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But Macron has made no secret of his wish to engage with Russian President Vladimir Putin on a range of disputes, saying he would raise the issue at a NATO meeting in London next week. (Photo: File)World
Caught on Camera: ‘Go out,’ Macron lashes out at Israeli security...

Macron told Israeli officers that rules in place -'for centuries will not change with me. So everybody, respect the...

23 Jan 2020 2:08 PM IST

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Saudi hacked Amazon founder Jeff Bezos phone: Report

Saudi Arabia’s US embassy dismissed the report calling it absurd

22 Jan 2020 1:35 PM IST

Photograph taken on January 11, 2019, shows people standing over the fragments of the Ukraine International Airlines plane Boeing 737-800 that was shot down by Iranian missiles outside Tehran on January 8, 2020. (AFP)World
Iran confirms two missiles fired at Ukraine airliner

Iran-'s investigation into the aircrash outside Tehran confirms plane was hit by two Tor missiles

21 Jan 2020 1:05 PM IST

Forough Hamidi (centre right) is embraced by a woman as she and her husband Ahmad Ahmadi (L) whose nephew died in a Ukraine airplane crash in Iran, attend a vigil for the victims of the flight at the Har El Synagogue in West Vancouver, British Columbia (Photo:AP)World
Europe row: Iran may pull out of N-deal

Iran says it will withdraw from NPT if dispute over its N-programme goes before UNSC.

21 Jan 2020 1:19 AM IST

Riot police use a water cannon against anti-government demonstrators at a road leading to the parliament building in Beirut, Lebanon om Saturday. AP photoWorld
Lebanon unrest: Riots in Beirut leaves 150 injured

Thick white smoke covered the downtown Beirut area near Parliament as police and protesters engaged in confrontations

19 Jan 2020 12:07 PM IST

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Obese ISIS cleric, Jabba the Jihadi, arrested in Mosul

Abu Abdul Bari was known for provocative speeches against the security forces and was an important leader of ISIS gangs

19 Jan 2020 12:03 PM IST

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a news conference in Ottawa, Canada. The conference dealt with the downing of Ukraine flight 752. AFP photoWorld
Hand over downed Ukrainian jet-'s black boxes to France: Trudeau to...

Iran doesn-'t have the technical expertise and mostly the equipment necessary to be able to analyse these damaged black...

18 Jan 2020 5:50 PM IST

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves to worshippers prior to deliver his sermon in the Friday prayers at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran. AP photoWorld
Trump, a clown who will push a poisonous dagger into backs of...

Iran-'s supreme leader said Western countries, saying they are too weak to “bring Iranians to their knees.”

17 Jan 2020 5:41 PM IST

Irans president Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that a special court should be formed to probe the downing of a Ukrainian passenger jet that was mistakenly targeted by Iranian forces. (AP)World
Iran makes first arrests over airliner downing

President Rouhani attempts to assuage protesters’ anger by calling for punishment for anyone at fault

14 Jan 2020 4:22 PM IST

A candlelight ceremony in Tehran turned into a protest, with hundreds of people chanting against the countrys leaders including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and police dispersing them with tear gas. AP photoWorld
Iran police shoot at those protesting plane shootdown

Uniformed police officers were just one arm of Iran’s security forces who were out in force for the demonstrations

13 Jan 2020 2:56 PM IST

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (L) meets Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the town of al-Ula in northwestern Saudi Arabia. AFP photoWorld
Conflict with Iran impacts entire world: Shinzo Abe

“Any military confrontation that includes Iran will have an impact not only on peace and stability in the region but...

13 Jan 2020 1:45 PM IST

People gather for a candlelight vigil to remember the victims of the Ukraine plane crash in Tehran, Iran. APWorld
Iran braces for protests after admitting plane shootdown

Hundreds of students gathered at a University on Sunday to mourn the victims and protest over concealing the cause of...

12 Jan 2020 5:50 PM IST

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