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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has renewed his commitment to denuclearisation but warned that he may have no option but to seek an alternative course if the United States does not take corresponding measures and maintains sanctions. Kim made the comments on Tuesday during his annual New Year’s Day address, laying out Pyongyang’s top priorities for the 12 months […]

AA Photo An under-construction mosque in western Germany’s Duisburg city was vandalized by unidentified assailants who defaced the building with racist slogans, according to a mosque official on Sunday. The attackers painted star of David — which is the symbol of Judaism — on the wall of Mevlana mosque, affiliated with the Turkish-Islamic Community National […]

Kim and Moon met three times in 2018 in an unprecedented thaw in inter-Korean relations [File: KNCA via Reuters] North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a letter to South Korean President Moon Jae-in asking for talks in the new year, according to Moon’s office. The Blue House said that Kim expressed regret that he couldn’t make a […]

Photo from Wikipedia/Zumlik Russia will in 2019 deploy the S-350 Vityaz new generation short-to-mid range surface-to-air defense missile complex, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday, in a long-planned move to replace its ageing S-300 system.   The ministry also said that the Russian military had deployed Pantsir-S and S-400 complexes in 2018 in Crimea, […]

“Border Patrol needs the Wall and it will all end,” President Donald Trump wrote online. | Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images President Donald Trump on Saturday blamed Democratic lawmakers for the deaths of two Guatemalan children who perished while in government custody earlier this month, and claimed the tragedies could have been prevented by the construction of […]

YPG appeal for help follows the US announcing a full troop withdrawal from Syria [File: Rodi Said/Reuters] YPG appeal for help follows the US announcing a full troop withdrawal from Syria [File: Rodi Said/Reuters] Syria‘s army says it has entered the flashpoint city of Manbij, according to state media, after the country’s main Kurdish armed group invited […]

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a military briefing during an unannounced trip to Al Asad Air Base in Iraq on December 26, 2018. (AFP Photo) More Americans blame President Donald Trump than congressional Democrats for the partial U.S. government shutdown, a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Thursday found, as lawmakers returned to Washington with no […]

An Israeli F-16 jet takes off from Ramon air base © REUTERS / Amir Cohen Israeli PM and acting defense chief Benjamin Netanyahu has praised the capabilities of his air force a day after IDF jets endangered two civilian flights while carrying out Christmas Day strikes against ‘Iranian targets’ in Syria. “We are standing steadfast […]

VICTORIA — It was one of the happiest days of his life, but Sharmarke Dubow says he was paralyzed with emotion the day he was sworn in as a member of Victoria city council. Dubow said he couldn’t smile and his words were a barely audible mumble as he reflected back on his journey from […]

Kalianda, Lampung (ANTARA News) – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is scheduled to visit tsunami-affected victims and also the Bob Bazar Regional General Hospital (RSUD) in Kalianda, South Lampung. “Yes, I really want to come, but I do not know when it will be clear, not today,” Colonel Kav Erwin Djatniko, commander of the 043/Gatam Military […]