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Trump has called for a full denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula [Kevin Lamarque/Reuters] South Korean President Moon Jae-in says the ‘fate and future’ of the Korean Peninsula hangs on planned Singapore summi US President Donald Trump has done little to quell the uncertainty surrounding a hallmark meeting with North Korea’s leader planned for next month, as he held key […]

Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday urged China on Monday to maintain a secure border with North Korea, pressing Beijing ahead of his anticipated meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un next month aimed at denuclearization. “China must continue to be strong & tight on the Border of North Korea until a deal […]

  Muhammad Bin Salman  Jeddah — Analysts and experts have described the selection of Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, among the world’s 10 most powerful personalities in Forbes 2018 list as a recognition of his influential international stature and the Kingdom’s effective role at the global level. It is not […]

Allies of Nicolas Maduro’s party made a clean sweep of the Sunday election after the opposition boycotted. Getty Images Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has just claimed victory in a historic election that will vastly expand his power and potentially lead to a new era of authoritarianism in what had once been a vibrant democracy. The […]

The Syrian army and its allies have been battling for weeks to recapture the tiny ISIS enclave. (File photo: AFP) The Syrian army resumed its offensive against ISIS militants in south Damascus on Monday after a short ceasefire to allow women, children and old people leave, state television said. The Syrian army and its allies […]

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers remarks on the Trump administration’s Iran policy at the Heritage Foundation in Washington on Monday.  Photo: REUTERS WASHINGTON/ANKARA The United States on Monday demanded Iran make sweeping changes — from dropping its nuclear program to pulling out of the Syrian civil war — or face severe economic sanctions as the Trump […]

Tarek Hakim Ahmed, aka Abu Hamza al-Beljiki, an Moroccan-Belgian Islamic State member. Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) An Iraqi criminal court sentenced on Tuesday a Belgian member of the Islamic State to death for involvement with the group and threatening attacks in Europe. Tarek Jadoun, aka Abu Hamza al-Baljiki, of a Moroccan origin, was sentenced to death by […]

FILE PHOTO An Israeli Air Force F-35 fighter jet flies during an aerial demonstrationat the Hatzerim Airbase. December 27, 2017 © Amir Cohen / Reuters Israel, which has conducted several air raids in neighboring Syria, now brags it is the first country to use the US-made F-35 in combat to “attack” targets in the Middle […]

While President Donald Trump interest in prison reform, a schism within the GOP leaves little room for a win in bringing any criminal justice bill to the floor. | Mark Wilson/Getty Images Internal divisions among Senate Republicans will delay consideration of a prison reform bill backed by President Donald Trump that’s set to pass the […]

© Filippo Monteforte, AFP | Five Star Movement’s Luigi Di Maio shakes hands with League leader Matteo Salvini on March 1, 2018 Italy’s anti-establishment 5-Star Movement and the far-right League on Monday proposed Giuseppe Conte, a little-known law professor, as prime minister to lead their big-spending coalition government. But instead of immediately endorsing their choice, […]