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Philippine MPs to Vote on President Rodrigo Duterte's Bid For Longer Martial Rule
Duterte is widely expected to win approval for martial law in the region until the end of the year, with troops having failed to wrest back the southern city of Marawi following two months of fighting.
Jeff Sessions Discussed Donald Trump Campaign Matters With Russian Envoy: Report
The Washington Post quoted current and former administration officials who cited US intelligence intercepts of Ambassador Sergey Kislyak’s accounts to his bosses in Moscow of two encounters he had with Sessions, then an adviser to Trump, during the campai...
Pentagon Chief Jim Mattis Says He Thinks IS Leader Baghdadi is Alive
Earlier this month, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it had "confirmed information" that Baghdadi had been killed, but Western and Iraqi officials have been sceptical.
Strong Quake Off Turkish And Greek Coasts Kills 2, Injures Scores
Local officials said 100 people were injured on the Greek holiday island of Kos, a destination favoured by British holidaymakers.
Donald Trump Regrets Hiring Jeff Sessions After Russia Probe Recusal
Donald Trump said that Jeff Sessions had acted unfairly in taking the job in the first place if he had felt in any way compromised. "How do you take a job and then recuse yourself? If he would have recused himself before the job, I would have said, 'Thank...
Trump Threatens 'Economic Actions' if Venezuela Creates Constituent Assembly
US President Donald Trump did not specify what measures could be taken. But the warning dramatically raised the stakes and scope of the long political and economic crisis that has been battering Venezuela.
Nelson Mandela Ambulance 'Caught Fire', His Surgeon Reveals
The incident is one of several bizarre episodes contained in the book chronicling Mandela's final years by Vejay Ramlakan, who was South Africa's surgeon general
Nawaz Sharif's Legal Team Rejects Panamagate Probe Panel's Report
A six-member Joint Investigation Team (JIT) set up by the Supreme Court to investigate charges of money laundering against Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family had submitted the report on July 10 to the court.
Islamic State Leader Baghdadi Almost Certainly Alive: Kurdish Security Official
Lahur Talabany also said that after defeat Islamic State would wage an insurgency and resemble al Qaeda on "steroids".
Amid Doklam Standoff, Chinese Army Holds Live-fire Drills in Tibet
The brigade that conducted the drills was from the PLA's Tibet Military Command and is one of China's two plateau mountain brigades
10 Less-known Facts About China's One Belt, One Road Project
More than 60 countries, with a combined GDP of $21 trillion, have expressed interest in participating in OBOR.
At Six-month Mark, Donald Trump is Most Unpopular US President in 70 Years
According to a survey conducted by US-based news agencies ABC News and Washington Post, only 36% of Americans say they "approve" of the way the US President Donald Trump has been doing his job while staggering 58% "disapprove" of Trump.
3 British Sikhs Jailed For Smuggling Afghans Into UK
Cousins Daljit Kapoor and Harmit Kapoor, and Davinder Chawla, all three in their 40s, had admitted conspiring to help foreigners get into the country illegally and were sentenced last week at Inner London Crown Court.
Chinese Premier Xi Jinping Confidant And Rising Political Star, Chen Miner, Promoted
The elevation of Chen, a trusted confidant of Xi Jinping, is a sign the president is flexing his political muscles as he manoeuvres to line up a new Politburo Standing Committee, the apex of political power in China.
Boozing Altitude: Aussie Flyer Swaps Suitcase For Beer
To the amusement of ground staff at Melbourne airport, the can of Emu Export Lager was tagged and made its way along the conveyor belt to the plane as the only check-in item for passenger Dean Stinson on Saturday.
Panamagate: Nawaz Sharif's Daughter Maryam Submitted False Documents, Says JIT
In its report submitted to the apex court, the six-member Joint Investigation Team (JIT) accused that Maryam Nawaz Sharif provided the probe team "fake/falsified documents", which is a criminal offence under Pakistan laws.