Politics

Iran announces prisoner swap with the US - 12/07/2019

TEHRAN (dpa)– Iran has announced a prisoner exchange with the US. According to Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, an American historian detained in Iran is to be exchanged for an Iranian...

US ambassador to the UN says Security Council has a 'credibility gap' - 12/07/2019

NEW YORK (dpa)- US ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft on Friday said the Security Council was suffering from a "credibility gap." Speaking at a press conference, Craft said her goal for the...

Denmark orders prison for trio over buying drones for Islamic State - 12/07/2019

STOCKHOLM (dpa)- A Danish court on Friday sentenced three men to prison on charges of buying drones and other equipment for the extremist Islamic State group to use in Iraq and Syria. The trio were...

Russia's Lavrov: Kurdish problem 'a bomb' for the entire region - 12/07/2019

ROME (dpa)- The Kurdish question "is really a bomb" for the entire Middle East Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday, calling on the Kurds to accept dialogue with the Syrian regime. "I...

NATO leaders set aside discord to affirm strength of alliance - 12/05/2019

WATFORD, ENGLAND, Helen Maguire (dpa)- NATO leaders affirmed their commitment to the alliance's mutual defence clause on Wednesday, at an anniversary summit aimed at demonstrating strength and unity...

Israeli foreign minister hopes Corbyn loses British elections - 12/05/2019

TEL AVIV (dpa)- Israel's foreign minister said on Thursday that he hopes British Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn, who's been accused of anti-Semitism, will lose elections in Britain next week. "I...

NATO leaders meet in London for anniversary summit amid discord - 12/03/2019

LONDON, Helen Maguire (dpa)- US President Donald Trump and his 28 NATO counterparts are gathering in London on Tuesday to mark the 70th anniversary of the defence alliance, but their summit has been...

Malta's premier to resign in January amid probe of journalist murder - 12/02/2019

VALLETTA, Herman Grech (dpa)- Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said on Sunday that he would resign in response to the growing fallout from the Daphne Caruana Galizia murder probe. In a televised...

UN climate summit kicks off in Madrid amid global calls for action - 12/02/2019

MADRID (dpa)- A major United Nations climate summit kicks off on Monday, with negotiators from 200 countries gathering in Madrid to iron out rules to reach the agreed goal of limiting global warming...

Trump refuses to take part in Wednesday's impeachment hearing - 12/02/2019

WASHINGTON, Sophie Wingate (dpa)- The White House informed House Democrats on Sunday that US President Donald Trump would not participate in a Wednesday hearing as part of the impeachment inquiry. In...
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