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Two Pakistani soldiers have been killed in an attack by militants on an army vehicle on patrol in a troubled mountainous region in Pakistan’s northwest. Pakistan’s army said in a statement on Tuesday that the attack took place in the North Waziristan tribal region near the Afghan border. No group …

German police have carried out raids in connection with four young people suspected of having links to the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group. Prosecutors and police said in a statement on Thursday that the raids in the capital Berlin and the eastern state of Saxony Anhalt on Thursday came as part …

Sicily on Monday welcomed nearly 900 refugees rescued in Mediterranean waters off the coast of Libya in the past few days, with many expressing relief at having escaped the “Libyan hell“. More than 330 refugees rescued by Italian coast guard and other European vessels have already disembarked at Sicilian ports, …

Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) is ready to perform its duty towards the issue facing Jerusalem, Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein on Saturday. “We have to be prepared for any possibilities. The ATM has always been ready, waiting for instructions from the top leadership,” the Malaysian state news agency Bernama quoted Hussein. …

Russia has reiterated its commitment to the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty), dismissing threats by the United States to impose sanctions on Moscow over alleged violations of the treaty. US media reported on Friday that Washington was planning “economic and military” sanctions against Russia over violations of the arms …

European Union President Donald Tusk has warned Britain about the difficulty of the next level of the Brexit talks. “The most difficult challenge is still ahead. We all know that breaking up is hard but breaking up and building a new relation is much harder,” Tusk said on Friday after …

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has censured the joint military exercises conducted by the United States and South Korea, saying the drills could provoke North Korea to carry out more missile tests. Lavrov made the remarks on the sidelines of the 24th Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and …

Britain is concerned about US President Donald Trump’s plan to recognize Al-Quds (Jerusalem) as Israeli capital, foreign minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday. A senior US official says Trump will make the announcement later today, ignoring warnings from US allies around the world that the move could trigger unrest in the …

Pope Francis Wednesday defended the “status quo” of Al-Quds (Jerusalem), hours ahead of an announcement by US President Donald Trump in which officials said he will recognize the holy city as Israeli capital. “I cannot silence my deep concern over the situation that has emerged in recent days. At the …

British Prime Minister Theresa May is facing growing pressure from within her own Conservative Party to reveal the true cost of leaving the European Union and settling the Brexit “divorce bill.” Conservatives lawmakers in Parliament, as well as former cabinet ministers, say the time has come for the premier to …