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UK PM hopefuls slam Trump tweets, but refuse to call them racist

2:34 pm July 16, 2019

London: The two candidates vying to become Britain’s next prime minister both condemned on Monday US President Donald Trump’s xenophobic tweets about progressive Democrat congresswomen as “totally offensive” and “totally unacceptable”. But front-runner Boris Johnson and Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt refused to call the tweets racist when pressed to do so during their last debate […]

Djokovic vows to win fans’ love with Federer record in view

1:32 pm July 15, 2019

London: Novak Djokovic has vowed to convince fans that he is not public enemy number one even if he surpasses people’s champion Roger Federer as the greatest Grand Slam title winner of all time. The world number one saved two match points to clinch a fifth Wimbledon title and 16th major on Sunday, shattering Federer’s […]

Spain rescues 141 migrants at sea in one day

12:03 pm July 14, 2019

Madrid: A total of 141 migrants from the sub-Sahara region were rescued at sea Saturday between Spain and Morocco, from a variety of makeshift vessels, the Spanish maritime rescue service said. Two boats carrying 86 people, one of which was already beginning to sink, were recovered in the Alboran Sea, the stretch of the Mediterranean […]

Theresa May speaks of Brexit frustration in final interview as British PM

9:10 pm July 13, 2019

London: Theresa May has spoken of her frustration over not being able to see Brexit through and underestimating how “entrenched” the country’s MPs had become on the issue of Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU) in her final television interview as British Prime Minister. May, who is currently serving as caretaker Prime Minister during […]

All S-400 missiles to be delivered to India by 2025: Russian deputy chief of mission

Turkey continues receiving Russian S-400 air defence parts

9:02 pm July 13, 2019

Istanbul: Turkey has continued receiving components of a Russian-made air defence system for a second day, despite Washington’s warnings that it will impose sanctions on the NATO-member country. Turkey’s defence ministry tweeted Saturday the landing of a fourth Russian cargo plane in Murted Air Base, near the capital, Ankara. On Friday, the ministry announced the […]