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A group of United States federal judges have reportedly postponed a widely-anticipated emergency meeting in which they were expected to discuss the growing controversy over intervention by the US Department of Justice in politically charged cases, including that of Roger Stone, an ally of President Donald Trump. CNN reported on Wednesday that the Federal Judges Association postponed the meeting without elaborating on why...

Less than nine months out from the 2020 United States presidential election, the pool of Democratic candidates vying for their party's nomination continues to shrink. There are now only eight candidates in the race, down from more than 25 earlier this year. The field is likely to continue to shrink as leading candidates pull away in the polls and as the race...

China's National Health Commission reported on Thursday at least 114 new deaths from the coronavirus outbreak as of the end of Wednesday, bringing to at least 2,118 the number of fatalities nationwide. At least 108 of the new fatalities were from Hubei Province, the epicentre of the epidemic. The national health commission also reported 394 new confirmed cases, significantly lower than the 1,749...

At least eight people were killed in two shooting incidents late on Wednesday in the German city of Hanau, police said. Police special units are chasing an unknown number of perpetrators, who fled the scene of the attack in the city of about 90,000 people east of Frankfurt. More: Germany far-right group was 'plotting Christchurch-style attack' Gunman kills two after trying to attack...

Doha Festival City (DHFC) has been announced as Platinum Sponsor of the Super Slam II pro-wrestling event by Qatar Pro Wrestling. The sponsorship integrates with Doha Festival City’s ‘Be Active’ campaign carried out this month in celebration of the country’s sports vision, according to a press statement. As the Entertainment Partner, Doha Festival City is the official host of the...

A delegation from Qatar Charity is heading to Turkey, with the aim of providing urgent shelter, food, and other aid to Syrian refugees and displaced persons to alleviate their suffering and meet their basic needs. This comes in response to the worsening humanitarian situation of vulnerable Syrians following the largest displacement in Syria during the last three months, and in...

Young adults learned valuable debating skills at the ‘Public Speaking and Debate’ workshop held recently at Qatar National Library. Organised with QatarDebate, a member of Qatar Foundation, the workshop helped participants - who ranged in age from 12-18 years - conquer their self-doubt when it comes to public speaking and convey their opinions in a persuasive way. In a statement, the...

Qatar University (QU) celebrated the second edition of Qatar Math Day in the presence of officials from the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, the university and experts from inside and outside the country, along with 300 teachers, faculty, researchers and students of various universities within the country. The event included lectures and various other activities that focused on the...

Qatar has reaffirmed that the unjust blockade imposed on it for more than two-and-a-half years, and the attempt to impose dictates and policies on it are flagrant violation of the principles of equality, sovereignty and territorial integrity of states, and the principles and purposes of the UN Charter, and contradict the efforts of the Special Committee aimed at respecting...

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani issued the following instruments of ratification yesterday: 1. An instrument of ratification approving the ratification of the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation. 2. An instrument of ratification approving a draft memorandum of understanding for co-operation in the field of standards between the Public Works Authority (Ashghal) in...

Turkish businessman Osman Kavala has been detained by police for alleged links with a 2016 failed coup, according to state media, hours after he was acquitted for his alleged role in the Gezi Park protests of 2013. Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency said late on Tuesday prosecutors had accused Kavala of "attempting to undermine the constitutional order" in relation to the coup attempt blamed by Ankara...

The White House added to its ever-evolving list of justifications for killing top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani last week when in a memo addressed to Congress, it did not specifically cite the "imminent threat" the Trump administration had previously said the Iranian general posed in justifying its January attack. In a legally-mandated memo, the White House told Congress that Trump "directed" the strike...

The administration of United States President Donald Trump said on Tuesday said it will begin treating five major Chinese state-run media entities with US operations the same as foreign embassies, requiring that they register their employees and properties with the State Department. Two senior State Department officials said the decision was made because China has been tightening state control over its media, and Chinese President Xi Jinping has...

Libya's internationally recognised government has said it is suspending its participation in ceasefire negotiations hosted by the United Nations in Geneva, hours after an attack by renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar's forces on the capital's port. In a statement late on Tuesday, the presidential council of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) said it would respond firmly to the attack at the appropriate time. Earlier in...