JERUSALEM, (APP/AFP): Israeli aircraft targeted two Hamas sites in southern Gaza early Saturday in response to a cross-border rocket attack, the army said, as tensions along the Palestinian territory’s border simmered. “Earlier today… a rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip at southern Israel,” a military statement read. “In response… aircraft targeted two Hamas terror […]
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Israel targets Hamas sites in Gaza after rocket fire: army
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US media gave wide coverage to Sadiq Khan’s historic election
NEW YORK, (APP): American print and electronic media gave extensive coverage to the historic election of Sadiq Khan as Mayor of London, highlighting that he is a Muslim of Pakistani ancestry, with The New York Times calling him “one of the most prominent Muslim politicians in the West.” In a front page dispatch from London, […]
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Germany says expects Turkey to respect EU migrants
BERLIN, (APP/AFP): German Chancellor Angela Merkel expects Turkey to stick to a deal to limit refugee flows to the EU even after the announced resignation of its prime minister, her spokesman said Friday. “The chancellor has worked very well until now with Turkish Prime Minister (Ahmet) Davutoglu and all Turkish representatives and we assume that […]
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Myanmar president proposes for
YANGON, (APP/AFP): Myanmar’s president has urged the creation of a new ministry for Aung San Suu Kyi’s state advisor position, official media reported Friday, a move that will deepen her influence and likely rile the powerful army. Suu Kyi is barred from the presidency by the military-drafted constitution despite having led her pro-democracy party to […]
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Colombia authorizes air strikes against criminal gangs
BOGOTA, (APP/AFP): Colombia on Thursday authorized the use of all military force, including air strikes, against the country’s three biggest criminal gangs in a major escalation against “organized armed groups.” Defense Minister Luis Carlos Villegas announced the directive late Thursday after a special session of a Senate committee in a violence-torn region of northwestern Colombia. […]
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Missing Malaysia helicopter debris found: PM
KUALA LUMPUR, (APP/AFP): Malaysian search crews have found suspected debris from a helicopter that disappeared with six people on board, including a deputy minister and a member of parliament, the prime minister said Friday. Search teams recovered a rotor blade, a floatation device, part of a wall panel, a door and a seat early Friday […]