Politics

Russia: Britain must end 'intrigues' over chemical weapon poisonings - 07/05/2018

Moscow - Russia's Foreign Ministry demands that Britain's leadership end "dirty political games" and "intrigues" over two incidents of poisonings by an apparent chemical weapon.  Britain should...

Orban signals willingness to support Merkel's migrant centre plan - 07/04/2018

Berlin - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, one of the fiercest European critics of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's migration policy, has signalled willingness to cooperate in her latest plan...

Car bomb strikes ballot box storage site in Iraq - 07/01/2018

Kirkuk, Iraq (dpa) – A suicide car bomb hit a storage site containing ballot boxes from Iraq's parliamentary election in May, police said Sunday.   At least 19 people were wounded in the attack...

Canada fires back at US tariffs, braces for Trump's fury - 06/30/2018

Canada is firing back at US tariffs in an action designed to pack a one-two punch, in some cases targetting industries in key American states that voted for Donald Trump. This is not without risks,...

US defence chief Mattis: Commitment to South Korea is 'iron-clad' - 06/28/2018

Seoul - By Dirk Godder, - US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis sought to reassure Washington's increasingly nervous ally, South Korea, on Thursday, ahead of a meeting with his South Korean counterpart,...

Israel and Hamas exchange fire in Gaza flare-up - 06/27/2018

Gaza City - By Saud Abu Ramadan and Eliyahu Kamisher, - The Israeli army said it struck Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip as Hamas launched a volley of rockets and projectiles at Israel early...

Trump declares 'profound vindication' with travel ban's victory court - 06/26/2018

Washington - By Frank Fuhrig, - US President Donald Trump took "profound vindication" after the Supreme Court on Tuesday narrowly upheld his order blocking entry by people from several...

Former aide to Malaysian ex-PM Najib detained - 06/25/2018

Kuala Lumpur - A former aide to disgraced Malaysian ex-prime minister Najib Razak has been arrested in connection to the 1MDB corruption scandal, local media reported.   The unnamed 42-year-old...

Trump renews sanctions on North Korea due to 'extraordinary threat' - 06/23/2018

Washington - US President Donald Trump on Friday extended sanctions against North Korea for one year, saying it still posed an "extraordinary threat" despite days earlier insisting Pyongyang was no...

Sources: Germany's SPD eyeing new elections amid government crisis - 06/22/2018

Berlin - By Michael Fischer and Marco Hadem,- Germany's Social Democrats (SPD), just 100 days into their third coalition government with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives, have conducted three...
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