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‘Suicidal’ man steals and crashes empty plane from Seattle airport
World
August 11, 2018
‘Suicidal’ man steals and crashes empty plane from Seattle airport
Two military F-15 jets were scrambled late Friday after a “suicidal” airline worker stole and later crashed an empty…
Erdogan vows to defy US ‘threats’ over detained pastor
Middle East
August 11, 2018
Erdogan vows to defy US ‘threats’ over detained pastor
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hit back Saturday at US “threats” over a detained American pastor which has escalated tensions…
US giant Monsanto known for controversial chemicals
Health & Fitness
August 11, 2018
US giant Monsanto known for controversial chemicals
From “Agent Orange” and DDT to genetically modified crops, Monsanto has long been associated with controversial chemicals, but a…
Iran gives most explicit rejection yet of US talks
Middle East
August 11, 2018
Iran gives most explicit rejection yet of US talks
Iran gave its most explicit rejection yet of talks with the United States on Saturday, and accused Washington of…
Trump still fuels racial divide a year after Charlottesville
World
August 11, 2018
Trump still fuels racial divide a year after Charlottesville
There has been no reset, no moment of national healing. One year after blaming “both sides” for violent clashes…
Erdogan says will defend Turkey against economic attacks
Middle East
August 10, 2018
Erdogan says will defend Turkey against economic attacks
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan pledged on Friday to defend Turkey against economic attacks and said increasing production, exports…
As Trump cracks down on Pakistan, U.S. cuts military training programs
World
August 10, 2018
As Trump cracks down on Pakistan, U.S. cuts military training programs
ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration has quietly started cutting scores of Pakistani officers from coveted training and educational…
U.S. curbs on Russian banks would be act of economic war: PM
World
August 10, 2018
U.S. curbs on Russian banks would be act of economic war: PM
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia would consider any U.S. move to curb the operations of Russian banks or their foreign currency…
Taliban fighters storm Afghanistan’s Ghazni, seize parts of city
Middle East
August 10, 2018
Taliban fighters storm Afghanistan’s Ghazni, seize parts of city
GHAZNI, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Heavily armed Taliban fighters attacked Ghazni city in central Afghanistan early on Friday, burning police checkpoints,…
US to impose sanctions on Russia over Skripal poisoning
World
August 9, 2018
US to impose sanctions on Russia over Skripal poisoning
The sanctions come after the US said Russia used a chemical agent against an ex-Russian spy. Moscow remains hopeful of…