Under Putin, Russia increases clout in the Middle East
AP, Moscow : When Russia launched a military campaign in Syria two years ago, President Vladimir Putin sought to save his ally from imminent collapse and...
International
Alabama Democrat Doug Jones wins US Senate race, blow to Trump
AFP, Montgomery : Democrat Doug Jones scored a stunning upset victory Tuesday in a fiercely contested US Senate race in conservative Alabama, defeating a controversial Donald...
US embassy unlikely to move to Jerusalem before 2020: Tillerson
Xinhua, Washington :U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Tuesday the U.S. embassy in Israel was unlikely to be moved to Jerusalem before 2020, national...
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EU suspends funding for Cambodian electionReuters, Phnom Penh The European Union has suspended funding for Cambodia’s 2018 general election because the vote cannot be credible...
Dangerous winds persist as wildfires roar in California
AP, Los Angeles :The winds aren’t changing for Southern California’s wildfires yet.The fifth largest blaze in state history was threatening thousands of homes as it...
Women accusing Trump of sexual misconduct seek congressional probe
Reuters, New York :Three women who have accused US President Donald Trump of sexual misconduct called on Monday for a congressional investigation into his behaviour...
Mugabe flies to Singapore, first trip since ouster
Reuters, Harare :Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe has left the country for medical checks in Singapore, his first foreign travel since the army forced him...
EU tells Netanyahu it rejects Trump’s Jerusalem move
Reuters, Brussels :Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took his case to Europe to ask allies to join the United States in recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital,...
On eve of climate summit, Macron reminds Trump of `responsibility to history`
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday reminded his US counterpart Donald Trump of his responsibility to history over his decision to quit the Paris climate...
US-Jerusalem move: Fury spreads from Jakarta to Rabat
Al Jazeera News :A wave of anger against a US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital has spread from Asia, through the Middle East,...
US, S. Korea, Japan start missile-tracking drill, irking China
AFP :The US, South Korea and Japan carried out joint exercises Monday to track missiles from North Korea, as China warned that such manoeuvres fuel...
May hails new optimism in Brexit talks after deal
Reuters, London :Prime Minister Theresa May will hail “a new sense of optimism” in Brexit talks on Monday, telling parliament Britain and the European Union...