US pull out will be ‘very dangerous step’, says Moscow
President Donald Trump says his intention to scrap a landmark arms control agreement Russia follows years of violations by Moscow in developing prohibited weapons, and “we’re not going to be the only one to adhere to it.” The Kremlin said the pullout “would be a very dangerous step.” Britain said it...
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US to exit Russia nuclear treaty
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US will pull out of nuclear treaty with Russia, says Trump
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World's longest sea bridge between China-Hong Kong to open on Oct 24
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‘Missing Saudi scribe Khashoggi likely dead’
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US Prez praises congressman who assaulted reporter
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Turkey suggests remains taken out of consulate
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Turkey denies giving ‘any kind of audio tape’ on Khashoggi to US
20 October 2018 | AFP
Saudis may blame intelligence official for Khashoggi killing: Post
The rulers of Saudi Arabia are considering blaming a top intelligence official close to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post reported. The plan to assign blame to Maj. Gen. Ahmed al-Assiri, a high-ranking adviser to the crown prince, would be an extraordinary...
British-Pakistani cleric released from jail
Radical preacher Anjem Choudary was released from prison on Friday after serving half of his sentence for urging support to the militant Islamic State group and pledging allegiance to it. Choudary, 51, who was a key figure for a succession of extremist Islamist groups, emerged early morning from Belmarsh prison in...
European, Asian leaders want free trade, push back at Trump
European and Asian leaders pledged their support for free trade at a meeting on Friday that underscored global trade tensions with US President Donald Trump. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the Asia-Europe Meeting in Brussels would send a signal that “countries are coming together here from Europe and Asia that all...
Afghanistan delays polls after Taliban attack
Afghanistan postponed legislative elections in Kandahar province on Friday, after a Taliban-claimed attack on a US-Afghan security meeting killed a powerful police chief and threatened stability across the south. Saturday’s parliamentary ballot would be delayed by one week, a spokesman for President Ashraf Ghani said in a statement, following an extraordinary...
Six dead in fire at Rohingya camp in Myanmar
Six Rohingya were killed early on Friday after a blaze tore through an overcrowded camp for the persecuted minority in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, the local fire service said. Global attention has focused on the 720,000 Rohingya Muslims forced from the State’s north into Bangladesh last year by a brutal military crackdown. The...
Sitharaman holds bilateral talks with her US, ASEAN counterparts in Singapore
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday held a series of bilateral meetings with her counterparts from ASEAN nations and US Defence Secretary James Mattis on the sidelines of ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meet here. Defence Ministers from ASEAN countries and that of Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Russia, and the...
Globe Trotting
Bulgaria indicts suspect in journalist killing Sofia: Bulgarian prosecutors on Friday indicted a man accused of the rape and murder of a television journalist and the court hearing the case ordered him to remain in custody pending trial. Severin Krasimirov, 20, was handcuffed and under heavy guard when he appeared before...
