
China blasts Pompeo for ‘vicious’ speech against Beijing
Beijing (AFP) Oct 31, 2019 - Beijing slammed US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday for a speech it said had viciously attacked China.
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Beijing (AFP) Oct 31, 2019 - Beijing slammed US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday for a speech it said had viciously attacked China.
Oct 31, 2019

Dundee UK (SPX) Oct 31, 2019 - A new 3D process which involves old aerial photos and modern-day drone photography has shed light on accelerated ice loss from some of Iceland's largest glaciers. Dr Kieran Baxter from the Uni
Oct 31, 2019

Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 31, 2019 - Hong Kong on Thursday confirmed it had plunged into its first recession since the global financial crisis as months of seething pro-democracy protests and the US-China trade war exact a heavy toll on the financial hub.
Oct 31, 2019

Beirut (AFP) Oct 31, 2019 - The Islamic State jihadist group confirmed the death of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a statement Thursday and named his replacement as Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Quraishi.
Oct 31, 2019

Tehran (AFP) Oct 31, 2019 - Iran said Thursday it hopes the UN nuclear watchdog will act neutrally under its new head and vowed to maintain cooperation with its inspectors monitoring a landmark 2015 nuclear deal.
Oct 31, 2019

Baghdad (AFP) Oct 31, 2019 - Iraqi President Barham Saleh vowed Thursday to hold early parliamentary elections once a new law is passed and said the country's embattled premier would resign if an alternative was found.
Oct 31, 2019

Jerusalem (AFP) Oct 31, 2019 - An anti-aircraft missile was fired Thursday at an Israeli drone over Lebanon, the Israeli army said, adding that the unmanned aircraft was not hit.
Oct 31, 2019

Washington (UPI) Oct 30, 2019 - The dry dock flooding of the under-construction aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy marked a building milestone as the ship heads to its Dec. 7 christening.
Oct 30, 2019

Washington (UPI) Oct 30, 2019 - BAE Systems & Land Armaments LP won a $119.9 million contract to build 30 amphibious combat vehicles for the U.S. Marine Corps, the Defense Department announced.
Oct 30, 2019

Beijing (AFP) Oct 30, 2019 - Beijing will use facial recognition tools to speed up security checks in the city's overcrowded metro, using a 'credit system' to sort passengers into different channels, state-run media reported on Wednesday.
Oct 30, 2019

Baghdad (AFP) Oct 30, 2019 - Talks were underway on Wednesday over the ouster of Iraq's embattled premier, as a rights commission said the latest week of anti-government demonstrations have left at least 100 dead and 5,000 injured.
Oct 30, 2019

Kiev (AFP) Oct 30, 2019 - NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday welcomed a pullback by the Ukrainian army and Moscow-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine, but reiterated calls for Russia to withdraw all their troops.
Oct 30, 2019

Washington (AFP) Oct 30, 2019 - The Islamic State group's leadership has a deep bench and a replacement for deceased chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi could surface within weeks, the US government's top counter-terrorism expert said Wednesday.
Oct 30, 2019

Washington (AFP) Oct 30, 2019 - The Pentagon released video and photos on Wednesday of the US special forces raid that resulted in the death of Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Oct 30, 2019

Washington (UPI) Oct 30, 2019 - Russian and Egyptian air forces are involved in a joint training exercise in Egypt, a sign of growing Russian involvement on the African continent.
Oct 30, 2019

Moscow (AFP) Oct 30, 2019 - Russia's newest nuclear submarine on Wednesday successfully test fired a Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile from the White Sea off Russia's northwestern coast, the defence ministry said.
Oct 30, 2019