Reuters, Manila :Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared the southern city of Marawi liberated from pro-Islamic State militants on Tuesday, although the military said 20-30 rebels...
AFP, Barcelona :Catalonia braced for protests Tuesday after a judge ordered the detention of two powerful separatist leaders, further inflaming tensions in the crisis over...
Washington is “not taking sides” following clashes between Iraqi forces and the country’s Kurds, US President Donald Trump said Monday, as tensions escalate following the...
Reuters, Tokyo :The United States is not ruling out the eventual possibility of direct talks with North Korea, Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan...
BBC Online :Electoral authorities in Venezuela say the governing Socialist Party has won 17 of 23 state governorships in a crushing victory.President Nicolás Maduro hailed...
BBC Online :At least 276 people are now known to have died in a massive bomb attack in a busy area of the Somali capital...
AFP :Iraqi forces seized a key military base, an airport and an oil field from Kurdish fighters Monday in disputed Kirkuk province in a major...
Reuters, Luxembourg :The European Union vowed on Monday to defend a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers and urged U.S. lawmakers not to...
AFP :Responding to an initial deadline set by the central government, Carles Puigdemont sent a letter early Monday calling for talks with Prime Minister Mariano...
AFP, Ain Issa :The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces on Sunday announced the “final phase” of the battle to capture Raqa, once the Syrian stronghold of...
Reuters, Santa Rosa :Authorities hope weaker winds will help more than 10,000 firefighters battle the deadliest blazes in California history, which have killed at least...
AP, Berlin :German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party is aiming to unseat the incumbent center-left governor in Lower Saxony for a fourth straight victory in state...
