Doctor: Motorcycle bomb in southern Syria city kills 3
A local doctor says an explosion in southern Syria has killed at least three people and wounded at least one. Syrian state TV said the Wednesday night explosion was due to a booby-trapped motorcycleand occurred in the province of Sweida. The province…
Putin signs bill to suspend Russia’s participation in nuclear treaty
U.S.-China Trade Talks Resume With Phone Calls, Kudlow Says
(Bloomberg) — U.S. and Chinese officials will talk by phone in the coming week as they seek to resolve a growing trade war between the two countries, said Larry Kudlow, President Donald Trump’s chief economic adviser.“They’re on the phone,” Kudlow tol…
Islamic organization condemns Israeli tunnel near Al-Aqsa
An international body of Muslim nations has condemned the opening of an Israeli tunnel that runs beneath a Palestinian neighborhood in east Jerusalem. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation on Wednesday called it a “bold and irresponsible move” that …
Sudan protesters resume talks with army over transition
Sudan’s pro-democracy movement resumed talks Wednesday with the ruling military council over a transfer of power to civilian rule, a protest leader said, a move that could break weeks of political impasse since the military ousted autocratic President …
Scholars say Philistine genes help solve biblical mystery
Human remains from an ancient cemetery in southern Israel have yielded precious bits of DNA that a new study says help prove the European origin of the Philistines — the enigmatic nemeses of the biblical Israelites. The Philistines mostly resided in f…
Many Venezuelans Can No Longer Afford Beer, So They’re Drinking Cheap Agave Liquor
Cocuy was once stigmatized as moonshine, but with hyperinflation putting other drinks out of reach, many Venezuelans have turned to this cheap form of alcohol. It tastes similar to tequila and mezcal.
Iran will make next breach of nuclear deal in days by casting aside uranium enrichment limit
Iran will take its most significant step in breaching the nuclear deal this weekend by casting aside a limit on uranium enrichment levels, the country’s president said Wednesday. Hassan Rouhani said that on Sunday his government would stop respecting a…
Germany’s Merkel absorbs domestic heat to get her woman to EU helm
BERLIN/BRUSSELS, July 3 (Reuters) – In the twilight of her career, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has chosen to soak up domestic heat from her coalition partners in order to secure a close ally at the top of the European Union who will outlast her. U…
Merkel faces fury at home over choice of von der Leyen for European Commission chief
Angela Merkel faced a wave of fury at home on Wednesday over the nomination of Ursula von der Leyen as the new head of the European Commission that threatened to split her government and cast doubt on her future as chancellor. Her main coalition partne…
Kremlin says details of deadly sub fire ‘state secret’
Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said there were survivors of the accident, without specifying numbers. The seamen died on Monday due to smoke inhalation, the defence ministry said, following the fire on a submersible in the Barents Sea in Russia’s terr…
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