Solemn tones in US Congress as Donald Trump goes on trial
News York(ANN)- It was a historic day in Washington on Thursday as the 100 members of the US Senate were sworn in for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. Shortly after midday, the seven impeachment managers appointed by House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi to represent House Democrats in the trial, walked to the Senate where More...
Moscow: Russian PM and government quit as Putin proposes constitutional changes
Moscow(ANN)-Vladimir Putin has embarked on a sweeping reshuffle of Russia’s leadership, accepting the resignation of Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev and proposing constitutional amendments that would limit the More...
Trump: Saudi paid $1bn to increase number of US troops in region
New York(ANN)-US President Donald Trump said that he made Saudi Arabia pay the US for the increased presence of American service personnel in the region as a result of the regional tensions. In an interview More...
Israeli foreign minister cancels visit to Dubai
Tel Aviv (ANN)-Israel’s foreign minister has cancelled a visit to Dubai this month due to security concerns, The Jerusalem Post newspaper reported on Sunday, Anadolu Agency reports. Israel Katz, who doubles More...
Iran: Ukrainian plane brought down ‘due to human error’
Tehran(ANN)-Iran says a Ukrainian plane which crashed outside Tehran this week had flown close to a sensitive military site and been brought down due to human error “at a time of crisis caused by US adventurism.” In More...
PPsychiatrists: Urgent action must be taken against Trump for creating Iran crisis
Washington(ANN)-A group of mental health professionals has said US President Donald Trump is “dangerous and incapacitated” and an urgent action must be taken by Congress after he ordered the assassination More...
US broadens sanctions on Iran officials, economy
New York(ANN)-The US on Friday ratcheted up sanctions on Iran to include its manufacturing and construction sectors on a week that tensions between the two countries drew closer to a direct military confrontation, More...
Sudan seizes assets of Bashir’s former ruling party
Khartoum(ANN)- Sudan has seized the assets of ousted President Omar al-Bashir’s now-dissolved party, a senior member of the country’s ruling sovereign council said, Reuters reports. The National Congress More...
Ukraine-Bound Airliner Crashes Near Tehran, Killing 176 : NPR
Tehran(ANN)-A Ukraine International Airlines jetliner, reportedly carrying 176 passengers and crew, has crashed near Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport, according to Iran state television, which More...
Canada says some troops in Iraq to be moved temporarily to Kuwait for safety
Kuwait , City (ANN)-Some of Canada’s 500 military personnel based in Iraq will be temporarily moved to Kuwait for safety reasons, the country’s top military official said on Tuesday, due to fears of possible More...
