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Japan is working to arrange a meeting between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Kim Jong Un after the North Korean leader said he was open to talks, local media reported Thursday. The Sankei Shimbun said Kim discussed the possibility during historic talks Tuesday with US President Donald Trump. “During the summit with Trump, Kim told […]

After years of costly preparations dogged by diplomatic scandals, the World Cup’s month-long football bonanza kicks off on Thursday with an underwhelming opener pitting the home team against Saudi Arabia. © Alexander Nemenov, AFP | Russia’s World Cup buildup has been wrought with worries about the team causing embarrassmen Russia will get the ball rolling against […]

French President Emmanuel Macron with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. Photo: Ian Langsdon/Pool/AFP French President Emmanuel Macron attempted to resolve tensions with Italy on Thursday, saying he never meant to cause offense by criticising its rejection of a migrant ship in remarks that sparked fury in Rome. Macron had ignited the worst Franco-Italian diplomatic spat […]

File Phot Turkey is interested in joint production of S-500 missile defense systems with Russia, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Wednesday. In an interview with broadcaster 24 TV, Erdoğan said he already made an offer on joint production to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Criticizing Turkey’s NATO allies over their unwillingness to sell arms to […]

© Amir Cohen / Reuters The UN General Assembly has adopted a nonbinding resolution condemning Israel’s use of ‘excessive force’ against Palestinian protesters in Gaza. A US amendment to condemn Hamas did not get enough support. The resolution condemns Israel for “excessive use of force” against Palestinian demonstrators on the Israeli-Gaza border and calls for the “protection of […]

A Heron drone. Photo: DPA  Germany has agreed a nine-year deal worth half a billion euros to lease Israeli military reconnaissance drones capable of carrying missiles, the aircraft’s manufacturers said on Thursday. European aerospace giant Airbus, which signed the €500 million agreement on behalf of the German defence ministry, will maintain and provide operational support […]

South Korean Major General Kim Do-gyun, right, who leads the country’s five-member military delegation, shakes hands with his North Korean counterpart Lieutenant General An Ik-san, during the military dialogue at Tongilgak, the northern side of the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjeom, Thursday. This is the first time the two Koreas had held the military talks […]

this file photo taken on June 8, 2018 US President Donald Trump speaks to the press before departing the White House for the G7 summit in Washington, DC. (AFP Photo) President Donald Trump challenged skeptical media coverage of his historic summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un on Wednesday, declaring that “Fake News” is the […]