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Germany bans neo-Nazi group Combat 18, launches raids

Two hundred officers seized phones, laptops, weapon-related objects, clothing, and Nazi relics, the German Interior Ministry said in a statement

Jan 23, 2020

By Reuters

Pakistan conducts test launch of ballistic missile Ghaznavi

Lieutenant General Nadeem Zaki Manj, Director General Strategic Plans Division, and senior officers, among others, witnessed the launch

Jan 23, 2020

By IANS

Mnuchin goads Greta, Saudis in spotlight and Merkel - what to expect at Davos on Thursday

Check out the list for what to expect and key speakers at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting on Thursday

Jan 23, 2020

By Reuters

Anti-Brexit demonstrators wave EU and Union flags opposite the Houses of Parliament, in London

House of Commons rejects changes to Brexit bill demanded by upper house

UK's Labour Party and other political parties, including the Scottish National Party, had urged the government to accept the changes

Jan 23, 2020

By IANS

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Who is Dalia al-Aqidi, the woman trying to unseat Ilhan Omar?

Dalia al-Aqidi is a refugee from Iraq who settled in the US in the 1990s, and she carved a name for herself as a reporter and is set on replacing Omar in Minneapolis

Jan 22, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

Crisis-hit Lebanon's new cabinet to meet for first time

Under PM Hassan Diab, the government, was formed on Tuesday after the Iranian-backed Shi'ite group Hezbollah and along with the allies agreed on a cabinet of 20 specialists

Jan 22, 2020

By Reuters

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These 7 countries could to be added to Trump administration's travel ban list

On the sidelines of annual World Economic Forum, US President Donald Trump informed about expanding the ambit of the travel ban to include more countries

Jan 22, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Lawmaker from Soleimani hometown offers $3 million bounty on Trump's head

Iranian lawmaker Ahmad Hamzeh will reward anyone with $3 million if they kill US President Donald Trump. The offer was made in the parliament

Jan 22, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Saudi Arabian Crown Prince, Mohammad bin Salman

Saudi crown prince Mohammad bin Salman hacked Amazon chief Jeff Bezos' phone - report

The hacking allegedly took place five months prior to the murder and dismemberment of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul

Jan 22, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Donald Trump's Senate trial begins as a polarized America looks on

Donald Trump and his lawyers have decried his impeachment, saying he has done nothing wrong and that Democrats are simply trying to stop him from being re-elected

Jan 21, 2020

By Reuters

Brexit costs Boris Johnson-led government three parliamentary votes in Upper House

The bill which facilitates the withdrawal of the UK from the EU with a deal on January 31, was approved earlier this month by MPs without any alterations

Jan 21, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Al-Salbi, aka Abdullah Qardash: New Isis leader is Yazidi genocide mastermind

Born in an Iraqi Turkmen family, Salbi is one of the very few non-Arab leaders in the ISIS

Jan 21, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

American journalist arrested by Lebanese military over reporting for 'Israeli enemy newspaper'

Haaretz, the Israeli newspaper in question has denied any connection with the journalist and said that it "did not receive that video directly from anyone other than Reuters"

Jan 21, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Video captures attack on Green Zone, US Embassy in Baghdad also targeted

The Green Zone in Baghdad came under Katyusha rocket attack yet again on Tuesday and the video was captured by a reputed journalist who heard the sirens of the oncoming attack

Jan 21, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

Russian sat-nav GLONASS helped Iran accurately fire missiles that injured US forces in Iraq: Report

Russia gave Iran access to its global positioning system to target the US base in Iraq

Jan 21, 2020

By Johnlee Varghese

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