DAMASCUS, Jan. 25 (NsNewsWire) — The Syrian talks in Astana, Kazakhstan, ended on Tuesday, with a final communique backing a one year ceasefire reached recently in Syria, and brought six-year-old foes face to face for the first time. Turkey, Russia and Iran, the three sponsors of the two-day Syrian talks, made a joint statement at […]

LONDON, Jan. 25 (NsNewsWire) — British Prime Minister Theresa May has been grilled over an alleged cover-up of a reportedly failed missile test. On Monday, the prime minister confirmed that she had been informed of last year’s Trident missile test when she came into office in July 2016, reports Xinhua. However, on Sunday, the prime […]

MOSCOW, Jan. 25 (NsNewsWire) — Alcohol consumption per person in Russia has decreased by over 33 percent since 2009 as a result of anti-alcoholic efforts, Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported Tuesday. The annual alcohol consumption per person has dropped from 15 liters in 2009 to over 10 liters now, RIA Novosti cited Russian Federal […]

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. President Donald Trump has asked James Comey, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to stay on, U.S. media reported Tuesday. The New York Times has quoted sources as saying that Comey had told his top agents across the country that he had been extended the offer, reports […]

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (NsNewsWire) — Existing home sales in the United States experienced the best year in 2016 since the Great Recession, while sales softened in December, an industry report showed Tuesday. Total existing home sales, which are completed transactions that include single-family homes, town houses, condominiums and co-ops, finished 2016 at 5.45 million sales […]

LONDON, Jan. 25 (NsNewsWire) — Theresa May’s government will put a bill before the British parliament within days to trigger the country’s exit from the European Union, the House of Commons was told Tuesday. The announcement to MPs (members of the Parliament) by Brexit Secretary David Davis came just hours after the highest court in […]

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (NsNewsWire) — The U.S. Senate voted Monday evening to approve the nomination of Mike Pompeo as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The 100-seat chamber voted 66-32, with 14 Democrats and an independent senator voting alongside the 51 Republicans to confirm the nomination, reports Xinhua. A simple majority is needed […]

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (NsNewsWire) — The White House said Monday that the newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump is open to conducting joint strikes with Russia on Islamic State (IS) terrorists. “I think if there’s a way that we can combat ISIS (IS) with any country, whether it’s Russia or anyone else, and we have […]