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Afghanistan preparing for presidential election

Afghanistan’s presidential election process has entered a new phase that is known as the silence period.

French lawmakers observe minute of silence to remember Chirac

The French National Assembly interrupted a sitting on Thursday to hold a minute’s silence in honor of former French president Jacques Chirac.

 Saudi crown prince bars princes from foreign travels: Paper

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has banned dissident princes with questionable loyalties from travelling abroad, a media report says.

Indian officials deny clampdown on Kashmir

Top Indian officials have denied security clampdown and communications blackout in the Indian-controlled Kashmir.

Vaping death toll rises to 11 after US officials report ‘hundreds’ of new cases

A vaping-related illness has claimed two more lives in the US, bringing the total number of fatalities to 11.

Supporting KSA now difficult for Western allies, says commentator

A political commentator says the Saudi crown prince’s claim of responsibility for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi makes the situation difficult for Riyadh’s Western allies to continue supporting the kingdom.

Made in the USA: The unraveling of a very British coup

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s illegal prorogation of Parliament marks a very British coup, but the failed attempt has been made in the USA.

Review: Yemen’s 8 indigenous drones that changed military equations

Yemen has changed the military equation against Saudi Arabia with eight domestically-manufactured drones.

Moderate quake shakes Istanbul; eight people slightly hurt

Eight people are slightly injured after a moderate 5.7 magnitude earthquake shakes buildings and damages two mosques in Istanbul.

UAE’s Economic Slump

Israel grabs more Palestinian land in south of occupied West Bank

Israeli authorities have announced the confiscation of hundreds of acres of private Palestinian land in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.

Boris Johnson’s attack on parliament symptom of wider problem

UK PM Boris Johnson’s “dangerous” language while addressing MPs is just a symptom of the wider societal culture of violence.

PELOSI launches Trump inquiry process

Erdogan’s historic Palestine speech at UN

The Turkish president explains how Israel grabbed almost all of the Palestinian territories in a half century of occupation.

Logging trucks protest job losses in forestry industry in Canada 

Hundreds of logging trucks have made their way from across British Columbia to Vancouver city center to protest job losses in the forestry industry.

US sanctions strengthen unity between Iranian nation, government: Rouhani

Iran’s President Rouhani says Washington’s “maximum pressure” campaign against the Iranian nation has only strengthened unity between the government and the people.

Libya’s PM says rebel general ‘not a partner for peace’

Libya’s Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj rules out any more peace talks with renegade general Khalifa Haftar, who is commanding an offensive on the capital.

Republican senators could turn against Trump if impeachment passes House: Conway

There is a real chance that Republican senators who “privately hate” Trump would vote to impeach him once House votes in favor of impeachment, says a bigTrump critic.

China slams new US sanctions imposed over oil deals with Iran

China lambastes the “bullying” United States for imposing new sanctions on Chinese entities and individuals over shipping oil from Iran.

Europeans committed to US bans, should not longer be trusted: Ayatollah Khamenei

Ayatollah Khamenei says the Europeans should no longer be trusted after they failed to honor their obligations under a 2015 nuclear deal.

Former French president Jacques Chirac dies at 86

Former French president Jacques Chirac has died at the age of 86, Chirac’s son-in-law tells Reuters.

Turkey, Pakistan, Malaysia agree to fight Islamophobia

Turkey, Pakistan, and Malaysia agree to jointly fight the rising threat of Islamophobia, mainly in the West.

At least 11 dead, 1000s evacuated as flash floods hit western India

At least 11 people have been killed and six are missing after the western Indian city of Pune and its neighboring areas were hit by heavy rain and flash floods.

China vows to retaliate as Hong Kong bill advances in US

China vows to “hit back forcefully” at the United States, after the US Congress officially pushed forward legislation related to Hong Kong.

US, UK, France complicit in Saudi war crimes in Yemen: Amnesty

Amnesty International says precision-guided bombs made by the United States have been used in Saudi-led deadly airstrikes against civilians in Yemen.