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Saudis blame Iran for drone attack amid calls for US strikes
Published On: May 17, 2019 11:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press
DUBAI, May 17: Saudi Arabia accused Tehran of being behind a drone strike that shut down a key oil pipeline in the kingdom, and a newspaper close to the palace called for Washington to launch “surgical” strikes on Iran, raising the specter of escalating tensions as the U.S. boosts its military presence in the Persian Gulf.
Trump changes immigration plan focus to ‘merit’ over family
Published On: May 17, 2019 10:17 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, May 17: Unveiling a new immigration plan, President Donald Trump said Thursday he wanted to provide a sharp contrast with Democrats, and he did — aiming to upend decades of family-based immigration policy with a new approach that favors younger, “totally brilliant,” high-skilled workers he says won’t compete for American jobs.
Iran claims right to respond to ‘unacceptable’ US sanctions
Published On: May 16, 2019 07:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
DUBAI, May 16: Iran’s foreign minister on Thursday said sanctions imposed by the Trump administration are “unacceptable” but that his country is committed to an international nuclear deal that has steadily unravelled amid rising tensions.
Huawei is a risk so Britain must change course on 5G, ex-MI6 spymaster says
Published On: May 16, 2019 03:25 PM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, May 16: China’s Huawei poses such a grave security risk to the United Kingdom that the government must reconsider its decision to give it a limited role in building 5G networks, a former head of Britain’s MI6 foreign spy service said on Thursday.
Death toll from Niger ambush rises to 28 soldiers killed: army
Published On: May 16, 2019 03:15 PM NPT By: Reuters
NIAMEY, May 16: The death toll from an ambush on Nigerien troops near the Mali border has risen to 28, an army spokesman said on Thursday.
Mother, newlyweds among 6 killed after Alaska planes crash
Published On: May 16, 2019 03:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
ANCHORAGE, May 16: A newly married couple, a pilot who used his family’s savings to buy his own plane, a devoted family man from Australia and an office manager at an insurance company with a vivacious personality and a heart of gold were among the six victims in this week’s deadly midair collision of two sightseeing planes in Alaska.
U.S. blacklists China's Huawei as trade dispute clouds global outlook
Published On: May 16, 2019 02:46 PM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, May 16: The Trump administration hit Chinese telecoms giant Huawei with severe sanctions on Wednesday, adding another incendiary element to the U.S.-China trade dispute just as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he would visit China soon for more talks.
Happy 130th birthday, Eiffel Tower: Laser show for Iron Lady
Published On: May 16, 2019 11:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press
PARIS, May 16: Paris wished the Eiffel Tower a happy birthday Wednesday with an elaborate nighttime laser show retracing the monument’s 130-year history.
Abortion ban aims for high court, but won’t get there soon
Published On: May 16, 2019 10:45 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, May 16: Alabama’s virtual ban on abortion is the latest and most far-reaching state law seemingly designed to prod the Supreme Court to reconsider a constitutional right it announced 46 years ago in the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.
Iran’s supreme leader makes uranium enrichment threat
Published On: May 15, 2019 07:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
DUBAI, May 15: Iran’s supreme leader issued a veiled threat in the same speech in which he stated that “no one is seeking war,” saying it wouldn’t be difficult for the Islamic Republic to enrich uranium to weapons-grade levels amid rising tensions with the U.S., state media reported Wednesday.
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