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Angela Merkel and Vladimir Putin are set to meet for talks this weekend. Photo: DPA Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to meet Russian president Vladimir Putin this weekend to discuss the conflicts in Syria and Eastern Ukraine. The two leaders will meet at Schloss Meseberg outside Berlin on Saturday for talks on Ukraine and Syria, […]

Iran unveiled a next generation short-range ballistic missile on Monday and vowed to further boost its capabilities, Iranian media said, at a time of rising tensions with the United States. State broadcaster IRIB said the new Fateh Mobin missile had “successfully passed its tests” and could strike targets on land and sea. “As promised to […]

Alarmed by the political and security turmoil that occurred in the Ethio-Somali Regional State last week, oil companies engaged in oil exploration projects in the region have evacuated their staff to Addis Ababa, it was learnt. Following the security crisis in the fragile region, conflict erupted in the regional capital, Jigjiga, on July 28. Civilians […]

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, accompanied by his wife Ri Sol-ju, leans back in a chair and talks to officials during a visit to a fish-processing factory in South Hwanghae Province. Analysts say he schedules his summer vacation around the industrial sites to inspect them while having a rest at the same time. Yonhap World […]

FILE PHOTO © Shannon Stapleton / Reuters Washington cannot dictate trade rules to others, Germany’s economy minister said, adding that his country should be more assertive and defy American sanctions – particularly by investing more in Iran. “We don’t let Washington dictate [their will] on trade relations with other countries,” German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier told Bild newspaper […]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez hold a press conference in Cadiz on August 11th. Photo: AFP The leaders of Spain and Germany agreed Saturday to push for greater EU help for countries such as Morocco, a major point of departure for migrants and refugees trying to reach Europe. “Fourteen […]

Hashish seized by the Spanish Civil Guard on a ship off the coast of Spain in September 2016. Spanish Guardia Civil / AFP Eleven Montenegrins who hid more than 20 tonnes of hashish worth up to 200 million euros ($232 million) in a rescue ship’s diesel tanks have been arrested, Italian police said Thursday. The […]

African migrants react after crossing the border from Morocco to Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta, Spain, August 7, 2017. / Reuters As a Berlin-Madrid deal to send back migrants coming though Spain comes into force, critics call it a “symbolic” gesture aimed to calm the political storm in Germany but that will not solve […]

AA Photo President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned Turkey would start looking for new friends if the U.S. continues with its unilateral actions against its NATO ally amid a diplomatic row that has brought relations between Ankara and Washington to a new low. In an article published on the New York Times Saturday, Erdoğan said U.S. […]

The Steilacoom ferry dock served as a staging area for emergency response crews and law enforcement investigating the crash of a stolen plane on an island nearby. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times) Officials said a 29-year-old Horizon Air employee took off from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and crashed in Pierce County. No other passengers or […]