Politics

US Senate passes resolution calling killing of Armenians genocide - 12/14/2019

WASHINGTON, Gretel Johnston and Can Merey (dpa)- The US Senate on Thursday passed a resolution recognizing as genocide the mass killings of Armenians during World War I. The Senate voted unanimously...

UN renews agency helping Palestinian refugees despite US opposition - 12/14/2019

NEW YORK (dpa)- The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly voted to renew the mandate for the UN agency that supports Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) amid a funding crisis and...

German foreign minister says rights under pressure worldwide - 12/12/2019

BERLIN (dpa)- Human rights are under pressure across the world, including in western countries, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas told parliament in Berlin on Thursday. Speaking during a debate on...

Syrian government forces retake control of key road from Kurds - 12/12/2019

BEIRUT (dpa)- Syrian government forces on Wednesday reopened a major highway in northern Syria once controlled by the country's minority Kurds, Syrian state media and a monitor reported. In October,...

Turkey court keeps US consulate worker in jail, next hearing in March - 12/12/2019

ISTANBUL (dpa)– A Turkish employee of the US consulate must remain in prison, more than two years after he was imprisoned over alleged ties to the failed 2016 coup, an Istanbul court ruled on...

Sanna Marin, youngest Finnish prime minister - 12/11/2019

HELSINKI (dpa)- A fan of rock music and funk, Sanna Marin is Finland's third female prime minister and, at age 34, the country's youngest head of government to date. She was born 1985 in Helsinki,...

EU has allocated full 6 billion euros pledged to Turkey refugees - 12/11/2019

BRUSSELS (dpa)- The European Union has allocated the full six billion euros (6.65 billion dollars) pledged for refugees in Turkey under a 2016 deal aimed at stemming arrivals to the bloc, its...

Trump warns Lavrov of Russian interference in presidential elections - 12/11/2019

WASHINGTON, Gretel Johnston and Eliyahu Kamisher (dpa)- US President Donald Trump met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday and warned against any Russian attempts to interfere in...

Monitor: 20 killed in Russian, Syrian government airstrikes on Idlib - 12/08/2019

CAIRO, Amr Mostafa and Ergin Hava (dpa)– The death toll from Syrian and Russian airstrikes on areas in Syria's north-western province of Idlib on Saturday rose to 20 civilians, a monitoring group...

Bombing Iran to stop its nuclear plans is 'an option,' Israel says - 12/08/2019

ROME, dpa correspondents (dpa)- Israel would be ready to bomb Iran to stop its nuclear weapon capabilities, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said in a Saturday interview. "Is bombing Iran an...
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