headlines. During the interview, the prince …
Read More »Hillary Clinton fractures hand on India trip
WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI: Hillary Clinton has fractured her hand during a tour of India, reportedly slipping in a bathtub at a luxury hotel in a former palace. A doctor at the private Goyal Hospital told AFP Friday that Clinton had undergone screening after suffering pain in her right hand following a …
Read More »Russia will expel British diplomats too: Lavrov
Astana, Kazakhstan: Moscow will expel British diplomats in response to London´s move to kick out 23 Russian officials over the poisoning of ex-double agent Sergei Skripal, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday. “Of course we will,” Lavrov told journalists when asked whether Moscow will respond in kind to the …
Read More »We don´t want a new Cold War´, NATO chief says
London: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Friday the alliance did not want a return to Cold War hostilities with Russia while expressing support for Britain´s strong stance on the nerve agent attack. He said the targeting of former double agent Sergei Skripal fit a “pattern of reckless behaviour” to …
Read More »Shucks, Finns: Finland tops 2018 global happiness index
HELSINKI: Fans of skiing, saunas and Santa Claus won’t be surprised to hear Finland is the happiest place to live. The World Happiness Report published Wednesday ranked 156 countries by happiness levels, based on factors such as life expectancy, social support and corruption. Unlike past years, the annual report published …
Read More »Britain expels 23 Russian diplomats over chemical attack on double agent
LONDON: Britain will expel 23 Russian diplomats in response to a nerve agent attack on a Russian former double agent in southern England, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday, adding it was the biggest single expulsion in over 30 years. May told parliament Britain would also freeze Russian state …
Read More »Al-Qaida in Syria losing ground in battles with insurgents
BEIRUT: For the first time since its meteoric rise in 2012 amid the chaos of war, al-Qaida’s branch in Syria is in retreat, battling rival militant groups in the north and fighting for survival in a key foothold near the capital, Damascus. Over the past three weeks, the extremist group …
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