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Iranian chief rules out possibility of talks with US

Shawdesh Desk: Iran’s president Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday ruled out holding any bilateral talks with the United States, saying that the Islamic republic is opposed to such negotiations in principle.

‘Catastrophic’ Dorian pounds Bahamas, US evacuates coast

Shawdesh Desk: Hurricane Dorian battered the Bahamas with ferocious wind and rain on Sunday, the monstrous Category 5 storm wrecking towns and homes as it churned on an uncertain path

US and China will meet in September, Trump says, but tariff hikes remain

Shawdesh Desk: Trade teams from China and the United States continue to talk and will meet in September, but tariff increases on Chinese goods set to go in place on

White House aide fired after leaks on Trump family

Shawdesh Desk: The personal assistant to US President Donald Trump has been forced to resign from the White House after leaking intimate information about his family. Madeleine Westerhout, 29, was

Study finds no gene responsible for becoming gay

Shawdesh Desk: A genetic analysis of almost half a million people has concluded that there is no single ‘gay gene’ while it is effectively impossible to predict an individual’s sexual

PM Johnson sparks fury among opponents suspending parliament

Shawdesh desk: British prime minister Boris Johnson sparked fury among pro-Europeans and MPs opposed to a no-deal Brexit by forcing the suspension of parliament weeks before Britain’s EU departure date.

UK shipyard prepares for Brexit turmoil

Shawdesh Desk: Welsh businessman Stewart Graves is certain that a no-deal Brexit will shut down his marine renewable energy plant currently testing its prototypes in the Irish Sea. The entrepreneur’s

Outrage in UK as Johnson announces parliament suspension

Shawdesh Desk: British prime minister Boris Johnson announced Wednesday that parliament would be suspended until October 14 —’ just two weeks before the UK is set to leave the EU