A MAGNITUDE 6.0 earthquake has struck 10 kilometres deep off the Northern Mariana Islands, less than a week after a magnitude 5.8 earthquake caused devastation in Taiwan, the US Geological Survey said on Monday. USGS The has been no immediate … Read More
WASHINGTON — The U.S. and South Korea have agreed on terms for further diplomatic engagement with North Korea, which could potentially lead to direct talks with Washington without pre-conditions, according to Vice President Mike Pence. Speaking to the Washington Post … Read More
Migrants pass through Slovenia (Photo: Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images) Senior Iranian and Turkish officials have explicitly threatened to overwhelm Europe with new waves of Middle Eastern refugees if their demands aren’t met. To these Islamist republics, Muslim refugees are weapons … Read More
Vice President Mike Pence. (Woohae Cho/Getty Images) Despite the mutual chilliness between U.S. and North Korean officials in South Korea last week, behind the scenes real progress was made toward a new diplomatic opening that could result in direct talks … Read More
(CNN)As if the broken, angry, dysfunctional Middle East needed another conflict, along came an unprecedented escalation between Israel, Iran and Syria to make the region even more volatile and dangerous. In the predawn hours of Saturday, an Iranian drone penetrated Israeli airspace … Read More
WASHINGTON/BEIRUT: US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis dismissed concerns on Thursday that the United States was being dragged into a broader conflict in Syria, after a major clash with pro-Syrian government forces overnight that may have left 100 or more of … Read More
BRUSSELS/BERLIN/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Germany have offered to host two proposed new NATO commands aimed at deterring Russia, diplomats and officials said, in a show of support for the alliance’s military build-up that has echoes of the … Read More
Speaker Paul D. Ryan arriving to vote on Friday. He expressed support for bringing a debate on immigration to the House floor. CreditEric Thayer for The New York Times WASHINGTON — The House gave final approval early Friday to a far-reaching … Read More
THE European Union is preparing for a showdown with the United States as Brussels considers new regulations to protect EU firms doing business in Iran in case Donald Trump scraps the 2015 nuclear deal and restores tough sanctions. AFP/GETTY Donald … Read More
The Bundeswehr is expected to install a new NATO military headquarters in Germany. The move is part of the alliance’s strategic upgrade in the face of increased tensions with Russia. Germany is expected to set up a new NATO planning and … Read More