Russian defense minister holds talks by phone with U.S. counterpart: RIA
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu held talks by phone with U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper, the RIA news agency reported on Monday, citing the Russian...
UAE to lift Lebanon travel ban from Tuesday: WAM
The United Arab Emirates will lift a ban on its citizens traveling to Lebanon from Tuesday, UAE state news agency WAM said on Monday, as...
Rising heart infections tied to U.S. opioid epidemic
(Reuters Health) – As the opioid epidemic continues in the U.S., more cases of an infection that damages the heart are being seen, researchers say....
Youth suicide attempts often involve over-the-counter painkillers
(Reuters Health) – Young people who attempt suicide by poisoning often use antidepressants or over-the-counter medicines like acetaminophen, ibuprofen and aspirin, a U.S. study suggests....
U.S. troop withdrawal started in Syria: Erdogan
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that U.S. troops had started to withdraw from parts of northeast Syria after his phone call with U.S....
Sudan’s Hamdok urges Saudi investment
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok urges businessmen to invest in Sudan as part of his visit to the Saudi capital Riyadh, where he met top...
Kremlin questions veracity of report on Trump-Putin calls
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s office dismissed as untrustworthy on Monday a Washington Post report about his telephone conversations with U.S. President Donald Trump....
Growing number of heroin users weighs on Kenya
The number of Kenyans injecting drugs rose by more than 50 percent in the past eight years and the majority of users take heroin, the...
Turkey dollar bonds tumble after Syria worries mount, Trump threat
Turkey’s sovereign dollar bonds dropped their most in nearly a month on Monday on growing concerns about Ankara’s military operations in northeast Syria and a...
Trump threatens to ‘obliterate’ Turkey’s economy over Syria
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to “totally destroy and obliterate” Turkey’s economy if it took any action he considered “off-limits” following his decision...