Trump, Erdogan seek to mend ties at White House meeting
Turkey’s leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with President Donald Trump at the White House Tuesday, hoping to repair ties frayed over Syria and the presence...
International
Iranian opposition figure Karoubi to vote for Rouhani in election
Reuters, London :Iranian opposition figure Mehdi Karroubi, under house arrest since 2011, will back President Hassan Rouhani’s bid for a second term in Friday’s election,...
North Korea’s latest missile launch suggests progress toward ICBM
Reuters, Seoul :North Korea’s successful missile test-launch signals major advances in developing an intercontinental ballistic missile, such as mastery of re-entry technology and better engine...
Comey sacking: Trump urged to hand over any tapes
BBC Online :Senior US lawmakers have called on President Donald Trump to turn over any recordings of conversations with fired FBI director James Comey.Senate Democratic...
North Korea renews accusation of CIA assassination plot
Reuters, Beijing :North Korea, increasingly isolated over its repeated weapons tests in violation of UN resolutions, on Monday renewed its accusation of a U.S. and...
Philippine panel throws out impeachment complaint vs Duterte
Reuters, Manila :A Congressional panel of Philippine lawmakers on Monday found an impeachment complaint against President Rodrigo Duterte lacked substance and should go no further,...
Cyber-attacks from WannaCry ransomware slow but fears remain
BBC Online :A computer malware that has spread across 150 countries appears to be slowing down, with few reports of fresh attacks in Asia and...
Macron to name PM on first full day in office
AFP, :New French President Emmanuel Macron is set to name a prime minister and visit German Chancellor Angela Merkel on a busy first full day...
China’s Xi says Silk Road plan boosts finance, security ties
AP, Beijing :President Xi Jinping called Sunday for closer cooperation across Asia and Europe in areas from anti-terrorism to finance, as leaders from 29 countries...
James Comey agrees to testify in public Senate hearing
The Independent :James Comey has agreed to testify in a public Senate hearing regarding the investigation into alleged ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s campaign...
News In Brief
Trump weighs further US troops for AfghanistanAFP, Washington Hanging in a corridor outside the Pentagon press office, a blow-up of a Time magazine cover shows...
Syrian army retakes most of rebel-held district on capital’s edge
Reuters, Amman :The Syrian army and its allies are on the verge of completely seizing the rebel-held district of Qaboun on the edge of the...