Russia has held its largest-ever military drills in the Sea of Japan, amid rising tensions between Moscow and NATO. On Saturday, Russian troops took part in the exercises, which are part of the Vostok-18 (East-2018), that kicked off in eastern Russia on Sep 11 and will run until Monday. The ...
The Iraqi parliament elected Mohammad Al-Halbousi as a new speaker on Saturday, marking the first step towards establishing the new government four months after an inconclusive national election. Al-Halbousi tallied 169 votes to beat out Khalid al-Obaidi’s 89, local media reported. Al-Halbusi was governor of the province of Anbar, one ...
