Trump arrives at G-7 summit in Siciliy
Officials acknowledge the summit is effectively about damage limitation against a backdrop of fears among USA partners that the Trump presidency, with its "America First" rhetoric, could undermine t...
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Trump's Pushy Approach Toward NATO Shows Member Countries Who Is Boss
Trump's vice president, Mike Pence, had told European chiefs earlier this year that the U.S. president wants "real progress" among North Atlantic Treaty Organisation allies to increase their militar...
Afghanistan war: At least 13 dead in Khost bombing
At least 18 persons were killed Saturday when a suicide vehicle bombing struck a crowded area in Afghanistan's eastern Khost city, a local security official said. On the night of May 20, a total of ...
British police make 10th arrest in Manchester bombing probe
Almost two dozen people died and more than 100 others were injured after a suicide bomber triggered an explosion on Monday night as attendees began to leave one of Grande's concerts in Manchester ....
Rouhani urges US to drop 'hostile' policies towards Iran
Rouhani's supporters also expect his victory, with 57 percent of the vote, to bolster his outreach efforts to the West and the pursuit of more foreign investment to lift Iran's ailing economy. The T...
Asean, China move to next stage on South China Sea negotiations
In this photo, Carpio and Del Rosario unveil the "Mother of All Philippine Maps" during the launch of Carpio's e-book on May 4, 2017. As Philippines turns soft in assert her claim on the South Chi...
United Kingdom police: Officers, soldiers responding to incident at college
A Libyan security spokesman says Abedi's father and one of his brothers have been arrested in Libya. As police raced to uncover the network that may have helped Abedi attack an Ariana Grande concert...
Tillerson to Iran: Stop supporting terrorism, respect human rights
Walking back on the Islamophobic rhetoric of his previous speeches on home soil, Trump stressed that his administration was looking to strengthen partnerships across the region, and said the war o...
Trump appears to shove Montenegro PM at North Atlantic Treaty Organisation meet
Currently, only five of NATO's 28 members - the United States, United Kingdom, Poland, Estonia, and Greece - meet the alliance's benchmark of spending 2 percent of GDP on defense. He added that ...
Fear stalks bomber's mosque as Manchester unites
Many in Greater Manchester's sizable Muslim population - about 15 percent of the area's 2.5 million people, many of whom have lived in the metropolis since the 1960s - now wonder how safe they ar...
PA slams Netanyahu remarks on Jerusalem division
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Washington has added tens of millions of dollars in extra defence aid for Israel , a day after US President Donald Trump wound up a visit . "I could see ...
Hillary Step: Mount Everest rock face named after climber collapses
Mountaineers have confirmed that the Hillary Step may have fallen due to Nepal's natural disaster in 2015. Another climber, Pasang Tenzing Sherpa, said confusion might have come about because mounta...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Assam to inaugurate key infra projects
Towards the end of his speech, he announced that the Dhola-Sadiya bridge will be named after Bhupen Hazarika , the legendary Assamese singer. Earlier, Modi, on a day-long visit to the state, was re...
Leery of North Korea, US plans first test of ICBM intercept
The Pentagon is reportedly planning to practice shooting down long-range intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) like the one that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un hopes to field. Although R...
British police stop sharing Manchester attack info with the United States after leaks
The New York Times published pictures which appeared to show parts of the bomb as well as torn fabric from the attacker's rucksack. Police have confirmed that Salman Ramadan Abedi was responsible ...
Manchester United win first Europa League title
The game was played two days after 22 people were killed in a bomb attack at a concert in Manchester , and 12 days after the death of Pogba's father, Fassou Antoine. "We were fighting in two races:...
Schiff: Intelligence Committee Will Subpoena Flynn
The House Intelligence Committee will subpoena former national security adviser to US President Donald Trump Michael Flynn , in its investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 ele...
Analytical Preview of Pure Storage, Inc. (PSTG)
Analysts, on average, seem bullish as they suggest PSTG is worth $2.78 more, giving a target price of $14.6 a share. Pure Storage had its "outperform" rating reiterated by analysts at Wells Fargo....
FBI examines Kushner meetings with Russians
During a Blue Room meeting just days after the inauguration, Comey reportedly made an unsuccessful attempt to avoid President Trump. The FBI , several congressional committees, and a special counse...
Trump, Macron handshake ricochets around the world
But much like Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau , it appears newly-elected French President Emmanuel Macron figured out how to block the Trump-shake: Go in hard. With their jaws clenched, thei...
Hamas Angry at President Trump for calling it a Terrorist Organization
Trump made the remark alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a speech at the Israel Museum . The Palestinian leader added that "the key to peace" in the Middle East was the in...
British police make a new arrest in Manchester Arena bombing
The newspaper reported that Abedi grew up in the Whalley Range area of the city, about two miles southwest of the city center. The University of Salford near Manchester has said in a statement t...
Israeli joy at Trump visit lacks substance
The Israeli settlements, status of Jerusalem or whether the U.S. would continue to insist on a two-state solution giving the Palestinians sovereign territory were not discussed.During his meeting wi...
Trump calls on North Atlantic Treaty Organisation members to tackle terror, immigration
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday that "of course" the United States supports Article 5 , though Trump still wants other nations to meet their obligation to spend 2 per cent of their ...
Taiwan to Allow Same-Sex Marriage
Though Taiwan is relatively liberal and hosts one of the biggest gay pride parades in the region, the decision to consider marriage equality was met with a backlash and protests in November. Act...
Montenegro's Markovic Shrugs Off Trump Shoving Incident At NATO Summit
President Trump and myself, that we have a common opinion about Russian Federation". The act was being widely denounced online. US President Donald Trump , who once dismissed the North Atlantic ...
Jared Kushner proposed secret communications with Russian Federation
Jared Kushner discussed the possibility of Trump's transition team secretly communicating with the Kremlin, the Washington Post reports . Kushner has emerged as one of the most important figure...
US plans first test of ICBM intercept, with North Korea in mind
The Pentagon's stand-in for a North Korean ICBM will fly faster than previous mock-up missiles, upping the ante amid growing fears about North Korea's growing capabilities. Officials said the test ...
Donald Trump: Did the President just shove aside a prime minister?
Trump's failure to commit to honoring Article 5 if a U.S. ally is attacked has come as Russian Federation has become more militarily assertive. " President Trump's failure to stand firmly behind th...
Trump refuses to get in line for climate deal
Gary Cohn , Trump's top economic adviser, said Trump was listening to the views of his world counterparts on the issue. And he came here to learn, and he came here to get smarter. The leaders of...
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Korea's ICBM and nuclear weapons nears completion
June 14, 2017South Korean President Moon Jae-In first proposed a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup with China, Japan and North Korea to Federation Internationale de Football Association chief Gianni Infantino in a meeting yesterday. "South Korean military personnel located the defector soldier's whereabouts and is investigating the motive and progress of the defection", the JCS said in a statement .