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UK's Johnson presses for fresh Brexit talks in Paris

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace a day after talks in Berlin with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, pressing them to accept his request to reopen Brexit negotiations.

And Kashmiris shall immediately cease to exist

The Indian government's measures to bring Kashmir under direct rule by New Delhi attempts to erase the Kashmiri political identity and will inflame an already simmering resistance.

Dubai’s Princes Haya goes to UK court to protect daughter

Sister of Jordanian monarch moves to enable forced marriage protection with regard to one of her daughters.

US envoy James Jeffrey visits Ankara amidst CENTCOM drama

The clock is ticking fast and Washington can no longer afford to ignore Turkey's security obstacles and continue its support of the PKK terror group's Syrian affiliates.

Pakistan arrests alleged mastermind of Mumbai terror attacks

The move came days before a visit to Washington by Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has vowed to crack down on militant groups operating in Pakistan.

Iran sees some progress on nuclear deal, but not enough

Abbas Araghchi, Iran's deputy foreign minister, said progress was made at talks in Vienna aimed at saving the nuclear deal but probably not enough to convince Tehran to change its decision to go over the deal's core atomic restrictions one by one.

Russian S-400 'superior' to US Patriot missile system – experts

Former Pakistan intelligence head General Ehsanul Haq and former deputy chief of Indian Air Force Kapil Kak say US defence missiles are no match to tested Russian defence system. Washington has warned Turkey and India against buying S-400s.

Why Mexico's migrant caravan is a journey worth taking

Most migrants have much more deeply-rooted reasons to leave everything behind and walk towards the unknown.

Trump halted Iran strikes citing 150 possible deaths as disproportionate

US President Donald Trump says his country was "cocked and loaded" to hit three sites in Iran in response to downing of a US drone but he cancelled the attack after being told 150 people would die.

The ongoing US-Iran tensions explained

The two archrivals have recently been firing off salvos against each other, increasing tension not only in the Gulf but also around the world.

Turkey responds after US cancels fighter jet training for Turkish pilots

In a letter, the Turkish defence minister called for mutual respect and friendship after the US backtracked on offering F-35 training to pilots in response to Turkey purchasing Russian-made S-400 defence systems.

Nuclear changes, more troops heighten US-Iran tensions

The United States ratcheted up pressure on Iran, announcing the deployment of 1,000 additional troops to the Middle East, as Tehran set a 10-day countdown for world powers to fulfil their commitments for a nuclear deal abandoned by Washington.