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Trump Tells Iran ‘Never, Ever Threaten’ U.S. or Suffer Consequences
July 24, 2018
WASHINGTON/ANKARA - U.S. President Donald Trump told Iran it risked dire consequences “the like of which few throughout history have suffered before” if the Islamic ...
Chinese President Arrives in Rwanda for State Visit
July 24, 2018
KIGALI - Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here on Sunday for a state visit to Rwanda, the first by a Chinese head of state to the African country...
U.S. Launches Campaign to Erode Support for Iran’s Leaders
July 23, 2018
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has launched an offensive of speeches and online communications meant to foment unrest and help pressure Iran to end its nuclear program ...
British Reject May’s Brexit Plan, Some Turn toBoris and Far Right: Poll
July 23, 2018
LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May’s plans to leave the European Union are overwhelmingly opposed by the British public and more than a third of voters would support ...
Chinese Leader Arrives for Africa Visit as US Interest Wanes
July 22, 2018
DAKAR, Senegal — Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Africa on Saturday on a four-nation visit seeking deeper military and economic ties while his rival in a bitter ...
Aid Arrives in Syria as Putin, Macron Discuss Relief Mission to Ghouta
July 22, 2018
CHÂTEAUROUX (France) - Humanitarian aid sent by France and Russia arrived in Syria on Saturday as the two countries’ leaders discussed a joint mission to ...
Merkel: Not Clear If EU Will Rise to Challenge of Changing World Order
July 21, 2018
BERLIN - It is not yet clear if Europe will adapt quickly enough to rise to the new challenges it faces in taking more responsibility for solving conflicts in the world ...
NATO Stands by All Allies
July 21, 2018
BRUSSELS - NATO insisted Friday that every member state is covered by its “all for one, one for all” collective defence pledge, after US President Donald Trump ...
Philippines Could Breach U.S. Sanctions If Russia Arms Deal Proceeds
July 19, 2018
MANILA - The Philippines is at risk of breaching sanctions imposed by the United States if it proceeds with the purchase of grenade launchers from a blacklisted Russian ...
Britain Already Talking to EU on Future Ties Based on White Paper: May
July 19, 2018
LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday her government was already negotiating with the European Union on future ties, based on a white paper policy document published ...
Obama Speech to Mark 100 Years since Mandela’s Birth
July 18, 2018
JOHANNESBURG - Former US president Barack Obama was set to deliver a speech to a crowd of 15,000 people in South Africa on Tuesday as the centrepiece of celebrations marking 100 ...
France Gives World Cup Winners a Heroes’ Welcome Home
July 18, 2018
PARIS - The World Cup-winning French team returned home to a heroes’ welcome on Monday, parading down the Champs-Elysees as hundreds of thousands of cheering ...
Trump, Putin Start First Bilateral Meeting in Helsinki
July 17, 2018
HELSINKI - U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin started their first bilateral meeting here on Monday, and they are expected to discuss a wide range ...
Putin: 25 Million Cyber attacks Thwarted During World Cup
July 17, 2018
MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin says Russian and other security services thwarted nearly 25 million cyber attacks linked to the World Cup...
Turkey Marks 2nd Anniversary of Thwarting Violent Coup
July 16, 2018
ISTANBUL — With prayers and other events, Turkey on Sunday commemorated the second anniversary of thwarting a coup against the Turkish president and the government ...
Netanyahu, Trump Discuss Syria, Iran Ahead of Helsinki Summit
July 16, 2018
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that he discussed Syria and Iran with U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of the latter’s meeting ...
Tight Security Ahead of Trump-Putin Meeting in Helsinki
July 15, 2018
HELSINKI - Finland may have largely shut down for the summer holidays but officials and police have been drafted back into work ahead of a historic summit in Helsinki between Donald ...
France’s Macron Marks Second Bastille Day with Champs Elysees Parade
July 15, 2018
PARIS - France celebrated Bastille Day on Saturday with a colorful military parade in Paris presided by President Emmanuel Macron, and hoped the party would continue on Sunday ...
Erdogan Renews Promise for Strong Turkish Economy by 2023
July 14, 2018
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President RecepTayyipErdogan has opened his Cabinet’s first meeting since taking office in a new term with sweeping powers, renewing a promise ...
Word ‘Russia’ Goes Unspoken as Mattis Meets Balkan Defense Chiefs
July 14, 2018
ZAGREB - Nobody at the meeting said the word “Russia” while the cameras were rolling.
But Moscow was clearly on everyone’s mind ...
NATO Allies Offer Trainers, Seek to Set Disputes Aside
July 12, 2018
BRUSSELS — Canada on Wednesday offered to lead NATO’s new military training mission in Iraq, as the world’s biggest security alliance seeks to prove it remains ...
At NATO, Abrasive Trump Lashes Germany for Being Russian ‘Captive’
July 12, 2018
BRUSSELS - U.S. President Donald Trump accused Germany of being a “captive” of Russia on Wednesday as Western leaders gathered in Brussels for a NATO summit where ...
Trump Heads to Europe, Says Putin ‘Easiest’ of His Meetings
July 11, 2018
BRUSSELS — President Donald Trump launched a weeklong Europe trip Tuesday with harsh criticism for NATO allies and predicted the “easiest” leg of ...
EU3 to Open Trade with Iran Independent of US Dollar: Russia FM
July 10, 2018
TEHRAN - Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the three major European signatories to a landmark nuclear deal with Iran agreed to establish trade ties with Iran independent of the US dollar...
UK Police Cite ‘High Dose’ in Nerve Agent Death
July 10, 2018
LONDON — British police said Monday they believe the latest victims of poisoning by a nerve agent must have handled the material’s container and been subjected to a “high dose” of the lethal...
Transatlantic Ties Hang in the Balance as Trump Comes to Europe
July 09, 2018
BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON - European leaders say they no longer have any illusions about Donald Trump as they welcome the U.S. president at a NATO summit this week, but they ...
German Interior Minister Says Dispute with Merkel is History
July 09, 2018
BERLIN — Germany’s interior minister says his bitter dispute with Chancellor Angela Merkel over migration is history, suggesting that the government is on course ...
China Says Open for Trade with East Europe as Clash with U.S. Ramps Up
July 08, 2018
SOFIA - China remains open for trade with foreign partners and can only benefit from an economically strong Europe, its premier said on Saturday as he pressed for expanded...
Pompeo Insists North Korea Talks ‘Very Productive’
July 08, 2018
PYONGYANG - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insisted Saturday that two days of talks with his North Korean counterpart on dismantling Pyongyang’s nuclear arsenal...
EU to Make New Proposal on Protecting External Borders: Juncker
July 07, 2018
VIENNA - The European Commission will make a new proposal on how to protect the European Union’s external borders in September, President Jean-Claude Juncker said...
Turkey’s Erdogan Vows More Efficient Government, Non-Party Ministers
July 07, 2018
ANKARA - President Tayyip Erdogan promised on Friday to make government more efficient when Turkey’s new executive presidency is inaugurated next week, saying ...
Turkey’s Erdogan to be inaugurated on July 9, Gains Some More Powers
July 05, 2018
ISTANBUL - Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan acquired some additional new powers on Wednesday as part of a transition to an executive presidency that will ...
US Senator: Moscow Must Not Meddle in the 2018 Election
July 05, 2018
MOSCOW — A U.S. senator who is part of a congressional delegation visiting Russia says Moscow could help improve ties by not meddling in the midterm U.S. election in November...
In Moscow, US Senator Hopes for “New Day” in US-Russia Ties
July 04, 2018
MOSCOW — A the head of a U.S. congressional delegation visiting Russia said Tuesday he hopes for “a new day” in repairing relations between Russia and the U.S...
China Issues U.S. Travel Warning amid Trade Tensions
July 04, 2018
BEIJING - China’s embassy in Washington has issued a security advisory to Chinese nationals traveling to the United States, the latest such warning as trade tension . . .