BEIRUT: German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Lebanon for two days starting June 21, accompanied by a high-level delegation, a press release from the German Embassy in Beirut announced Friday. The chancellor is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri, President Michel Aoun and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. According ... Read More »
Satellite images from Baltic outpost and World Cup venue are latest sign of Russian emphasis on nuclear arms Russia appears to have upgraded a nuclear weapons storage bunker in its Kaliningrad enclave, in the latest sign of Moscow’s increased emphasis on nuclear arms in its standoff with Nato, according to ... Read More »
The leader of Turkey’s largest Islamist party rattled off what he believes to be the failures of president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government: a high unemployment rate, a widening trade deficit, a chaotic foreign policy, a stalled European Union membership application and a state of emergency since the failed 2016 coup ... Read More »
‘By 2030, the country’s water demand is projected to be twice the available supply’ India is suffering from the worst water crisis in its history and around 600 million people face a severe water shortage, according to a government think tank. Approximately 200,000 people die every year due to inadequate ... Read More »
Tokyo (CNN)A strong earthquake hit the Japanese city of Osaka during morning rush hour Monday, killing at least two people and injuring 40, Japan’s government says. The 5.3 magnitude quake shook Osaka, on Japan’s main Honshu Island, around 8 a.m. Monday local time (7 p.m. Sunday ET) according to the ... Read More »
Populist parties’ ambitious fiscal plans have put them on a collision course with Brussels The majority of Italians want two things: new political leadership and the euro. The question is whether they can have both. The point about new leadership is uncontroversial. The country’s two ruling populist parties, the League ... Read More »
Landmark meeting in Singapore viewed as ‘little more than a publicity stunt’ by sceptical Tehran after US president Donald Trump’s withdrawal from 2015 Iran deal Iran has told North Korea’s Kim Jong-un not to trust US President Donald Trump after the pair’s historic meeting, warning the American leader could “cancel ... Read More »
The US and North Korean leaders have signed an agreement after historic talks held in Singapore. Trump and Kim arrived in the signing room, walking in together and taking seats at the table. Trump said the pair were signing a “very important document, a pretty comprehensive document”. Kim said: “Today ... Read More »
Nasa’s Curiosity rover has found organic matter preserved on Mars, in a discovery that could suggest it was once home to life. The molecules represent an intriguing suggestion that Mars has been far more alive than we ever knew. While the discovery does not shed light on whether Mars was ... Read More »
Satellite imagery shows that North Korea razed some facilities used for testing ballistic missiles, according to US website 38 North Satellite imagery shows that North Korea razed some facilities used for testing ballistic missiles last month after declaring it was suspending nuclear explosions and missile launches, according to the US ... Read More »
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