IS lights smokescreen against regime raids in east Syria
AFP, Beirut : Fierce clashes gripped the eastern Syrian city of Deir Ezzor on Wednesday, a monitor said, as the Islamic State group set tyres...
International
Trump takes over Islamic State fight, vowing to finish it
The Washington Post : As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, the Islamic State is on the defensive in three countries and has been...
Theresa May puts Britain on course for ‘hard’ Brexit
Prime Minister Theresa May unveiled her Brexit blueprint on Tuesday, announcing for the first time that Britain will leave Europe’s single market in order to...
Obama administration trying to undermine Trump: Putin
AP, Moscow : President Vladimir Putin took a parting shot at the Obama administration on Tuesday, accusing it of trying to undermine Donald Trump’s legitimacy...
World needs China, US to have stable relationship : Xi
Reuters, Beijing : The world needs China and the United States to have a stable and cooperative relationship, Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. Vice...
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Taiwan simulates China attacks as tension risesAFP, Taipei Taiwan began two days of military drills Tuesday simulating an attack by China as the government sought...
Japan pledges patrol vessels, aid for Vietnam
AP, Hanoi :Japan will provide Vietnam new patrol vessels, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday on the last stop of his four-nation tour to...
Hundreds of US Marines land in Norway, irking Russia
Reuters, Oslo :Some 300 U.S. Marines landed in Norway on Monday for a six-month deployment, the first time since World War Two that foreign troops...
NATO concerned about Trump ‘obsolete’ remark: Germany
Reuters, Brussels :Germany’s Foreign Minister said on Monday that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s comments that NATO was obsolete had aroused concern across the 28-member alliance.Frank-Walter...
Trump pick for NSC post Crowley to step down
Reuters, Washington :Monica Crowley, the foreign policy adviser tapped for a White House job under President-elect Donald Trump, will relinquish the post, a transition official...
Growing list of Democrats boycotting Trump inauguration
AP, Washington :More than 30 House Democrats plan to boycott President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Friday, casting the Republican businessman as a threat to democracy.Reps....
Ex-UN chief Ban narrows gap in opinion poll for South Korean presidency
Reuters, Seoul :An opinion poll released on Monday in South Korea showed former U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in second place and narrowing the gap...