‘It’s about war and peace’: Merkel urges restraint in Middle EastGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron have called on Israel and Iran to exercise restraint in the Middle East to avoid further escalation of hostilities in the region, a...
Trump says Kim summit set for June 12 in SingaporeWASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will take place in Singapore on June 12. “We will both try to make it a very specia...
China calls for more progress in Japan tiesTOKYO: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said here Thursday that new progress and lasting stable development should be made in China-Japan relationship as it returns to the normal track. This is the best way...
Major Israeli raids hit ‘Iranian’ targets in Syria after rocket fireIsrael's army said Thursday it had carried out widespread raids against Iranian targets in Syria overnight after rocket fire towards its forces which it blamed on Iran, marking a sharp escalation betw...
Trump welcomes Americans freed by North Korea back to the USUS President Donald Trump greeted three Americans released by North Korea at an air base near Washington early Thursday, underscoring a much needed diplomatic win and a stepping stone to a historic su...
Trump’s Iran move reminds some of run-up to Iraq warFifteen years after invading Iraq over weapons of mass destruction and ties to al Qaeda that both proved non-existent, the United States is again steering toward a possible confrontation with a Middle...
Iraq security forces vote in first poll since IS warAround one million soldiers, police and other security personnel were voting across Iraq on Thursday in the first national elections since the country declared victory over the Islamic State group. Se...
Japanese PM’s ex-aide says met school operator at centre of scandalA former aide to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gave highly anticipated testimony on Thursday to a parliamentary investigation into a cronyism scandal that is undermining Abe's support, but he did...
Indonesia ends militant jail siege after five officers ‘sadistically’ killedA hostage crisis at a high-security jail in Indonesia ended on Thursday after Islamist militant prisoners who killed five police surrendered and released an officer they were holding, authorities said...
Mahathir says poised to lead Malaysia again after shock election winMahathir Mohamad on Thursday brushed aside doubts that he would become Malaysia's next prime minister following his shock election victory over the coalition that has ruled the Southeast Asian nation...
Trump’s move likely to worsen Mideast proxy battlesThere may not be much Iran can do about President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the nuclear deal, but across the Middle East, it has a variety of ways it can hit back at the United States and America...
Britain settles rendition case with Libyan ex-rebel, Guardian reportsBritain has reached a settlement with Abdul Hakim Belhadj, a Libyan former rebel leader who says he suffered years of torture by Muammar Gaddafi's henchmen after British and U.S. spies handed him over...
In Yemen’s Aden, a generation chewed up and spit out by warBest friends, they grew up together. When rebels attacked, they fought together. Eighteen years old and without a day of military training, they picked up Kalashnikovs and went to defend the front lin...
At least 47 dead after dam bursts in Kenya: policeAt least 47 people died when their homes were swept away after a dam burst in southern Kenya following heavy rains, police said Thursday. The incident in Solai, near the Rift Valley city of Nakuru, oc...