‘He Died Crying and Screaming’: Trump Confirms Daesh Leader Baghdadi Has Been Eliminated

On Saturday night, the president left a mysterious tweet, writing that “something very big has just happened,” with the White House later saying he would make an announcement on Sunday morning. President Trump has confirmed that US special forces have killed Daesh (ISIS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. “Last night the US brought the world’s number […]

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Security Forces Gun Down 7 IS-linked Militants in the Southern Philippines

Security forces killed seven suspected members of an Islamic State-inspired militant group during a clash in the southern Philippines, the military said Friday. Combined police and military forces attacked the suspects’ hideout in a village in southern Midsayap town on Wednesday, sparking a firefight that led to the casualties, local infantry commander Lt. Col. Glen […]

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Japanese Airlines Cancel Nearly 2,000 Flights Amid Approaching Typhoon Hagibis

TOKYO (Sputnik) – Japanese companies canceled 1,929 international and domestic flights over the approaching powerful typhoon Hagibis, local media reported on Saturday. The NHK broadcaster reported that earlier in the day, that Japan Airlines Corporation (JAL), All Nippon Airways (ANA), Peach Aviation had canceled 262 international flights. Meanwhile, 13 air carriers, including JAL and ANA, […]

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Saudi Arabia eyes improved tourism with new visa system

Saudi Arabia today launched its new tourist visa, inviting a wider range of foreigners to visit the country in an effort to diversify the country’s economy. In what Tourism Minister Ahmed Al-Khateeb called an “historic moment”, the kingdom’s new visa system offers access to tourists from 49 countries and calls on foreign companies to invest […]

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