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King Salman and Mohammed Bin Salman greet family of Jamal Khashoggi (SPA The son of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi left Saudi Arabia after having earlier been prevented from leaving the country by a travel ban. Salah Khashoggi and his family arrived in Washington on Thursday on a flight from Saudi Arabia, according to two […]

AMMAN- At least 14 people died, dozens went missing and 34 were rescued by Thursday evening from flash floods in the hot springs area near the Dead Sea as the country witnessed heavy quick rain, according to authorities. Majority of those killed, rescued and reported missing were students on a school trip to the Zara […]

Central American migrants, part of a second wave of migrants heading to the US, walk along a highway as they continue their journey to the Mexican border, in Zacapa, Guatemala [Luis Echeverria/Reuters] The US military has received a request for active-duty troops on the US-Mexico border, a US official said on Thursday, after President Donald […]

Reuters Journalist Junpei Yasuda, center, who was held hostage by Islamist militants for 40 months, arrives at Narita Airport in Chiba Prefecture on Thursday. NARITA, Chiba (Jiji Press) — Japanese freelance journalist Junpei Yasuda, who was released from militant captivity in Syria, arrived at Narita Airport near Tokyo on Thursday evening after leaving Turkey earlier […]

A US P-8 Poseidon plane © Boeing Defense A senior Russian military official has accused the US of being directly involved in a drone attack on the Russian airbase in Syria’s Khmeimim. The aircraft were controlled from a US spy plane nearby, he claimed. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was speaking about a report made by Russia’s […]

One of the growing number of flashpoints in Beijing’s ties with Washington is the US’ military posture in the South China Sea [Li Gang/Xinhua via AP] China vowed it will never give up an inch of its territory – whether it’s the self-ruled island of Taiwan it claims as its own or in the disputed waters […]

President Donald Trump signs one of the early versions of his travel ban executive order on Jan. 27, 2017 in Arlington, VA. | Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images   Justice Department attorneys who pored over a slew of controversial executive orders considered and later issued by President Donald Trump received a prestigious award from their agency Wednesday. […]

Presidents Hassan Rouhani of Iran, Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and Vladimir Putin of Russia pose before their meeting in Ankara, Turkey, April 4, 2018. (Reuters Photo) Russia is already working on the next leaders’ summit on a peaceful resolution to the Syrian conflict with Turkey and Iran, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday. “Three […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Crude pipe bombs targeting Hillary Clinton, former President Barack Obama, CNN and others were intercepted Tuesday night and Wednesday in a rash of attacks two weeks before nationwide elections that could reshape Congress and serve as a referendum on the first two years of President Donald Trump’s presidency. The devices, which officials […]

US President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally for US Senator Ted Cruz in Houston, Texas [Leah Millis/Reuters] Washington, DC – From the outset of Monday’s campaign rally for US Senator Ted Cruz, US President Donald Trump received a warm welcome from thousands of mostly red-clad Republicans gathered in Houston’s Toyota Center. The audience had applauded throughout […]