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Iran Hit Two US Military Bases in Iraq with Ballistic Missiles, Almost 84 Dead
Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles at US forces in Iraq in its first military retaliation for the killing of military commander Qassem Soleimani.
Wednesday, 8 January , 2020 -
Japan to Deploy Defense Forces to Middle East, Monitoring the Region
The rare overseas mission follows an attack on a Japanese oil tanker and increased American pressure to play a more active role in the region.
Saturday, 28 December , 2019 -
Trump’s Christmas Gift to North Korea, A ‘Deal’
President Trump said that the US would “deal with” whatever North Korea has planned, quipping that Kim Jong Un may send him a “nice present” and not actually be planning a missile test.
Wednesday, 25 December , 2019 -
Bolton lambasted his President and Warned Of ‘Imminent’ North Korea Risk
Former US national security adviser John Bolton on Monday sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s North Korea policy, warning that the Asian country posed an “imminent” threat.
Tuesday, 24 December , 2019 -
Biden Campaign Attacks Trump Policy on Saudi Arabia, North Korea
Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential campaign launched new attacks on Donald Trump on Sunday, advocating a reevaluation of U.S.-Saudi relations and calling North Korea’s apparent weapons test a “rebuke” to the U.S. president in a statement to Reuters.
Monday, 9 December , 2019 -
China Threatens to Blacklist US Firms over Human Rights Disputes
China may publish a list of sanctioned US companies as US accuses it of rights abuses in Hong Kong and Xinjiang.
Tuesday, 3 December , 2019 -
EU Countries to Revoke European ISIS Members’ Citizenship
EU countries refuse to allow the ISIS members with EU nationalities back home and prefer keeping them in Iraq to put them on trial.
Tuesday, 12 November , 2019 -
UN: More than one in three in Haiti Need Urgent Food Aid
More than a third of Haitians are facing “severe food insecurity”, sparked by price hikes, dwindling agricultural production and widespread social unrest, the UN’s World Food Programme warned Friday.
Saturday, 9 November , 2019 -
UN Sees U.S.-China Trade War Hurting Both Nations’ Economies
The UN just weighed in on who’s winning the trade war between the U.S. and China. Neither one.
Saturday, 9 November , 2019 -
The Trump-Netanyahu Bromance Appears over. What’s that Mean for the Middle East?
That best-buddy friendship between President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — a personal alliance that has shaped America’s Mideast policy for nearly three years — has cooled.
Sunday, 3 November , 2019 -
Pompeo Seeks Faster Progress with N.Korea after Rockets
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday that negotiations with North Korea were going too slowly after Pyongyang fired two more short-range projectiles.
Sunday, 3 November , 2019 -
North Korea’s Un Losing Patience With US Negotiations? Officials Warn Of ‘Exchange Of Fire At Any Moment’
The North Korean government is losing its patience with the U.S. about ongoing denuclearization negotiations, claiming that Washington is making hostile demands towards Pyongyang.
Monday, 28 October , 2019 -
A Second Brexit Referendum? London Protesters Keep the Cry Alive
In the annals of anti-Brexit protests, the outpouring in London on Saturday had all the trimmings: clever placards, European Union flags, cute dogs dressed in E.U. colors and a few celebrities in the mix.
Sunday, 20 October , 2019 -
US blacklists 8 Chinese Tech Companies over Human Rights Issues
Companies are accused of human rights violations against Uighur Muslims and other predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities.
Tuesday, 8 October , 2019 -
New Zealand Loosens Restrictions against Middle Eastern and African Refugees
Amid growing pressure, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Friday abolished a policy that restricted refugees from the Middle East and Africa, The New York Times reports.
Sunday, 6 October , 2019 -
North Korea has once again Test-fired Missile, US Official Says
North Korea has test-fired another missile, a U.S. official told Fox News on Tuesday.
Wednesday, 2 October , 2019 -
France, Britain Urge Iran’s Rouhani to Meet Trump
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday it would be a lost opportunity if Iranian President Hassan Rouhani left the United States without meeting U.S. Trump.
Wednesday, 25 September , 2019 -
Russia Complicit in Human Rights Abuses in Crimea, Court Told
The Russian state directed and ran the military coup in Crimea and its subsequent annexation in 2014, Ukraine has told the European court of human rights.
Saturday, 14 September , 2019 -
Bolton Sidelined from Afghanistan Policy
As the president’s top aides prepared for a high-stakes meeting on the future of Afghanistan earlier this month, one senior official was not on the original invite list: national security adviser John Bolton.
Sunday, 1 September , 2019 -
Texas Shooting Leaves 5 Dead and at Least 21 Injured
Five people were killed and at least 21 others were injured in a brazen daylight drive-by mass shooting in the West Texas cities of Midland and Odessa on Saturday.
Sunday, 1 September , 2019
