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An undated handout photo of Capella hotel on Sentosa island, Singapore / Capella Singapore via Reuters / Reuters / AP / AP SINGAPORE ― The historic summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is expected to stir up a media frenzy here. The meeting is scheduled to be held at […]

 Pedro Sánchez is assembling a strongly pro-European cabinet which demonstrates that unlike the new Italian government, Spain remains more committed than ever to the European project and that Madrid’s deficit reduction commitments to the EU will be respected under Sánchez. AS IT HAPPENED: Pedro Sanchez is Spain’s new PM The new cabinet also includes two […]

Britain’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson (5-r), German FM Heiko Maas (C), French FM Jean-Yves Le Drian (4-R) and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini take part in meeting with Iran’s FM Mohammad Javad. (REUTERS Photo) Britain’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson (5-r), German FM Heiko Maas (C), French FM Jean-Yves Le Drian (4-R) and […]

The Islamic calendar directly follows the lunar cycle, meaning that each month is comprised of 29-30 days. (Shutterstock) Muslims around the world currently fasting the month of Ramadan will be keen to know that a senior Saudi meteorologist has said that Ramadan is expected to last this year for 29 days, meaning the Eid al-Fitr […]

Summer Zervos (left) is one of more than a dozen women who have accused Trump of unwanted sexual contact. | Kena Betancur/Getty Images A judge ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump can be deposed in a defamation lawsuit brought last year by Summer Zervos, a former contestant on “The Apprentice” who says Trump kissed and […]

Richard Grenell. Photo: DPA The new US ambassador to Germany has proved so unpopular in his first few weeks in the job that some politicians have called for him to be expelled from the country. Would this be the right move? Share your opinions below. Richard Grenell was first rumoured to be Donald Trump’s preferred […]

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday ordered the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) to take rapid steps to increase uranium enrichment capacities if the nuclear agreement falls apart. The order by the Leader came after Donald Trump on May 8 withdrew the U.S. from the internationally binding nuclear […]

A ballistic missile is launched and tested in an undisclosed location, Iran, March 9, 2016. . (photo credit: REUTERS Iran continues to ignore its obligations to the international community and further destabilize the Middle East.” Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon informed the Security Council on Thursday that in January 2018 Iran had […]

Nearly 200 people are missing and at least 73 people were killed since Guatemala’s Fuego volcano began erupting over the weekend, officials said Tuesday. © Johan Ordonez, AFP | Smoke billows from the eruption of the Fuego Volcano in the Escuintla Department of Guatemala on June 5. Seven communities in already devastated areas were evacuated […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin inspects warships during the Navy Day parade in St. Petersburg, Russia, July 30, 2017. © Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik / Reuters Sanctions, however harsh they may be, will not force Russia to abandon its independent stance in the world, President Vladimir Putin said, adding that Russians will never accept trade-offs at the expense […]