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Saudis vow nuclear arms race with Iran
AFP, Published on 15/03/2018
» WASHINGTON: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has said if Iran develops a nuclear weapon, Riyadh will follow suit -- just days before he arrives in Washington for talks with US President Donald Trump.
US hits Russia with sanctions for election meddling
AFP, Published on 15/03/2018
» WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's administration on Thursday levied sanctions against Russia's top spy agencies and more than a dozen individuals for trying to influence the 2016 US presidential election and conducting separate cyberattacks.
North Korea's top diplomat due in Sweden for talks
AFP, Published on 15/03/2018
» STOCKHOLM - North Korea's top diplomat was on Thursday en route to Sweden for talks which could play a role in setting up a proposed summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un.
Russian runway paved with gold
AFP, Published on 15/03/2018
» MOSCOW - A Russian plane loaded with precious metals lost its glittering cargo on take-off Thursday, scattering the runway with gold and silver.
Jones drops Care and Ford in major England rugby shake-up
AFP, Published on 15/03/2018
» BAGSHOT (UNITED KINGDOM) - Eddie Jones tried to draw a line under his disparaging comments about Ireland and Wales as he announced a raft of changes to England's side for their Six Nations finale.
Toys 'R' Us to close all US stores
AFP, Published on 15/03/2018
» NEW YORK: Toys 'R' Us, the iconic retail chain that has captivated American children for generations, has announced plans to shut all of its US stores, becoming one of the biggest casualties of the retail shakeout amid the rise of e-commerce.
Russia spat bolsters UK's May, reopens opposition wounds
AFP, Published on 15/03/2018
» LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May's response to the suspected Russian poisoning of a former spy has soothed Brexit divisions with her party, but has starkly exposed the ideological rift within the opposition Labour ranks.
If Iran gets nuclear bomb, Saudi Arabia will follow suit: crown prince
AFP, Published on 15/03/2018
» WASHINGTON - Likening Iran's leader to Adolf Hitler, Saudi Arabia's crown prince warned in a US television interview that if Tehran gets a nuclear weapon, his country will follow suit.
UK, US, France, Germany jointly condemn attack on ex-spy
Reuters, Published on 15/03/2018
» LONDON: The leaders of France, Germany, Britain and the United States issued a joint statement on Thursday condemning a chemical attack on a Russian former double agent in England and blaming Moscow for it.
NLA: Court review won't delay polls
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 15/03/2018
» The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) will send only the senators bill, and not the MP bill, to the Constitutional Court for a constitutionality review so the process won't delay the general election, says its whip.