US officials said the body of the head of the militant group of the Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was buried at sea, when new details emerged about the operation of the US special forces that led to his death during the end of week. The Syrian Kurds claimed to be a key source of […]
The United States welcomed China's proposal to organize a new meeting that brings together Afghan and Taliban officials on Monday after President Donald Trump abruptly ended talks with the insurgents. Read: Afghan rivals will meet in China after US talks stall The Taliban last week said China invited a delegation to the talks in Beijing,
Nearly 30 MEPs, mainly from far-right parties, will be the first international delegation to visit Kashmir occupied by India on Tuesday since the authorities imposed a security crackdown in August to support the end of the region's autonomy. While the Indian government supports the visit, the European parliament and the hierarchy of the European Union
The EU member states agreed on Monday to postpone Britain's divorce from the bloc for up to three months until January 31, with possible ramps beforehand. "The EU27 has agreed that it will accept the UK's request for a Brexit push-up until January 31, 2020," tweeted the president of the European Council, Donald Tusk. EU
Unemployment and slow economic growth are fueling social tension and popular protests in several Arab countries, the International Monetary Fund said on Monday. The riots are contributing to slower growth in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region, along with global trade tensions, oil price volatility and a disorderly Brexit process, the IMF said
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Two people were killed in a shooting at a party outside the University of Texas A&M University-Commerce that also left at least 14 others injured, a sheriff's official said. The shooting took place just before midnight on Saturday in Greenville, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) southwest of the Commerce campus, said Deputy Chief Buddy Oxford
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi announced on Sunday that Islamabad has denied New Delhi's request to use airspace for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Indian government requested permission from Pakistan to use the country's airspace on October 28 for the Indian prime minister who will visit Saudi Arabia to participate in an international business
The main negotiator of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, for Afghanistan was in Kabul on Sunday to inform the Afghan president about peace efforts on his first return trip since Trump ended talks with the Taliban in order to put end to the longest war in the United States. Zalmay Khalilzad's visit
President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that the fugitive leader of the Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a raid by US special forces in northwestern Syria, in a major blow to the militant group. Baghdadi killed himself during the raid by lighting a suicide vest, Trump said in a televised speech from
