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A June 12 meeting between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un appears to be in danger after rise in rhetoric [Reuters] US President Donald Trump offered North Korea‘s Kim Jong-un guarantees of staying in power if he abandons nuclear weapons, but warned he could end up like Libya’s former leader if he doesn’t. In an effort to […]

U.S. stealth fighter, F-22 Raptor, takes off at a ROK airbase in Gwangju on the first day of the two-week Max Thunder joint exercise last Friday. North Korea abruptly postponed high-level dialogue slated for Wednesday, citing the participation of F-22 and other strategic assets that can attack the North. / Yonhap North Korea on Wednesday […]

AT News Report-KABUL: After Afghan security forces pulled the Taliban assailants out of western Farah city, insurgents once again attacked security forces on Wednesday night. Local officials have confirmed that firefight has resumed between government forces and Taliban insurgents after three suicide bombers blew selves up near police headquarters and government establishments. And more insurgents […]

© MARK NAFTALIN / UNICEF / AFP | In this photo released by UNICEF on May 13, 2018, health workers wear protective equipment as they prepare to attend to suspected Ebola patients at Bikoro Hospital. Congo’s Ebola outbreak has entered “a new phase” after a case of the deadly virus was detected for the first […]

Trump told reporters on Wednesday the United States has not been officially notified about North Korea‘s threat to pull out of the meeting. “No decision, we haven’t been notified at all… We haven’t seen anything, we haven’t heard anything,” he said. Washington will still insist that North Korea gives up its nuclear weapons despite the threat […]

The Five Star Movement’s Luigi Di Maio after talks at the presidential palace. Photo: Andreas Solaro/AFP The leaders of Italy’s two political upstarts, the Five Star Movement (M5S) and the League, say they have agreed on the final draft of a contract that lays out their vision for a ‘government of change’. While the make-up […]

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaks to members of the Turkish press in London late on Tuesday. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaks to members of the Turkish press in London late on Tuesday.  President Erdoğan urged the international community to act as one in standing against Israeli aggression and its unlawful acts toward the Palestinians in […]

South Korean President Moon Jae-in / Yonhap Seoul will play a more active role in helping Washington and Pyongyang narrow the gap for their denuclearization talks, after North Korea threatened to cancel the planned summit between its leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump, Cheong Wa Dae said Thursday. In a meeting of the […]

Palestinian demonstrators burn tires near the Gaza-Israel border, east of Gaza City, on May 14, 2018 (AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMS) Salah Bardawil’s confirmation means number of acknowledged members of terror groups killed during Monday and Tuesday is now 53 A Hamas official on Wednesday acknowledged that 50 of the 62 Palestinians reported killed during […]

AA File Photo President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Wednesday spoke with the leaders of a number of countries, including Germany, Iran, Indonesia, Qatar and Sudan and urged the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member countries to develop a “common stance” on the Gaza killings. In his call with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Erdoğan exchanged views regarding […]