International

Reuters, Moscow :A de-escalation agreement in Syria takes effect at midnight but Russia’s air force will continue strikes against Islamic State elsewhere in the country,...

AP, Washington :In late November, a member of Donald Trump’s transition team approached national security officials in the Obama White House with a curious request:...

PTI, Washington :Donald Trump’s decision to make Saudi Arabia the first stop for his maiden overseas trip shows the US President’s strong desire to build...

AFP, Durban (South Africa) :African countries are becoming increasingly repressive and causing more people to leave their homes, British charity Oxfam said this week, as...

Reuters, Washington :US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order on religious liberties designed to ease a ban on political activity by churches...

AFP, Florence :European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Friday described Brexit as a “tragedy” that had happened partly as a result of the European Union’s...

Reuters, Beijing :China’s air force is making its drills more realistic and less formulaic as it seeks to boost combat readiness, an official newspaper said...

AFP, Durban :The famine ravaging South Sudan and its neighbours could claim six million lives, a charity warned Friday, as the international community struggles to...

AFP, New York :US President Donald Trump on Thursday made the first return to his hometown of New York since taking office, for a meeting...

Reuters, Washington :US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday outlined for his staff how an “America First” agenda translates into foreign policy, but did...

AP, Seoul :North Korea has issued a rare direct criticism of China through a commentary saying its “reckless remarks” on the North’s nuclear program are...