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Poland says Belarus has changed tactics on migrant crisis

Sokolka, Poland, Nov 20 (AFP/APP):Poland said Saturday that Belarus has changed tactics in their border crisis by now directing smaller groups of migrants to multiple points along the European Union’s eastern frontier. Though there have been signs of the crisis easing, Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak […]

US taps Raytheon, Lockheed and Northrop for hypersonic defense

Washington, Nov 20 (AFP/APP):US defense giants Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman have been awarded contracts to develop missiles that could protect the United States from hypersonic attacks, the Pentagon announced Friday. Hypersonic missiles, like traditional ballistic missiles, can fly more than five times the […]

US tells Taliban to ‘earn’ the release of frozen funds

Washington, Nov 19 (AFP/APP):The United States rebuffed Friday an appeal by the Taliban to release Afghan assets frozen after their takeover, saying the new government in Kabul must “earn” legitimacy first. Thomas West, the US Special Representative for Afghanistan, said in a tweeted statement that […]

W.House says Biden has ‘resumed his duties’ after brief power transfer

Washington, Nov 19 (AFP/APP):President Joe Biden has reassumed authority after briefly transferring power to Vice President Kamala Harris while under anesthetic for a routine medical procedure, the White House said Friday. Press Secretary Jen Psaki tweeted that Biden had spoken with Harris and his chief […]

US newspaper calls Modi’s U-turn on agricultural laws one of his ‘biggest setbacks’

NEW YORK, Nov 19 (APP):Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s U-turn following the massive protests by farmers against the agricultural laws introduced by him represents one of the “biggest setbacks” of his 7-year rule, according to The Wall Street Journal, a leading American economic and financial […]

France vows not to ‘abandon’ fishermen in UK dispute

Paris, Nov 19 (AFP/APP):French President Emmanuel Macron insisted Friday that he would not “abandon” fishermen demanding post-Brexit licences for waters off the Channel island of Jersey, escalating a battle of words that could spiral into a trade war. “We are going to continue to fight, […]

Hundreds of migrants arrive back in Iraq on flight from Belarus

Arbil, Iraq, Nov 18 (AFP/APP):Hundreds of Iraqis returned home Thursday on an Iraqi Airways flight from Belarus, where thousands of migrants have camped on the Polish border for weeks hoping to enter the EU. A total of 431 people were aboard the Boeing 747, said […]

‘Hundreds’ of fake Lebanese degrees sold to Iraqis

Baghdad, Nov 18 (AFP/APP):Iraq has summoned its cultural attache in Beirut for an investigation into the alleged sale of “hundreds” of fake Lebanese university degrees to Iraqis, including MPs. “At least three private Lebanese universities are implicated,” an Iraqi academic source, who requested to remain […]

Police disperse Sudan protesters after deadliest day since coup

Khartoum, Nov 18 (AFP/APP):Street clashes again shook Sudan’s capital Thursday a day after security forces shot dead 15 protesters in the bloodiest day since the military’s October 25 takeover. Police fired tear gas to disperse dozens of anti-coup protesters who had stayed on the streets […]

US throws support behind treaty to curb plastic

Nairobi, Nov 18 (AFP/APP):The United States on Thursday threw its support behind negotiations on a treaty to curb plastic pollution, ending a key holdup in international efforts to clean up the planet’s oceans and save marine life. On a visit to the United Nations Environment […]

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