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Iraqi, US presidents meet in Davos, discuss foreign troops cut – Baghdad Iraqi President Barham Salih met US President Donald Trump in Davos on Wednesday and discussed reducing the number of foreign troops in the country, the Iraqi presidency said in a statement. “During the meeting, reducing foreign troops and the importance of respecting the demands of Iraqi people to preserve the country’s sovereignty were discussed,” Reuters said, quoting the statement. The US Defense Department earlier claimed that its military presence makes Iraq more secure, despite calls by lawmakers in Baghdad for the removal of all foreign troops from the country. There are no plans by the US military to withdraw from Iraq, officials in Washington say. Iraqi, US presidents meet in Davos,...

France will be ‘inflexible’ over Iran’s nuclear ambitions – Macron France will be inflexible about Iran’s nuclear ambitions, President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday. “In the current context, France is determined that Iran never acquires a nuclear weapon, but also that we avoid all military escalation in the region,” Reuters quoted Macron as saying. The president made the comments in Jerusalem after meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjmain Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin ahead of commemorations marking 75 years since the liberation of the Nazi extermination camp Auschwitz. Tehran will never seek nuclear weapons, with or without nuclear deal, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday. He called on the European powers to avoid ‘Washington’s mistake’ of violating...

Ground control to Major Vyomm: India unveils female robot designed for space odyssey (VIDEO) India has showcased a ‘female’ robot that it will send into orbit in preparation for its first manned space missions. The humanoid, named Vyommitra, will also assist Indian astronauts when they make their first flight. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has given the world its first glimpse at the space-trekking bot, which will pilot the inaugural unmanned mission for the organization’s Gaganyaan program. Vyommitra is designed to simulate human functions and will provide ISRO with valuable data for its manned flights, which are scheduled to begin in 2022. Speaking with the Times of India about Vyommitra last year, ISRO chief Kailasavadivoo Sivan s...