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US President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon has been questioned by investigators examining alleged Russian meddling into the 2016 US elections.  Bannon, who left his…

In his State of the Union address, US President Donald Trump warned grimly of “rivals like China and Russia that challenge our interests, our economy, and our values.” In response, he demanded…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has praised the welcome the South gave his sister and said it was important to build on the Olympics-driven momentum for dialogue on the divided peninsula. Kim’s…

Israel will face “more surprises” should it again attack Syrian territory, Damascus said on Tuesday, after Syria’s air defenses shot down an advanced Israeli warplane during the fiercest flare-…

South Africa’s ANC party confirmed on Tuesday it had decided to “recall” scandal-tainted President Jacob Zuma from office but said there was no deadline for him to resign, pitching the country…

Beijing will “take action” if India sends troops to the Maldives, Chinese state media has warned. It comes after a supreme court in the Maldives overturned the conviction of an opposition…

A decision by the United States to continue to fund the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia will affect Turkey’s future moves, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, ahead of a visit this week…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed on Sunday to serve another full four-year term despite growing criticism within her conservative ranks of the sweeping concessions she made to hold onto…

The United States may be looking more favorably at diplomatic engagement with North Korea, possibly holding dialogue, as South Korea pushes forward with plans to establish grounds for a rare…

Croatia and Serbia vowed on Monday to intensify work on minority rights, border issues and searches for missing persons from their 1990s war, in an effort to improve ties that remain sour…

Strained by American support for a terrorist group in Syria, Turkish relations with the US are close to breaking, warned Turkey’s foreign minister on Monday.

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas visited Russia on Monday in a bid to secure Russian President Vladimir Putin’s support following Washington’s recognition of Beit-ul-Moqaddas as Israel’s…

Senior leaders of British aid organization Oxfam met UK government officials on Monday amid warnings it could lose public funding over allegations its staff hired prostitutes in Haiti.

The self-styled Islamic State terrorist group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was wounded in an airstrike in May last year and had to relinquish control of the terror group for up to five months…

A major shakeup at the top level in the nascent Afghan army amid a resilient Taliban and the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group insurgency has caused shockwaves in the war-stricken…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un invited South Korean President Moon Jae-in for talks in Pyongyang, South Korean officials said on Saturday, setting the stage for the first meeting of Korean…

A Conservative MP once dubbed the “Honorable Member for Riyadh Central” for his close ties to Saudi Arabia was paid £15,000 ($20,700) to help organize and then speak at a controversial Qatari…

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday called for an immediate de-escalation in Syria after Israel carried out raids inside the war-torn country.

Guterres is "…

Britain’s foreign minister Boris Johnson met with Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar’s capital on Sunday to press for action on the Rohingya crisis, as the country faces mounting pressure to punish…

A classified memo by congressional Democrats related to investigations of Russian influence in the 2016 US presidential election is “very political and long” and must be “heavily redacted”…

A fierce gun battle at an army base in Jammu city of Indian-administered Kashmir has entered the second day leaving at least six people, including five soldiers, dead, officials said.

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A Russian passenger plane believed to be carrying 71 people crashed on Sunday afternoon near Moscow, shortly after takeoff from one of the city’s airports. No survivors were immediately reported…

Forty-five billion dollars. That is how much the Pentagon says the Afghan war is costing American taxpayers, and with no end in sight they may have to keep footing that bill for years to come.…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives made major concessions to the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) to agree a coalition deal on Wednesday that should give Europe’s powerhouse a new…

The killing of a senior Algerian militant by special forces soon after he slipped into Tunisia has raised concern that al Qaeda is trying to regroup in the North African state as rival the self-…