News agency says arrests are attack on press freedom and US embassy says it is deeply concerned The news agency Reuters has said it is “outraged” by the arrest of two of its journalists in Myanmar and accused officials of an attack against press freedoms. Wa Lone, 31, and ... Read More »
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin exhibited his growing diplomatic clout with a lightning tour through the Middle East on Monday, surprising Russian troops with his first visit to a Russian air base in Syria before skipping across the region to discuss bilateral ties in Cairo and Ankara. Along ... Read More »
Arab foreign ministers demanded the U.S. rescind President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, calling it a grave development that puts Washington on the same side as “occupation” and violates international law. In a resolution issued Sunday long on rhetoric but short on concrete actions, the ... Read More »
SEOUL: South Korea added several North Korean groups and individuals to its sanctions list Monday in a largely symbolic move that is part of efforts to cut off funding for the North’s weapons programs. The government said those added were 20 North Korean groups, including several banks and companies, and ... Read More »
LONDON: Arabs and Muslims across the Middle East Wednesday condemned the U.S. recognition of occupied Jerusalem as Israel’s capital as an incendiary move in a volatile region, and Palestinians said Washington was ditching its leading role as a peace mediator. The European Union and United Nations also voiced ... Read More »
His autocratic rule in Yemen delivered the country to chaos and himself to his death reportedly at the hands of a group he briefly supported Ali Abdullah Saleh, who has been killed aged 75, was the authoritarian President of Yemen who steered his impoverished Middle Eastern nation for more ... Read More »
Could Trump expect another warm welcome and traditional sword dance in Riyadh? Would the Saudis choose to buy all those billions of weapons from the US if it hands Jerusalem to the Israelis? Doubtful Amid three catastrophic Middle East wars, it would be difficult to imagine anything more provocative, ... Read More »
The missile was launched from Sain Ni, near the capital of Pyongyang, and splashed down into the Sea of Japan, according to the Pentagon. The missile landed inside Japan’s Economic Exclusion Zone. Following the test, President Trump told reporters that the U.S. “will take care of it. … It is a situation that ... Read More »
Blast left streets full of damaged cars and littered with debris Two people have been killed and at least 30 injured after an explosion in a port city in China. The blast in Ningbo south of Shanghai knocked down buildings and left streets littered with damaged cars and debris. The early morning explosion struck ... Read More »
Pontiff’s arrival follows days after US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson accused state of carrying out ‘ethnic cleansing’ of persecuted minority Pope Francis had landed in Yangon, the start of a delicate visit for the world’s most prominent Christian to majority-Buddhist Burma, which the United States has accused of “ethnic ... Read More »
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