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The air strikes targeted the village of Hajin, the last major stronghold of Islamic State in Syria, and resulted in fires, but there was no information about casualties, the Russian military said. (Photo: AFP)

Nearly 5,000 flee last IS enclave in eastern Syria

Nearly 5,000 people, including almost 500 IS fighters, have left Syria

23 Jan 2019 11:59 AM IST

Huawei would spend $2 billion as part of efforts to address security issues raised in a British government report earlier this year. (Photo: AP)

US to seek Huawei exec's extradition from Canada

The United States confirmed that it plans to seek the extradition of Huawei's finance director.

23 Jan 2019 11:48 AM IST

US President Donald Trump greets supports at rally in Elko, Nevada. (Photo: AFP)

After a month of shutdown, US federal workers turn to food banks

A month since the US government shutdown began, dozens of federal employees have been lining up in Brooklyn for basics.

23 Jan 2019 11:35 AM IST

The senior Trump administration official said the United States will have a process to recognize same-sex domestic partners of foreign diplomats from countries where same-sex marriage is not legal, but which recognize American domestic partners. (Representational Image)

Can't pay informants: FBI as US govt shutdown continues

Investigations and prosecutions are suffering from lack of money.

23 Jan 2019 11:05 AM IST

Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed on December 1 to a three-month truce in the escalating spat. (Photo: File)

US-China trade talk meeting not cancelled: White House

The Financial Times and CNBC both reported Tuesday afternoon that Washington had cancelled a preliminary meeting.

23 Jan 2019 10:53 AM IST

The UAE in December last year had announced to provide USD 3 billion financial assistance to Pakistan. (Photo:Twitter)

UAE, Pakistan sign USD 3 billion bailout package to shore up economy

The UAE in December last year had announced to provide USD 3 billion financial assistance to Pakistan.

23 Jan 2019 10:41 AM IST

Turkeys President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Photo: AP)

Putin and Erdogan to hold Syria talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan will hold Syria talks in Moscow.

23 Jan 2019 10:32 AM IST

Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un make history by becoming the first sitting US and North Korean leaders to meet and shake hands. (Photo: AFP)

Secret north korean missile site, one of 20, found: Report

The latest report provides more evidence that North Korea is not dismantling its weapons facilities.

22 Jan 2019 4:57 PM IST

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Nawaz Sharif shifted to hospital from jail

Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who is serving a seven-year imprisonment in a Lahore jail, was rushed to...

22 Jan 2019 4:06 PM IST

President Donald Trump speaks before signing a USD 716 billion defense policy bill named for Senator John McCain Monday, in Fort Drum, New York on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Students who mocked native american 'treated unfairly': Trump

Boys from a Catholic school in Kentucky were treated unfairly in a rush to judgment, President Donald Trump said.

22 Jan 2019 2:33 PM IST

The fate of the abducted in Kunduz province in an area that has recently fallen under Taliban control was not immediately known and there was no statement from the insurgents. (Representational | AP)

At least 65 killed in Taliban attack on Afghan intel base

At least 65 people were killed in a Taliban-claimed attack on an Afghan intelligence base.

22 Jan 2019 2:23 PM IST

President Donald Trump speaks before signing a USD 716 billion defense policy bill named for Senator John McCain Monday, in Fort Drum, New York on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Trump made over 8,000 false or misleading claims since taking office

The president averaged nearly 5.9 false or misleading claims a day in his first year in office.

22 Jan 2019 2:10 PM IST