SRINAGAR: Two Indian soldiers were killed yesterday in an ongoing gunfight after suspected militants attacked a military base in the Jammu region of Indian-administered Kashmir, officials said, reports AFP. The pre-dawn attack left six others injured, including a girl, after heavily armed militants…

London: A speechwriter has become the second White House aide this week to resign amid allegations of domestic abuse, reports BBC. David Sorensen denies his former wife's allegations he was violent and emotionally abusive. His departure comes just days after another Trump official, Rob Porter, quit…

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is refusing to declassify a high-profile memo written by Democratic lawmakers about the Russia probe, reports AFP. In a letter to the chair of the House Intelligence Committee Friday, White House counsel Don McGahn says the memo “contains numerous properly classified…

Moscow: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for denuclearization talks during a brief conversation with North Korea’s nominal head of state Kim Yong Nam, UN Secretary General’s Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq told reporters on Friday, reports TASS. “The Secretary-General did…

ANKARA: Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said two Turkish military personnel were killed when a helicopter was downed during Ankara’s military offensive against a Kurdish militia in northern Syria, reports AFP. “At this stage, we can say that one out of two helicopters was downed. We have…

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson faces “difficult” talks next week with NATO ally Turkey on Syria and human rights, his delegation…

London: Thousands of Venezuelans have rushed to border crossings with Colombia after Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced a tightening of…

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s veteran former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, who has been picked to lead an opposition bid for election victory, has been admitted to hospital with a chest infection, authorities said yesterday, reports AFP. The 92-year-old, who has joined forces with his former protege-turned-nemesis…

FRANKFURT AM MAIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday mooted a “new chapter” in relations with Poland, strained by Warsaw’s rejection…