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Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman holds a weapon during a visit to Sderot. (photo credit: ARIEL HERMONI / DEFENSE MINISTRY)  Liberman said Israel is not interested in any wars, but will pay any price to prevent an Iranian presence in Syria. Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman took aim at Iran, saying Israel would respond to any Iranian […]

Photo: DPA Following a scandal at the Federal Office for Immigration and Refugees (BAMF) Bremen branch, over 4,500 asylum cases will be re-examined and tougher policies put in place. A former director at a BAMF branch office granted at least 1,200 people asylum even though proper conditions were not met, a joint media investigation revealed last week. […]

Rouhani has called on Trump to uphold the nuclear deal or face ” severe consequences” [Iranian Presidency Office/AP] Rouhani has called on Trump to uphold the nuclear deal or face ” severe consequences” [Iranian Presidency Office/AP]  Iranian president rejects Emmanuel Macron’s suggestion of a new agreement with Tehran during talks with US president. Iranian President Hassan […]

French President Emmanuel Macron urged the United States to reject narrow nationalism and engage the world, telling U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday that modern economic and security challenges must be a shared responsibility. Capping a three-day visit to the United States, Macron told a joint meeting of Congress that isolationism and nationalism were “a tempting remedy for our […]

Kim is set to hold a historic meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at a border village on April 27 [File: Reuters] Kim is set to hold a historic meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at a border village on April 27 [File: Reuters] A North Korean nuclear site in the country’s north […]

Ali Shamkhani The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani has said Iran will show no restraint if the US further delays approving the nuclear deal or keeps violating it. “International treaties are signed for stability, and the parties commit themselves to take simultaneous actions,” Aki Shamkhani told reporters in a press […]

A model holds up an information leaflet outlining the Austrian restrictions on face covering. Photo: Joe Klamar/AFP A leukaemia patient wearing a medical face mask in Vienna was stopped under a ban on the full Islamic veil and other face-coverings brought in last year, police admitted on Monday. The 26-year-old man, interviewed by the Vice […]

Rahma Mohamed couldn’t find a book that had Muslims of African descent in it, so she wrote one. Here, she’s reading her book to children. (Rahma Mohamed/Supplied) Rahma Mohamed first arrived in Canada from Somalia at eight years old. She learned to read at age 10 and instantly fell in love with it. But she had […]

Participants of a press conference organized by the Institute of Korean Cultural Studies wear masks of President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, Wednesday. The press conference was held to wish for a successful inter-Korean summit on Friday. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul The government […]

Earlier in April, Trump said Saudi Arabia had to pay if it wanted US troops to remain in Syria [Shawn Thew/EPA-EFE] US president says wealthy Middle East countries must foot the bill for US presence in Syria and deploy their own troops. US President Donald Trump has said that some “immensely wealthy” countries in the […]