Russia will, by the end of March, deport more than 5,000 people who stayed in the country illegally after visiting for the 2018 World Cup, officials said.
Sunday, 27 January , 2019Venezuela’s military attache in Washington posted a video Saturday saying he had broken with President Nicolas Maduro and now would report to opposition leader Juan Guaido.
Sunday, 27 January , 2019President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un will meet for a second time in late February, the White House says.
Saturday, 19 January , 2019Jim Yong Kim, the president of the World Bank, announced Monday he is resigning at the end of January.
Tuesday, 8 January , 2019Israel announced Sunday that it had blocked an upcoming bid by the Palestinians to gain full membership at the United Nations — saving the U.S. from having to veto such a push if it came before the Security Council.
Monday, 7 January , 2019President Trump made an unannounced trip to Iraq to visit the U.S. combat troops there on Christmas Day, his first into a combat zone as commander-in-chief.
Sunday, 30 December , 2018While a government shutdown and a key resignation grabbed headlines, diplomats were stunned by US actions over Yemen.
Sunday, 23 December , 2018President Vladimir Putin on Thursday (20 December) accused the United States of raising the risk of nuclear war by threatening to spurn a key arms control treaty and refusing to hold talks about another pact that expires soon.
Sunday, 23 December , 2018Catalan pro-independence groups blocked roads and clashed with baton-wielding police on Friday in protests against a Spanish government cabinet meeting in Barcelona which separatists branded a provocation.
Saturday, 22 December , 2018Israel stands a better chance to normalize ties with the Arab world without the Palestinians, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
Monday, 17 December , 2018EU leaders met on 13-14 December for one more crack at the Brexit puzzle before the end of 2018 but the Summit produced no conclusion or agreement.
Saturday, 15 December , 2018At first glance, the dispute between the US and China revolves around unfair competition and theft of intellectual property. On closer inspection it is about something much more fundamental, namely frantic attempts by Washington to preserve its hegemony over this planet. Are we heading for a clash between the two titans?
Saturday, 15 December , 2018The president has denied telling his former lawyer to make the payments – but Mr Cohen says Mr Trump knew he was acting illegally.
Saturday, 15 December , 2018Boris Johnson, Sajid Javid, Dominic Raab and Jeremy Hunt have all been tipped for the top job in British politics.
Wednesday, 12 December , 2018A British citizen was among 10 killed by a Taliban attack on a G4S compound in Afghanistan, the UK security firm has said.
Tuesday, 11 December , 2018Research cited by Sandy Hook Promise counted 94 incidents, a near 60% increase on the previous high, 59, set in 2006.
Sunday, 9 December , 2018One of George H.W. Bush’s greatest accomplishments, a flurry of even-handed diplomacy that set the stage for the first direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, has received relatively little attention in the analysis of his legacy that followed his death on Saturday.
Wednesday, 5 December , 2018Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani struck a defiant stance against US sanctions on Tuesday, renewing his threat to cut off international oil sales from the Gulf.
Wednesday, 5 December , 2018Pakistan’s foreign ministry said Monday that US President Donald Trump has written a letter to prime minister Imran Khan seeking Islamabad’s support in securing a “negotiated settlement” to the war in Afghanistan.
Tuesday, 4 December , 2018As congress considers its reaction to the state-sponsored murder of Jamal Khashoggi, it’s important to take into account that it was not an isolated act.
Monday, 3 December , 2018