The EU warned Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pledge to annex the Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank if he wins next week’s election undermines chances for peace in the region. Netanyahu’s vow was roundly condemned by the Palestinians as well as Arab League, Jordan and Turkey, ... Read More »
Trump to name new national security adviser next week Bolton took hawkish positions on major foreign policy issues Donald Trump has fired his national security adviser, John Bolton, in a pair of tweets in which he laid bare searing internal divisions within his inner circle, saying he had “disagreed strongly” ... Read More »
‘Our stockpile is quickly increasing,’ head of country’s atomic agency warns. ‘We hope they will come to their senses’ Iran has begun injecting uranium gas into advanced centrifuges in violation of its nuclear deal with world powers, a spokesman has announced. Behrouz Kamalvandi of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran ... Read More »
Israeli occupation military confirmed a drone was downed in southern Lebanon, shortly after Hezbollah claimed responsibility for the event. The occupation military, however, claimed the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) was downed during “routine activity,” and that there “wasn’t any intelligence leak,” Israeli media reported. Anna Ahronheim, the military and defense ... Read More »
PM battles to keep Brexit plan on track after Amber Rudd quit the government on Saturday Boris Johnson will fly to Dublin to meet the Irish prime minister, Leo Varadkar, on Monday, as he battles to show that his Brexit plan remains on track after Amber Rudd dramatically quit ... Read More »
President announced he would be scrapping agreement and cancelling secret White House meeting The Taliban has warned Donald Trump’s decision to cancel peace negotiations with the militant group after a car bomb claimed the life of a US soldier would increase America’s “human losses”. Mr Trump confirmed he would ... Read More »
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday ordered the armed forces to be on alert for a potential attack by Colombia’s government and announced military exercises on the border amid the rearmament of a group of former guerrilla commanders. Former FARC guerillas on Thursday announced a rearmament in a video that ... Read More »
A senior Iranian official confirmed on Wednesday that Tehran would return to its nuclear deal commitment only if it got $15 billion for oil sales over four months, as stipulated in a draft French plan to salvage the accord, the Fars news agency said. France has proposed offering Iran about ... Read More »
The Taliban claimed responsibility for a car bomb explosion that rocked the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday, killing at least five people and wounding dozens more and shaking windows and doors in houses several kilometers away from the blast. The explosion came as a senior U.S. diplomat was visiting Kabul ... Read More »
Dorian stalls over Grand Bahama, bringing high winds, torrential rain and storm surges Hurricane Dorian has stalled over the Bahamas, lashing the islands with wind, rain and storm surges, and killing at least five people. Thousands of homes were inundated by floodwater as rescue operations tried to reach stranded ... Read More »
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