London, 23 July 2019 (Anadolu News) Boris Johnson on Tuesday was chosen as the U.K.’s next prime minister and head of the Conservative party, beating his rival Jeremy Hunt. Johnson secured 92,153 votes from the membership of the Tory party, defeating Hunt, who got 46,656. Johnson was widely expected to win. The controversial former foreign...

Washington, 23 July 2019 (APP) Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday hailed his white House meeting with President Donald Trump as a 'pleasant surprise', saying the Pakistani side was blown over by the U. S. leader's welcome and conversation. 'It was a pleasant surprise. We were all blown over, We loved the meeting," Khan said speaking...

Kabul, Afghanistan, 21 July 2019 (Anadolu News) Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, Commander of the U.S. Central Command, on Saturday visited Kabul to discuss the Afghan peace process, upcoming presidential elections and regional issues, an official statement read. The CENTCOM Commander met Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah in the Afghan capital Kabul and assured Washington's support for the...

Islamabad, 20 July 2019, Washington Times When Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan arrives at the White House on Monday for his meeting with President Trump, the leaders are expected to discuss counter-terrorism, defense, energy and trade. But many in Pakistan’s capital hope the visit accomplishes something more: a reset in Islamabad-Washington ties. Khan’s first visit...

Berlin, 08 July 2019 (Xinhua) The German government has rejected an appeal by the U.S. government to deploy ground forces in Syria to fight the Islamic State (IS) terror organization, government spokesperson Steffen Seibert said here on Monday. On Friday, James Jeffrey, U.S. special representative for Syria engagement and special envoy for the global anti-IS...

Islamabad, 08 July 2019 By Ashraf Jehangir Qazi                                                                                               ...

Los Angeles,  06 July 2019 (Xinhua) A magnitude 7.1 earthquake on Friday hit southern California at 8:19 p.m. local time (0319 GMT Saturday), according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The epicenter is near Ridgercrest, a city in Kern County which is located 272 km north of Los Angeles downtown. A nearby area was...

Ankara, 05 July 2019 (Anadolu) Turkey removed Murat Cetinkaya as Central Bank governor early Saturday and replaced him with the bank’s deputy governor, Murat Uysal, according to a presidential decree published in the Official Gazette. According to a Central Bank statement, Uysal said in his first remarks as governor that he will continue to "independently...

Ankara, 05 July 2019 (Anadolu) In a phone call, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres discussed the UN's signing of "an action plan" with the PKK/YPG terror group, diplomatic sources said on Friday. The two top politicians touched on the UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Virginia Gambia’s...

04 July 2019 On the sidelines of preparation for the MSC Arab Business Delegation to Philippines from 09 to 16 July 2019, Management Solutions Consultancy (MSC) being the Qatar-based proponent of this trade mission has partnered with the Association of Chief of Police of the Philippines Inc. (ACPPI) through it’s Global Police Community Relations (GPCR)...