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Turkish, Russian and US military chiefs held talks on Tuesday in the southern Turkish city of Antalya to discuss regional issues, including Iraq and Syria, the Turkish Army said.
“Common…
InternationalChina’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that North Korea could suspend its nuclear and missile activities in exchange for a halt in joint US-South Korea military drills, in an unusually public…
InternationalArgentina’s most powerful unions brought tens of thousands of people into the capital’s streets on Tuesday to protest government job cuts, the lifting of restrictions on imports and other policies…
InternationalGunmen dressed as doctors stormed Afghanistan’s largest military hospital on Wednesday, killing more than 30 people in a six-hour attack claimed by the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group,…
InternationalTurkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu delivered a fiery speech from the balcony of the Turkish consul’s residence in Hamburg on Tuesday night, condemning Germany for repeatedly blocking…
InternationalHungary's Parliament on Tuesday approved the automatic detention of all asylum-seekers in container camps at the borders, sparking "deep concern" at the UN's refugee agency.
InternationalIraqi government forces fighting to drive the self-styled Islamic State terrorists from western Mosul on Tuesday recaptured the main government building, the central bank branch and the museum…
InternationalUnited Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has arrived in Somalia on an emergency visit aimed at drumming up support for an effort to avert a famine that could affect 6.2 million people.
InternationalHouse Republicans on Monday released their long-awaited bill for unraveling the health care law of former president, Barack Obama, which would scale back the government's role in helping people…
InternationalThe United States started to deploy the first elements of its advanced Terminal High Altitude Area Defense anti-missile system to South Korea following North Korea’s test of four ballistic…
InternationalIraqi forces advanced in west Mosul and fighters in neighboring Syria seized a key supply route to Raqqa on Monday, as twin offensives gained ground against the self-styled Islamic State terrorist…
InternationalWithout fanfare, US President Donald Trump signed a scaled-back version of his controversial ban on many foreign travelers on Monday, hoping to avoid a new round of lawsuits and outrage while…
InternationalThe Knesset gave its final approval on Monday to a bill that forbids granting entry visas or residency rights to foreign nationals who call for economic, cultural or academic boycotts of either…
InternationalNorth Korea and Malaysia have banned each other’s citizens from leaving their countries, in a growing row over the killing of Kim Jong-nam.
The extraordinary tit-for-tat actions come amid…
InternationalFrance’s embattled presidential hopeful Francois Fillon on Monday won “unanimous” support from his Republicans party, putting him firmly back in the driver’s seat after veteran conservative Alain…
InternationalSouth Sudan’s government is blocking food aid and restricting United Nations peacekeepers, according to the UN.
After a two-day visit, UN humanitarian chief, Stephen O’Brien, said on Monday…
InternationalThe Iraqi Army has seized the al-Hurriya Bridge, a spokesperson said, in the latest push to retake Mosul from the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group.
It’s the second bridge to be…
InternationalFormer French premier, Alain Juppe, told reporters on Monday that he will not enter the presidential race, even as a fake jobs scandal threatens the election hopes of fellow Les Republicains…
InternationalFBI Director James Comey has asked the Justice Department to publicly refute US President Donald Trump’s explosive, unsubstantiated accusation that former president, Barack Obama, tapped his phone…
InternationalIsrael’s continued siege of Gaza is having a drastic effect on medical services, leaving many residents struggling.
With procedures costing around $30,000, residents of Gaza have had to…
InternationalA revised executive order temporarily barring the entry of people from certain Muslim-majority countries and halting the nation’s refugee program is set to go to US President Donald Trump soon.
InternationalEleven Malian soldiers were killed on Sunday in an attack on an army post near the border with Burkina Faso, a defense ministry spokesperson has confirmed.
“The post was attacked between 4…
InternationalScandal-hit French conservative candidate, Francois Fillon, said on Sunday “no one” could stop him from running in the presidential election despite calls from his own party to quit over an…
InternationalMore than 40,000 people have been displaced in the last week from the Iraqi city of Mosul, where US-backed forces launched a fresh push towards the old city center held by the self-styled Islamic…
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