TEL AVIV — The Fatah movement, under the leadership of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, released a statement Monday marking 48 years since the Al Aqsa Mosque was set ablaze by a mentally ill Australian citizen, claiming that Israeli is … Read More
The Afghan government on Tuesday embraced President Trump’s commitment to “fight to win” in Afghanistan, but the insurgent Taliban vowed the country would become a “graveyard” for U.S. troops if they don’t withdraw. Trump said in a televised speech Monday … Read More
North Korea threatened South Korea and the United States on Tuesday with “merciless retaliation” over their ongoing joint military drills. Pyongyang warned both countries they “should take the whole responsibility for catastrophic results from (a) reckless war game,” according to … Read More
Finance Minister Eklil Hakimi said the financial assistance will be allocated on a number of specific fields through the national budget. The European Union (EU) on Monday approved a €100 million package to support Afghanistan in bringing reforms to improve … Read More
The Russian air force has destroyed a large column of Islamic State militants, vehicles and large caliber weapons heading to the Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor, the Russian defense ministry has said. “The Russian Air Force destroyed another large column … Read More
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday stood by her decision to open Germany’s borders to hundreds of thousands of refugees two years ago. She has previously defended the move as a necessary response to a humanitarian emergency. Asked during a … Read More
Pyongyang’s official news agency says Malcolm Turnbull ‘invites disaster’ by pledging to support the US in any conflict with Kim Jong-un’s regime. North Korea has warned Australia it has committed a “suicidal act” by committing its troops to help the … Read More
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi on the Black Sea later this week. The meeting will be Netanyahu’s fifth visit to the Russian capital since Moscow intervened in the Syrian civil war … Read More