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North Korea agreed to send a delegation, athletes and cheering squad to the upcoming PyeongChang Winter Olympics in the first high-level talks with the South in almost two years held at the border village of Panmunjeom, Tuesday. “Representatives from the North expressed their intention to send delegates to PyeongChang and also agreed about the joint […]

Officials from the Trump administration are mulling the possible gains and consequences of a “limited” military strike against North Korea, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday   Trump (L) and North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un Officials from the Trump administration are mulling the possible gains and consequences of a “limited” military strike […]

Russian military have repelled a massive drone attack on its bases in Syria, which was carried out by militants, Moscow said. The extremists may have been aided by a “technologically advanced state,” it added. The Khmeimim airbase in Syria © Sputnik The militants launched their assault during the night on Saturday, the ministry said in […]

© Ahmad Gharabli, AFP | Muslim worshippers perform Friday noon prayers near the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem’s Old City at the al-Aqsa mosque compound on December 29, 2017. Recordings at the core of a recent New York Times report on efforts by Egyptian officials to press media figures to tacitly support the recognition […]

New York, USA – Members of the Salvadoran community in the US have expressed their “devastation” after President Donald Trump’s government said it would stop providing legal status and the ability to work to some 200,000 immigrants from El Salvador. Demonstrators outside the White House protest against the termination of Salvadorans’ TPS [Kevin Lamarque/Reuter New York, […]

Almost a week on, US officials are still cleaning up the fallout from President Donald Trump’s “bigger nuclear button” tweet, but America’s UN envoy and the CIA director are both arguing it’s all for the sake of peace. FILE PHOTO: Briefcase with US nuclear launch codes © Yuri Gripas / Reuters Throughout the week, major […]

One student has been killed and six other people injured during widespread protests over rising bread prices in Sudan. Bread prices have almost doubled in Sudan since the government stopped importing wheat from overseas [Mosa’ab Elshamy/AP] The student died during a demonstration on Sunday in the city of Geneina, the capital of West Darfurstate. Separate protests also took place […]

Members of Iraqi Federal Police carry their weapon at the frontline during a battle with Islamic State militants in western Mosul, Iraq June 5, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro Mosul (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi Federal Police forces said Monday they finished 50 percent of their works to rehabilitate war-scarred areas of western side of Mosul. The service’s chief, […]

© ludovic Marin / POOL / AFP | French President Emmanuel Macron (C) and his wife Brigitte Macron visit the northern Chinese city of Xian on January 8, 2018. Macron also called on Europe and China to team up on curbing climate change, in the face of US plans to withdraw from the Paris accord. […]

Iranian and foreign dignitaries, including Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (4th R, 1st row), are seen at the venue of Tehran Security Conference on January 8, 2018. (IRNA) Iran says Saudi Arabia, the United States, and Israel are fanning the flames of regional crises through their interventionist policies and invasive actions. Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif […]