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  President Donald Trump has repeatedly lashed out at his former attorney and fixer Michael Cohen, calling him “weak” and suggesting that he lied to investigators in order to receive a more lenient sentence. | Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images President Donald Trump’s use of the word “rat” to attack his former personal attorney and fixer Michael […]

The U.S. military hit the al-Shabab extremist group with airstrikes over the weekend, killing 62 militants in an operation that targeted a camp in southern Somalia. The six strikes did not harm any civilians, the U.S. says. U.S. Africa Command says the “precision airstrikes” were conducted in close collaboration with Somalia’s government. The strikes on […]

December 16, 2018 (KHARTOUM) – Sudanese President Omer al-Bashir paid a surprise visit to Damascus on Sunday, expressing readiness to improve bilateral relation with the isolated Arab country. The one-day visit was the first since the imposition of Arab sanctions against Damascus as a result of the repressive campaign of the Syrian uprising against the […]

Bernadett Szabo, Reuters | People take part in a protest against a proposed new labor law, billed as the “slave law”, in Budapest, Hungary, on December 16, 2018. Protesters threw smoke grenades at police who responded with tear gas in Budapest on Sunday as thousands of people rallied against a new “slave law” passed by […]

* Israel said it had detected Hezbollah ‘attack tunnels’ infiltrating north Israel from Lebanon. (File photo: AFP) Israel’s army said Sunday it has uncovered another Hezbollah “attack tunnel” leading from Lebanon into north Israel, the fourth since it started a search-and-destroy operation this month. Israel says the Iranian-backed Shiite militant group has dug the infiltration […]

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong-un walk together before their working lunch during their summit at the Capella Hotel on the resort island of Sentosa, Singapore, June 12. REUTERS-Yonhap U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. is “in no hurry” to negotiate with North Korea, as progress on dismantling […]

Australian Prime Minister Morrison said on Saturday that work on a new site for the embassy is under way [Mick Tsikas-Pool/Getty Images] Australian Prime Minister Morrison said on Saturday that work on a new site for the embassy is under way [Mick Tsikas-Pool/Getty Images] Australia has recognised West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital but an embassy shift from Tel […]

FSB / TASS The Kremlin on Friday rebuffed a U.S. call to release Ukrainian ships and sailors, saying it could not take precedence over Russia’s justice system, but added that Moscow remained interested in a top-level meeting with the United States. Washington said on Thursday that a meeting between presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin […]

Swedish Prime Minister and Social Democratic Party leader Stefan Lofven | Henrik Montgomery/AFP via Getty Images   Sweden’s prime minister, Stefan Löfven, lost a confidence vote in parliament on Tuesday after the far-right Sweden Democrats backed the center-right Alliance’s bid to oust the Social Democrats. Löfven’s defeat in the vote, in which 204 MPs voted against him versus […]

Senator Bob Corker speaks to reporters before a series of votes on legislation ending US military support for the war in Yemen [Joshua Roberts/Reuters] Washington, DC – The US Senate voted on Thursday to approve a resolution calling for an end to United States involvement in the Saudi-UAE-led military campaign in Yemen, setting the stage for a potential showdown […]