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President Donald Trump grudgingly accepted new congressional sanctions on Russia, the top US diplomat said on Tuesday, remarks in contrast with those of Vice President Mike Pence, who said the…

Qatar’s defense minister has said that the future of the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council could be in doubt if a Saudi-led group continues its partial blockade on Qatar.

Speaking to Al…

More than 250,000 refugees have returned to their homes in the northern Iraqi province of Nineveh since the start of the military operation aimed at liberating Mosul from the self-styled Islamic…

China accused India on Wednesday of “concocting” excuses over the illegal entry of the South Asian nation’s military into Chinese territory on their disputed border, adding that China had shown…

Terrorists mounted two deadly attacks in Afghanistan, killing scores of people as the war-torn country sees a jump in the suicide attacks.

A suicide attack at a packed Shia mosque in the…

China formally opened its first overseas military base on Tuesday with a flag raising ceremony in Djibouti in the Horn of Africa, the same day as the People’s Liberation Army marks its 90th…

Large anti-India protests and clashes spearheaded mostly by students erupted in disputed Kashmir on Tuesday after government forces killed two senior militants in a gun battle and fatally shot a…

The number of people in Germany with immigrant roots rose 8.5% last year to a record 18.6 million, powered by the influx of refugees and other migrants up to the spring of 2016, official…

Amid the blockade of the state of Qatar, the four nations that have targeted the emirate have complained bitterly of Qatar “hosting extremists,” with one of the most common examples cited the 2013…

Three gang members were killed after they disarmed guards and opened fire in a courthouse in the Russian capital, Moscow, state media reported. The three were part of a group of five gangsters…

Two Venezuelan opposition leaders, Leopoldo Lopez and Antonio Ledezma, have been rearrested, relatives of the pair say.

They were under house arrest after accusations of inciting violence…

Anthony Scaramucci is out as White House communications director, the latest sign of chaos inside the Trump administration.

Scaramucci’s ouster is the most recent high-profile departure…

New sanctions against Russia proposed by US lawmakers that could harm European firms violate international law and the European Commission should consider counter-measures, the German economy…

A US-led coalition aircraft has attacked the Syrian settlement of Abukamal in the Deir az-Zor Province, SANA reported on Sunday.

The news agency said the airstrike hit a hospital, among…

More than 21,000 “verified” emails allegedly associated with the French presidential campaign of Emmanuel Macron have been released by WikiLeaks.

The whistle-blowing organization claims the…

Turkish authorities detained 1,098 people over the last week for suspected links to militant groups or last year’s failed coup attempt, the interior ministry said on Monday.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has claimed victory in an election to pick a controversial new constitution-writing body that prompted deadly violence and international condemnation.

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The German government wants the European Commission to suspend preparatory work on negotiations with Turkey about modernizing the EU-Turkey Customs Union because it would send the “wrong signal”,…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has demanded the United States cut its embassy and consulate staff in Russia by 755 people, underlining his displeasure with US sanctions and heightening tensions…

The self-styled Islamic State terror group on Monday claimed responsibility for an attack on the Iraqi Embassy in Kabul that began with a suicide bomber blowing himself up at the main gate,…

China hit back on Monday after US President Donald Trump tweeted he was “very disappointed” in China following Pyongyang’s latest missile test, saying the problem did not arise in China and that…

Iraqi intelligence officials said Sunday they foiled an attempt by the self-styled Islamic State group to attack revered Shiite shrines and the group’s spiritual leader.

The IS plan was to…

US President Donald Trump threatened on Saturday to end government payments to health insurers if Congress does not pass a new healthcare bill and goaded them to not abandon their seven-year quest…

The Afghan national police repelled a Taliban militants’ attack in eastern province of Paktika on Saturday, killing 11 militants, the country’s interior ministry said Sunday.

Canada warned Saturday it was reviewing reports that Saudi Arabia is using Canadian armored vehicles in a crackdown in the kingdom’s Shiite-majority east.

“We are looking at these claims…