. . TEHRAN – Tensions between Tehran and Washington have risen since a recent Iranian ballistic missile test which prompted U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration...
. . TERRAN – Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan confirmed on Wednesday Iran tested a new missile but said it did not breach...
. . MOSCOW – It was one of the most brilliant geopolitical chess moves in over a decade, and it involved doing nothing, according to Eurasia...
. . SOUTH CHINA SEA – China’s sole aircraft carrier, accompanied by a group of Chinese warships entered the top half of the South China Sea...
. . UNITED NATIONS – On Friday, as Israelis marked the Sabbath here in the Jewish state, US President Obama stuck it to Israel, perhaps one...
. BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday the horrific truck rampage through a Berlin Christmas market is likely “act of terrorism,” noting the...
. . BERLIN – At least twelve people were killed after a large truck plowed into a Christmas market in Berlin. German authorities said the motivation...
. . . ALEPPO – As another Christmas nears, the horrors of Aleppo have shown how far humanity remains from peace on Earth — and how...
. .. MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte threatened Saturday to terminate a pact that allows U.S. troops to visit the Philippines, saying “bye-bye America” as he...
. . BEIJING – China said Saturday that its military was in contact with its American counterparts on “appropriately handling” the Chinese navy’s seizure of a...
. . BEIJING – China’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday its deployment of necessary defensive facilities on some islands in the South China Sea is legitimate and...
. . ISTANBUL – Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, declared a national day of mourning, launched a full investigation and began to bury its dead Sunday...
. . WASHINGTON DC – President Obama has ordered US intellegance agencies to prepare “a full review” of election-linked cyberattacks, but the public may never see...
. . WASHINGTON – Senator, Astronaut and Fighter Pilot John Glenn, whose 1962 flight as the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth made him an...
. . BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday that Germany should ban full-face veils, and that it would not tolerate any version of...
. BRUSSELS – With a rapid-fire series of elections in Italy, the Netherlands and France plus Britain’s upcoming move toward leaving the European Union could buffet...
. . LIMA – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte lashed out at Western “bullying” and “hypocrisy” during his first meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and said...
. . BANGKOK – Thailand’s Justice Minister Gen.Paiboon Koomchaya has said he is standing firm in his aim to remove krathom and marijuana from the narcotic...
. . NEW YORK – Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Clinton has blamed FBI director James Comey for her defeat in Tuesday’s presidential election, according to two...
, , BANGKOK – While tens of thousands of mourners have paid their respects to Thailand’s late king at Bangkok’s Grand Palace, where his body is...