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'Flagrant menace': US calls for tougher sanctions against North Korea

In an interview in April with Reuters, President Trump warned that a "major, major conflict" with North Korea was possible, but said he would prefer a diplomati...

Clapper: US institutions 'under assault'

On ABC News' This Week on Sunday morning, Clapper said that Russia's "first objective" was to "sow doubt, discord, and dissension in this country" during the 20...

North Korea claims US poses 'nuclear threats'

It was the second time within one month that North Korea has arrested American citizens for allegedly carrying out hostile activities against Pyongyang. "We u...

Russia, US restore Syria 'deconfliction' channel

Mattis said . And the details are many, including who is going to monitor commitment to the deal and which party is going to enforce it, especially when Dam...

5 things to know about French president-elect Emmanuel Macron

It will release its list of 577 candidates on Thursday. The man who will formally become France's youngest president on Sunday has never held elected office. ...

Trump calls for tougher sanctions after North Korea missile test

In a statement, the North said: "The US raises its voice before the member states, claiming that many countries are not fully engaged in implementation of the "...

China offers billions for new Silk Road initiative

The White House called on all nations to impose "far stronger sanctions" following the latest test, which came days after South Korea elected a new president....

Osama Bin Laden returns, threatens war on US

The chilling demand is made by Hamza bin Laden in a 10-minute video which features images of terror attacks around the world including several in Israel. Hamza,...

Trump declares James Comey 'should have never exonerated' Hillary Clinton

But just days later, Trump criticized Comey for "protecting" Clinton, despite the FBI's conclusion that criminal charges were unwarranted.following the election...

Senate committee subpoenas Michael Flynn in Trump-Russia probe

Chairman Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and Ranking Member Mark Warner (D-Va.) said in the Wednesday statement that the subpoena was issued in response to Flynn refusi...

UNESCO votes to condemn Israeli occupation of Jerusalem

The resolution affirmed the importance of the Old City and its walls to the three monotheistic religions. "For the first time in UNESCO, more countries voted...

Acting FBI chief contradicts White House claim

In the termination letter to Mr Comey, Mr Trump thanked him for telling him "three times " that he personally is not under investigation for collusion with Rus...

Spicer Pressed on Clapper's New Comments on Trump-Russia Collusion

Trump later said he had decided previously to fire Mr. Comey. The Federal Bureau of Investigation probe and parallel congressional investigations have cast a...

North Korea ballistic missile launch challenges new leader in Seoul

The president also told Bloomberg News recently that he would meet North Korean president Kim Jong Un "under the right circumstances". The Italian leader said...

Trump to move quickly to replace Federal Bureau of Investigation director

Update 2: Meanwhile, the leading Democrats on the House's judiciary and oversight committees demanded in a letter that Trump turn over information about any ...

White House expected to address acting Federal Bureau of Investigation director testimony over Comey firing

Attorney General Jeff Sessions seconded the recommendation. Maybe Trump was anxious that Rosenstein's going to turn on him and tried in this interview to make a...

Trump defends decision to fire Comey, denies Russian collusion

He said he could not defend "the Director's handling of the conclusion of the investigation of Secretary Clinton's emails, and I do not understand his refusal t...

LOCAL ELECTIONS: Conservatives take control of Warwickshire Council

By calling an early national election for next month, May has made the local votes a gauge of her leadership, and many of her Conservative candidates have campa...

India skips China's One Belt, One Road summit, warns of 'unsustainable' debt

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, shakes hands with Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif prior to their meeting on the sidelines of the Belt and...

China pledges $124 billion for new Silk Road, says open to everyone

In a communique announcing a new trade deal with China Thursday, the United States said it "recognizes the importance of China's One Belt and One Road initiativ...

Sessions Orders Longer Prison Sentences, Reversing Obama-era Policy

The memo announced Friday would urge US attorneys to charge steeper crimes that would trigger long mandatory prison sentences, including for drug offenders. I...

Australia receptive to China's Silk Road, but national interest first

Sharif, who heaped praises on the project, said the CPEC was open to all the regional countries. "Spanning thousands of miles and years, the ancient silk ro...

It is Time to End the Israeli Occupation, Says Palestinian President

President Donald Trump meets with President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday. Abbas ended his rem...

Trump lawyers describe Russian Federation income

Even more recently, in 2014, Eric Trump told reporter James Dodson during a golf game that "we have all the funding we need out of Russian Federation", acco...

Trump moves to settle Israeli-Palestinian conflict

In a major departure from the longtime USA policy on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Trump said in February that he was open to either a one-state or two-st...

Inauguration day: Macron to become France's new president

French newly elected president Emmanuel Macron stands as he escorts his predecessor at the Elysee presidential Palace at the end of their handover ceremony and ...

Election Commission extends EVM hackathon challenge to all political parties

ALSO READ: AAP may be right on EVM hacking. V. Maitreyan of the AIADMK's Panneerselvam camp said his group is convinced with the EVM security. This kind of al...

EC to link all EVMs to VVPAT by 2019

Earlier in the day, the AAP today "demonstrated" ways to "rig EVMs" in the Delhi Assembly, which the BJP said was an attempt to divert attention from charges of...

Trade deal feeds China taste for beef, won't close deficit

The deal the USA and China just struck on agricultural trade , financial services, investment and energy is evidence of President Trump's increasing willingn...

Donald Trump praises Australia's single-payer health care system

However, the White House downplayed the President's statement, saying he was merely being nice to an ally and it was not an endorsement to implement a similar...

Iran's Rouhani congratulates South Korea's Moon on presidential victory

Images of Moon, without a jacket and holding a cup of coffee while cheerfully talking with his aides in the presidential garden, also generated a buzz. South Ko...

Police investigate killing of Ohio police chief, 2 others

Chris Roush also lives on E. Main Street near the nursing home. 'I don't know if there was an exchange of gunfire '. "I believe the last radio transmission...

Pentagon tries to ease Turkey's concerns with arming Kurds

The capture of Tabqa, a key step in the advance on Raqqa, the extremist group's de-facto capital, came seven weeks after the launch of the Kurdish-led offensive...

North Korea Holding 4th US Citizen in Detention

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice shared her thoughts on the latest North Korean provocations and President Donald Trump's controversial remarks toward...

Moon urges both talks and sanctions to rein in N Korea

The THAAD deployment was agreed by Moon's predecessor, conservative leader Park Guen-hye. Moon Jae-in emerged the victor in the May 9 presidential election ...