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US strikes in Somalia kill four militants

3:25 pm December 30, 2019

Washington: The United States military said it killed four “terrorists” in airstrikes against the Al-Shabaab militant group in Somalia on Sunday, a day after the country’s deadliest attack in two years. US Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted three airstrikes in two locations in the conflict-hit east African nation on Sunday targeting Al-Shabaab militants, it said in […]

US strike on Iran could have consequences in North Korea

White House warns North Korea over ‘Christmas gift’ threat

12:56 am December 30, 2019

Washington: The White House said Sunday it would consider “other tools” beyond personal diplomacy if North Korea went ahead with a threatened “Christmas gift” that could reignite global tensions over its nuclear program. Experts have interpreted the message delivered earlier this month by Pyongyang as a warning that a long-range missile test was imminent if […]

US, Russia said close to deal on nuclear warhead freeze

Putin thanks Trump for intel that helped foil attacks: Kremlin

12:39 am December 30, 2019

Moscow: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Sunday thanked US counterpart Donald Trump for intelligence that helped to foil attacks on Russian soil, the Kremlin said. Putin thanked Trump “for the transfer, through special services, of information allowing the prevention of terrorist acts in Russia,” the president’s office said in a statement. Russia’s FSB, a successor […]

North Korea begins key meeting before year-end deadline for US

3:17 pm December 29, 2019

SEOUL, South Korea: North Korea has opened a high-profile political conference to discuss how to overcome “harsh trials and difficulties,” state media reported Sunday, days before a year-end deadline set by Pyongyang for Washington to make concessions in nuclear negotiations. The ruling Workers’ Party meeting is a focus of keen attention as some observers predict […]

‘Mass stabbing’ at US rabbi’s house

2:50 pm December 29, 2019

Washington: Multiple people were stabbed at a Jewish place of worship in upstate New York late Saturday night, a public affairs group said. “At 9:50 this eve, a call came in about a mass stabbing… It’s the house of a Hasidic Rabbi. 5 patients with stab wounds, all Hasidic, were transported to local hospitals,” the […]