Washington: Google and Twitter told lawmakers they’ve found no evidence of Russian influence efforts via their platforms in the handful of U.S. elections held last year, reports Politico. The companies, along with Facebook, responded to written questions from Senate Intelligence Committee members…

BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel called yesterday for a quick end to the last stretch of tortuous negotiations to forge a government for Germany, in a…

MELBOURNE: Tens of thousands of people marched across Australia yesterday in an “Invasion Day” protest calling for a rethink of the national…

LONDON: US President Donald Trump made a rare apology yesterday over his decision to retweet anti-Muslim videos posted by a British far-right group, a move which strained tensions with London, reports AFP. “If you’re telling me they’re horrible racist people, I would certainly apologise…

LONDON: Britain’s Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has accused Russia of spying on its critical infrastructure as part of possible plans to create…

SEOUL: The Winter Olympics will offer only a brief respite from tensions over North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, the South’s unification minister warned yesterday, urging Pyongyang to seize the opportunity to talk to Washington, reports AFP. Seoul and the US have only agreed to put off major…

JERUSALEM: Israeli Holocaust survivors are pleading with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cancel his plan to forcefully expel tens of thousands of African migrants, citing their own experiences as outcasts, reports AFP. “We, who know precisely what it’s like to be refugees, to be homeless…